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Thursday, December 06, 2012  It's been a long, strange trip for marijuana. Here's a look at its history.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012 

Thursday, June 21, 2012  Twitter crashed for more than an hour Tuesday. Without any way to tweet complaints of the crash, users flooded Facebook with posts.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  Gamecock fans are invited to send the women's basketball team off to the next round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday afternoon.

Thursday, March 15, 2012  The No. 25 lady Gamecocks have hit the road to join the madness. The team left for West Lafayette, India Thursday afternoon for Saturday’s NCAA Tournament contest against Eastern Michigan.

Friday, March 09, 2012  There will be no madness this March in South Carolina.

Friday, November 25, 2011  The Black Friday rush is officially upon us. Several major retailers opened their doors even earlier this year, in hopes of luring in shoppers.

Wednesday, March 16, 2011  Some estimate a total of 8 million working hours will be lost around the country by Friday as workers who are stuck at their desks try to catch a glimpse of the action.  How much time do you waste on college basketball during the tournament?

Tuesday, March 15, 2011  Restaurants in the area are hoping to cash in on March Madness.

Friday, March 19, 2010  Plenty of students, teachers and maybe just workers in general played hookie Friday.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010  March madness is officially underway, as office pools and brackets become the talk of the watercooler.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010  March Madness is hoop heaven for college basketball fans.