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In Slap at South, N. Korea Suspends Work at Factory
North Korea said Monday it will suspend operations at a factory complex it has jointly run with South Korea, pulling out more than 53,000 North Korean workers and moving closer …
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Senators Work on Deal Expanding Background Checks
Talks between two influential senators have emerged as the most promising route for a bipartisan breakthrough on expanding federal background checks for gun buyers.
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Pentagon Struggles with High Cost of Health Care
The loud, insistent calls in Washington to rein in the rising costs of Social Security and Medicare ignore a major and expensive entitlement program—the military's health care system.
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Amid School Changes, Giving Voice to Busing's Past
Last fall, Ginnette Powell traveled from her home in Boston's Dorchester section to her old middle school in South Boston—a journey of just two miles, but one that covered a …
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Cold Case Arrest Prompts Cross-Country Probe
When Los Angeles cold case detectives caught up with Samuel Little this past fall, he was living in a Christian shelter in Kentucky, his latest arrest a few months earlier …
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Margaret Thatcher, Iron Lady, Dead at 87
Love her or loathe her, one thing's beyond dispute: Margaret Thatcher transformed Britain.
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City & County
10 Local Stories of the Week
There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.
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City & County
Det. Eric Smith Remembered
Eric T. Smith was a husband, a father and a man who cared about his neighbors. Like many Mississippians, he was an avid New Orleans Saints fan as evidenced by …
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Justice
Who Polices Prosecutors Who Abuse Their Authority? Usually Nobody
After serving 13 years in prison for murder, Tony Bennett was released when a state appeals court found that the prosecutor who had handled his case had violated a basic …
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Events
It's the Weekend!
On Saturday, NatureFEST is at 10 a.m. at the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.
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Suspect Jeremy Powell Committed Suicide After Shooting Officer
The second deceased individual identified as Jeremy Powell.
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Mississippi Lawmakers Finish Their 2013 Session
Mississippi lawmakers ended their three-month session Thursday, but they'll return to the Capitol in the next several weeks to handle a big piece of unfinished business: Keeping the Medicaid program …
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Ala. Legislature Votes to Pardon Scottsboro Boys
Opening a final chapter to one of the most important civil rights episodes in American history, Alabama lawmakers voted Thursday to allow posthumous pardons for the "Scottsboro Boys": nine black …
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Laws, Rumors Have Ammo Flying Off Store Shelves
Gun enthusiasts fearful of new weapon controls and alarmed by rumors of government hoarding are buying bullets practically by the bushel, making it hard for stores nationwide to keep shelves …
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House Group Finalizing Immigration Bill
A group of Republicans and Democrats in the House is finalizing a sweeping immigration bill that offers work permits and the eventual prospect of citizenship to millions of people living …
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FAA Funded Airport Towers Using 30-Year-Old Data
The government has been using 30-year-old data on aircraft collisions to justify the cost of operating control towers at small airports even though accident rates have improved significantly over that …
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City & County
Det. Eric Smith Killed at JPD Headquarters
Today, around 8:15 p.m., Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. announced that Det. Eric Smith died today in the Jackson Police Department headquarters in downtown Jackson.
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Famed Movie Critic Roger Ebert Dies
Roger Ebert, the most famous and most popular film reviewer of his time who became the first journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for movie criticism and, on his long-running …
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Health Care
Flying the Flame-Free Skies: High Levels of Flame Retardants Found on Airliners
Spending about 100 hours each month in the air, flight attendants are bombarded with pesticides, radiation, ozone and any illnesses passengers carry on board.
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Person of the Day
Wayne Brent
Jackson State wasted no time selecting a new coach when Tevester Anderson retired after 10 years of leading the Tigers basketball program. JSU announced last week that the school selected …
