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EYES ON LONDON: Music time, damaged Ukraine pride

Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of the games to you.

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All Dressed Up—With a Plan

Have you ever found yourself all dressed up with no place to go? Well, that is not the case for you this weekend.

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Rusty and Soothing

One might not expect to see paintings of rusty cars on the walls of a modern women's fitness facility.

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Scars Run Deep

Most people hear about victims of domestic violence. It's always a friend or a relative of a co-worker or that woman you passed in a crowded bar whose name is …

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Chicks We Love

Every year just in time for the JFP Chick Ball, we name our roster of "Chicks We Love." Yes, we know they are powerful women; that's why we pick them.

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Sexual Assault on Campus

Toward the end of her freshman year at the University of Wisconsin in 2004, Laura Dunn attended a frat party where she drank way too many raspberry vodkas. Two guys …

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Chick Ball to Fund Rape Ctr.

This year's Chick Ball features girl bands, tango, art, magic, men of character, more! And we're still taking donations.

National

10 Things to Know for Wednesday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:

World

It Happened Yesterday: A World News Ticker

Be in the know with this hodgepodge of world and national news from London to Aurora, Beirut to Washington.

Wellness

NAACP Develops HIV Manual for Black Churches

The NAACP is trying to help church leaders know how to talk to their congregations about a disease that has a disproportionate effect on the black community.

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Cooper-Stokes Still the Ward 3 Rep

LaRita Cooper-Stokes has kept her Ward 3 city council seat after a third election and a trial

Business

Duvall Decker Brings Home Awards

Duvall Decker Architects takes home three of six AIA MS awards at annual convention.

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12 Local Stories of the Week

There are no slow news weeks in Jackson, especially at the Jackson Free Press. Here are 12 vital stories from the last week.

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It's the Weekend!

This Saturday, the NPC Mississippi Bodybuilding and Figure Championships at Thalia Mara Hall includes a 9:30 a.m. pre-judging and a 7 p.m. show.

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The Shooting in My Aurora

It's eerie to think what happened in my home town.

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Study: Voter ID a Barrier

Barriers resulting from the new voter ID laws may well prevent numerous potential voters from showing up at the polls.

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Music Lasts Forever

It all started with a blues band, an 11-year-old and a drum set. McComb native Jesse Thompson began playing drums in a blues band before he was even a teenager. …

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Scoundrel's Strong Debut

A while back, I made reference to an "up and coming" Jackson band called That Scoundrel. Even though the band has only been together since November of last year, it …

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Still Going Strong

Every year in Vicksburg, a new crop of actors don the same costumes, put up the same sets and perform the same lines that they have been proclaimed from the …

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Showcasing J. Lee

No subject matter is off limits. Karma, interracial relationships, alcoholism and homosexuality are just a few of the controversial topics addressed in Jimmie Lee's, aka J. Lee, stage productions.