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FATAL RUNDOWN Man gets maximum prison term in rundown death of black man JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A judge has sentenced a white man to 20 years in prison for repeated assaults on African-Americans in […]
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John Louis Blalack gets maximum prison term in rundown death of black man
(AP) A final pair of sentencings Thursday was supposed to wrap up the long-running federal prosecution into a group of young white men and women whose repeated assaults on African-Americans in Mississippi’s capital city ended […]
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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE New lawmaker Mathis sworn in at Mississippi Capitol JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Mississippi House is back up to its full membership of 122 people. Republican Rep. Jay Mathis of Carthage was sworn […]
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High school student severely beaten in fight on campus
NEWTON, Miss. (AP) – Police are looking for additional information after a Newton High School student was severely beaten in a fight on campus. WTOK-TV (http://bit.ly/1Etojue ) reports the injured teen was taken to a hospital, […]
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Alcorn alumna Jacqueline Walters to speak at commencement
The Mississippi Link Newswire Lorman, Miss. – Prominent physician Dr. Jacqueline Walters will be giving the commencement speech to more than 700 Alcorn State University graduates May 9th at 8:30 a.m. in the Davey L. Whitney HPER […]
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GULF OIL SPILL-MEDICAL LAWSUITS Judge approves jury trials for medical lawsuits over spill NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A federal judge has ruled oil spill cleanup workers who sue BP for medical problems that surface later […]
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Mississippi governor and Israeli ambassador push trade
By JEFF AMY Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Leaders of Israel and Mississippi say they want to increase what is now a tiny trade between the Magnolia State and Middle Eastern nation, building an […]
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BILOXI MAYOR Special Biloxi mayoral election Tuesday BILOXI, Miss. (AP) – Voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide which of the 10 candidates will be Biloxi’s next mayor. The polls will be open from […]
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250 people feared missing after mudslide in Nepal village
By KATY DAIGLE GORKHA, Nepal (AP) — Helicopters crisscrossed the mountains above a remote district Tuesday near the epicenter of the weekend earthquake in Nepal that killed more than 4,400 people, ferrying the injured and delivering […]
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Riots in Baltimore raise questions about police response
By TOM FOREMAN Jr. and AMANDA LEE MYERS BALTIMORE (AP) — National Guard troops fanned out through the city, shield-bearing police officers blocked the streets and firefighters doused still-simmering blazes early Tuesday as a growing area of Baltimore […]