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US Congress investigating Mississippi capital’s water crisis: House committees launch joint probe of recent crisis that left 150,000 Jackson residents without ...
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US Congress investigating Mississippi capital’s water crisis: House committees launch joint probe of recent crisis that left 150,000 Jackson residents without ...
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US Congress investigating Mississippi capital’s water crisis
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Former Jan. 6 panel chair seeks to strip Secret Service protection from felons: The former chair of the now-disbanded Jan. 6 committee introduced a bill Friday ...
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Former Jan. 6 panel chair seeks to strip Secret Service protection from ...
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Rep. Bennie Thompson: Remove Trump's security if he's sent to prison: As a former president, Trump is currently entitled to Secret Service protection for life.
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Rep. Bennie Thompson: Remove Trump's security if he's sent to prison
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College hoop stars showcase their fashion prowess at the WNBA draft: The stars of the game wore top fashion labels Monday night at the WNBA draft ...
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College hoop stars showcase their fashion prowess at the WNBA draft
Quick Glance: Caitlin Clark's Eventful WNBA Draft Week
  • Caitlin Clark, the NCAA Division I all-time leading scorer, had a whirlwind week before the WNBA Draft, signaling just the beginning of her promising career.

  • From the national championship to "SNL" to the Empire State Building and the draft, Clark is celebrated as one of the most sought-after and scrutinized rookies in the WNBA.

  • After a series of events within eight days, including appearances on "Saturday Night Live", meetings, and honors, Clark looks forward to starting her professional career with the Indiana Fever.

  • With a 190 percent increase in ticket prices and a massive fan response upon her arrival at the Fever, Clark and the team have high hopes for a successful season and a return to the playoffs.
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Jan. 6 committee chair rips Trump ‘election integrity’ event with Johnson: Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) on Friday slammed former President Trump’s upcoming ...
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Jan. 6 committee chair rips Trump ‘election integrity’ event with Johnson
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A man escaped Sudan’s bloody civil war. His mysterious death in Missisippi has sparked suspicion
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Sparks select Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson in WNBA draft: The Sparks get some needed help in the frontcourt Monday night when drafting Stanford center ...
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Sparks select Cameron Brink and Rickea Jackson in WNBA draft
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6 former Mississippi police officers sentenced on state charges in torture of Black men
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Quick Glance: Mississippi officers sentenced for torture of 2 Black men
  • Former white Mississippi officers were sentenced in state courts after pleading guilty to torturing two Black men, despite already being sentenced to federal prison terms.

  • Federal Judge Tom Lee called their actions "egregious and despicable" as he gave sentences near the top of the federal guidelines.

  • The defendants admitted to breaking into the house, torturing Jenkins and Parker in an hourslong attack that included beatings, repeated uses of stun guns, and sexual assaults before one victim was shot in the mouth.

