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Month: January 2017

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Trump fires acting attorney general after she discourages enforcement of immigration order

January 31, 2017 Online Editor 0

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday fired Sally Yates, the acting attorney general and a Democratic appointee, after she refused to defend in court his controversial refugee and immigration ban. The extraordinary public […]

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Donald Trump’s voter fraud expert registered in 3 states, AP finds

January 31, 2017 Online Editor 0

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A man who President Donald Trump has promoted as an authority on voter fraud was registered to vote in multiple states during the 2016 presidential election, the Associated Press has learned. […]

Education

School desegregation accord reached in Mississippi district

January 31, 2017 Online Editor 0

By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A lawyer says a Mississippi Delta school district has agreed to a settlement in a long-running desegregation lawsuit. Lawyer Jamie Jacks says the agreement was announced […]

Sports

23: Serena Williams sets major record with win over Venus

January 31, 2017 Online Editor 0

By JOHN PYE MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Serena Williams held up a Grand Slam winner’s trophy for the 23rd time, celebrating her unrivalled place in history, and received a congratulatory letter and a pair of […]

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Boy Scouts allows transgender kids into boys-only programs

January 31, 2017 Online Editor 1

By CLAUDIA LAUER DALLAS (AP) — A New Jersey woman whose son was asked to leave his Boy Scouts troop after leaders found out he is transgender said she has mixed emotions about the organization’s […]

Education

Jackson parents’ group gets $1M from Kellogg Foundation

January 30, 2017 Online Editor 0

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The W.K. Kellogg Foundation is giving $1 million to a parents’ group to improve parental engagement and student literacy in Jackson city schools. Parents for Public Schools of Jackson announced Friday […]

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Fire destroys Texas mosque that was target of recent burglary

January 30, 2017 Online Editor 0

VICTORIA, Texas (AP) — An early-morning fire Saturday destroyed a Texas mosque that was a target of hatred several years ago and experienced a burglary just a week ago. A clerk at a convenience store […]

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Despite temporary stay, Trump’s travel ban reverberates in Britain, Iraq and elsewhere

January 30, 2017 Online Editor 0

(AP) A federal judge’s emergency order Saturday temporarily barred the U.S. from deporting people from nations subject to President Donald Trump’s travel ban. The judge said travelers who had been detained had a strong argument […]

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