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National
US Says It's Not Pushing for Regime Change in North Korea
The Trump administration said Monday it's not seeking to overthrow North Korea's government after the president tweeted that Kim Jong Un "won't be around much longer" and called Pyongyang's assertion …
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National
Trump Replaces 90-Day Ban With New Travel Restrictions
President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation imposing strict new restrictions on travelers from a handful of countries, including five that were covered by his expiring travel ban. Administration officials …
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Health Care
Health Care Bill Teeters, GOP Adds Money to Woo Dissidents
Top Republicans are adding money to their staggering effort to repeal the Obama health care law and say they're pushing toward a climactic Senate faceoff this week. Yet their path …
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Civil Rights
Trump Relishes Feud With the NFL, Reviving Issue With Tweets
President Donald Trump is indulging in his favorite kind of drama—personal, aggressive, culturally volatile and entirely of his own making.
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Donna Ladd's stepfather Willie Hoyt Smith (pictured front row, talking to commander) fought in the …
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Civil Rights
Kneeling for America: My Dad Fought, Lost Much for Athletes’ Right to Protest Racism
I believe that today my Daddy would stand, or kneel in spirit, with the NFL players who are pushing back on Trump’s treatment of them as chattel entertainment, calling for …
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NFL
NFL Responds to Trump Tweet With Criticism, Protest
The owners of the Baltimore Ravens, the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots and other teams on Sunday joined a chorus of NFL executives criticizing President Donald Trump's suggestion that …
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Health Care
GOP Health Bill All But Dead; McCain Again Deals the Blow
Sen. John McCain declared his opposition Friday to the GOP's last-ditch effort to repeal and replace "Obamacare," dealing a likely death blow to the legislation and, perhaps, to the Republican …
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City & County
Finding My People in Mississippi
"Over the last nine years, so many people welcomed this transplant into their hearts and homes. They adopted me as their people."
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City & County
'Our JPS' Coalition Activates Against State Takeover
The pending takeover of Jackson Public Schools drew dozens of citizens to Friday Forum at the former Koinonia Coffeehouse this morning to learn about what it means for capital-city families.
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Education
MSU Drone Research, Millsaps Renovations and UMMC/MSU Child Health Project
This week, the Department of Homeland Security began operations with Mississippi State University and other locations throughout Mississippi as a research and development test site for drones, or unmanned small …
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Business
Uber to Lose Its License to Operate in London
Uber's license to operate in London won't be renewed because its practices endanger public safety and security, the local regulator said Friday, in a blow to a company already facing …
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Business
Public Shaming Likely but GOP Wary of New Laws After Equifax
Prospects are good for a public shaming in the Equifax data breach, but it's unlikely Congress will institute sweeping new regulations after hackers accessed the personal information of an estimated …
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National
Kim Fires Off Insults at Trump and Hints at Weapons Test
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lobbed a string of insults at President Donald Trump on Friday, calling him a "mentally deranged U.S. dotard" and hinting at a frightening new …
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Health Care
Trump Hits GOP Foes of Health Bill, Sen. Paul Calls It Fake
President Donald Trump used Twitter Friday to slam Sen. Rand Paul and other Republicans who might oppose the GOP's last-gasp effort to topple the Obama health care law. Paul fired …
