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Tornadoes fueled by high temperatures rip through Southern communities

Tornadoes damaged homes, briefly trapped people in a grocery store and ripped the roof off an apartment complex in Mississippi. Two people died as a tree crunched their mobile home in Alabama.

WEKU

Southern states survey tornado damage as risk lingers

One tornado watch remains in effect for parts of Alabama, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.

Axios

Tornado threat continues as southern towns assess damage

Early reports of tornado damage overnight in Mississippi and Alabama suggest twisters wrecked numerous homes, destroyed a fire station and ripped the roof off an apartment complex

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Storms could spawn major tornadoes, floods in several states

Residents in several towns in Louisiana and Mississippi took cover when tornado sirens blared Tuesday

The Independent UK

Strong thunderstorms and tornadoes are moving through parts of the South

Weather forecasters are warning of the potential for strong thunderstorms and tornadoes across a wide swath of the South Wednesday, including across Mississippi, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.

WEKU

US taps interim manager for struggling Jackson water system

The federal government filed a proposal Tuesday to appoint a third-party manager for the troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital city, which nearly collapsed in late summer

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Tornado outbreak underway across southern U.S., with 40 million at risk

Some "strong tornadoes" are possible, particularly in Mississippi, the NWS warns.

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Brett Favre Seeks Dismissal of Welfare Lawsuit in Mississippi

The former NFL quarterback said last month that he did not know that the money he received was designated for welfare recipients.

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Judge mulls arguments in Mississippi death penalty protocol

A federal judge will decide whether to block Mississippi from using three drugs when it puts inmates to death

The Independent UK

Favre asks to be dismissed from Mississippi welfare lawsuit

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is asking to be removed from a civil lawsuit by the state of Mississippi that seeks to recover millions of dollars in misspent welfare money that was intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. An attorney for Favre filed papers Monday…

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Mississippi-based furniture company fires nearly 2,700 employees through texts

‘The company has been forced to make the difficult decision to terminate the employment of all its employees,’ United Furniture Industries says in message to staff

The Independent UK

12-year-old dies after playing game of Russian Roulette

Two juveniles in Jackson, Mississippi, have been charged with murder and an adult is charged with accessory after Markell Noah was found dead

The Independent UK

Company fires 2,700 workers while they were sleeping days before Thanksgiving

Workers at Mississippi-based furniture company received text saying they were terminated just before midnight on 21 November

The Guardian - US

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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On Gardening: Wojo’s Jem Vinca is an extraordinary spiller plant no matter the season

I remember the day we were filming "Southern Gardening" as part of my duties with Mississippi State University. Friend and garden designer Lori Hitchcock presented an urn for the front porch of the historical home in Kosciusko, Mississippi. It was all decked out for the holidays with red cyclamen, holly…

The Independent UK

Men indicted for shooting at Mississippi delivery driver

A father and son have been indicted by a grand jury after allegedly chasing and shooting at a FedEx driver in January after he dropped off a package in a Mississippi city

Reason

Bowie knife statutes 1837-1899

Bowies were regulated like other knives; knives were sometimes regulated like handguns

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Environmental groups sue DOT over Mississippi road project

A group of environmental and racial justice are suing the U.S. Department of Transportation and its secretary, Pete Buttigieg, seeking to halt a Gulf Coast road project that the group says will harm the environment near historic Black neighborhoods in north Gulfport, Mississippi

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Mississippi sets execution date for 21-year death row inmate

Mississippi has set an execution date for an inmate who has been on death row for 21 years after his appeals and legal challenges were unsuccessful

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EPA leader listens to water concerns in Mississippi capital

EPA Administrator Michael Regan says the agency is still working on a plan to bring long-term improvements to the water system in Mississippi’s capital city

The Independent UK

Lawsuit: Mississippi abortion ban might not be valid yet

A group of anti-abortion doctors in Mississippi say the validity of the state’s law banning most abortions remains uncertain

The Guardian - UK

The big picture: William Eggleston at Mississippi Fred McDowell’s funeral

After befriending the bluesman years earlier, the renowned photographer caught this enquiring glance when he attended his burial

USA Today Sports Media Group

Twitter buzzing for Georgia-Mississippi State

The stage is set at Mississippi State. What jersey combination is Georgia wearing? How is the weather in Starkville?

USA Today Sports Media Group

Georgia football drops hype trailer ahead of Mississippi State game

The Independent UK

Mississippi capital to hire emergency water plant workers

Local officials in Mississippi’s capital city have approved an emergency plan to increase staffing at the city’s two water treatment plants

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