Charter Buying Time Warner Cable as TV Viewers Go Online
As TV watchers increasingly look online for their fix, cable companies are bulking up. In the latest round, Charter Communications is buying Time Warner Cable for $55.33 billion.
Amtrak to Install Long-Sought Cameras in Locomotives
Amtrak said Tuesday it will install video cameras inside locomotive cabs to record the actions of train engineers, a move that follows a deadly derailment earlier this month in which …
Banks Fined $2.5 Billion, to Plead Guilty to Market Rigging
Four big banks will pay $2.5 billion in fines and plead guilty to criminally manipulating global currency market going back to 2007.
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Firefly Festival, Public Works Week and Merit Health
The Firefly Festival will take place Saturday, June 13, from 6 to 10 p.m. The event will feature live music and entertainment throughout the evening and will serve as a …
Mississippi Power Files Rate Plans to Pay for Kemper Plant
Mississippi Power Co. has filed three proposals seeking higher rates to pay for the $6.2 billion power plant that it's building in Kemper County.
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Magnolia MMA, Liquid Light, New Stage and Baptist Health
Jackson martial artist Jeremiah Liddell opened Magnolia Mixed Martial Arts (826 Foley St.) one month ago with the intent of bringing a casual, friendly, diverse and inclusive learning environment for …
Verizon Barges into Online Video, Buying AOL for $4.4B
Verizon is buying AOL for about $4.4 billion, advancing the telecom's push in both mobile and advertising fields.
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Beer Week at Saltine, Taylor Reed's Taco Shop and More
Chef Jesse Houston, owner of Saltine Oyster Bar (622 Duling Ave. Suite 201), will celebrate American Craft Beer Week May 11-17 with seven days of beer-centric events featuring limited-release draft …
National
ACLU Launches Phase II of Police-Watching App
Police brutality? The ACLU of Mississippi has an app for that. Today, the ACLU rolled out the iOS version of its Mobile Justice Mississippi app.
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Dine and Dash, Sal & Phil's, and National Walk @ Lunch Day
The Downtown Business Association is hosting the Capitol Street Dine and Dash, an event celebrating the recent completion of new paving and landscaping work on the street and sidewalks of …
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New Pizza Joints for Jackson, Cold Drip Coffee and Jackson Zoo Endowment Fund
This year's Best of Jackson winner for Best Local Pizza and Best Hangover Food, The Pizza Shack, has seen one store close and a few more open over the past …
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New Chef at Anjou, SBA Small Business Awards and Mississippi Nutrition Program
Anjou Restaurant (361 Township Ave., Ridgeland) proprietor Anne Amelot-Holmes recently brought a familiar face into her restaurant's kitchen: her father, Christian Amelot.
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Big Tests for New JRA Members, Google Lawsuit Blocked, Boosting Youth-Owned Biz
Six months after Mayor Tony Yarber first introduced a slate of nominees for the Jackson Redevelopment Authority, the Jackson City Council approved four new JRA members at a special council …
Airbnb Offers Cuba Lodgings in Major US Business Expansion
The popular online home-rental service Airbnb is allowing American travelers to book lodging in Cuba starting Thursday in the most significant U.S. business expansion on the island since the declaration …
Obama Signs Order Creating New Cyber Sanctions Program
President Barack Obama on Wednesday created the first-ever sanctions program to penalize overseas hackers who engage in cyber spying and companies that knowingly benefit from the fruits of that espionage, …
