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Deputies accused of abusing Black men are fired by Mississippi sheriff amid federal probe

Mississippi deputies accused of beating and sexually assaulting two Black men before shooting one of them in the mouth have been fired

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Civil rights icon James Meredith turns 90, urges people to fight crime by obeying Ten Commandments

James Meredith knew he was putting his life in danger in the 1960s by pursuing what he believes was his mission from God: conquering white supremacy in the segregated state of Mississippi

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Civil rights icon James Meredith, 90, falls at Mississippi event but has no visible injuries

Civil rights icon James Meredith fell outside the Mississippi Capitol at an event marking his 90th birthday

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Inside eerie abandoned church surrounded by skeletal remains and handmade crosses

The run-down exterior of the abandoned Presbyterian Church can be seen with a full animal skeleton nearby in a body of murky water in Mississippi, US

Daily Mirror

The fight over US abortion rights in the year without Roe – photo essay

A look back on the year since the US supreme court overturned Roe v Wade with the Dobbs decision, and the advocates who aren’t giving up

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Mississippi senator wants old Confederate state flag back because ‘our people fought and died under that flag’

Voters chose new flag in 2020 ballot initiative

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Plane crashes onto school field after taking off from airport less than a mile away

The plane crash landed on a practice field at a middle school in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, after taking off from the airport less than a mile away on a flight to North Carolina

Daily Mirror

Disability advocates are asking a court to halt a Mississippi law on ballot assistance

Disability and voting rights advocates are asking a federal court to block a measure in Mississippi, set to go into effect next week, that Republican backers say cracks down on "ballot harvesting."

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The water in Mississippi's capital is safe to drink, city officials say

Officials in Mississippi's capital city say water flowing from city faucets is safe to drink

The Independent UK

Mississippi governor under fire for leaving state as residents reeled from back-to-back tornadoes

‘If it would mean furthering himself, Tate Reeves would go to Antarctica for a campaign check,’ Democratic operative says

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A Mississippi teen unpacks how the Jackson water crisis impacts education

17-year-old Georgianna McKenny is the high school grand prize winner in NPR's fifth annual Student Podcast Challenge.

WEKU

Tornadoes clobber Mississippi. Hours later, its governor attends Republican fundraiser in Alabama

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves traveled to Alabama for a Republican fundraising event as people in his state were still reeling from death, injury and destruction from back-to-back storms

The Independent UK

Tornado In Mississippi Town Leaves One Dead, Dozens Injured

Louin, a small town of 275 people, was hit by a confirmed tornado causing catastrophic damage and power outages.

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Mississippi community workers battle maternal mortality crisis

JACKSON, MISS. — When Lauren Jones was pregnant with her first child, doctors overlooked a leak in her amniotic sac because her description of the symptoms didn’t strike them as cause for alarm.

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1 dead, nearly 2 dozen injured after multiple tornadoes sweep through Mississippi

Officials say multiple tornadoes swept through Mississippi overnight, killing one and injuring nearly two dozen

The Independent UK

Power outages continue across southern US; triple-digit heat wave grips Texas

More than 100,000 customers in the southern U.S. are still without power following damaging storms that have left residents searching for relief in sweltering temperatures

Daily Mirror

Mississippi tornado kills one and injures 20 as 50MILLION under severe weather warnings

Multiple tornadoes tore through the state of Mississippi, resulting in one fatality and approximately 20 injuries - the storms brought not only tornadoes but also high temperatures and hail in some areas

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Donald Triplett, the 1st person diagnosed with autism, dies at 89

The Mississippi man known as "Case 1" was the first person to be diagnosed with autism. Triplett was the subject of a book and documentary titled In a Different Key and many medical journal articles.

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Mississippi GOP governor and Democratic challenger spar over crime, courts and trans care

Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and the Democrat who is trying to unseat him this year, Brandon Presley, are trading barbs about crime, courts and transgender health care

Daily Mirror

First ever person to be diagnosed with autism dies aged 89-years-old

Donald Triplett was the first person to have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in the 1940s, he died peacefully at his home in Mississippi after a period of extended illness

Daily Mirror

Best things to see on a US road trip from Nashville to New Orleans - with soul, rock and jazz

Paul Henderson goes on a magical musical tour through southern USA, from the country clubs of Nashville to the sultry soul of Mississippi, then onto all that jazz of New Orleans

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State supreme courts issued 257 opinions from May 29-June 11

State supreme courts issued 257 opinions from May 29-June 11. The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia led the field with 27 opinions issued, followed by Mississippi with 20 and Delaware with 19. The last two weeks’ 257 opinions account for 9% of the year-to-date total of 3,013. West…

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Mississippi community workers battle maternal mortality crisis - Roll Call

Mississippi struggles with high rates of C-sections, maternal mortality, with mammoth disparities between Black and white mothers.

The Independent UK

'A circus': Mississippi Supreme Court Justice decries efforts to keep him in lawsuit

Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph says efforts to attach him to a lawsuit challenging a new state law are a “circus” with “no legal precedent in U_S_ history.”

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