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Health Groups Decry US Political Efforts in Cuba
Public health advocates and U.S. lawmakers are highly critical of the Obama administration's use of an HIV-prevention workshop in Cuba for political purposes, saying such clandestine efforts put health programs …
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Possible Signals from Lost Jet's Black Boxes Heard
Underwater sounds detected by a ship searching the southern Indian Ocean for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet are consistent with the pings from aircraft black boxes, an Australian official said …
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City & County
State of the City Precedes Budget Talks
For municipal finance wonks, there is no more fun time of year than annual budget negotiations that will result in a city spending plan for the next fiscal year.
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National
Prosecutor Charges 6 Baltimore Officers in Gray's Death
Baltimore's top prosecutor announced criminal charges Friday against all six officers suspended after a man suffered a fatal spinal injury in police custody, saying "no one is above the law."
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Business
Aligning Business and Public Schools
Now that Anthony Johnson has unloaded the moving truck and started unpacking from his relocation from Nashville to Jackson, he's ready for his next logistical challenge—as executive director of Alignment …
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VA Head Says 18 Vets Left Off Wait List Have Died
In a new revelation in the growing VA scandal, the organization's acting head says that an additional 18 veterans whose names were kept off an official electronic Veterans Affairs appointment …
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Business
Credit Reporting Giant Harms Miss. Consumers
Mississippi has sued credit reporting giant Experian, alleging sweeping errors in the company's data and routine violations of consumer protection laws.
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Iraq's Top Cleric Calls for Deal on PM by Tuesday
Iraq's top Shiite cleric stepped up press on deeply divided political blocs Friday, calling on them to agree on the next prime minister before the newly elected parliament convenes next …
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Hong Kong Police Attack on Activist Sparks Anger
Hong Kong police battling activists for control of an underpass in the dead of night Wednesday sparked public anger after officers were seen kicking a handcuffed protester in the worst …
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National
Washington to Pay Respects, Bid Farewell to George H.W. Bush
George H.W. Bush, who was president from 1989 to 1993, will lie in state beneath the soaring U.S. Capitol rotunda for a ceremony and public visitation from Monday through Wednesday.
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National
Kamala Harris Opens Presidential Bid
Kamala Harris, a first-term senator and former California attorney general known for her rigorous questioning of President Donald Trump's nominees, entered the Democratic presidential race on Monday.
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Civil Rights
A Chokwe Lumumba Primer: His 2013 JFP Interview, Audio, Campaign Reports
Chokwe Lumumba first came to Jackson in the early 1970s as a civil-rights activist. He returned to Michigan shortly after to attend law school, returning to Mississippi in 1988.
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Interview
Hall: Building a System and an Economy
State senator Dick Hall has been re-elected four times, and is seeking his fifth re-election to the post.
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Politics
UPDATED: State Rep. Karl Oliver Calls for Lynching Over Statues, Later Apologizes
Rep. Karl Oliver posted on Facebook that those taking down Confederate statues "should be LYNCHED!" He later apologized, but many are calling for his resignation.
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‘Merit Pay:' So Many Meanings, So Little Time
Some people might find it confusing that so-called liberal Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., supported President George W. Bush's "No Child Left Behind" act, and is pushing for "merit pay" during …
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Entry Plan Highlights
Dr. Cedrick Gray's entry plan focuses on engaging the following three groups (JPS's Board of Trustees & superintendent's staff, Community leaders, Legislative (city & state) members with parents, and school staff.)
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[Chick] Monkey See, Monkey Do
It's true that all those horrible things you did to your mother will come back to haunt you. I hate it as much as you, believe me. There is nothing …
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Person of the Day
Rep. Andy Gipson
Here's why permitting gay marriage is "horrific social policy," according to Republican Rep. Andy Gipson of Braxton:
