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Judge: Church Shooting Suspect Can Act as His Own Attorney
A white man accused of fatally shooting nine black parishioners at a Charleston church last year was allowed to act as his own attorney in his federal death penalty trial …
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First Flight in Half Century Leaves Miami Bound for Havana
Just three days after the death of Fidel Castro, the first regularly scheduled flight in more than half a century left Miami International Airport bound for Havana.
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Feds Give States More Time to Bolster Struggling Schools
States will have more time to identify failing schools as part of new Obama administration rules aimed at supporting troubled public schools and students who are struggling.
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Trump Charges, Without Evidence, Millions Voted Illegally
President-elect Donald Trump is claiming, without evidence, that millions of people voted illegally in the election he won, issuing the baseless claim as part of his angry response to a …
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Thousands Line Up Early to Pay Homage to Castro in Cuba
Thousands of Cubans began lining up early near Havana's Plaza of the Revolution Monday carrying portraits of Fidel Castro, flowers and Cuban flags for the start of week-long services bidding …
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The Pot Train Could Still Go Off the Tracks, and Here's How
Weed is winning in the polls, with a solid majority of Americans saying marijuana should be legal. But does that mean the federal government will let dozens of state pot …
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Charleston AME Church Shooter Ruled Competent To Stand Trial
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The white man charged in the shooting deaths of nine black parishioners at a South Carolina church last year is competent to stand trial, a federal …
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National
Green Party Candidate Requests Presidential Recount in Wisconsin, Vows Michigan and Pennsylvania
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump pressed forward Friday with two more administration picks, as failed Green Party candidate Jill Stein took new steps to force recounts across key …
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3 Charged with Plotting Death of Mississippi Businessman
Three men are being held without bond, charged in a plot to murder a businessman who serves on Mississippi's college board.
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New GOP Majority Could Bring Abortion Restrictions to Iowa
For years, Iowa's divided Legislature shielded the state from a wave of Republican-backed laws that restricted abortion access around the country.
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Man Who Killed Abortion Doctor Gets More Lenient Sentence
The man who seven years ago ambushed and fatally shot one of the few U.S. doctors performing late-term abortions was given a more lenient sentence Wednesday of at least 25 …
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The Slate
The USM Golden Eagles and the UM Rebels can get bowl-eligible if both can win this weekend. But the way this football season has gone, it seems more likely both …
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National
Election Over, But the Fight Continues
There's a rumbling in the auditorium. All eyes are focused on the stage, on the latest peddler of promise, the pied Piper of propaganda. Then a white guy sucker-punches a …
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Keep Fighting for Transparency in Mississippi
While the fight for the Legislature's contract with nonprofit EdBuild dominated headlines this past week, it is important to not get lost in the weeds.
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National
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Big Deal"
Trump's international business ventures launch U.S. politics into uncharted ethical waters, whether he likes to admit it or not.
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Politics
‘Surviving a Severe Political Butt Whooping’
"Jojo's Discount Dollar Store will host a series of weekly 'New Era Transition Holiday Sales Events.' Look out for weekly events in isle 7-and-2/5, starting with the 'Post Election Meltdown …
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City & County
Debate Over Neighborhood Gates Continues
Carl Menist, a resident of the Woodland Hills neighborhood in Jackson, showed up to a Nov. 14 city-council public hearing to speak out against a plan to gate his community. …
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State
Early Years Network Set to Close by Year’s End
Meghan Gallagher, a mother of four who lives in Oxford, was disappointed to hear the news that a statewide network of early learning resource centers will close at the end …
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Economy
Jobs, Budgets and Preparing for 2017
If the Mississippi state budget is a "moral document" or at least one that reveals priorities, the fiscal-year 2018 budget likely faces dramatic tampering in the upcoming legislative session.
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2 Mississippi Churches Transcend Racial Barriers After Arson
Back in the 1960s, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. observed that Sunday morning is the most segregated time of the week in America, a fact that remains true in …
