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Confusion on Snowden Acceptance of Venezuela Offer
The WikiLeaks secret-spilling site on Tuesday said NSA leaker Edward Snowden has not yet formally accepted asylum in Venezuela, trying to put to rest growing confusion over whether he had …
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UN: Syria Peace Talks to Take Place Jan. 22
Syria's government and opposition will hold their first peace talks on Jan. 22 in Geneva, in an attempt to halt the nearly 3-year-old civil war that has killed more than …
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Miss. to Start Making Voter ID Cards in Early '14
Mississippi's top elections official says the state should start issuing free voter identification cards in early 2014, months before the first election in which people will be required to show …
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Federal Jury to Hear Case Against Ex-BP Engineer
Jury selection began Monday for the Justice Department's case against a former BP drilling engineer charged with deleting text messages and voicemails about the company's response to its massive 2010 …
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Music
A Decade of Jazz Artistry
The Mississippi Jazz Foundation began with a well-attended concert at Belhaven University's Center for Performing Arts.
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Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Mississippi From Shutting Down Only Abortion Clinic
A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Mississippi from revoking the license of the state's only abortion clinic.
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James Blood Ulmer Solo Album
On May 24, American music iconoclast James Blood Ulmer will release a brand new recording entitled, Birthright, on HYENA Records. It will be Ulmer's first ever solo release in a …
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Politics
Mississippi: Election Lawsuit is Not About Voting Rights
Attorneys defending Mississippi say a lawsuit that challenges the state's system of choosing a governor is about "partisan politics," not about protecting African Americans' voting rights.
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N. Korea's Leader Hints of Long-Range Missile Test Launch
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un hinted Sunday that Pyongyang may ring in the new year with another bang—the test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile.
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Politics
Analysis: Lawmakers Must Make Decisions on Oil Spill Money
Nearly eight years after an explosion unleashed millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi's elective representatives still must decide how to spend part of the compensation …
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National
Attorney General Suit: Weinstein Co. Failed to Protect Women
New York's attorney general is accusing Hollywood movie producer Harvey Weinstein of "repeatedly and persistently" sexually harassing female employees at his film company, according to a lawsuit filed on Sunday …
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National
Conservative Icon David Koch Leaving Business, Politics
Billionaire conservative icon David Koch is stepping down from the Koch brothers' network of business and political activities.
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Person of the Day
Ashley Robinson
Jackson State University is hoping that Ashley Robinson, the school's new vice president and athletic director, will repeat the success he earned while at Prairie View A&M University.
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State
State: Disclosure Could Lead to Inability to Do Executions
Lawyers for the state of Mississippi argued Wednesday that disclosing information could destroy the state's ability to get the drugs needed for executions, urging a federal judge to block death …
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Person of the Day
David Keary
Ballet Mississippi Artistic Director David Keary is the recipient of the Leadership in Performing Arts award for the 2018 Governor's Arts Awards.
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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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Education
Lynch Street C.M.E. Church Hosts Summer Reading Program
For the fourth grade students at Lynch Street C.M.E. Church's "Teach, Read, Learn (TRL)—Summer Reading Program" this morning, synonyms were a breeze.
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State
Understanding Trauma Key to Fixing State's Foster Care System
Like Michigan, Mississippi is under a consent decree to fix its foster-care system—and the State must fulfill several promises by year's end.
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Civil Rights
Vetoing Criminal Reforms Shortsighted, Dangerous
Whether it was due to a "mistake" or a poison pill inserted at the last hour, Gov. Phil Bryant vetoed House Bill 1033 last week after both houses passed the …
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Trustees: Jackson State Must Act Now to Stanch Cash Drain
College Board officials are intervening in Jackson State University's finances, saying the 10,000-student university's cash reserves have been spent down to a dangerously low point.
