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North Korea Faces Key Vote in UN on Human Rights
An anxious North Korea will see Tuesday how the boldest effort yet to bring its leaders to account for alleged crimes against humanity will move forward, as the U.N. General …
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National Guard Prepares for More Ferguson Unrest
As a grand jury weighs possible criminal charges against the police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown, Missouri's governor has again activated the National Guard in an effort to avoid …
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House Democrats Re-Elect Pelosi as Minority Leader
Democrats re-elected Rep. Nancy Pelosi to another two-year term as House minority leader on Tuesday, two weeks after elections in which the party lost at least a dozen seats in …
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Palestinians Kill 4 in Jerusalem Synagogue Attack
Two Palestinian cousins armed with meat cleavers and a gun stormed a Jerusalem synagogue during morning prayers Tuesday, killing four people in the city's bloodiest attack in years. Police killed …
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GOP Vows to Pass Keystone Later if Bill Fails Now
Republican leaders vowed Tuesday to take up and pass a bill approving the Keystone XL pipeline in Congress again next year if the Senate fails to advance the measure, or …
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Gov. Bryant Seeks $79M Tax Cut for Lower Earners
Gov. Phil Bryant wants to cut income taxes for low-earning Mississippians as part of his 2016 budget proposal.
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Politics
Hinds Election Snafu Could Bring Sanctions Against Commissioners
The Hinds County supervisors are calling on the local district attorney and the state attorney general to sanction the county election commission for failure to order the number of ballots …
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Person of the Day
EKO the Sumatran Tiger Cub
EKO (Indonesian for "first born"), a 100-pound Sumatran tiger cub, was born in May, and JSU adopted him Nov. 11 in a partnership with the zoo.
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Politics
Analysis: 2015 Republican Primary May Grow Again
The recent Republican U.S. Senate race won by Thad Cochran may be a sign that Republican dominance in general elections will finally translate into GOP primaries that are larger statewide …
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European Jihadis Take Lead Roles in Killing Video
Three young Europeans are believed to be among the cold-eyed fighters on a propaganda video showing a beheaded American aid worker and the deaths of Syrian soldiers, as the extremist …
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Nebraska Hospital: Surgeon with Ebola Has Died
A surgeon who contracted Ebola in his native Sierra Leone died Monday while being treated in a biocontainment unit at a Nebraska hospital, the facility said.
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Gay Marriage Issue Squarely Before High Court
A same-sex couple from Michigan is putting the question of the right to marry nationwide squarely before the Supreme Court.
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City & County
10 Local Stories of the Week
There's never a slow news week in Jackson, Miss., and last week was no exception. Here are the local stories JFP reporters brought you in case you missed them.
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US Nuclear Woes: Pentagon Chief Orders a Shakeup
The Pentagon will spend an additional $10 billion to correct deep problems of neglect and mismanagement within the nation's nuclear forces, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel declared Friday, pledging firm action …
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Iraq's Forces Drive IS Militants from Key Town
Iraqi forces drove Islamic State militants out of a strategic oil refinery town north of Baghdad on Friday, scoring their biggest battlefield victory since they melted away in the face …
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Business
Democrat Baria Wants Legislative MDOC Hearings
A Democratic lawmaker wants the Legislature to look deeper into the allegations of corruption that have ensnared longtime Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Christopher Epps.
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City & County
No Deaths in Fire at Miss. Agriculture Museum
State and local fire investigators began work Friday to determine the cause of a two-alarm fire at the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum in Jackson.
