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Business
Fondren Business Improvement District Moves Forward in City Council
Fondren business owners will take up a vote to establish a self-taxing Business Improvement District following Jackson City Council approval of the proposal at the Sept. 25 meeting.
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Art
Municipal Art Gallery: A Center of Arts, History and Culture
Mixed-media art pieces such as watercolor paintings and pen-and-ink drawings line the interior of Municipal Art Gallery. Carole C. Hammond's pointillist replica of Georges-Pierre Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on La …
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National
Supreme Court Term Begins With Case of Workers' Rights
The Supreme Court opened a high-profile term Monday with a case about employees' rights that could affect an estimated 25 million workers.
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Al-Qaida Breaks Ties With Group in Syria
Al-Qaida's central leadership broke off ties with one of the most powerful militant groups in Syria, known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, and distanced itself from …
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Activists Reach Pakistan Capital After Long March
A group of Baluch activists are finishing a nearly 3,000-kilometer (1,900-mile) protest march across Pakistan, demonstrating in the capital Friday to demand justice for missing loved ones they say security …
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Jacksonian
Rhis Harris
Rhis Harris sits beneath paintings of deer with broad antlers and one quality that gallery-goers definitely wouldn't associate with the quadrupeds before viewing the pieces—a haze of blues, purples and …
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South Korea: Suspected Midrange North Korean Missiles Fail
Two suspected powerful intermediate-range North Korean missiles failed to launch Thursday, South Korean defense officials said, bringing the total to three apparent failures in recent weeks.
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Mohammad Alefrai
Three years ago, Mohammad Alefrai sat alone on a plane, somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean, on a nearly 13-hour flight from Jordan, leaving everything and everyone he knew behind to …
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Helicopter Crash Linked, Rally Organizer Disavows Violence, Driver Arrested
Officials say the deaths of two people in a helicopter crash near Charlottesville, Virginia, have been linked to a violent white nationalist rally earlier in the day.
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National
Catholic Leaders Decry Democrats' Questioning of Judicial Pick
Roman Catholic leaders are objecting to Democratic senators' line of questioning for one of President Donald Trump's judicial nominees, arguing the focus on her faith is misplaced and runs counter …
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Happiness in Cupcake Form
Treats are my personal favorite part of Valentine's Day. It's one of the only days of the year where it's acceptable to eat tons of candy and chocolate. This year, …
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LGBT
Mississippi LGBT Law Being Argued in Federal Appeals Court
A federal appeals court is hearing arguments about a Mississippi law that would let merchants and government employees cite religious beliefs to deny services to same-sex couples.
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Crime
Minor Sex Trafficking Sting Nets 28 Arrests, But No Children
In a national sting operation aimed at recovering children exploited into sex trafficking, the Jackson division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation made 28 arrests—but found no children.
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Delay Threatens Tax Benefit as Kemper Plant Nears $7 Billion
Mississippi Power Co. now says it won't complete its Kemper County power plant until the end of the year, a delay of a month that pushes the price tag up …
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Ex-State Sen. Robertson Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement Charge
Former Mississippi state Sen. Tommy Roberston pleaded guilty Monday to one count of embezzling more than $379,000 from a $484,000 construction loan he handled for a couple in 2013, when …
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Kemper Plant to Cost $43M More as Completion Date Extended
Mississippi Power Co. said Monday that it will take at least another month to finish the multibillion dollar power plant it's building in Kemper County, pushing the completion date back …
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We Need Leadership, Organization, Openness
The only mayor any of us should elect is one with a laser focus on getting our city organized to solve our problems together. We need real leadership now.
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Vanderbilt Pays $1.2M to Remove 'Confederate' from Dorm Name
Vanderbilt University announced Monday that it will pay more than a million dollars to remove an inscription containing the word "Confederate" from one of its campus dorms.
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City & County
Vote Today Until 7 p.m.: The Mayor's, Council Races Continues
Election Day in Jackson has arrived after a month of candidates continuing their campaigning from the primary elections on May 2. Voting today is from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. …
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World
New Cyberattack Causes Mass Disruption Globally
A new and highly virulent outbreak of malicious data-scrambling software appears to be causing mass disruption across the world, hitting companies and governments in Europe especially hard.