  • Federal officers expressed remorse in court, while the victims demanded changes in the sheriff's office and filed a $400 million civil lawsuit.
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COMIC: The roadside marker unlocking a forgotten civil rights murder: In 1963, William Lewis Moore was murdered in Alabama while on a civil rights protest walk ...
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COMIC: The roadside marker unlocking a forgotten civil rights murder
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Sleeping 80-year-old woman dies in drive-by shooting, police say. Two gunmen charged
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Sleeping 80-year-old woman dies in drive-by shooting, police say ...
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'I couldn't go into shops or wait in queues until I tried this': Kyle Jackson struggled to leave the house over the last several years
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'I couldn't go into shops or wait in queues until I tried this'
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Members of the Mississippi 'Goon Squad' get stiff sentences in torture of 2 Black men
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Members of the Mississippi 'Goon Squad' get stiff sentences in torture of ...
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Bird flu has been detected at the largest chicken egg manufacturer in the U.S.: Cal-Maine Foods lost about 1.9 million chickens, or 3.6% of its flock ...
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Bird flu has been detected at the largest chicken egg manufacturer in the ...
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Mississippi court sentences ‘Goon Squad’ officers for torturing Black men: In a Jackson, Mississippi, suburb, a street-crime-fighting unit abused their posts ...
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Mississippi court sentences ‘Goon Squad’ officers for torturing Black men
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Donald Trump is presumptive Republican nominee after Washington state win: It's official: Donald Trump is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee after ...
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Donald Trump is presumptive Republican nominee after Washington state win
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Mississippi Lawmakers Propose Bill That Could Shut Down The State’s Only Public HBCUs
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Mississippi Lawmakers Propose Bill That Could Shut Down The State’s Only ...
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Jan. 6 committee members endorse ex-Capitol Police officer's House bid: He has reported raising colossal sums as he tries to break through a massive primary ...
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Jan. 6 committee members endorse ex-Capitol Police officer's House ...
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Bennie Thompson’s Plan to Make Sure Voters Remember Jan. 6: Rep. Bennie Thompson tells TIME he plans to travel the country in 2024 reminding voters about Trump's ...
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Bennie Thompson’s Plan to Make Sure Voters Remember Jan. 6
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Restoring King: On MLK Day we remember the real Martin Luther King Jr., who was far more radical than most who celebrate his legacy today.
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Restoring King
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Tennessee Rep. Mark Green announces he won't run for Congress again : Tennessee Rep. Mark Green announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election for Congress ...
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Tennessee Rep. Mark Green announces he won't run for Congress again
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These are the top 15 Brewers prospects, according to minor-league publications: You know Jackson Chourio is No. 1. But who else makes a composite list of the ...
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These are the top 15 Brewers prospects, according to minor-league ...
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Thousands of schools at risk of closing due to enrollment loss: An exclusive report
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Thousands of schools at risk of closing due to enrollment loss: An ...
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Adversity, journey toughen Tennessee star Rickea Jackson, Detroit Edison product: Reflecting on her journey through college basketball, former Detroit Edison ...
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Adversity, journey toughen Tennessee star Rickea Jackson, Detroit Edison ...
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TODAY: NBC News reporter Jon Schuppe answers reader questions on Reddit about his reporting on Dexter Wade and others affected by Mississippi's death ... Show more
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Elk caught on Snapshot Wisconsin trail cams: Elk caught on Snapshot Wisconsin trail cams
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Elk caught on Snapshot Wisconsin trail cams
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Dallas police officer indicted, accused of falsifying time cards: Katherine Silvia's bond was set at $1,500 and was posted Monday.
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Dallas police officer indicted, accused of falsifying time cards
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Dallas cop arrested in Little Elm on public drunk charge: The officer, Frank Johnson, was placed on administrative leave.
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Dallas cop arrested in Little Elm on public drunk charge
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Trump Ally Peter Navarro Gets Four-Month Sentence for Defying Jan. 6 Panel: The congressional committee's chair said the guilty verdict and sentence "are ...
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Trump Ally Peter Navarro Gets Four-Month Sentence for Defying Jan. 6 Panel
Quick Glance: Peter Navarro: Sentenced for Congressional Contempt
  • Peter Navarro was convicted after ignoring a House committee subpoena investigating alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

  • Prosecutors stated that he 'placed allegiance to former President Donald Trump over the rule of law'.

  • Navarro, 74, faced potential one-year prison terms for each of the two contempt charges.

  • Prosecutors argued that Navarro 'placed politics over country, stonewalling Congress's investigation' similar to the Capitol rioters.
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Bennie Thompson slams RFK Jr.’s ‘dangerous rhetoric’ defending wiretapping of MLK Jr.
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Bennie Thompson slams RFK Jr.’s ‘dangerous rhetoric’ defending wiretapping ...
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House Jan. 6 committee deleted more than 100 encrypted files days before GOP took majority: sources
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House Jan. 6 committee deleted more than 100 encrypted files days before ...
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White House offers key GOP lawmaker access to unredacted January 6 panel transcripts as part of Republican probe
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White House offers key GOP lawmaker access to unredacted January 6 panel ...
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Thompson issues warning three years after Capitol riot: ‘Our country is still in peril’
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Thompson issues warning three years after Capitol riot: ‘Our country is ...
Quick Glance: Biden, Harris Condemn Jan. 6 Unrest
  • President Biden reflects on the three-year anniversary of the Capitol storming, emphasizing American democracy's victory that day.

