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Lawyer: Former Ricin Suspect's Home is Unlivable
Attorneys for a Mississippi man who was briefly charged with sending ricin-laced letters to the president and others are encouraged after speaking with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's office …
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Seamstress Survived 17 Days in Bangladesh Collapse
A woman was rescued from the factory building where more than 1,000 died.
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Review Chairman: Clinton Didn't Make Benghazi Call
The seasoned diplomat who penned a highly critical report on security at a U.S. outpost in Benghazi, Libya, defended his scathing assessment but absolved then-Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. …
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Syria Opposition Signals Tough Line on Peace Talks
Despite recent rebel setbacks in Syria's civil war, the main opposition bloc signaled a tough line Tuesday on attending possible peace talks with President Bashar Assad's regime.
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Music
Rock ‘n’ Roll and Retro-Soul
Steve Johnson was delivering a FedEx package to the animal clinic where his friend Zac Cockrell worked in 2008 when Cockrell asked if he wanted to play some music together …
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Creative Work Options
Deirdre M. Danahar of Jackson-based InMotion Consulting and Coaching has operated her company from home successfully for eight years. She offers these tips for being productive while working from home.
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Widow Works to Preserve Evers' Civil-Rights Legacy
Myrlie Evers-Williams acknowledges it would be easy to remain mired in bitterness and anger, 50 years after a sniper's bullet made her a widow.
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Privacy, the Online Generation Wants It
Amid the debate over government surveillance, there's been an assumption: Young people don't care about privacy.
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Obama Deepens U.S. Involvement in Syria
'Conclusive evidence' that Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime used chemical weapons is prompting President Barack Obama to authorize lethal aid to Syrian rebels.
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High Court Voids Key Part of Voting Rights Act
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act cannot be enforced unless Congress comes up with an up-to-date formula for deciding which states …
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Doomsday Believers Flocking to Global Hot Spots to Watch World End
Though the Mayans never really predicted that the world would end on Friday, some New Agers are convinced that humanity's demise is indeed imminent. Or at least that it's a …
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Urban Advocates Say The Time for a Gun Control Debate is Long Overdue
For years, voices have cried in the urban wilderness: We need to talk about gun control. Yet the guns blazed on.
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AP Interview: Reeves Pushing for Charter Schools
With the 2013 Mississippi legislative session starting next week, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves says he believes there's bipartisan support for charter schools and for efforts to improve children's reading skills …
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Editor's Note
My Opening Farewell
After my many years with the JFP in numerous roles, the names and faces of all the dedicated souls who passed through the doors are too many to count or …
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Roots/Soul Music Fest in New Orleans
The soul origins of Detroit, Houston and L.A. set to explode onstage at New Orleans' Mid City Rock'n'Bowl. Ponderosa Stomp is more than an insane two-night roots music festival between …
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Environment
Climate Scientists Get Swift-Boated
The word early from scientists gathered in Stockholm is clear: The planet is changing, and humans are the cause.
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Biz Roundup
Beemon, Stewpot, Callan and Thompson
Jackson's Stewpot Community Services is once again fully operational after a budget crunch brought on by the theft of up to $120,000 in November.
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From Emmett to Trayvon
Crazies will always be there, and we will always have to deal with them. But when trigger-happy men shoot kids of color under cover of Stand Your Ground or Castle …
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Fiscal Cliff Negotiators Are Facing High Hurdles
It's entirely possible that lawmakers and the White House will reach a deal that staves off an avalanche of tax increases and deep cuts in government programs before a Jan. …
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My Friend, Willie
My late, ineffable friend Willie Morris, gone from us for more than 14 years now, would turn 79 next week. I miss him. Safe to say, everyone who knew Willie …
