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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.

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.

Sports

MSU Basketball's Davis Tears ACL, Likely Out for Season

Incoming Mississippi State freshman Jacoby Davis has torn the ACL in his left knee and will likely miss the upcoming basketball season.

National

Factcheck: Did Romney 'Control' Bain After 1999 Exit?

According to Bain associates and others familiar with Romney's actions at the time, he stayed in regular contact with his partners over the following months, tending to his partnership interests …

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:

Sports

5 Olympic Things to Know for Wednesday

Here's what to watch for at the London Olympics on Wednesday.

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Religion Meets Raucous

Joanne Robinson Chris Roebuck are in "Buck Nekkid for Jesus" at Duling Hall this weekend.

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Yes, It Was That Bad

"I've alluded to it here and there, but it wasn't until this year, when we decided to focus the Chick Ball on sexual assault, that I knew it was my …

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Mollie Wyatt

Helping abusers and victims of domestic violence get to the root of their problems is "a passion in my heart sent from God," Mollie Wyatt says.

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Campaigns, Panhandlers and Buses

Ward 4 Councilman Frank Bluntson, a candidate in next year's mayoral race, has taken every chance he can to oppose Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. at City Council meetings.

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Rebranding Jackson

The city is working with Fahrenheit Creative Group to create a new marketing plan to highlight Jackson's positive aspects.

National

UPDATE: Senate OKs Dems' Version of Tax Cut Extension

Democrats pushed a yearlong extension of tax cuts for all but the highest-earning Americans through the Senate on Wednesday, giving Democrats a significant political victory on a measure that is …

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Romney Camp: 'Anglo-Saxon' Quote Untrue

Romney spokesman Ryan Williams said Wednesday that an adviser did not make a controversial "Anglo-Saxon" quote yesterday. And if an adviser said it, the aide wasn't reflecting Romney's views.

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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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Sally Ride Sparks Posthumous Debate on Coming Out

At the end of an obituary that Sally Ride co-wrote with her partner, Tam O'Shaughnessy, they disclosed to the world their relationship of 27 years.

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The Real Roots of Evil

"When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak." —Audre …

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Putting Down the Baggage

It would be awesome if we got the chance to wipe away every bad relationship before starting a new one. My life, though, tells a different story. The person I …

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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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Guns Kill Families

It may be an inconvenient truth in a state where so many people value their rights to own a firearm, but easy access to guns make women and children much …

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Spotify: Disrupting the Disruptions

It's amazing how quickly the technology "disruptions" come these days.