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Best of Jackson
Best of Jackson 2015: Urban Living
If you want one of the largest selections of antiques in the area—and also quite a few contemporary items—look no further than The Flea Market in Flowood.
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France to Get Better Guns, More Intel Agents to Fight Terror
France announced sweeping new measures to counter homegrown terrorism Wednesday, including giving security forces better weapons and protection, going on an intelligence agent hiring spree and creating a better database …
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Editor's Note
Acknowledging Our ‘Best’ Once Again
You hold in your hands (or you're viewing online) the culmination of many months' worth of planning and effort—the 2015 Best of Jackson issue.
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Biz Roundup
HIV Services, Convention Center Award and the State Economy
The publishers and editors of ConventionSouth, a national multimedia resource for planning events in the South, recently presented the Jackson Convention Complex with a 2014 Readers' Choice Award.
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Opening Round Iran Sanctions Fight Kicks Off in Senate
Congress and President Barack Obama are on a fast track toward confrontation over sanctions on Iran.
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New Privacy Concerns Over Government's Health Care Website
A little-known side to the government's health insurance website is prompting renewed concerns about privacy, just as the White House is calling for stronger cybersecurity protections for consumers.
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5 Chechens Arrested in France, Including 1 with Explosives
Five Russians have been arrested in southern France, including one with a cache of explosives, a local mayor said Tuesday as four other men appeared at a court in Paris, …
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Islamic State Group Releases 200 Captive Yazidis in Iraq
The Islamic State group released about 200 Yazidis held for five months in Iraq, mostly elderly, infirm captives who likely slowed the extremists down, Kurdish military officials said Sunday.
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European Police Arrest 2 Dozen in Anti-Terrorism Sweeps
French, German and Belgian police arrested more than two dozen suspects in anti-terrorism raids Friday, as European authorities rushed to thwart more attacks by people with links to Islamic extremists …
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FBI: Ohio Man Planned to Bomb US Capitol, Kill Officials
A 20-year-old Ohio man's Twitter posts sympathizing with Islamic terrorists led to an undercover FBI operation and the man's arrest on charges that he plotted to blow up the U.S. …
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France Sees 19,000 Cyberattacks Since Terror Rampage
Hackers have targeted about 19,000 French websites since a rampage by Islamic extremists left 20 dead last week, a top French cyberdefense official said Thursday as the president tried to …
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Oklahoma to Resume Executions After 9-Month Delay
After a nearly nine-month delay prompted by a botched lethal injection last spring, Oklahoma plans to execute a death row inmate Thursday with the same three-drug method Florida intends to …
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France Cracks Down on Hate Speech, Sends Carrier to Mideast
France ordered prosecutors around the country to crack down on hate speech, anti-Semitism and those glorifying terrorism and announced Wednesday it was sending an aircraft carrier to the Middle East …
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Police Killings Prompt Array of Bills in State Legislatures
With legislatures convening across the country, lawmakers are moving quickly to respond to one of the biggest stories of the past year, the police killings of unarmed residents in Missouri, …
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The Slate
As linked as they are, it seems insane that Tom Brady is playing in the AFC Championship Game this week, and Peyton Manning might be done. Or at least he …
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Cover
My New Year's Resolution Is ...
Making decisions on what to eat includes asking yourself a simple question with every food selection: Is it healthy? Most patients agree that they easily recognize unhealthy options.
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LGBT
Running the Marriage-Equality Gauntlet
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' hearing on same-sex marriage included three cases from three different states—Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
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Biz Roundup
West Millsaps Job Fair, JXN Tech on Tap, Wild Learning, Business of the Quarter
The Jackson Zoo recently received a $5,000 contribution from the Entergy Charitable Foundation that will underwrite the cost of admission and transportation to the zoo for students in the zoo's …
