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Mississippi jobless rate dips to 7.4 percent in February

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi’s unemployment rate ticked down to 7.4 percent in January, as a few more people found jobs. A separate survey shows state employer payrolls falling slightly. Both sets of figures — […]

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BP making bids on 31 tracts in Gulf oil lease sale

NEW ORLEANS — In the first federal oil lease sale since the government said BP PLC can again get federal contracts, BP has bids on 31 tracts in the central Gulf of Mexico. The sale […]

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Mississippi unemployment rate at 7.5 percent, lowest since November 2008

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — New figures on Mississippi’s labor force show Clay County with the highest unemployment rate of 17.4 percent in January. Mississippi Department of Employment Security records released Wednesday show Tunica County with […]

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‘300’ sequel rules weekend box office with $45.1M debut

NEW YORK (AP) — The shirtless warriors of the “300” sequel “Rise of an Empire” ravaged the post-Oscars box-office weekend with a domestic debut of $45.1 million but an even bigger international haul of $87.8 […]

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Mississippi leaders promote using carbon dioxide in oil output

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Gov, Phil Bryant and others are extolling Mississippi as a national leader in using carbon dioxide to extract more oil from old oil fields. A conference hosted Thursday in Jackson by […]

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World’s largest solar power plant opens in Mojave Desert

PRIMM, Nevada (AP) — A windy stretch of the Mojave Desert once roamed by tortoises and coyotes has been transformed by hundreds of thousands of mirrors into the largest solar power plant of its type […]