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Bandits Go Boom
Here's an unlikely, but very cool pairing: Hockey and the Sonic Boom of the South. The Jackson State band will be on hand when the Jackson Bandits play their home …
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Sports
Tuesday's Crime-ridden Starting Five
It's crime time at Ole Miss and USM. ... The legend of Ed "Nature Boy" Orgeron grows. ... Belhaven announces its football schedule.
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Sports
Wednesday's Starting Five
Tuesday's highlights: Remembering Ole Miss' forgotten team. ... USM in freefall. ... Ben Ingram seeks tricked-out rides.
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Wednesday's Starting Five: The Boys of PING!
Rebs clout Dogs … Eagles claw Tigers … Blazers burn top-ranked Majors … A Wise move? … Tough job for top Dog.
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Judiciary Committee Takes Up Immigration Bill
A far-reaching new immigration bill is getting its first test at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, where opponents of the legislation will be able to face off with its authors.
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Forensic Pathologist Sued Over Trial Testimony
A woman who was acquitted in the death of her boyfriend has sued the medical examiner who testified at her 2010 trial.
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Survival of the Poorest
Mo'tel Williams: "Rich folk, corporations and the government want the poor to sacrifice more. For example, some politicians want poor workers to sacrifice their overtime pay."
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Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Gym'
Why it stinks: Palazzo was speaking about his proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution titled "Right to Refuse," which is designed to "kill the health care tax mandate that comes …
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UPDATED: Suspected Shooter was 20-year-old Adam Lanza; Older Brother Ryan Questioned
A law enforcement official says the suspect in the Connecticut school shootings is 20-year-old Adam Lanza and that his older brother Ryan is being held for questioning. The law enforcement …
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Person of the Day
William Bynum
On Thursday, Oct. 3, the Mississippi College Board announced that William Bynum, vice president of enrollment management and student services at the private Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., is the …
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George Harrison DVD
Capitol Records will release George Harrison's The Dark Horse Years 1979 -1992 DVD in the U.S. on Nov. 2. The DVD includes performance and promotional videos, interview footage, a deluxe …
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U.S. Military Judge Deliberating Manning's Sentence
A military judge began deliberating Army Pfc. Bradley Manning's sentence Tuesday for disclosing reams of classified information through WikiLeaks.
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Panetta Says War on al-Qaida Taking New Direction
America's war on al-Qaida is taking a new direction, moving beyond declared combat zones like Afghanistan while countering the terrorist network's search for new sanctuaries, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said …
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Introducing ‘Broke Friday’
Smokey "Robinson" McBride: "A lot of my working-poor constituents were too broke to shop on Black Friday. They spent most of their time negotiating past-due payments with bill collectors and …
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Style
Bonne Année!
In the style of an extravagant culture, France doesn't take New Year's Eve lightly.
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Person of the Day
Song of the Day: 'Who Do You Love?'
Bo Diddley was born Ellas Otha Bates in McComb, Miss., on Dec. 30, 1928, and later took on the last name of his mother's cousin, Gussie McDaniel, who raised him.
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Art
Mississippi Heritage Trust: 10 Most Endangered Properties
Since 1992, an ambitious group of preservationists, joined together by their desire to revitalize and maintain Mississippi's historic architectural gems, have embarked on a journey to make that dream a …
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Mississippi Prison Chief Becoming Public Safety Commissioner
A longtime law enforcement officer who has led Mississippi's prison system the past two years is being named the new head of the state Department of Public Safety.
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Politics
Mississippi is Latest State to Delay Elections Amid Pandemic
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced Friday that he is postponing the March 31 Republican primary runoff in the state's 2nd Congressional District because of the coronavirus. The new date is …
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Immigration
Supreme Court Upholds Trump Travel Ban
The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld President Donald Trump's ban on travel from several mostly Muslim countries, rejecting a challenge that it discriminated against Muslims or exceeded his authority.
