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Politics
Governor Defends Choice of Cindy Hyde-Smith to U.S. Senate Seat
Gov. Phil Bryant made history on Wednesday, March 21, when he named Cindy Hyde-Smith to take Sen. Thad Cochran's seat, which he will vacate on April 1. Mississippi has never …
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Sports
With Flags, Song, Pride, French Celebrate Unifying Victory
France's 4-2 win over Croatia in the World Cup final in Moscow on Sunday marked the second time in 20 years that France has won the World Cup, and came …
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Art
Mississippi’s Giant Literary Party
This year's fourth annual Mississippi Book Festival is bringing more authors and books to children by reaching past the Jackson area.
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Immigration
Texas Suit Could Speed DACA's Path to Supreme Court
A lawsuit filed last week in Texas seeks to shut down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and may create a legal clash that could speed the issue's path …
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National
Trump Cancels Summit, Citing 'Open Hostility' by North Korea
In a dramatic diplomatic turn, President Donald Trump canceled next month's summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un Thursday, citing the "tremendous anger and open hostility" in a recent statement …
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Immigration
Ryan Says Trump Backs Compromise Immigration Plan
President Donald Trump backs compromise immigration legislation that House Republican leaders are trying to craft in hopes of ending the party's standoff over the issue, Speaker Paul Ryan told GOP …
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Obama to Host New Ukrainian PM at White House
In a diplomatic dig at Russia, President Barack Obama is hosting the new Ukrainian prime minister at the White House, a high-profile gesture aimed at cementing the West's allegiance to …
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National
Alabama Senate Race Tests Trump, McConnell Reach
Alabama's Republicans and Democrats were casting ballots Tuesday to select party nominees in the closely watched race for the Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
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Person of the Day
Clint Dempsey
For many people, 2016 was a bad year, and the U.S. Men's National Soccer Team was no exception. The team had low points, such as its 0-2 loss to Guatemala …
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National
Political War Stories
Many American voters are profoundly unhappy with the candidates from both major parties this election. Fifteen years of war are enough, you two! Americans are sick of war.
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Puerto Rico Upholds Statehood Demand in Contentious Vote
Puerto Rico's governor is vowing to make the U.S. territory the 51st state after statehood won in a non-binding referendum hit by a boycott and low turnout that raised questions …
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Business
Regulators Move to Pull the Plug on Mississippi Coal Plant
Mississippi regulators want to pull the plug on a first-of-its-kind power plant that was supposed to burn coal more cleanly, saying one of the nation's largest utilities should absorb $6.5 …
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French Authorities Seek Three Gunmen In Deadly Attack on Satirical Newspaper
PARIS (AP) — Masked gunmen shouting "Allahu akbar!" stormed the Paris offices of a satirical newspaper Wednesday, killing 12 people, including the paper's editor, before escaping in a getaway car. …
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Civil Rights
We Must Finish King’s Work
Unfortunately, many have reduced Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to a mere dreamer and tried to remove the work he was doing at the end of his life from all …
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Judge Strikes Down Kentucky's Gay Marriage Ban
A federal judge in Kentucky struck down the state's ban on gay marriage on Tuesday, though the ruling was temporarily put on hold and it was not immediately clear when …
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Immigration
Under Pressure, Obama Vows to Examine Deportations
With prospects for real immigration reform fading, President Barack Obama is yielding to pressure from some of his staunchest allies and looking for ways to act without Congress to ease …
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Jones' 'Beautiful Jim'
"Beautiful Jim" is an intimate documentary portrait of bisexual singer-songwriter and raconteur Jimbeau Hinson.
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Development
Declining Federal Highway Funds Hurt Mississippi
As Mississippi leaders study ways to deal with the state's crumbling highways and bridges, declining federal funds aren't helping the situation.
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More Fights Ahead on Planned Parenthood After Senate Vote
In the aftermath of the Senate's derailing of Republican legislation halting federal dollars for Planned Parenthood, one thing seems clear: Many on both sides think they can ring up gains …
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Music
The Chemistry of Paperclip Scientists
Long before Jackson musicians Joey Plunkett and Vince Johnston launched samba-infused jazz-rock group Paperclip Scientists, they were writing songs while huddled around a four-track recorder.
