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Miss.: No Money from KiOR as Loan Deadline Arrives
Mississippi officials say they didn't get any money from faltering biofuel firm KiOR on Friday, the deadline for the company to make a $1.9 million debt payment.
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Health Care
How Obamacare Went South In Mississippi
In a state stricken by diabetes, heart disease, obesity and the highest infant mortality rate in the nation, President Barack Obama's landmark health care law has barely registered, leaving the …
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Trooper Ambush Suspect in Court After Long Manhunt
Eric Frein—the survivalist suspected in the ambush slaying of a Pennsylvania state trooper—was led from court Friday, the morning after his capture ended a grueling seven-week manhunt.
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Person of the Day
Dress for Success Strength Award Recipients
This year's recipients of Dress for Success' Strength Awards are Miss Mississippi 2014 Jasmine Murray, philanthropist Joni Strickland McLain, dean of Mississippi College School of Law Wendy B. Scott and …
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Biz Roundup
Downtown on Display, Bio-Med, Small Biz Awards, Top STEM Majors
The second annual Downtown on Display will take place in Jackson on Saturday, Nov. 1, coinciding with the fourth annual Town Creek Arts Festival.
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Girl About Town
A Season to Beat
In the South, fall means football. We know that. This year in Mississippi, though, it's especially exciting, thanks to both the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University's teams having …
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Art
Justin Mabry: Behind the Mask
Most kids get toys or ice cream as a reward or to celebrate a special occasion. When Justin Mabry was a kid, he got a new mask.
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City & County
Richard Sellers: Schooling the City Council
Richard Sellers comes from a long family line of educators. Currently a special-education teacher at Brandon High School and a member of the Mississippi Army National Guard, Sellers, 31, believes …
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Iraqi Kurdish Fighters to Head to Syria
Dozens of Iraq's Kurdish peshmerga fighters will fly to Turkey on Tuesday and from there cross into the Syrian border town of Kobani to help fellow Kurds fight Muslim militants, …
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Fed Will Likely Signal No Rate Hike Anytime Soon
The global economy has slumped. Turmoil has gripped financial markets. And the U.S. job market, despite steady gains, still isn't fully healthy. Yet when the Federal Reserve meets this week, …
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Third Student Dies in Washington School Shooting
A 14-year-old girl who was wounded when a student opened fire inside a Washington state high school has died, raising the death toll in the shooting to three, including the …
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US Official Urges Allies to Combat IS Ideology
The United States is pressing Arab nations and other allies to do more to counter the Islamic State group's slick propaganda campaign, with a top American envoy on Monday describing …
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NYC Police Commissioner: Hatchet Attack was Terror
A brazen daylight hatchet attack against a group of police officers on a busy New York street was a terrorist act by a reclusive Muslim convert who ranted online against …
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Pistorius Prosecutors Consult Expert Over Appeal
Oscar Pistorius could still face a murder conviction and 15 years in prison for killing his girlfriend as prosecutors said Friday they had consulted a South African criminal law expert …
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WHO: Millions of Ebola Vaccine Doses Ready in 2015
The World Health Organization says millions of doses of two experimental Ebola vaccines could be ready for use in 2015 and five more experimental vaccines will start being tested in …
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HealthCare.gov's EZ Form Not for Legal Immigrants
HealthCare.gov's new EZ application for coverage can't be used by legal immigrants or naturalized U.S. citizens, prompting concern that many Hispanics and Asians will go right back into long enrollment …
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Pro-Cochran PAC Sheds Light on GOP Primary
Recent federal-campaign finance reports shed new light into spending that took place in the final days of the grueling Republican primary in June.
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Politics
Pledge Aligns Childers with Hate Groups
Travis Childers' stance has consistently been anti-immigration, so his opposing amnesty for "dreamers," young people whose parents brought them into this country without authorization when they were too young to …
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City & County
Amile Wilson: Cashing in on Creativity
In a recent interview, Amile Wilson, 29, talked to the Jackson Free Press about the creative economy as economic development, addressing infrastructure and improving the capital city's image.
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Wellness
Small Steps in the Journey
On the track to better health, it's all about the small steps. Remember that great cities such as Jackson weren't built in a day; it's a step-by-step process. Here are …
