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GRADUATION CHARGES School official presses charges for cheering at graduation SENATOBIA, Miss. (AP) – Can cheering be criminal? One Mississippi school superintendent says yes, and he swore out charges against three people for doing it. […]

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Convenience store owner arrested during business protest Posted

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The owner of a Mississippi convenience store has been arrested as protesters surrounded it, calling for the business’ closure. WLBT-TV (http://bit.ly/1DP68eR ) reports 43-year-old Desmond Brown was charged Sunday with destruction of […]

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UFC fighter jailed after threatening wife with gun

MIAMI (AP) — An Ultimate Fighting Champion fighter was being held in a Florida jail Saturday, accused of threatening his wife with a gun, authorities said. Broward County jail records show that Thiago Silva, 31, […]