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City & County
Jackson Gets Pill Drop Boxes for Prescription Medication
The Jackson Police Department will get five prescription drop boxes for people to dispose of unused, unwanted or old medications rather than keeping them in their homes.
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Business
Work Ethic, Honesty High on Mississippi Businesses' Needs, Survey Shows
Businesses in Mississippi are looking for workers with work ethic, honesty and communication skills, a new survey revealed today shows.
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Person of the Day
Ryan Rolison
Mississippi left-hander Ryan Rolison delivered in a rare bullpen appearance, and Tim Rowe and Michael Fitzsimmons made sure there was no more drama.
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National
Starbucks to Close Over 8,000 Stores for Anti-Bias Training
Starbucks will close more than 8,000 stores nationwide on Tuesday to conduct anti-bias training, the next of many steps the company is taking to try to restore its tarnished image …
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City & County
10 Local Stories of the Week
There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.
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Business
Workforce Training Cafe Coming to Former Koinonia Coffee House in 2019
The former Koinonia Coffee House was full on the morning of Friday, May 25, as community members attended the weekly Friday Forum where Jordan Butler, project leader for Refill Cafe, …
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Music
Spacewolf & the DIY Ethos
It's a simple mathematic principle: Three comes after two. It doesn't exactly tell you when, though. For Spacewolf, the "when" was about five years later.
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Education
USM Cancer Foundation Board, New Tuition Structures at MUW, and Belhaven Professor in Top 50 Under 40
On May 17, the Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees approved three new tuition structures for Mississippi University for Women.
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Person of the Day
Adrianna Latrice
When Adrianna Latrice was 15, God spoke to her, she says, and told her that one day she would write a book that would include some of her personal experiences. …
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National
Officials: Weinstein to Surrender in Sexual Misconduct Probe
Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein is expected to surrender to authorities Friday to face charges involving at least one of the women who have accused him of sexual assault, two law …
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National
Morgan Freeman Apologizes in Wake of Harassment Accusations
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman apologized on Thursday to anyone who may have felt "uncomfortable or disrespected" by his behavior, after CNN reported that multiple women have accused the A-list actor …
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Politics
Mississippi Will Receive $4.7 Million to Secure Elections
Mississippi county election commissions will be able to apply to the secretary of state's office for federal grant funds to secure elections this year.
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Person of the Day
Mike Slive
Mike Slive, former commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, died in Birmingham, Ala., on May 16 at the age of 77.
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National
Trump Cancels Summit, Citing 'Open Hostility' by North Korea
In a dramatic diplomatic turn, President Donald Trump canceled next month's summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un Thursday, citing the "tremendous anger and open hostility" in a recent statement …
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National
Kushner Granted Permanent Security Clearance, AP Source Says
President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has been granted a permanent security clearance following a lengthy FBI background check, a person familiar with the situation said Wednesday.
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City & County
EDITORIAL: City Must Become Proactive, Not Reactive to Problems
Now that a promising young woman has died because of a massive systems failure in the City, allow us to repeat ourselves: This administration cannot afford to be reactionary to …
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Civil Rights
Stand or Stay Out of Sight: NFL Takes on Anthem Protesters
NFL owners approved a new policy Thursday aimed at addressing the firestorm over national anthem protests, permitting players to stay in the locker room during the "The Star-Spangled Banner" but …
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Politics
OPINION: The Holy Land, Israeli or Palestinian?
"I've come to the conclusion that the Palestinians have been given a raw deal and are being treated unfairly by Israel, by the American media and particularly now by the …
