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Mississippi flag temporarily removed at Hattiesburg city buildings

(AP) The Mississippi flag, which includes a Confederate battle emblem, was temporarily removed Thursday from most municipal buildings in one of the largest cities in the state. Hattiesburg Mayor Johnny DuPree said he ordered the […]

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MLK motel in Alabama named to ‘most endangered’ list

(AP) Preservationists say an abandoned Birmingham motel with ties to the civil rights movement is among the nation’s most threatened historic places. The National Trust for Historic Preservation is including the old A.G. Gaston Motel […]

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Mississippi officials split on Confederate battle emblem

(AP) Mississippi officials are expressing differing opinions about whether to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag: ____ Democratic U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson, the only black member of Mississippi’s congressional delegation, said Tuesday […]

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Mississippi unemployment rate ticks up despite job gains

(AP) With people flooding into Mississippi’s labor force, the state’s job market couldn’t quite keep up in May. Mississippi’s unemployment rate crept up to 6.7 percent from 6.6 percent in April, ending five straight months […]

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CONFEDERATE SYMBOLS Top lawmaker: Remove Confederate sign from Mississippi flag JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A top Mississippi lawmaker says the Confederate battle emblem is offensive and needs to be removed from the state flag. Republican […]

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John Daly’s fiancee denied dismissal of ex-wife’s lawsuit

(AP) The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to throw out an alienation of affection lawsuit filed by John Daly’s ex-wife against the professional golfer’s fiancée. In February, the Mississippi Supreme Court gave the green light […]