US weighing in on Lebanon's next central bank chief, sources say
Tornadoes, wildfires and blinding dust sweep across US as massive storm leaves at least 32 dead
Astronaut crew docks with space station to replace 'Butch and Suni'
Frustrating start for Lewis Hamilton and Ferrari at F1 Australian Grand Prix
China's Xi declines to EU invitation to anniversary summit, FT reports
Young scientists see career pathways vanish as schools adapt to federal funding cuts
McLaren's Lando Norris wins wet and wild Australian Grand Prix. Hamilton finishes 10th
St. Patrick's Day parade celebrates Boston heritage in America’s most Irish big city
Education|Political|US
Robert Clark, Mississippi's first Black lawmaker after Civil Rights era, dies at 96
Mississippi’s first Black lawmaker of the 20th century died Tuesday
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Women represent half of the US. But they sometimes lack clout in budget and tax talks
Women represent half of the U.S. population
Health|News|US
Federal appeals court reverses ruling that found Mississippi discriminated in mental health care
A federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling that found Mississippi relies too much on institutionalizing people with mental health conditions rather than providing care in their communities
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Hollis Watkins, who was jailed multiple times for challenging segregation in Mississippi, dies at 82
Longtime Mississippi civil rights activist Hollis Watkins has died
Election|News|US
Southern Republicans look to nationalize 2023 governors' races by invoking Biden
President Joe Biden’s name isn't on the ballot in 2023
Election|US
In Mississippi, most voters will have no choice about who represents them in the Legislature
Most voters in Mississippi will have no choice this year when it comes to who represents them in the state House and Senate
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Democrat Brandon Presley seeks big turnout in Nov. 7 bid to unseat Mississippi's Republican governor
Democrat Brandon Presley is trying to block Republican Gov. Tate Reeves from winning a second term in Mississippi
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Lawyer wants federal probe of why Mississippi police waited months to tell a mom her son was killed
A civil rights attorney says he will ask the U.S. Justice Department to investigate why authorities in Jackson, Mississippi, waited months to tell a woman that her son had been struck and killed by a police SUV driven by an off-duty officer
Election|News|US
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves wins 2nd term, defeating Democrat Brandon Presley
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has won a second term
Election|News|US
Ballot shortages in Mississippi created a problem for democracy on the day of a governor's election
People in Mississippi’s largest county are demanding answers about why some polling places ran out of ballots and voters had to wait for them to be replenished on the day the state was deciding its most competitive governor’s race in a generation
Crime|News|US
Infrequent grand juries can mean long pretrial waits in jail in Mississippi, survey shows
Most people in Mississippi’s county jails have been held at least three months without formal charges while waiting to go on trial
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Maternal mortality rate is much higher for Black women than white women in Mississippi, study says
Black people make up about 38% of Mississippi’s population
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Battle over creating new court centers on equality in Mississippi's majority-Black capital city
Constitutional rights are at the center of a legal fight over a state-run court in part of Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city of Jackson
Crime|News
Judge allows new court in Mississippi's majority-Black capital, rejecting NAACP request to stop it
A federal judge will allow Mississippi officials to move forward with creating a state-run court in part of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson
Environment|News|US
Lawsuit seeks to protect dolphins by limiting use of flood-control spillway near New Orleans
A new lawsuit says opening a spillway as a flood-control measure in 2019 sent polluted fresh water from the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico and killed bottlenose dolphins that live in saltwater
Health
Mississippi eyes quicker Medicaid coverage in pregnancy to try to reduce deaths of moms and babies
Mississippi could start providing Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy in a bid to improve health outcomes for moms and babies
Election|News|Political|US
Republican lawsuits challenge mail ballot deadlines. Could they upend voting across the country?
Republicans are challenging extended mail ballot deadlines in at least two states in a move that could have severe implications for mail voting nationwide ahead of this year’s presidential election
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Ellen Gilchrist, 1984 National Book Award winner for 'Victory Over Japan,' dies at 88
Author Ellen Gilchrist has died at age 88
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Who has the power to sue Brett Favre over welfare money? 1 Mississippi Republican sues another
Mississippi’s Republican attorney general is suing the Republican state auditor, trying to block the auditor’s effort to recover misspent welfare money from retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre
Education|World
At a Civil War battlefield in Mississippi, there's a new effort to include more Black history
A Civil War battlefield in Mississippi is providing more information about Black history
Crime
Republican senator used decades-old example of rapes in Mexico to attack Biden border policies
The Republican senator who gave the party’s response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address used a harrowing account of a young woman’s sexual abuse to attack his border policies, but the rapes did not happen in the U.S. or during the Biden administration
Election|News|Political|US
Mississippi Republican Sen. Wicker advances to general election. State also holds 4 House primaries
Mississippians have voted in party primaries for four seats in the U.S. House and one in the Senate
Health|Political|US
Mississippi will allow quicker Medicaid coverage during pregnancy to try to help women and babies
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a new law that will allow women to receive Medicaid coverage earlier in pregnancy
Crime|News|US
Mississippi ex-police officer pleads guilty after making man lick urine off jail floor
A former Mississippi police officer has pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights charge after authorities say he forced a man to lick his own urine off the floor of a jail cell
Crime|Lifestyle|News|US
Sentencing continues for deputies who tortured 2 Black men in racist assault
Sentencing continues Wednesday for white former law enforcement officers in Mississippi who pleaded guilty last year to breaking into a home without a warrant and torturing two Black men with a stun gun, a sex toy and other objects
