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Businesses Seek Cure for Health Care Cost Surge
A survey of owners taken last month by the advocacy group National Small Business Association found that 20 percent have held off on implementing a growth strategy because of rising …
Opponents of Finger Scanners Attack Rule-Making
Opponents of a plan to require parents to use a finger scanner to sign children in and out of federally subsidized child care say the state hasn't proceeded properly.
Reactions to Egyptian Crackdown on Pro-Morsi Camps
Official reaction Thursday to clashes between Egyptian security forces and supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi, in which hundreds of people were killed and thousands injured.
Death Toll from Egypt Violence Rises to 525
Egyptian authorities on Thursday significantly raised the death toll from clashes the previous day between police and supporters of the ousted Islamist president, saying more than 500 people died.
Typhoon Leaves 1 Dead, 5 Missing in Southern China
A typhoon left one person dead and five others missing as it churned through southern China before weakening into a tropical storm on Thursday, authorities said.
GOP Pushes Rising Stars Amid Calls for Solutions
Republican officials are looking to promote a fresh group of diverse rising stars to help resolve their election woes, while frustrated party elders insist that all Republicans must offer more …
Health Care
Obamacare Presents Complex Choices For People With Disabilities
The Affordable Care Act has set new standards—called essential health benefits—outlining what health insurance companies must now cover.
Business
Hosemann Trashes SEC
Mississippi is once again locking horns with the federal government, but this time it's about neither guns nor affordable health-care insurance—it's about securities fraud.
Inmate Pleads Guilty in Deadly Miss. Prison Riot
An inmate suspected of participating in the fatal beating of a guard during a prison riot in Mississippi last year has pleaded guilty to rioting.
Bryant: Miss. Needs to Pursue Health Care Jobs
Republican Gov. Phil Bryant says Mississippi needs to pursue health care businesses to promote economic growth.
At Least 17 Killed Across Country in Egypt Clashes
Security and health officials say at least 17 people have been killed across Egypt after tens of thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters took to the streets in defiance of a …
Skepticism as N. Korea Shows Home-Grown Smartphone
North Korea's announcement that it is mass producing a home-grown smartphone has been met with skepticism in the tech industry in South Korea and abroad.
Abortion Coverage for Congress Under Health Law?
An attempt to fix a problem with the new health care law has created a situation in which members of Congress and their staffers could gain access to abortion coverage, …
Meal Programs Expand Summer Nutrition for Kids
Four days a week this summer, lime green school buses loaded with games, books and computers rumbled through low-income neighborhoods south of Seattle. Their aim wasn't just to entertain kids—but …
Report: NSA Spying Broke Privacy Rules Many Times
The National Security Agency has broken privacy rules or overstepped its legal authority thousands of times each year since Congress granted the agency broad new powers in 2008, The Washington …
Events
It's the Weekend!
On Saturday, the Mississippi Corvette Classic is from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Jackson Convention Complex.
Jacqueline Dace
In July, the Mississippi Department of Archives and History selected Jackson resident Jacqueline Dace as the project manager of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, set to open in 2017.
Environment
Airborne Carbon, Silicon Increase Risk of Death in U.S. Cities
Certain ingredients of airborne particulates—especially carbon—apparently increase the risk of death in U.S. cities, according to a new nationwide study.
Business
Mississippi's Push for Health-Care Dollars
More than 700 people gathered at the Jackson Convention Center yesterday, eager to understand how health care can be a driver for creating jobs and boosting revenues in Mississippi.
2014 Trial Set for Challenge of Miss. Abortion Law
A federal judge has set a jury trial next spring for a lawsuit filed by Mississippi's only abortion clinic.
