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Olubusola Hall
Olubusola Hall, a nurse at Batson Children's Hospital in Jackson, has been working to open her own pediatric clinic in her native country of Nigeria since 2016.
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Politics
Republican Reeves Holds $6.3M in Mississippi Governor's Race
Republican Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves has five times as much cash to spend in the final five months of the governor's race as his best-financed opponent, and he's already spending …
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Sex Abuse Crisis Tops Agenda as Southern Baptists Convene
The Southern Baptist Convention gathers for its annual national meeting Tuesday with one sobering topic—sex abuse by clergy and staff—overshadowing all others.
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A Look at Mississippi Candidates' Campaign Finance Filings
Mississippi candidates had a Monday deadline to file campaign finance reports to show how much money they had raised and spent through the end of May. This is a brief …
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Business
New Law: Charities Using Paid Telemarketers Must Register
Officials on Monday reminded charities that hire telemarketers to seek new donors that they now have to register under Mississippi's no-call law.
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Siemens and the Subcontractors: A Jackson Story
The JFP's years-long coverage of the Siemens water-billing and repair contract and the minority contractors it paid along the way.
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City of Jackson v. Siemens, et. al.
Lawsuit filed by the City of Jackson against the Siemens Corporation and a number of other contractors involved in water, sewer and water billing.
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Environment
Scientist Predict Gulf 'Dead Zone' Nearly the Size of Turkey
Scientists are predicting a near-record Gulf of Mexico "dead zone" — an area where the water holds too little oxygen to sustain marine life.
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Congress to Obtain Mueller Evidence on Trump Obstruction
The Justice Department has agreed to turn over some of the underlying evidence from special counsel Robert Mueller's report, including files used to assess whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice, …
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Education
Rural Kids Left Behind as Homework Moves Online
In what has become known as the homework gap, an estimated 17% of U.S. students do not have access to computers at home and 18% do not have home access …
