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2021: Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman adds lines about the insurrection
On this day in 2021, Amanda Gorman wrote new lines in her inauguration poem after witnessing the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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5m'Complete discomfort, little space': ICE detainees in Mississippi complain of crowding as arrests skyrocket
An ICE detention facility in Mississippi recently began placing three people in cells designed for two.
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6mState sets dates to retire temporary xAI turbines but allows some to go past original deadline
State environmental officials and xAI have agreed to a schedule to retire the 69 temporary gas generators at the company's Southaven facility.
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3mFitch: Mississippi is forming task force to help Trump's 'war on fraud'
This is part of a "war on fraud" that President Donald Trump announced earlier this year, which included the creation of a new anti-fraud division in the DOJ and a "fraud czar" position that the administration at one point said would be run out of the White House.
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9mMoney does grow on (family) tree, as daughter explains how her father lived vastly different life than racist grandfather, Gov. Vardaman
Writer honors her father, Jim Money Vardaman, the grandson of a racist governor. Her father was a war hero, forestry science pioneer and visionary birdwatcher.
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7mMississippi students can get federal financial aid for workforce training programs — but the options are limited
Mississippi students can now qualify for thousands in federal financial aid to help cover short-term workforce training program costs. At first, though, they'll have limited options.