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Business
Protesters March On Wendy's for Workers' Rights
Wendy's on High Street got traffic from more than just the lunch crowd this week.
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Trump, on Defense, Blames Media for Second Amendment Flap
On the defensive once again, Donald Trump is blaming faulty interpretations and media bias for an uproar over his comments about the Second Amendment. He's insisting he never advocated violence …
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2 Lochte Teammates in Robbery Probe Pulled Off Plane
Two Olympic swimmers were taken off their flight from Brazil to the U.S. on Wednesday by local authorities amid an investigation into a reported robbery targeting Ryan Lochte and his …
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Justice Dept. Focuses on Police Treatment of Mentally Ill
Justice Department lawyers investigating police agencies for claims of racial discrimination and excessive force are increasingly turning up a different problem: officers' interactions with the mentally ill.
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Person of the Day
Javancy Jones
In the three seasons he has been on the field for JSU, Jones has terrorized opposing offenses.
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Health Care
Senate GOP Leaders Hope for Health Care Vote Next Week
Republican leaders are hoping to stage a climactic vote on their health care bill next week, though internal rifts over divisive issues like coverage requirements and Medicaid cuts leave the …
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FIFA Acknowledges World Cup Hosting Bribes, Asks US for Cash
FIFA acknowledged Wednesday that past World Cups were awarded based on bribes, and the organization wants U.S. prosecutors to give it "tens of millions of dollars" seized from the former …
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State
Mississippi Plans Budget Cuts on Weak Revenues; Lt. Gov. Pushes Tax Cuts
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators said Saturday they'd reached an overall bargain on state spending, but they continued to haggle over how much the state would borrow and whether …
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Woman, Be Free
pain doesn't stop hurting because you stop thinking about it. It will not go away because you've retreated into yourself. Pain is only released through freedom.
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Government: No Benefit Hike for Social Security Next Year
There will be no benefit increase next year for millions of Social Security recipients, disabled veterans and federal retirees, the government said Thursday.
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City & County
Fondren Project May Help Creek Flooding
A new Fondren development project promises to renovate an empty McRae's space on Meadowbrook Road and address the longstanding problem with flooding, overflow and drainage from Eubanks Creek within a …
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Fed Will Likely Signal No Rate Hike Anytime Soon
The global economy has slumped. Turmoil has gripped financial markets. And the U.S. job market, despite steady gains, still isn't fully healthy. Yet when the Federal Reserve meets this week, …
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Style
In Memoriam
The day she was born in Jackson, April 7, 1965, doctors told Ginna Stewart's parents, Alma and Walter Whittington, that, she would never be able to walk or talk. "Her …
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Auto Sales Hit 9-Year High in May 2014
DETROIT (AP) — Brisk demand for SUVs and pickup trucks — and five sunny weekends — pushed U.S. auto sales to a nine-year high in May.
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Food
Dreams of Craft Cocktails
At BRAVO! Italian Restaurant and Bar’s recent cocktail workshop, bar manager Chris Robertson put a new spin on a classic gin and tonic.
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Biz Roundup
UMMC Shelves Landmark Center, Opens Sickle Cell Clinic
The saga to fill the long-dormant Landmark Center in downtown Jackson took several dramatic turns this week as one potential buyer dropped its bid and another suitor entered the picture.
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House, Senate Weigh Bills that are Going Nowhere
House and Senate leaders, usually proud sorts, staged showdown votes in their chambers Thursday on measures that are going nowhere. And in the logic that prevails during the weeks before …
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Biz Roundup
"The Hate U Give" Premier Celebration, The Nail Bar and Spa and Bras Along the Bridge at Riverwalk
Vicky Pilkington, owner of Magnolia Nail and Spa, held a grand opening for her second salon, The Nail Bar and Spa in Jackson on Friday, Oct. 5, following a soft …
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Immigration
AP FACT CHECK: Entire Trump Tweet on Immigrant Aid is Wrong
President Donald Trump is spreading a false claim from supporters that people who are in the United States illegally receive more in federal assistance than the average American gets in …
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APRIL 9TH, 2013/It’s All In The Strategery: Part 1
By Dominic-DeleoCampaigns at their heart are moments in time. The successful campaign will seize on a feeling in the air, the candidate and his or her supporters will walk the streets and gather intelligence on what’s being discussed in the barbershops and beauty shops and salons and supermarkets and churches. Then, having figured out what the people think is important, and what they think needs to be changed or improved or eliminated, the campaign will take that grass roots intelligence and fashion it into a rationale for their candidate, will create a memorable campaign slogan and set of reasonable and somewhat bland priorities packaged into a 4- or 5- or 6-point plan. (4 seems to be the number this year in the mayoral race). And to most people, that will be the “campaign” that they see.
