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Trump Says 'Let Russia Back In' as He Heads for G-7 Summit

President Donald Trump charged into a summit of major industrialized nations on Friday for contentious trade talks, injecting fresh drama even before he arrived by calling for Russia, ousted from …

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Justice Department Says Heart of Health Law Unconstitutional

The Trump administration said in a court filing late Thursday that it will no longer defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act, including the requirement that people have health …

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Mississippi High Court: Judges Can't Regulate Concealed Guns

A majority of Mississippi Supreme Court justices ruled Thursday that some local judges were wrong to ban people with enhanced concealed-carry licenses from taking guns into courthouses.

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Trump Greets Japan's Abe for Talks Ahead of Kim Summit

President Donald Trump is welcoming Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the White House for consultations before the U.S. leader meets with North Korea's Kim Jong Un next week in …

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Giuliani: Porn Star Has 'No Reputation,' Affair Not Credible

President Donald Trump's attorney, Rudy Giuliani, said Stormy Daniels' claim she had sex with Trump in 2006 isn't credible because she's a porn actress with "no reputation."

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Tupelo High School Gym Will Double as Tornado Shelter

A high school basketball gym that's being built in Mississippi will do double duty as a tornado shelter.

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House GOP in Eleventh-Hour Attempt for Immigration Accord

Divided on immigration, House Republicans are huddling privately as leaders try pushing them toward consensus on the issue, racing the clock and trying to defuse a civil war within the …

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Commerce Secretary: US Reaches Deal with China's ZTE

The United States and China have reached a deal that allows the Chinese telecommunications giant ZTE Corp. to stay in business in exchange for paying an additional $1 billion in …

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Mississippi High Court Mulls Case Over Power to Cut Budgets

The Mississippi Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that questions the governor's power to make midyear state budget cuts.

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In MS03, Guest and Hughes to Runoff, Dem's Michael 'Ted' Evans Wins Primary

Michael Guest and Whit Hughes led the vote-getters Tuesday in the Republican contest in Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District. Michael "Ted" Evans won the Democratic nomination.

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Wicker Wins GOP Primary, Baria and Sherman Headed to Dem Runoff

Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi easily won a Republican primary Tuesday, months after being endorsed by President Donald Trump and the same day Trump tweeted that the legislator "has my …

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Grand Jurors Decline to Indict Officers in Shooting Deaths

Grand jurors in Mississippi's most populous county have declined to indict four officers involved in recent shooting deaths.

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'We Begin Our Fight Now': Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty

The battle lines in Harvey Weinstein's criminal case grew sharper on Tuesday as the movie mogul pleaded not guilty to rape and criminal sex act charges in New York and …

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Trustees Report Warns Medicare Finances Worsening

Medicare will run out of money sooner than expected, and Social Security's financial problems can't be ignored either, the government said Tuesday in a sobering checkup on programs vital to …

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Conservative Icon David Koch Leaving Business, Politics

Billionaire conservative icon David Koch is stepping down from the Koch brothers' network of business and political activities.