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Editor's Note
From Affleck to Baltimore: Sh*t Our Ancestors Did
Forget a "sagging feeling"—it's a gut-punch to discover you descend from a slave owner or plantation overseer, especially when your relatives have laughed off such a notion your whole life, …
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Bryan's Rant
Does Character Really Matter?
If you're a sports fan, this weekend will be great for you. The NBA and NHL playoffs continue; the NFL Draft begins Thursday, April 30; the 141st Kentucky Derby is …
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EU Charges Russia's Gazprom Gas Giant with Market Abuse
The European Union on Wednesday charged Russia's state-controlled Gazprom energy giant of abusing its dominant position in central and eastern EU nations in an antitrust case that will further test …
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Biz Roundup
New Pizza Joints for Jackson, Cold Drip Coffee and Jackson Zoo Endowment Fund
This year's Best of Jackson winner for Best Local Pizza and Best Hangover Food, The Pizza Shack, has seen one store close and a few more open over the past …
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Court Sentences Ousted Egypt President to 20 Years in Prison
An Egyptian criminal court on Tuesday sentenced ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi to 20 years in prison on charges linked to the killing of protesters in 2012, the first verdict …
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Girl About Town
Don’t Be That Guy
I recently found myself in a situation that left me not only coming up with better responses after the fact but also made me reflect on its deeper implications of …
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Editor's Note
Creating Better People
It's hard to watch a grown man cry. It's even harder to see a distinguished judge break down in front of an audience decades after a white teacher lied about …
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Crime
Upon Further Review: Inside the Police Failure to Stop Darren Sharper's Rape Spree
Darren Sharper's rampage of druggings and rapes could have been prevented, according to a two-month investigation by ProPublica and The New Orleans Advocate based on police records in five states, …
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Sharpton Praises Response to Fatal SC Police Shooting
Demonstrators in the North Charleston area say they will press local officials for broader civilian oversight of the city's police force after the shooting death of Walter Scott.
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Judge Appointed to Assist Youth Courts Statewide
Former Adams County Youth Court Judge John N. Hudson is assisting juvenile courts across Mississippi with abused, neglected and delinquent children.
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National
A Special Session for Police Body Cameras?
In recent years, special sessions of the Legislature have been used to cut deals on pet projects of the governor—typically some form of corporate tax giveaway to lure a potential …
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Report: Iran Sends Navy Vessels Near Yemen Amid Airstrikes
Iran dispatched a naval destroyer and another vessel Wednesday to waters near Yemen as the United States quickened weapons supply to the Saudi-led coalition striking rebels there, underlining how foreign …
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State
MDOC, Private Prisons on Trial
Located in Leake County, Walnut Grove opened in 2001 for children convicted as adults in criminal court, and has been the subject of nearly ongoing scrutiny for civil-rights violations.
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Rand Paul and 2016: A Message of Change, Delivered Deadpan
Ready to enter the chase for the Republican presidential nomination Tuesday, first-term Kentucky senator Rand Paul has designs on changing how members of his party go about getting elected to …
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Hundreds of Fishermen Rescued Amid Indonesian Slavery Probe
Hundreds of fishermen raced to be rescued Friday from the isolated Indonesian island where an Associated Press investigation found that many were enslaved to catch seafood that could end up …
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Senate OKs Republican Balanced-Budget Plan, Following House
Republicans muscled a balanced-budget plan through the Senate early Friday, positioning Congress for months of battling President Barack Obama over the GOP's goals of slicing spending and dismantling his health …
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US: Thailand Must End Slavery in its Fishing Fleets
The U.S. government and major business leaders are renewing their call on the Thai government to crack down on slavery in its fishing fleets, and to punish people who force …
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Britain's Shame: Evidence Mounts of Child-Abuse Cover-Up
A toxic mix of misuse of power and official silence has become Britain's shame as the country faces up to a growing web of evidence that the abuse of vulnerable …
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‘Little Birds’: Families Sex Trafficking Own Kids
Most reported child sex trafficking in central Mississippi happens within families. In a report filled with difficult realities, this was the most shocking finding for researcher Wendy Bradford.
