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US Official: Auto Safety Agency Under Review
Transportation officials are reviewing the "safety culture" of the federal agency that oversees auto recalls, a senior Obama administration official said Friday.
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Business
Ann Turner Williams
Drake’s Designs Florist & Gifts owner Ann Turner Williams and her business-neighbor, Chris McCoy of The Book Rack, are teaming up for Books & Boos, Wednesday, Oct. 29.
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Russia Backs Ukrainians Separatists' Election
Russia gave its backing Monday to a contentious election held by separatists in eastern Ukraine, setting the stage for renewed diplomatic tensions with the West.
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Panel Criticizes ShamsidDeen, Democrats
A committee that oversees state judicial elections is criticizing a candidate for circuit judge in Hinds County, saying he's improperly being linked to the Democratic Party and Democratic U.S. Senate …
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Miss. Elects Cochran to 7th term
Mississippi Republican Thad Cochran has won a seventh term in the U.S. Senate after enduring a primary that was the toughest challenge of his political career and a general election …
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Jacksonian
Corey Ellison
Corey Ellison doesn't have a background in cooking, and she never thought it would be something she would do as a career. Yet, what started as an entry-level job waiting …
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Bryan's Rant
When Special Isn’t Special Anymore
The sports gods are a fickle bunch. It seems like a lifetime ago when the Associated Press tied Mississippi State University and the University of Mississippi were tied for third. …
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Justice
Walnut Grove Warden Defends Staff Training
Walnut Grove has cleaned up its act. That's the message from top officials with the beleaguered privately operated prison and the Mississippi Department of Corrections. It's also the reason the …
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Politics
More Fallout Over MAEP Funding Court Battle
Ironically, the same cadre of Republican leaders who unilaterally pushed through 42A are lambasting Hinds County Circuit Court Judge Winston Kidd for what they say is usurping the Legislature's authority …
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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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City & County
Siemens Water Meter Work Could Resume Within Weeks
Work could soon resume on the Siemens water-meter installation project, a top Jackson public-works official said May 7.
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Court Lets Mississippi Execution Drug Supplier Remain Secret
The Mississippi prison system can keep concealing the identity of its execution drug supplier while the system appeals an order to release the information, the Mississippi Supreme Court said in …
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Mississippi Power Credit Rating Falls Over Kemper
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Fitch Ratings lowered its credit rating for Mississippi Power by one notch from A- to BBB+ Friday, saying there remain "elevated risks" of financial, regulatory and …
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Person of the Day
Andrew Bucci
With a legacy that spanned eight decades, Andrew Bucci made a lasting impact on the Mississippi creative economy.
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State
Twister: Scores of Dead Chickens on One Miss. Farm
There's nothing left of the poultry farm owned by Charlie and Cindy Wilkes save for splintered wood, twisted metal and scores of dead chickens pungently rotting on the land.
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Person of the Day
Cheryl Pearson-McNeil
Cheryl Pearson-McNeil created Nielsen's African American consumer report, published for the first time in 2013, and served as Nielsen's senior vice president of communications prior to being vice president of …
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Cover
My Stealthy Superhero
Plot twist: I have always been one person, slowly transforming into my mother while developing my own opinions and ideas along the way.
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Hagel Says Rush to Judgement Against Bergdahl is 'Unfair'
BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Wednesday it is unfair to the family of released captive Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl to leap to conclusions about his behavior in …
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Food
Sombra's Young Talent
Though a mere 25 years old, Chef John Michael Smith of Sombra Mexican Kitchen in Ridgeland is a seasoned veteran of restaurants.
