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Hundreds attend funeral for Panola County woman burned alive

BATESVILLE, Mississippi (AP) — About 400 mourners packed a chapel in Mississippi on Saturday to say goodbye to a 19-year-old woman who was burned alive, among them classmates who used permanent markers to write heartfelt […]

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Four dead after 11-vehicle accident on I-10 near Bay St. Louis

BAY ST LOUIS, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi Highway Patrol says four people were killed and four others injured when a tractor-trailer plowed into traffic stopped on Interstate 10 near Bay St. Louis. Lt. Johnny […]

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From Trayvon Martin to Michael Brown to Tamir Rice

Ben Crump The “Black Lives Matter” Interview with Kam Williams Through his legal prowess and advocacy in the Trayvon Martin case, the Martin Lee Anderson Boot Camp case, and the Robbie Tolan Supreme Court Case, […]

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Powerful storm begins to pound Northern California

By SUDHIN THANAWALA SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A storm expected to be one of the windiest and rainiest in five years pushed across parts of Northern California early Thursday as schools canceled classes and residents stocked […]

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Ebola fighters named Time Person of the Year

By KILEY ARMSTRONG NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors, nurses and others fighting Ebola through “tireless acts of courage and mercy” have been named Time’s 2014 Person of the Year, the magazine announced Wednesday. The runners-up included […]

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Gov. Phil Bryant creates human trafficking task force

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Gov. Phil Bryant has created a task force to recommend ways to strengthen efforts in Mississippi to combat human trafficking. Bryant says in a news release Tuesday that he expects to […]