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[ September 24, 2025 ] The Thousand Man March in Jackson – Unity, Solidarity, Action – Breaking the chains in our Capital City and across Mississippi Local
[ September 24, 2025 ] Calls for transparency grow after death of Delta State Student Trey Reed ruled suicide Local
[ September 24, 2025 ] A History of Bias: Who Gets Deported in the United States? – The roots and realities of U.S. deportation policies. Deportation to achieve racial banishment National
[ September 17, 2025 ] Mississippi prison killing leaves mother with no answers after 5 years News
[ September 17, 2025 ] Commentary: Pain and contradictions reflections on Charlie Kirk and America – God loves us because He is good, not because we are good National

Holiday weekend shopping down 5.2 percent, report says

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NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday fatigue is setting in. Early discounting, more online shopping and a mixed economy meant fewer people shopped over Thanksgiving weekend, the National Retail Federation said Sunday. Overall, 133.7 million […]

Mississippi’s jobless rate at 7.6 percent in October

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JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi’s unemployment rate fell slightly in October to 7.6 percent, according to figures released Friday by the U.S. Labor Department. The rate was down from 7.7 percent in September and from […]

Thanksgiving travel: With gas prices at 5-year low, 46.3 million expected on roads for the holiday

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NEW YORK (AP) — The good news for Thanksgiving travelers: the price of gas is at five-year lows. The bad news: a lot more people will be on the road. During the long holiday weekend, […]

The Mississippi Link partners with Hansen Global Event Management

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Connect 1 connects with New York firm The Mississippi Link Newswire Your ability to network and grow your business in Mississippi just got easier. Individuals, entrepreneurs, students and small business owners will have access to […]

Dollar General in South Mississippi cited by OSHA, fined $51,700

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BROOKLYN, Mississippi (AP) — A Dollar General store in south Mississippi has been cited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for safety hazards. OSHA says in a news release Tuesday this is the second […]

Gov. Phil Bryant seeks $79 million tax cut for families earning less than $50,000 annually

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JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Republican Gov. Phil Bryant said Monday that he wants to cut income taxes for some Mississippians earning less than $53,000 a year as part of his 2016 budget proposal. He estimates […]

Energy Department tells U.S. drivers to get used to cheaper gas

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NEW YORK (AP) — Those low gas prices on station signs aren’t going away soon, the government says. In a dramatic shift from previous forecasts, the Energy Department predicted Wednesday that the average price of […]

Ford starts production of new aluminum-sided F-150 pickup truck

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DEARBORN, Michigan (AP) — It’s Ford Motor Co.’s biggest bet in decades: an aluminum-sided F-150 that could set a new industry standard — or cost the company its pickup truck crown. Ford was scheduled to […]

Nissan recalls 52,000 vehicles for faulty air bags, Mississippi among affected states

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NEW YORK (AP) — Nissan announced Saturday that it is recalling more than 52,000 vehicles for passenger air bags that can explode with too much force and send shards of metal into the passenger compartment. […]

Mississippi River barge delays for bank repair run about 10 hours

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says delays of barge traffic have run about 10 hours since the Corps began closing a three-mile stretch of the Mississippi River from dawn to […]