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Patient mistrust and poor access hamper federal efforts to overhaul family planning

JACKSON, Miss. — Two years ago, after an emergency cesarean section at a Mississippi hospital, Sherika Trader was denied a tubal ligation. Trader, now 33, was told that to have her tubes tied, she had to have a second child or a husband’s permission, even though she wasn’t married.

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Lane Kiffin Meets With Players As Auburn Rumors Swirl, per Report

As the regular season finale with rival Mississippi State looms, Kiffin has been linked to the current opening at Auburn.

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No. 1 Georgia uses short-term focus for long-term success

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Georgia’s last two games of the season are as close to meaningless as they could get in terms of their overall effect on the big picture. Technically, the Bulldogs don’t have to beat either Kentucky next Saturday or Georgia Tech in the final week of the regular…

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No. 1 Georgia wins SEC East with rout of Mississippi State

STARKVILLE, Miss. — It’s getting real now.

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Ezell wins in Mississippi, keeping US House seat for GOP

Mike Ezell has defeated a Democrat and a Libertarian candidate in a south Mississippi congressional race, allowing Republicans to retain control of the seat

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Jerry Lee Lewis, Outrageous Rock ‘n’ Roll Star, Dies at 87

Jerry Lee Lewis, the untamable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose outrageous talent, energy and ego collided on such definitive records as “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” and sustained a career otherwise upended by personal scandal, died Friday morning at 87. The last survivor of a…

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Mississippi town with Confederate monument gets Emmett Till statue

A Mississippi town with a Confederate monument plans to unveil a larger-than-life statue of Emmett Till on Friday, decades after white men kidnapped and killed the Black teenager.

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The EPA starts a civil rights probe into Mississippi's water woes

The agency said that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state's majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system.

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Mississippi State Football Mourns Death of Sam Westmoreland

The freshman’s cause of death is unknown at this time, but the school is working with the county to determine more information.

Sports Illustrated

The next Jan. 6 committee hearing is Thursday. What have you missed?

After a long break and then a postponement caused by Hurricane Ian, the House Jan. 6 select committee is set to hold what may be its final hearing Thursday at 1 p.m. Eastern time. Committee Chair Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., told reporters last week that the hearing will not have live…

Los Angeles Times

Brett Favre says he is being treated unfairly in Mississippi welfare case

“I have been unjustly smeared in the media,” Favre said in a statement to Fox News Digital, which was published Tuesday. “I have done nothing wrong.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Jan. 6 committee chair gets threatening letter prior to Thursday’s televised public hearing

Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the House committee chair investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, received a threatening letter at his office in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, ahead of the next scheduled panel hearing on Oct. 13.

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John Clay: Kentucky football’s next big question: How will the Cats react to loss at Ole Miss?

OXFORD, Miss. — Too many mistakes. Too many errors. Too many miscues. A top-10 team via the AP college football rankings, Kentucky did not play like a top-10 team in its 22-19 loss at Ole Miss on Saturday.

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Keegan Bradley goes low, Mark Hubbard in position for first win among five takeaways from third round of Sanderson Farms Championship

Here's what you missed from the third round.

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The Lane Train Is Rolling at Ole Miss, On and Off the Field

A day after a significant NIL announcement for Rebels athletes, the football team picked up a big win over Kentucky.

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Jackson, Miss., residents struggle with basic needs as the water crisis disrupts life

Residents in the predominantly Black city confront chronic water system outages that have them finding ways to function without a basic public service – safe and reliable drinking water.

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Sam Burns’ power line encounter, Mackenzie Hughes’ low round among five takeaways from second round of 2022 Sanderson Farms Championship

Here's what you missed from the second round of the Sanderson Farms Championship.

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Sahith Theegala, Gary Woodland, Harris English among notables to miss cut at 2022 Sanderson Farms Championship

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Presidents Cupper’s hot start, pair of aces among five takeaways from Thursday’s first round of the Sanderson Farms Championship

Here's what you missed in the first round.

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For former Ole Miss star Jackson Suber, a PGA Tour debut in Mississippi is ‘really special’

Suber spent the previous four years playing for Ole Miss, picking up first-team All-SEC recognition twice.

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In Jackson, the water is back, but the crisis remains

JACKSON, Miss. — In mid-September, Howard Sanders bumped down pothole-ridden streets in a white Cadillac weighed down with water bottles on his way to a home in Ward 3, a neglected neighborhood that he called “a war zone.”

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An ex-director of Mississippi's welfare agency pleads guilty over misspent money

John Davis pleaded guilty to charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families in one of the poorest states in the U.S.

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A boil-water notice has been lifted in Jackson, Miss., after nearly 7 weeks

But a state health department official said concerns remain about copper and lead levels in the city water. The official said people should continue to avoid using it to prepare baby formula.

Miami Herald

With another predominately Black city of Jackson, Miss., in need, Miami Gardens steps up

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- Thousands of water bottles were loaded onto trucks in Miami Gardens on Monday, headed for Jackson, Miss., where many residents are without clean water.

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The crisis in Jackson shows how climate change is threatening water supplies

Historic flooding and record droughts are stressing water systems across the country, and experts warn that with climate change intensifying the crisis in Jackson, Miss., may be just the beginning.

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