  • Vice President Kamala Harris condemns the insurrection and any attempt to overturn the 2020 election results.

  • Biden delivers a scathing critique of former President Trump over the Jan. 6 unrest in his first major speech of the new year.

  • Investigators are still seeking nearly 80 suspects for their role in the unrest three years later, marking the largest criminal investigation in American history.
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Families in disbelief after hundreds of bodies found buried behind Mississippi jail
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Man shoots wife to death, then calls cops the next day to report it, police say: A Canton, Mississippi man is charged with murder in his wife’s shooting death ...
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Man shoots wife to death, then calls cops the next day to report it ...
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Residents of Jackson, Mississippi, face yet another boil water order amid dispute over water tests
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Residents of Jackson, Mississippi, face yet another boil water order amid ...
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Multiple state capitols evacuate due to safety threats, but no dangerous items found
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Quick Glance: Evacuations of State Capitols Due to Threats
  • Multiple state capitols were evacuated due to bomb threats.

  • Law enforcement and state officials confirmed receiving threats or reports of suspicious activity.

  • Report of a bomb threat at the Georgia State Capitol to have started 2024.

  • Officials in Georgia, Michigan, and Connecticut confirmed that the evacuations were triggered by threatening emails.
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True Honolulu Blue: Longtime Lions fans share memories and playoff hopes: Fans recall Briggs Stadium and the Pontiac Silverdome, departed dads and family members ...
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True Honolulu Blue: Longtime Lions fans share memories and playoff hopes
Quick Glance: Lions Beat Buccaneers, Advance to NFC Championship vs. 49ers
  • The Detroit Lions advance to the NFC Championship for the second time in the Super Bowl era.

  • After an exciting game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Lions secure a 31-23 victory.

  • The win sends the Lions to the NFC Championship against the 49ers in San Francisco.

  • The Lions overcome the strong Buccaneers defense and dominate the game.
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State Capitols Around U.S. Evacuated After Hoax Bomb Threats: The Connecticut, Kentucky, Georgia, Michigan, and Mississippi capitol buildings were all evacuated ...
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State Capitols Around U.S. Evacuated After Hoax Bomb Threats
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Mississippi woman shot in the head during police chase, lawsuit alleges: Sherita Harris, a mother of five, says Mississippi Capitol Police shot “blindly” into a ...
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Mississippi woman shot in the head during police chase, lawsuit alleges
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5 rising music stars to watch in 2024: Artists like Chappell Roan, Tate McRae, and Tyla are destined to become household names, perhaps as early as this year.
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5 rising music stars to watch in 2024
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Mississippi AG: Pro-Life Means Supporting Both Moms and Babies | Opinion: Across the nation, thousands of pregnancy centers are providing a wide array of ...
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Mississippi AG: Pro-Life Means Supporting Both Moms and Babies | Opinion
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Pick of the Day: 2016 Nissan GT-R | ClassicCars.com Journal: The Pick of the Day is one of these affordable supercars, a 2016 Nissan GT-R Premium located at a ...
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Pick of the Day: 2016 Nissan GT-R | ClassicCars.com Journal
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These are America's cheapest places to live: Which places in the US offer safety, affordability, professional growth and cultural amenities? Among them are ...
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These are America's cheapest places to live
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Least popular US governor — Tate Reeves — is more popular than Biden: The least popular American governor, Republican Tate Reeves of Mississippi ...
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Least popular US governor — Tate Reeves — is more popular than Biden
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No. 3 UH Cougars rout Jackson State Tigers, move to 10-0: UH starts 10-0 for just the third time in program history. The only other times the Cougars began 10-0 ...
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No. 3 UH Cougars rout Jackson State Tigers, move to 10-0
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Inheritance money in dispute after death of woman who made millions off sale of Sue the T-rex remains
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Inheritance money in dispute after death of woman who made millions off ...
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‘All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt’ review: An exquisite puzzle of memories: “All Dirt Roads” is guided, fragment by fragment, by a new director’s way of seeing and ...
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‘All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt’ review: An exquisite puzzle of memories
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NEW: Mississippi officials buried another man without his family's knowledge. 40-year-old Marrio Moore was beaten to death in Jackson in February ... Show more
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New to Streaming: All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, Eileen, Society of the Snow, James Gray, Ken Russell & More
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New to Streaming: All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, Eileen, Society of the ...
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves fends off Democratic challenger Brandon Presley: Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) was projected to win reelection over Democrat ...
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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves fends off Democratic challenger Brandon ...
Quick Glance: Extended Voting Times in Mississippi County
  • Extension of voting times following lawsuits from the Mississippi Democratic Party and the nonpartisan group Mississippi Votes, backed by the Mississippi Republican Party.

