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Wal-Mart to give nearly 40 pct of workers pay raises

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO NEW YORK (AP) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is spending $1 billion to make changes to how it pays and trains hourly workers as the embattled retailer tries to reshape the image that […]

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Auction for City of Jackson: Property and other items

A list and description of lost, stolen, abandoned or misplaced personal property, equipment, and bicycler To all interested parties, known or unknown, Pursuant to the MS State Code of 1972, Section 21-39-21, the City of Jackson, […]

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Auction: Impounded Vehicles

A list and description of abandoned/unclaimed vehicles The auction will be held at the City’s Garage/ Impound Lot facility located at 4225-C Michael Avalon Street on Saturday, February 21, 2015 starting at 08:30 a.m.

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Mississippi to receive $33 million from Standard & Poor’s settlement

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The state of Mississippi will receive $33 million from a national settlement with Standard & Poor’s over allegations that it knowingly inflated its ratings of risky mortgage investments that helped trigger […]

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Coke bets on ‘premium milk’ to boost category

NEW YORK (AP) — Coke is coming out with premium milk that has more protein and less sugar than regular. And it’s betting people will pay twice as much for it. The national rollout of […]

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Obama proposing $478 billion public works program in budget

By JIM KUHNHENN and MARTIN CRUTSINGER WASHINGTON (AP) — The $4 trillion budget that President Barack Obama sends Congress on Monday proposes higher taxes on wealthier Americans and corporations, and an ambitious $478 billion public works program for […]