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Brinksmanship on Obama Medicaid Expansion for Poor
It's health care brinksmanship, with hundreds of billions of dollars and the well-being of millions of people at stake.
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AP IMPACT: China Overtaking U.S. as Global Trader
Shin Cheol-soo no longer sees his future in the United States.
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In Search of the Salamanders
On cold, dreary winter nights, tall flashing caution lights along a rocky stretch of the Natchez Trace Parkway will warn drivers to brake for salamanders.
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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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Winter: Too Little Momentum Now to Help Education
Current leaders are offering only small-scale ideas, not ambitious plans that could strengthen the entire public school system.
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JPS Supe Addressing Mental Health
Last school year one Jackson student was suspended from school 19 times, Jackson Public Schools Superintendent Cedrick Gray said this morning at Koinonia Coffee House's Friday Forum.
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Health Care
Dog Bites BPA: Chemicals Leak from Plastic Training Toys
Dogs that chew on plastic training devices and toys may be exposed to hormone-altering chemicals, according to research at Texas Tech University.
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Person of the Day
Sen. Bennie Turner
Sen. Bennie Turner, D-West Point, died Tuesday at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, at age 64.
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10 Things to Know for Friday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.
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Mo. Powerball Winner Verified; Ariz.'s a Mystery
Sometimes it's better to dream, particularly when reality means you're not an instant multimillionaire.
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Gay Marriage Before Supreme Court? Cases Weighed
The running fight over gay marriage is shifting from the ballot box to the Supreme Court.
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UN vote recognizes state of Palestine; U.S. objects
The United Nations has voted overwhelmingly to recognize a Palestinian state, but the Palestinians still face enormous limitations: They don't control their borders, airspace or trade, they have separate and …
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Federal Prisons Urged to Grant More Early Releases
For humanitarian and economic reasons, the federal Bureau of Prisons should grant more early releases to incapacitated and terminally ill prisoners, two advocacy groups say in a report depicting current …
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'Mahalia' Auditions at New Stage
By RonniMottMake an appointment to audition for the February/March musical.
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Solar Firm that Got $26M in Miss. Loans is Closing
Mississippi taxpayers may have only an empty Senatobia building and solar panel equipment to show for $26 million in loans to Twin Creeks Technologies.
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Pressuring GOP, Obama Takes His Fiscal Plan to Pa.
President Barack Obama is employing campaign-style tactics to mobilize public support for his plan.
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Bryant: Teens Don't Care About Using Contraception
Gov. Phil Bryant believes most teenagers know how to obtain and use it; they just don't care.
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City & County
Black Leaders Come Together
Black leaders from across the country and nearly all walks of life, including government, education business, community and faith-based organizations and civil rights groups have descended on the capital city.
