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Death count rises after violent storms in southeastern US wreak havoc on region

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DEL, Ga. (AP) — Emergency responders rushed to answer new reports of deaths and injuries Sunday evening in southern Georgia as violent storms already blamed for killing 16 people in the Southeast continued to inflict […]

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Four dead after tornado rips through Hattiesburg area

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HATTIESBURG, Mississippi (AP) — Four people were killed, roofs were ripped from homes and churches, and trees were torn from the earth early Saturday when a tornado hitting in the dark of night ripped through […]

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Jury awards $15M to survivor of deadly crash

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ATLANTA (AP) – Nearly two years after a Louisiana truck driver caused a seven-car crash killing five Georgia Southern University nursing students, a jury has awarded a survivor $15 million in a civil suit. The […]

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Jackson State’s interim chief looks to cut expenses

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Interim Jackson State University President Rod Paige says his main priority is to get the university’s finances in order, which includes hiring a chief financial officer. Paige, speaking to The Clarion-Ledger […]

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Thousands protest Donald Trump at Women’s March on Washington; crowds rally around the world

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Wearing pink, pointy-eared “pussyhats” to mock the new president, hundreds of thousands of women took to the streets in the nation’s capital and cities around the world Saturday to send Donald Trump […]

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Principal who said prayer boosted scores: license suspended

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A former principal who said prayer had dramatically boosted test scores has lost her license for 20 years for telling teachers and other workers to correct students’ answers. A state education […]

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Contractor gets 5 years in Mississippi prison bribery scheme

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A businessman who had contracts with the Mississippi prison system has been sentenced to five years in prison in a bribery scheme involving the state’s former corrections commissioner. The Clarion-Ledger reports […]

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In bipartisan nod, GOP-led Mississippi Senate commends Obama

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By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Republican-led Mississippi Legislature has resisted much of President Barack Obama’s agenda. But in a bipartisan gesture of goodwill, the state Senate is calling the […]

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Orlando nightclub gunman’s widow pleads not guilty to helping husband

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The widow of the Orlando nightclub gunman pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of aiding and abetting her husband’s support of the Islamic State group and hindering the investigation of the […]

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Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman extradited to US

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NEW YORK (AP) — Infamous Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who twice escaped from maximum-security prisons in his country, was extradited at the request of the United States to face drug trafficking and other […]

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