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Iran Pushes for End to Arms Embargo in Nuke Deal

A day before the new deadline for a nuclear accord, Iran pushed Monday to lift the U.N. arms embargo on the country as a parallel deal—a demand that the United …

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South Carolina Lawmakers Return for Confederate Flag Debate

The depth of support for bringing down the Confederate flag gets its first test in the South Carolina Legislature this week as lawmakers return to Columbia to come up with …

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'Confederate Heritage' and Pro-Flag Rally Planned for Monday

Last fall, the Magnolia Heritage Campaign started a petition drive to preserve what it considers Mississippi heritage by acknowledging Christianity as the official state religion and English as the official …

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Jason Isbell: Choosing the Right Details

Singer-songwriter Jason Isbell has had a busy couple of years since he last played in Jackson in 2013.

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Dr. John Hall

The American Heart Association presented Dr. John Hall of UMMC with the Award of Meritorious Achievement Wednesday, June 24.

World

UN Rights Body Backs Call for Accountability in Gaza War

The U.N.'s top human rights body backed calls Friday for accountability in last year's conflict in Gaza, in which hundreds of Palestinian civilians and six Israeli civilians were killed.

National

Hispanic Leaders Want GOP Field to Condemn Trump's 'Idiocy'

Hispanic leaders are bristling at the largely tepid response by Republican presidential candidates to Donald Trump's characterization of Mexican immigrants as rapists and drug dealers.

World

Germany Wants Quick Clarification of New NSA Spy Allegations

Germany's foreign minister said Friday that new allegations of U.S. eavesdropping on senior German government officials' telephones need to be clarified "as quickly as possible" and that he hoped Washington …

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WikiLeaks' Assange Seeks Asylum in France; President Says No

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has failed in a bid to win asylum in France.

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Russian Parliament Votes to Adopt Controversial Privacy Law

Lawmakers in the Russian parliament on Friday voted for a bill forcing online search engines to remove search results about a specific person at that person's request.

State

Storify: #MSFlagDIY Re-Design from Readers

The JFP is encouraging readers to submit their own Mississippi State flag (re)designs under the has tag #MSFlagDIY -- here's what's come in so far!

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Mississippi's Marriage Equality Fight is Over—Or is it?

"It's over." That was the message from Roberta Kaplan, the attorney who represented lesbian couples in a case to strike down Mississippi's same-sex marriage ban, to an Associated Press reporter …

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Official: State Prisons 'Hell on Earth' for 40 Years

Since the five-member Task Force on Contracting and Procurement started meeting, the body has aired concerns about the way the agency awards contracts and general complaints about the state's prisons.

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Abby Wambach

Now, at the age of 35, Abby Wambach will have one final chance to capture a World Cup title in the final of the 2015 Women's World Cup.

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Gulf States Reach $18.7B Settlement with BP Over Oil Spill

BP and five Gulf states announced a record $18.7 billion record settlement Thursday that resolves years of legal fighting over the environmental and economic damage done by the energy giant's …

LGBT

Episcopalians OK Allowing Gay Marriage in Churches

The Episcopal Church has completed its embrace of gay rights, changing church law to allow same-sex religious marriages throughout the denomination, just days after the U.S. Supreme Court legalized gay …

LGBT

AG: Fifth Circuit Clears Path for Same-Sex Marriage

Gov. Phil Bryant remains opposed to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide, but he's stopping his court fight against it.

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Aaron Holbert’s Baseball Odyssey

Striking out is not meant to be celebrated. Aaron Holbert, manager of the Mississippi Braves, should know this. He has been in professional baseball for 25 years.

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Home Cookin’ Capsule

Oxford High School won Mississippi's premier seven-on-seven high-school football tournament, the Medicomp 7 on 7, at Liberty Park in Madison June 27 - 28. Clinton High School placed fifth as …

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A Long Time Coming

"Go Set a Watchman," the second novel by "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee, will finally be out July 14.