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US, Cuba Address Obstacles to Resuming Diplomatic Ties
The United States and Cuba are trying to eliminate obstacles to normalized ties as the highest-level U.S. delegation to the communist island in more than three decades holds a second …
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Mississippi’s Breastfeeding Warriors: Pumps, Practical Advice and Tips at the Ready
While no single organization is devoted to promoting breastfeeding in Mississippi, several people have devoted themselves to the cause.
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AP-GfK Poll: Support of Gay Marriage Comes with Caveats
While finding that Americans narrowly favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to legally marry, a new Associated Press-GfK poll also shows most believe wedding-related businesses should be allowed to deny …
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SpaceX Tries Again to Launch Observatory, Land Rocket at Sea
SpaceX is taking another stab Tuesday at launching an observatory into deep space and landing the booster that carries it up.
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Snowden Leak: NSA Helped British Steal Cell Phone Codes
Britain's electronic spying agency, in cooperation with the U.S. National Security Agency, hacked into the networks of a Dutch company to steal codes that allow both governments to seamlessly eavesdrop …
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Obama Orders 40 Percent Cut in Government's Greenhouse Gases
President Barack Obama will order the federal government on Thursday to cut its emissions of greenhouse gases by 40 percent, as the U.S. seeks to spur other nations to get …
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City & County
Water Safety Prompted Yarber's Emergency Declaration
The state of emergency Mayor Tony Yarber signed late Thursday will enable the city to tap into money from state health and environmental agencies, his office said today.
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City & County
Yarber Wants Another Emergency Declaration
After asking the Jackson City Council to hold off on approving his civil-emergency declaration earlier, Yarber said Tuesday evening that he wants a second emergency proclamation.
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Family of Man Found Hanging in Mississippi Wants Information
Lawyers hired by the family of a black man who was found hanging in Mississippi said Wednesday that they are hiring independent experts, including a high-profile forensic pathologist, to conduct …
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Education
Punishing Children for the Sins of their Legislators
Our children have been set up to fail, based largely on lack of funding, a stalwart position of the Bryant administration.
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Music
The Basics of BomBassic
Before Bruce Bijesse ("Brucey B") and Robert Gray ("Cpt. HyperDrive") began garnering fans nationwide as the electronic duo BomBassic, they were performing as hip-hop act IRD at open-mic nights at …
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Education
Judge: Mississippi Not Obligated to Fully Fund Schools
Mississippi legislators are not obligated to fully fund an education budget formula every year, a judge ruled in a lawsuit filed by a former governor.
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Death of Choctaw Activist Rexdale Henry in Neshoba Jail Prompts Private Autopsy
A private autopsy is under way for Rexdale W. Henry, a 53-year-old man found dead inside the Neshoba County Jail in Philadelphia, Miss., on July 14.
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Sandra Bland's Family Sues Trooper, Texas Department of Safety, Waller County Sheriff's Department
HOUSTON (AP) — The family of a black woman found dead in a Texas jail three days after a confrontation with a white state trooper filed a wrongful-death lawsuit Tuesday …
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Music
Maggie Koerner: Making Momentum
At age 22, Maggie Koerner found herself using her psychology degree not only in her songwriting, but interestingly enough, also at work at her father's restaurant, Southfield Grill.
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Oscar Pistorius to Be Released From Jail on Oct. 20
Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee Olympic runner who shot his girlfriend to death on Valentine's Day 2013, can leave prison and move to house arrest next week, South Africa's Department of …
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News Guide: A Look at Latest Ebola Developments
The nation's top health officials tried to assure Congress that they can halt the spread of the Ebola virus in the U.S. despite mistakes that allowed two nurses to get …
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Music
HanaLena: Hardworking Women
Sisters Hannah and Caroline Melby of the country-bluegrass duo HanaLena (formerly known as Nash Street) are two of the busiest young performers from Mississippi.
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APNewsBreak: Russia Plans Nuclear Summit Boycott
Russia has informed the United States that it will boycott the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit, diplomats told The Associated Press on Tuesday, potentially stripping the meeting of one of its …
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Diplomats Worldwide Target Islamic State Militants
Nearly a year after the Islamic State overran key cities in western Iraq, diplomats from more than 60 counties and international organizations gathered in Brussels to plot a way forward …
