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COMMON CORE Bryant vetoes bill he calls weak on ditching Common Core JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Gov. Phil Bryant has vetoed a bill that might have put some distance between Mississippi schools and the Common […]
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Lawn mower shoots 3-inch wire up man’s nose, into his head
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) – A Gulfport man is lucky to be alive after a lawn mower shot a 3 ½-inch metal wire up his nose and into his head. The Sun Herald (http://bit.ly/1DqeRF1) reports 34-year-old […]
Health
Elementary school student dies from bacterial meningitis
TUNICA, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi Department of Health says a 7-year-old elementary school student has died from bacterial meningitis, but cautions the strain is not contagious. WREG-TV in Memphis (http://bit.ly/1GoW3wh) reports the student attended […]
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Is Blue Bell ice cream, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream safe to eat? Listeria recalls 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — Major recalls in 2015 from two well-known ice cream companies due to the discovery of listeria bacteria raise questions about how the pathogen could have contaminated multiple ice cream manufacturing plants — […]
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CASINO REVENUES March Mississippi gambling take dips as river casinos weaken JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Gamblers lost less money at Mississippi casinos in March, as continued gains at Gulf Coast gambling halls couldn’t overcome a […]
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Council suspended Greenwood police officer over arrest
GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) – Greenwood police officer has been suspended pending an internal investigation by the department in the April 7 arrest of Jelani Barr, an activist and candidate for lieutenant governor. The Greenwood Commonwealth […]
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Barry Bonds’ obstruction conviction thrown out by appeals court
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Barry Bonds’ obstruction of justice conviction was reversed Wednesday by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled his meandering answer before a grand jury in 2003 was not material […]
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Mississippi unemployment: Second highest jobless rate in country, despite March dip
(AP) Mississippi’s jobless rate dipped in March for the third month in a row, although employer payrolls shrank, as employment numbers sent mixed signals about the state’s economy. The unemployment rate fell to 6.8 percent, […]
Entertainment
A Nice Slice of Rice
Anne Rice The “Beauty’s Kingdom” Interview with Kam Williams Anne Rice’s debut novel, Interview with a Vampire, was adapted into an Oscar-nominated film starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. She is also the author of […]
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Queen Latifah and Keke Palmer: The “Brotherly Love” Interview
Heavenly Sistahs Expound on Brotherly Love with Kam Williams Keke Palmer is a multi-talented actress, singer, songwriter and talk show host who made her screen debut at the age of 10 in Barbershop 2 before […]