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Economy
Analysis: Pressure Rises on Pension Fund to Seek More Money
An outside adviser is telling Mississippi's public pension system that it should change its accounting policies in a way that would sharply increase required contributions to keep the system solvent …
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Biz Roundup
Envy Salon & Spa, Mother's Kitchen & Catering, and Yiayia's Greek Kitchen
Tiffany Hathorn, owner of Nail Envy Salon in the Regions Plaza building downtown, held a grand opening for her new business, Envy Life Nutrition Club on Aug. 17.
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National
NFL Making $40 Million Available for Medical Research
A year after the NFL pledged $100 million in support of independent medical research and engineering advancements, a huge chunk of that soon will be awarded to such research, primarily …
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Person of the Day
Candie Simmons
The Ole Miss Alumni Association will present Candie L. Simmons, who is the senior vice president and regional marketing director for Regions Financial Corporation in Jackson, with the Outstanding Young …
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Hurricane
Amid Harvey Floods, Houston Chief Worries 'How Many Bodies?'
Hurricane Harvey is unfolding on an epic scale, with the nation's fourth-largest city mostly paralyzed by the storm that has parked itself over the Gulf Coast. With nearly 2 more …
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National
In a First, North Korea Fires Missile Over Japan in Aggressive Test
In a first, North Korea on Tuesday fired a ballistic missile designed to carry a nuclear payload that flew over Japan and splashed into the northern Pacific Ocean, officials said.
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Sports
Southern Miss Trying to Win 2 Straight vs. Kentucky
Southern Mississippi defensive back Picasso Nelson knows what it feels like to watch Kentucky's offense embarrass the Golden Eagles' secondary.
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Health Care
State Recovers $11 Million in Audit by Medicaid Division, Attorney General
Auditors working in the Mississippi Division of Medicaid and the attorney general's office recovered more than $11 million in improper payments and claims for fiscal-year 2017 after analyzing medical claims …
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Civil Rights
Emmett Till
Sixty-two years ago, white men in the Mississippi Delta brutally murdered Emmett Till in a horrific lynching that is often cited as a catalyst for launching the Civil Rights Movement …
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Civil Rights
Speak Up, Speak Out Against Injustice
The fight carries on, and our fight is for justice. We seek justice for Emmett Till.
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Best of Jackson
Best of Jackson: Home Improvement
This year's Best Plumber winner, Buford Plumbing, has done a lot more than unclog a drain or two for the Jackson metro area.
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National
This Is It, Kid: This is America
"For the last decade, the two parties have been huffing their fumes, and social media makes the conflicts between the two polarized. The reality is carved in stone: America ain’t …
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National
ACLU: Trump Giving Police Grenade Launchers, Bayonets and Other Military Equipment
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that President Donald Trump will issue an executive order today allowing the federal government to give police departments certain military equipment—such as grenade launchers, high-caliber …
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National
Trump Rolling Back Limits on Military Gear for Police
President Donald Trump will revive a program that provides local police departments with surplus military equipment such as high-caliber weapons and grenade launchers, despite past concerns that armored vehicles and …
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LGBT
Trump Tells Mattis to Indefinitely Ban Transgender Recruits
President Donald Trump on Friday directed the Pentagon to extend indefinitely a ban on transgender individuals joining the military, but he appeared to leave open the possibility of allowing some …
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National
Trump Pardons Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio Over Federal Conviction
President Donald Trump spared former Sheriff Joe Arpaio a possible jail sentence on Friday by pardoning the recent federal conviction stemming from his immigration patrols, reversing what critics saw as …
