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Private Lives are Exposed as WikiLeaks Spills its Secrets

WikiLeaks' global crusade to expose government secrets is causing collateral damage to the privacy of hundreds of innocent people, including survivors of sexual abuse, sick children and the mentally ill, …

National

Ex-Fox News Host Files Lawsuit Against Roger Ailes, Others

Former Fox News host Andrea Tantaros has charged in a lawsuit she was sexually harassed by former network chief Roger Ailes and other top executives.

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JPS Improves, Stays Stable in Language Arts, Math; Average ACT 15.6

Jackson Public Schools remained stable or saw improvement across the third- through eighth-grade English language arts and math assessments in 2015-2016 Mississippi Assessment Program, or MAP, results that the Mississippi …

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Southern Airways Comes to Jackson, Stallworth Pushed Out of Lawsuit

Gov. Phil Bryant joined local leaders Monday to mark the addition of a new air service to the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport.

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Bully XX

A bulldog who roamed the sidelines as the Mississippi State University mascot has died.

World

S. Korea, US Start Drills Despite N. Korea's Nuclear Threat

South Korea and the United States began annual military drills Monday despite North Korea's threat of nuclear strikes in response to the exercises that it calls an invasion rehearsal.

World

Samba, Reflections and Pride in Final Rio Olympics Party

Shaking to samba and expressing a sense of longing with uniquely Brazilian words, Olympians and fans said goodbye to the Rio Games with one last big bash that was both …

Immigration

Trump Says He's Not Flip-Flopping on Immigration

Republican Donald Trump insists that he's not flip-flopping when it comes to his proposal to deport the estimated 11 million people living in the United States illegally — even though …

LGBT

Judge in Texas Temporarily Blocks Obama's Transgender Rules

A federal judge in Texas is blocking for now the Obama administration's directive to U.S. public schools that transgender students must be allowed to use the bathrooms and locker rooms …

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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.

Business

Mississippi Payrolls Rise in July, but Jobless Rate Ticks Up

Employers added workers to Mississippi payrolls in July, reversing three months of losses, but the jobless rate rose slightly.

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New Airline Coming to Jackson: Southern Airways Express

The Jackson Municipal Airport Authority (JMAA) and Southern Airways Express invite all members of the media to attend a press conference on Monday, August 22nd, at 8:30 a.m. announcing new …

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Ole Miss Quietly Mothballs ‘Dixie’

The University of Mississippi shed one more vestige of its Confederate past today, announcing that it is doing away with the song “Dixie” starting with this season’s football festivities. But …

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Jackson Teens Can Treat Substance Abuse, Learn to Set Goals in Jackson

Mississippi Children's Home Services has launched a substance-abuse program for young people age 12 to 17 in the Jackson metro area.

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JPD Honors William Winter; Fires Officer Who Propositioned Teen

Even though the Jackson Police Department learned it is facing a $2-million budget cut as the City wrestled with cutting its budget this week, 60 officers gathered with stoic professionalism …

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Torenzo Richardson

Torenzo Richardson is no stranger to serving the youth of Jackson.

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Mississippi Book Festival Comes to Jackson Again

For the second year in a row, the Mississippi Book Festival will be at the Mississippi State Capitol on Saturday, Aug. 20.

National

Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort Resigns

Donald Trump's campaign chairman Paul Manafort resigned on Friday in the wake of campaign shake-up and revelations about his work in Ukraine.

World

Lochte Apologizes for Not Being More Candid About Incident

U.S Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has apologized for his behavior surrounding a late-night incident at a Rio de Janeiro gas station, saying he should have been more "careful and candid" …

National

Trump Travels to Louisiana to Survey Flood Damage

Donald Trump and his running mate Mike Pence were in Louisiana Friday to survey the flood damage that killed at least 13 people and displaced thousands more.