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Obama Offers Iraq $200M in Humanitarian Aid
President Barack Obama pledged $200 million in humanitarian aid to Iraq Tuesday to help those displaced by Islamic State militants, an offer of assistance that appeared to fall short of …
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Reserve Deputy Turns Himself in to Face Manslaughter Charge
A 73-year-old Oklahoma reserve sheriff's deputy who authorities said fatally shot a suspect after confusing his stun gun and handgun was booked into the county jail Tuesday on a manslaughter …
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Nigeria: 1 Year After Kidnap of Girl Students, Hope Dwindles
They have been gone a year now, the hundreds of girls abducted by Islamic militants from their school in northeastern Nigeria. And while the cry to "Bring Back Our Girls" …
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Hamas Consolidates its Grip on Gaza as Reconstruction Stalls
Eight months after a ruinous war with Israel, the reconstruction of Gaza has barely begun, and the Islamic militant group Hamas remains entrenched despite expectations that it cede some of …
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Pothole Report for 4/14/2015: What's the City Fixing Today?
By R.L. NaveAccording to information from City Hall, Jackson public-works crews are working on the following projects today, April 14:
• Patching potholes on areas of Lynch Street at Highland Drive, Highland Drive, North Cliff Street, Ellis Avenue, Poole Street, Grand Avenue, Claiborne Avenue, Claiborne Avenue and First Avenue, Barrett Street from Dalton Street to Valley Street, Boling Street, Marshall Street, Woodhill Road, Old Canton Road & River Oaks Boulevard, Quail Run Road, Eastbourne Lane and Boxwood Circle.
• Repairing curb & gutter on St. Mary Street.
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Iraq's Al-Abadi Making In-Person Appeal to Obama for Help
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is making an in-person appeal to President Barack Obama on Tuesday for more help defeating the Islamic State militants, hoping recent gains in the fight …
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Senate Committee to Challenge Obama with Vote on Iran Bill
In a direct challenge to the White House, a Senate committee is to vote on a bill that would give Congress a chance to weigh in on any final nuclear …
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New Rules Proposed as 5-Year Anniversary of Oil Spill Nears
A week shy of the fifth anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Obama administration proposed new regulations Monday aimed at strengthening oversight of offshore oil drilling equipment and …
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City & County
JPS Progress Report Good, Still Low Marks for MAEP Funding
Despite legislative budget writers shortchanging them, along with every other school district in the state, Jackson Public Schools are showing improvement in several areas.
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Person of the Day
Elise Varner Winter
Volunteer Mississippi, in coordination with the Office of the Governor and First Lady Deborah Bryant, recognized former First Lady Elise Varner Winter for her outstanding volunteer service efforts at the …
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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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Pothole Report for 4/13/2015: What's the City Fixing Today?
By R.L. NaveAccording to information from City Hall, Jackson public-works crews are working on the following projects today, April 13:
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Patching potholes on areas of Highland Drive, N. Cliff Drive, Colebrook Avenue, Barrett Street, Poindexter Street, Valley Street, Eastover Subdivision.
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Repairing curb and gutter on St. Mary Street.
On Friday, April 10, workers were completing the following:
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Patching potholes on areas Cedarwood and Woodcliff, Maddox Road, N. Siwell Road/Raymond Road/Western Hills, Laurie Lane, Maria Drive, W. Browning, W. County Line Road, Meadowbrook Road, Old Canton Road, Keele Street, Village Drive, Meadowlane Drive, Marshall Street, Webster Street, Lawrence Road, Magnolia Street and McTyere Street.
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Repairing utility cuts on Colebrook Drive & Springfield Circle and Northcliff Drive.
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Russia Lifts Ban on Delivery of S-300 Missiles to Iran
President Vladimir Putin on Monday lifted the ban on Russia's delivery of a sophisticated air defense missile system to Iran, the Kremlin said.
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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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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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Person of the Day
David Rae Morris
In the time I've known him, David Rae Morris has turned himself into an accomplished filmmaker who makes places and people in our state come alive in a way I …
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Books
Fitness from the Page
Jackson-based public health practitioner and advocate Getty Israel might be a newcomer to long-form writing, but in many ways, her first book has been in the works since she was …
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Ambassador: US Handed Cambodia to 'Butcher' 40 Years Ago
Forty years later, John Gunther Dean recalls one of the most tragic days of his life — April 12, 1975, the day the United States "abandoned Cambodia and handed it …
