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Mississippi legislature approves $17 million for tornado recovery

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Both chambers of the Mississippi legislature has approved $17 million to help pay for recovery from disasters, including tornadoes that recently pounded the state. A bill passed the Senate unanimously during […]

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Gov. Phil Bryant convenes special session Thursday on tornado costs

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Gov. Phil Bryant has called the Mississippi Legislature into special session starting Thursday to help pay state government’s share of recovery costs after the deadly April 28 tornadoes. The governor said […]

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Climate report says Southeast is ‘extremely vulnerable’

MIAMI (AP) — The Southeast is “exceptionally vulnerable” to sea level rise, extreme heat events, hurricanes and a decreasing freshwater supply, according to the National Climate Assessment released Tuesday. The 11-state region — home to […]

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U.S. Supreme Court ruling favors prayer at council meeting

WASHINGTON (AP) — A narrowly divided Supreme Court upheld decidedly Christian prayers at the start of local council meetings on Monday, declaring them in line with long national traditions though the country has grown more […]

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Mississippi police officer struck by car, Alabama man being sought

PRENTISS, Mississippi (AP) — A 38-year-old Alabama man is being sought for allegedly hitting a Prentiss police officer with a car in Jefferson Davis County. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation says Andreas Shackleford of Hillsboro, […]