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DHS Pauses Finger Scan Expansion
The Mississippi Department of Human Services is putting off the rollout of a controversial finger scanning program for daycare centers.
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Editorial
Stinker Quote of the Week
A couple things stink about Ryan's answer about abortion in the vice presidential debate.
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Two Former JPD Officers Plead Guilty to Accepting Bribes
Former Jackson Police Department Patrol Officers Monyette Quintel Jefferson, 27, and Terence Dale Jenkins, 25, pled guilty in U.S. District Court today to accepting bribes from an undercover FBI agent.
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National
A Smile, A Smirk
In social media, I see lots of folks who say they've either unfollowed, unfriended, blocked or deleted someone because of their political beliefs.
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Sports
Solid Weekend for Four-Year Schools
It wasn't a perfect weekend for four-year college-football programs in Mississippi, but it was darn close.
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City & County
Facing the Odds in the Washington Addition
On command, two black boys marched into Wesley Murray's office and slouched against the wood paneled wall.
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National
FBI Arrests 'Rogue Officers'
The FBI arrested four men, including two former metro police officers and one acting Hinds County Sheriff's deputy, Oct. 2 on charges of conspiracy to commit an offense against the …
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State
Did Lake Money Dry Up?
Rankin-Hinds Pearl River Flood and Drainage Control District officials are scratching their heads trying to locate funds set aside to help develop a flood-control plan for the Pearl River.
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National
Gov. Bryant Leaps Into National Immigration Mess
Gov. Phil Bryant joined a lawsuit on the state's behalf against the Obama administration's recent order to halt deportation of young unauthorized immigrants.
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Publisher's Note
Romney's Real Record as a 'Job Creator'
Mitt Romney detractors have jumped on the videos and stories coming from Sensata employees, saying it paints Romney and his old firm in a bad light.
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Art
Traversing 'The Empty'
Thomas Ruffin will release his latest book of poetry this week at ToMara's bar.
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10 Things to Know for Wednesday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today (times in EDT):
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Council OKs $90M Water Repair Contract
The Jackson City Council approved a $90 million water and sewer project worth one-fourth of the city's total budget.
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AP Factchecks the Presidential Debate
An occasional look at political claims that take shortcuts with the facts or don't tell the full story.
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Manning's 3 TD Passes Spur Broncos' Comeback
Down 24-0 at halftime, Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos reveled after one of the biggest comebacks in NFL regular-season history.
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Social Security Benefits to Go Up by 1.7 Percent
More than 56 million Social Security recipients will see their monthly payments go up by 1.7 percent next year.
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Stocks Open Higher on Wall Street; Mattel Jumps
Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street Tuesday after several big-name U.S. companies posted strong results for the third quarter.
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Analysis: Romney Wants a Repeat, Obama a Reversal
Mitt Romney would love another debate like the last one. President Barack Obama most certainly would not.
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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.