  • Polls closed in parts of Kentucky as voters decide on Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear's reelection or replacement with Republican Daniel Cameron.

  • Uvalde mayoral candidate Kimberly Mata-Rubio distributes bracelets before the second annual Lexi’s Legacy Run in Uvalde, Texas.

  • Voters arrive at a polling place at the Gov. James B. Longley Campus in Lewiston, Maine.
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Family ‘left with more questions’ after body of loved one exhumed without them being present
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Family ‘left with more questions’ after body of loved one exhumed without ...
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Fabian Nelson, Mississippi’s first openly gay legislator: ‘I’m staying true to my constituents’
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Fabian Nelson, Mississippi’s first openly gay legislator: ‘I’m staying ...
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Family Claims Funeral Home Put Wrong Woman in the Casket at Loved One's Funeral: 'Something Was Kind of Off'
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Family Claims Funeral Home Put Wrong Woman in the Casket at Loved ...
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Ballot shortages created democracy problems during Mississippi governor's election
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Ballot shortages created democracy problems during Mississippi governor's ...
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Democrats have two big governor races in Trump states next week: Statewide Democrats in red states are a dying breed. Can they learn anything from Andy Beshear ...
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Democrats have two big governor races in Trump states next week
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Trump endorses Mississippi governor ahead of Tuesday election: Former President Trump has endorsed incumbent Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) a week out from the ...
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Trump endorses Mississippi governor ahead of Tuesday election
Quick Glance: Trump endorses Mississippi governor ahead of Tuesday's election
  • Former President Trump shows support for incumbent Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) in the upcoming state election, where he will face Democratic challenger Brandon Presley.

  • Reeves aims for a second term as Mississippi governor.

  • After defeating two Republican challengers in a primary, he will now compete against Presley on the following Tuesday.

  • A debate between Presley and Reeves is scheduled for Wednesday.
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The Largest HBCU In Mississippi Has A New President. Meet Jackson State University’s Dr. Marcus L. Thompson
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The Largest HBCU In Mississippi Has A New President. Meet Jackson State ...
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New molecule-based drug shows promise as a potential treatment for MS: Researchers say a molecule-based drug that targets the glutamate system instead of the ...
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New molecule-based drug shows promise as a potential treatment for MS
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5 key races to watch on Election Day: Voters across the country will be heading to the polls Tuesday to weigh in on a slew of statewide and local races ...
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5 key races to watch on Election Day
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Family calls for justice after man struck and killed by police car, buried without notice
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Family calls for justice after man struck and killed by police car ...
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'SNL' to Return With Jason Momoa as Host, Tate McRae's Musical Debut: Timothée Chalamet and Jason Momoa will host back-to-back episodes of 'Saturday Night ...
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'SNL' to Return With Jason Momoa as Host, Tate McRae's Musical Debut