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National
This Is It, Kid: This is America
"For the last decade, the two parties have been huffing their fumes, and social media makes the conflicts between the two polarized. The reality is carved in stone: America ain’t …
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National
ACLU: Trump Giving Police Grenade Launchers, Bayonets and Other Military Equipment
Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that President Donald Trump will issue an executive order today allowing the federal government to give police departments certain military equipment—such as grenade launchers, high-caliber …
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National
Trump Rolling Back Limits on Military Gear for Police
President Donald Trump will revive a program that provides local police departments with surplus military equipment such as high-caliber weapons and grenade launchers, despite past concerns that armored vehicles and …
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LGBT
Trump Tells Mattis to Indefinitely Ban Transgender Recruits
President Donald Trump on Friday directed the Pentagon to extend indefinitely a ban on transgender individuals joining the military, but he appeared to leave open the possibility of allowing some …
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National
Trump Pardons Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio Over Federal Conviction
President Donald Trump spared former Sheriff Joe Arpaio a possible jail sentence on Friday by pardoning the recent federal conviction stemming from his immigration patrols, reversing what critics saw as …
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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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Hurricane
Thousands In Houston Area Request Help in Wake of Harvey, Convention Center Now a Shelter
HOUSTON (AP) — Rescuers answered hundreds of desperate calls for help Sunday as floodwaters from the remnants of Hurricane Harvey rose high enough to begin filling second-story homes, and authorities …
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Business
Deadline Extended for Settlement on Mississippi Power Rates
Regulators and Mississippi Power Co. are getting more time to settle differences over how much money customers should pay for a power plant.
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Immigration
Trump Pardons Sheriff Joe Arpaio
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has pardoned former sheriff Joe Arpaio following his conviction for intentionally disobeying a judge's order in an immigration case.
