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Health Care
GOP Shows Signs of Reaching Out to Democrats on Health Care
Republicans showed signs Tuesday of reaching out to Democrats for a joint if modest effort to buttress health insurance markets, four days after the GOP effort to unilaterally uproot and …
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City & County
Jackson Airport Lands $5 Million Federal Grant
The Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers Airport received a federal grant this week to complete necessary improvements to the airport's runway.
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Biz Roundup
BRAVO! Remodeling, Jesse Houston at Fine & Dandy, Two Sister's Closes and Rankin on the Move
Jesse Houston, a well-known Jackson chef who helped the late Craig Noone open Parlor Market and most recently served as the executive chef at Saltine Oyster Bar, will now serve …
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National
Lawsuit Alleges Fox News Coordinated with White House on False Seth Rich Story
An investigator who worked on the Seth Rich case claims Fox News fabricated quotes implicating the murdered Democratic National Committee staffer in the WikiLeaks scandal and coordinated with the Trump …
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Health Care
Trump on Tricky Legal Ground with 'Obamacare' Threat
President Donald Trump's threat to stop billions of dollars in government payments to insurers and force the collapse of "Obamacare" could put the government in a tricky legal situation.
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Immigration
Joe Arpaio Convicted After Refusing to End Immigrant Patrols
Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio was convicted of a criminal charge Monday for refusing to stop traffic patrols that targeted immigrants, marking a final rebuke for a politician who once drew …
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National
Scaramucci Out of White House Job as John Kelly Takes Charge
Anthony Scaramucci is out as White House communications director after just 11 days on the job—and just hours after President Donald Trump's new chief of staff, John Kelly, was sworn …
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Crime
Most of Mississippi's Juvenile Lifers Await Resentencing
In light of U.S. Supreme Court decisions, Mississippi has been starting to set new sentences for people imprisoned to life without parole for crimes committed when they were juveniles. But …
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National
Putin Says US Will Have to Shed 755 from Diplomatic Staff
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday the United States would have to cut its embassy and consulate staff in Russia by 755, heightening tensions between Washington and Moscow three days …
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Health Care
White House to Senate: Pass Health Bill Now or Else
The White House stepped up demands Sunday for revived congressional efforts on health care and suggested senators cancel their entire summer break, if needed, to pass legislation after failed votes …
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National
Judge Blocks Arkansas from Enforcing 4 Abortion Restrictions
A federal judge has blocked Arkansas from enforcing four new abortion restrictions, including a ban on a common second trimester procedure and a fetal remains law that opponents say would …
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Sports
Ole Miss Releases Names of Boosters in NCAA Allegations
Mississippi released Friday the names of 12 boosters that the NCAA claims provided impermissible benefits and recruiting inducements to football players.
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National
Trump Pushes out Priebus, Names DHS' Kelly WH Chief of Staff
President Donald Trump announced Friday he was appointing Homeland Security head John Kelly to be White House chief of staff, ending the tumultuous six-month tenure of Reince Priebus.
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Books
Corabel Shofner
In many ways, "Almost Paradise" carries the hallmarks of a classic southern adventure tale, even though its author, Corabel Shofner, spent a large part of her life outside of the …
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Health Care
GOP Blame-Game Begins After Senate Sinks Health Care Drive
Republican finger-pointing commenced after the Senate's dark-of-night defeat of the GOP's flagship effort to repeal much of the Obama health care law in a startling vote that dealt a blistering …
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National
Russia Sanctions Bill Heads to Trump, Moscow Retaliates
The Senate is sending a package of stiff financial sanctions against Russia to President Donald Trump to sign after the bill received overwhelming support in Congress. Moscow has already responded, …
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National
Pentagon, Border Wall Covered in $788B House Spending Bill
The House has passed a $788 billion spending bill that combines a $1.6 billion down payment for President Donald Trump's controversial border wall with Mexico with a whopping budget increase …
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Business
Mississippi Governor: Nissan Workers Should Reject Union
Republican Gov. Phil Bryant said Thursday that employees at the Nissan Motor Co. plant in Mississippi should reject unionization because he believes labor unions have hurt the automotive industry in …
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National
Scaramucci Lobs Grenades in Already Chaotic White House
New White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci went after chief of staff Reince Priebus on Thursday as a suspected "leaker" within the West Wing in a pull-no-punches interview that laid …
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Gabe Myles
Mississippi State University wide receiver Gabe Myles is one athlete on the watch list for the Wuerffel Trophy.
