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Minneapolis-St. Paul 1 Site of Anti-Terror Program
The cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul will participate in a Department of Justice pilot program designed to detect American extremists who are looking to join terror organizations overseas.
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City & County
Costco Detractors Want Restraining Order on City
At the Jackson City Council zoning meeting Monday, the council tabled discussion of the rezoning of parcels on Lakeland Drive where the city wants to put Costco.
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Council President De'Keither Stamps delayed a Lakeland rezoning matter to Oct. 20, possibly due to …
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City & County
Council Gives Yarber Salary Ultimatum
The Jackson City Council held its nose and passed Mayor Tony Yarber's $390 million budget proposal Monday night. But the vote comes with strings attached, council members warned and could …
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Biz Roundup
The Feathered Cow, Ro'Chez and Fiber to the Home
Nathan Glenn, owner of Jackson restaurants Rooster's and Basil's, will bring a new establishment to the city in early October.
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Person of the Day
Dale Watson
Dale Watson has always stayed true to his sound and promises to bring a good time to Jackson audiences on Sept. 17.
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US to Assign 3,000 from US Military to Fight Ebola
The Obama administration is ramping up its response to West Africa's Ebola crisis, preparing to assign 3,000 U.S. military personnel to the afflicted region to supply medical and logistical support …
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House Panel: Safety Agency Mishandled GM Recall
The government's auto safety agency should have discovered General Motors' faulty ignition switches seven years before the company recalled 2.6 million cars to fix the deadly problem, a House committee …
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Hagel, Dempsey Defend US Plan to Target Extremists
The nation's top military leader told Congress on Tuesday that if President Barack Obama's expanded military campaign to destroy Islamic extremists fails, he would recommend that the United States consider …
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Ukraine Parliament Ratifies EU Pact
Ukraine's parliament ratified an agreement to deepen economic and political ties with the European Union on Tuesday, and passed legislation to grant autonomy to the rebellious east as part of …
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Scotland Took Long Road to Independence Vote
For many people south of the Scottish-English border, the idea that Scotland might leave the United Kingdom has come as a recent shock. But it has been decades, even centuries, …
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Nov. 4 Election Set to Fill Brown's Senate Seat
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has set a Nov. 4 special election to fill a legislative vacancy caused by the death of longtime state Sen. Terry Brown.
