
Sam Spence
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Sam Spence
@samwithans
Public affairs @ThePSofC. Freelance writer. Former @ChasCityPaper. #CLT native, @CofC alum.



Breaking News: The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics was awarded to Ben Bernanke, the ex-Fed chair, and two others for research on banks and financial crises. nyti.ms/3EuH47y


Althea Gibson was the first Black tennis player to win Wimbledon. Then she became the first Black player to win the U.S. Open, rising to become the first Black woman to be ranked world No. 1. Now, the Harlem block where she grew up will bear her name. nyti.ms/3AJL15Q

There are poor countries with more debt, and there are island countries in the Pacific facing more imminent climate threats, but nowhere in the world do debt and climate vulnerabilities overlap as they do in the Caribbean. My latest. nytimes.com/interactive/20…




Today, voters are heading to the polls in four more states, including in South Carolina, which poses the latest test of former president Donald Trump’s influence on the Republican Party. Follow our live updates: wapo.st/3QnxOWk






