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City Co-Sponsors Housing Conference
The city of Jackson is partnering with the city of Hattiesburg to host a three-day conference on community development.
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Kerry: Syria Should Do More Than Declare Weapons
Secretary of State John Kerry says Syria must do more than just declare its chemical weapons stockpiles and sign the international treaty that bans them if it wants a Russian-led …
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Development
FEMA Opening 2 Disaster Recovery Centers in Mississippi
Two disaster recovery centers are opening in Mississippi to help people affected by storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding that happened in February and March.
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Politics
Agriculture Commissioner's Race Centers on Local Food
The Democratic challenger for Mississippi agriculture commissioner is pitching a local food revolution, while the Republican incumbent seeks more incremental change.
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Politics
Mississippi Attorney General Seeks to Ease His Tight Budget
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is urging lawmakers to restore a portion of the money they have cut from his budget the past two years.
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Mississippi Senators Seek to End Personal Campaign Cash Use
A Mississippi Senate committee is proposing to ban elected officials and candidates from converting campaign money to personal use, after Associated Press and Clarion-Ledger reports highlighted such practices.
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Woman Will Join Boyfriend in Terrorism Charge Guilty Plea
A young Mississippi woman plans to plead guilty to a terrorism charge, months after authorities say she and her fiance tried to go to Syria to join the Islamic State …
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Police: Mississippi Man Sent Nude Selfies to Teen
Hancock County sheriff's deputies say they have arrested a 22-year-old Kiln man accused of sending nude selfies to a teenage girl.
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Mississippi Attorney General Unsure if He'll Sue Google
Mississippi's attorney general says he doesn't yet know whether he'll go to court to force Google to comply with a subpoena or sue the Internet giant for violating state law.
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Miss. Enrollment in Health Exchange Tops 25,500
New figures show 25,554 Mississippi residents have signed up for private health insurance using a website run by the federal government. That's far short of the original estimate of 46,400 …
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Clayton Kelly Pleads Guilty in Cochran Video Case
Clayton Kelly has pleaded guilty to conspiracy for videotaping the ill wife of a senator during election campaign.
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Combating Intellectual Property Theft
It began with one patient exhibiting unusual symptoms in 2006. Doctors were puzzled. When dozens of similar cases began to appear, they got worried. But it wasn't until they found …
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Crime
JSU President Bynum Resigns After Bust in Prostitution Sting
William Bynum Jr., the president of Jackson State University, resigned Monday after he was arrested in a prostitution sting in central Mississippi.
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Person of the Day
Breein Tyree
University of Mississippi point guard Breein Tyree and Mississippi State University's Teaira McCowan won the fan voting portion of the 2019 C Spire Howell and Gillom Trophies, which annually honor …
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Hillary Clinton to Announce Presidential Campaign on Sunday
Hillary Rodham Clinton will end months of speculation about her political future and launch her long-awaited 2016 presidential campaign on Sunday, according to people familiar with her plans.
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National
Texas Officer on Leave After Video Shows Him Pushing Teen
A suburban Dallas police officer has been placed on administrative leave after a video was posted online showing him pushing a 14-year-old girl in a swimsuit to the ground and …
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Person of the Day
Marina Brito
Marina Brito, a native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and a member of the Jackson State University women's volleyball team, received a full scholarship in April to pursue a master's degree …
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Dr. Carlos Wilson
Dr. Carlos Wilson, director and associate professor for the School of Lifelong Learning at Jackson State University, recently received a sub-grant from the Mississippi Department of Employment Security to fund …
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Mississippi Men's Feud Looms Over Ricin Probe
The investigation into poisoned letters mailed to President Barack Obama and others has shifted from an Elvis impersonator to his longtime foe, and authorities must now figure out if an …
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[Braden] Conversations With (28-plus) Women
Conversations with my two best girlfriends occur while we wait in the drive-thru line for a Diet Coke, during our new baby girl's nap time (we have an 8-month-old in …
