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AP poll: Police killings of blacks voted top story of 2014

By DAVID CRARY NEW YORK (AP) — The police killings of unarmed blacks in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere — and the investigations and tumultuous protests they inspired — was the top news story of 2014, according […]

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Mississippi coastal casino revenue up slightly in November

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi casino revenue fell in November, as continued weakness at casinos along the Mississippi River outweighed gains on the Gulf Coast. State Department of Revenue figures show casinos statewide won $156 […]

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Prosecutor could charge 9 in flamingo death at Hattiesburg Zoo

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi (AP) — Forrest County District Attorney Patricia Burchell told the Hattiesburg American that she will ask a grand jury to indict as many as nine college students involved in the kidnapping of a flamingo from […]