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China Signs 30-Year Deal for Russian Natural Gas
China signed a landmark deal Wednesday to buy Russian natural gas worth about $400 billion, giving a boost to diplomatically isolated President Vladimir Putin and expanding Moscow's ties with Asia.
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Putin: Russia to Buy $15 Billion in Ukraine Bonds
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday opened his wallet in the battle with the European Union over Ukraine's future, saying Moscow will buy $15 billion worth of Ukrainian government bonds …
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Groups Spar Over Use of Money in Power Plant Fight
A free-market advocacy group that opposes Mississippi Power's $4.7 billion coal-fired power plant under construction in Kemper County now finds itself on the defensive, accused of using public funds in …
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Person of the Day
Marco Moran
Marco Moran has been an entrepreneur since childhood. He grew up in Columbia, La., a small town south of Monroe. As a child, his family was poor and on welfare, …
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Facing the End of the Oil Era
If there's one bright spot in the whole worry about global warming, greenhouse gases and the impact of using oil for everything from powering cars and machinery to making agricultural …
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U.S. Home Prices See Biggest Annual Gain Since 2006, Builders on Faster Pace
A measure of U.S. home prices rose 6.3 percent in October compared with a year ago, the largest yearly gain since July 2006. The jump adds to signs of a …
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Health Care
With a Little Planning, Women Can Get Emergency Contraceptives for Free
Women of all ages will soon be able to pick up emergency contraceptive pills at pharmacies and other stores without a prescription or proof of age.
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Court: Girls Can Buy Morning-After Pill for Now
Girls of any age can buy generic versions of emergency contraception without prescriptions while the federal government appeals a judge's ruling allowing the sales, a federal appeals court said Wednesday.
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Biz Roundup
Small Biz Roundtable, Martin's Tax Services and Fresh Shrimp
Small business professionals and entrepreneurs will get a chance later this month to talk with business leaders and give their input on expanding business education and growth in the Jackson …
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Person of the Day
Lester Hailey
Lester Hailey is usually busy at work, providing the services that helped earn Beemon Drugs the honor of becoming the 2013 Most Valuable Pharmacy.
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Obama Heads to Phoenix to Pitch Mortgage Reform
President Barack Obama is proposing to overhaul the nation's mortgage finance system, including shutting down government-backed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac—a plan with bipartisan support on Capitol Hill.
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Huge Drug Cost Disparities Seen in Health Overhaul
Cancer patients could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama's health care law, industry analysts and advocates warn.
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Noel Wilkin
University of Mississippi Chancellor Jeffrey S. Vitter named interim provost Noel Wilkin to the post permanently on Friday, Sept. 22 after a national search.
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State
Families of Low-Income School Children to Receive Meal Money
Families of Mississippi children who qualify for free or reduced-price meals at school will receive deposits later this fall that can be used to buy fruit, meat and other foods.
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Biz Roundup
Pine Cone Moves; Fresh Local Produce, Goods for Jackson
The Pine Cone gift boutique (1220 E. Northside Drive, Suite 220) opened its new home in Deville Plaza next door to Deville Camera yesterday.
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EDITORS MIX IT UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS
release iTunes exclusive Remix EP...bands and fans leak their own remixes as well. On the cusp of leaking the details to their next album (which they're currently in the midst …
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Okla. Pharmacy Won't Give Drug for Mo. Execution
An Oklahoma pharmacy will not provide a drug for a scheduled execution next week in Missouri as part of a settlement with the death row inmate's attorneys. But it's unclear …
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Biz Roundup
Northtown Pharmacy, Mississippi Championship Hot Air Balloon Race and Outlets Summer Carnival
Dr. Andrew Clark, a Jackson resident who has practiced as a pharmacist for 15 years, opened his own pharmacy called Northtown Pharmacy in northeast Jackson on June 1.
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U.S. Home Prices Rose in February by Most in 7 Years
U.S. home prices jumped in February by the largest amount in seven years, evidence that the housing recovery strengthened ahead of the all-important spring-buying season.
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Hood: Google Still Not Effectively Fighting Crime
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is again asking Google to do more to prevent people from using the search engine to find illegal drugs and pirated videos, music and games.
