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Vaccination Exemptions and Outbreaks by State
A measles outbreak originating at Disneyland in California has infected more than 120 people across 14 states since December.
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White House: Higher Wages Needed to Make up for Stagnation
President Barack Obama's top economists say that even as the U.S. has managed to kick start a lasting and growing recovery, modest wage gains are far from making up for …
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The only abortion clinic in Mississippi, Jackson Women's Health Organization, sued to try to block …
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Nearly 40 Percent of Wal-Mart's US Workers to Get Pay Raises
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is spending $1 billion to make changes to how it pays and trains U.S. hourly workers as the embattled retailer tries to reshape the image that its …
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Tsarnaev Lawyers to Ask Higher Court to Move Bombing Trial
Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev have asked a judge three times to move his trial out of Massachusetts because of the emotional impact of the deadly attack. …
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Kerry: Fighting Extremism Requires More than Military Action
In the fight against violent extremism, President Barack Obama has argued the U.S. has one thing going for it that Europe doesn't: a long tradition of warmly embracing its immigrants, …
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Jackson Abortion Clinic's Fate Up to SCOTUS
Mississippi is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let it enforce an abortion law that had been declared unconstitutional by a lower court.
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MAEP Gets Slight Boost in Draft Budget
Mississippi legislators are working on early proposals to fund state government during the year that begins July 1.
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Livingston Reborn
For Ron Guerieri, one of the partners at Livingston Mercantile, everything old is new again. Seated at a table at The Gathering, the restaurant side of the property, he explains …
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The Anti-Vax Paradox: Pitting Parental Freedom Against Children’s Health
Rebecca Estepp is a San Diego mother whose son Eric developed a fever after his Hepatitis B shot when he was 9 months old. Estepp blames vaccinations for her son's …
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Lawmakers: Stop Playing Politics with People’s Lives, Especially Children
We're grateful that, at least on the vaccination front, conspiracy theories and pseudo science haven't kept the state from requiring sensible vaccinations for children, while allowing some room for exemptions.
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Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Abysmal'
Mississippi's public-education system may be challenged by chronic generational poverty and woeful underfunding, among other things, but one would be hard-pressed to say the state of education is abysmal in …
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Need a Ride to Work?
Rev. Cletus: "This is your car-selling pastor closing out another blessed broadcast from Ghetto Science Team Radio. Before I sign off, I want to share my thoughts about Mr. James …
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Theater
‘One Man, Two Guvnors’: Controlled Mayhem
Before the actors hit the boards for an early "stumble-through" rehearsal of "One Man, Two Guvnors" at New Stage Theatre, Joe Frost straps on knee and elbow pads and uses …
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Music
The Apache Relay: Charmed Elixir
The Apache Relay is bringing its charmed elixir of Americana, folk and alternative-rock, swirled into the three-minute pop-song format, back to American soil.
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Politics
Meddling in Foreign Policy Could Cost State
With the same gusto as with last year's Religious Freedom Restoration Act, Mississippi lawmakers are advancing new laws that appear to have little real effect.
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Education
Common Core Rollback Leads a Week of Capitol Politics
While the Mississippi Legislature advances several pieces of substantial legislation, some lawmakers appear to be gearing up to seek higher office. And voters this year will be subjected to new …
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Siemens, City Headed for Showdown?
After months of complaints from residents about uncharacteristically large water bills, slow progress on the city-wide installation of 65,000 new water meters and skepticism about the prudence of a $90 …
