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Immigration
Trump Undercuts House GOP: Don't Waste Time on Immigration
President Donald Trump on Friday told his fellow Republicans in Congress to "stop wasting their time" on immigration legislation until after the November elections. GOP leaders said they'd press on …
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Health Care
New Blow to GOP Health Bill: Paul Opposes Revised Measure
Conservative Sen. Rand Paul remained opposed Monday to the Republican bill repealing the Obama health care law despite fresh revisions, darkening White House and GOP leaders' hopes of staving off …
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Health Care
McConnell: Debate Over Nation's Health Care Will Continue
The partisan battle over the country's health care system will "certainly continue," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday. But he stopped short of saying whether the chamber will vote …
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LGBT
HB 1523 Creates a Dark and Dismal Cloud Over Mississippi
I am a proud gay man who will always be a product of Mississippi. Once again, I offer this statement simply to show my support for Mississippi's LGBT community and …
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Immigration
Trump Lists Demands on Immigration in Exchange for DACA
President Donald Trump has told congressional leaders that his hard-line immigration priorities must be enacted in exchange for extending protection from deportation to hundreds of thousands of young immigrants, many …
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Health Care
White House to Order Health Care Alternatives
The White House is finalizing an executive order that would expand health plans offered by associations to allow individuals to pool together and buy insurance outside their states, a unilateral …
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National
Ryan Blames High-Tax States as GOP Lawmakers Balk on Plan
House Speaker Paul Ryan on Thursday lambasted high-tax states like California, New York and New Jersey, arguing the rest of the country is "propping up profligate, big-government states" even as …
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National
Trump Blasts Former Aide at Center of Russia Probe as 'Liar'
President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a former campaign aide thrust into the center of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe "has already proven to be a liar."
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National
House GOP Weighs Repeal of Health Mandate in Tax Bill
Republicans are weighing a repeal of a key tenet of the Obama-era health care law in their tax overhaul as the House's tax-writing committee begins work on shaping the bill.
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Music
Particle Devotion
The formation of indie-rock bands is a pretty common occurrence on any college campus, but things were a little different for Baton Rouge, La., quintet Particle Devotion.
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National
Trump Upset About Email Disclosure But Not Firing Mueller
President Donald Trump says he is not considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller, but he's plenty upset about the way the Russia probe investigator obtained and is using thousands of …
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Syria Peace Talks: Hyped as Crucial, Downplayed
In nearly the same breath, the world's most powerful diplomats have talked about the importance of this week's peace conference on Syria and downplayed expectations for a breakthrough.
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Olympic Host Russia Coming Out of Doping Doghouse
When the world last came together for the Winter Olympics, Russia was in the doghouse because of doping.
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Business
BCBS Change Sparks Concerns, Legislation
Dr. Elizabeth Perry and other health professionals are concerned about a new "benefit" that Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi has added to its plans this year to end …
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Rules to Limit Marketing Unhealthy Food in Schools
Even the scoreboards in high school gyms will have to advertise only healthy foods under new rules announced Tuesday by the Obama administration.
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Rival Groups Clash in Ukraine's Crimea, 20 Injured
Fistfights broke out between pro- and anti-Russian demonstrators in Ukraine's strategic Crimea region on Wednesday as Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered massive military exercises just across the border.
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Ky. to Use Outside Counsel in Gay-Marriage Case
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear said Tuesday that the state will hire outside attorneys to appeal a decision granting legal recognition to same-sex couples married in other states and countries after …
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Biz Roundup
UMMC, Innovate Mississippi and Entergy
March 6 saw two important new developments for University of Mississippi Medical Center.
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Food
Expanding Palates, Expanding Horizons
Matthew Freeman, a counselor at Provine, founded the Provine Culinary Society in 2014 with the goal of exposing to students to healthy, diverse and international cuisine they could find in …
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Body+Soul
Reflections on Islamic Heritage Month
The Islamic Heritage Festival is Saturday, April 30.
