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GOP Offers $3.8T Budget that Boosts Defense, Cuts Elsewhere
House Republicans on Tuesday unveiled a $3.8 trillion budget plan for next year that effectively breaks tight budget limits on military spending while promising a familiar roster of big cuts …
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Person of the Day
Ja-Mes Logan
Former Ole Miss wide receiver Ja-Mes Logan was an undrafted free agent with the New England Patriots last fall. He made it to the final round of cuts before the …
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City & County
Education: At the Intersection of Poverty and Race
At the corner of High Street and North State, Bryan Eason, 31, has set up an ersatz outside classroom for Jackson residents.
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Sports
A Look Back at Mississippi’s Basketball Season
The Final Four is here, and the book on Mississippi's current basketball season has closed. It felt like a particularly mad March for Mississippi basketball fans, but it was a …
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Confederate Flag's Days are Numbered in South Carolina
More than 50 years after South Carolina raised a Confederate flag at its Statehouse to protest the civil rights movement, the state is getting ready to remove the rebel banner.
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Kerry at House Hearing: Nothing in Iran Deal Built on Trust
Secretary of State John Kerry pitched the administration's controversial nuclear deal with Iran before a skeptical House Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday, pushing back against the allegation it would ease …
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Holmes Jury Keeps Execution as Option as Sentencing Advances
Jurors on Monday moved one step closer toward sentencing James Holmes to death for his Colorado movie theater attack, taking less than three hours to reject arguments that the former …
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'Mystery Guy' Wins Democratic Primary for Governor, Auditor Pickering Holds Off Mayor Mary
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Phil Bryant has $2.8 million in his campaign fund, and his Democratic challenger in the November election is a truck driver who reported …
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Biz Roundup
Birthday Lunch with Maison Weiss, Albriton's Moving, After-Work Networking
Ken Szilasi, owner of Maison Weiss, a women's fashion specialty store located at Highland Village, is hosting a celebration to commemorate his store's 40th anniversary today, Aug. 17, from 11 …
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JFP 2015 College Football Preview: Mississippi State University
Last season turned out to be a perfect storm for Mississippi State. The Bulldogs had a great mix of returning players, a favorable schedule and opponents with more questions than …
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Art
Unintentional Filmmaker
In 2005, filmmaker Keith Beauchamp directed and produced "The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till," which won Audience and Special Jury awards at the 2005 Miami Film Festival, as well …
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Ted Cruz Cozies Up to Donald Trump, Aims for His Supporters
On Wednesday, at Ted Cruz's invitation, Donald Trump is to appear with him at a Capitol Hill rally protesting the proposed nuclear agreement with Iran.
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Israeli Defense Chief: Russian Troops Already in Syria
Russian troops have arrived in Syria to aid Bashar Assad's beleaguered government in the battle against Islamic State militants, Israel's defense minister said Thursday, a development could help the Syrian …
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Person of the Day
Janet Leach
When Delta Airlines closed its marketing office in Jackson in 1994, it turned out to be the best thing to happen to Janet Leach because it led her to a …
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House Bills Hit Planned Parenthood, Some Abortion Doctors
Republicans pushed bills targeting Planned Parenthood and curbing some abortion procedures toward House passage Friday, with party leaders hoping the legislation will help mollify fractious conservatives demanding a face-off with …
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Biz Roundup
New LGBT Hangout, Clothing Outlet and Take-Out Restaurant
Jesse Pandolfo aimed to bring back a night spot for the Jackson LGBT community when she opened WonderLust inside the former Bottoms Up location.
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Afghan Troops Push into City of Kunduz, Taliban in Retreat
Afghan government forces pushed overnight into the strategic northern city of Kunduz that was captured by the Taliban earlier this week, forcing the insurgents to retreat amid heavy street battles …
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Tav Falco’s Evanescent South
Tav Falco, enfant terrible of the 1980s, walked onto the stage at Lafayette's Music Room here, dressed in black, his hair a Nuevo-'50s coif, picked up his guitar and let …
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Fed Will Likely Signal No Rate Hike Anytime Soon
The global economy has slumped. Turmoil has gripped financial markets. And the U.S. job market, despite steady gains, still isn't fully healthy. Yet when the Federal Reserve meets this week, …
