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1968: MLK delivers his last speech
On this day in 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his last speech and was assassinated the next day.
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7mIsaias makes landfall along the US Gulf Coast as a dangerous Category 2 hurricane
Hurricane Isaias has made landfall along the Gulf Coast, threatening dangerous storm surges and damaging winds. The National Hurricane Center says the powerful storm came ashore Friday near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph.
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5mMVSU basketball player was reportedly warned about his expired immigration status years before ICE detained him
Qingfang Pang, a 6-foot-9 basketball player from China on Mississippi Valley State University's Delta Devils team, is in ICE custody for overstaying his visa.
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4mMississippi college board extends commissioner's contract and boosts his pay
Al Rankins Jr. has been Mississippi's higher education commissioner since 2018. His new contract ends in 2030.
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4mCurtis Flowers battled diabetes during his wrongful imprisonment
Curtis Flowers, 56, who spent over 20 years on death row, was found dead Wednesday at his family home in Winona.
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5mNell Grace helps revitalize Jackson's once-thriving Farish Street District
Nell Grace restaurant in Jackson's historic Farish Street district serves comfort food, cocktails and live music.