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Farm worker, 24, dies of heat exposure in North Mississippi
A North Mississippi farm worker died of extreme heat exposure in early September amid one of the hottest summers in recent state history.
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10mChrista Pike is alive a day after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her, her lawyers say
Christa Pike was still alive a day after she survived Tennessee's failed attempt to execute her for the 1995 murder of a woman.
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6mEconomic development chief leaves. Unemployment, workforce down: Mississippi Marketplace
Unemployment was down in the Gulfport-Biloxi, Hattiesburg and Jackson Metro areas month over month and year over year at 3%, 2.9% and 3% respectively, accompanied by decreases in the civilian labor force in all three areas.
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2mTrump nominates Jackson-based lawyer Todd Butler to federal appeals court
Trump has nominated Butler, a labor and employment lawyer with Phelps Dunbar, to replace Judge Leslie Southwick.
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6mChanging science behind shaken baby syndrome may give death row inmate a reprieve
The Mississippi Supreme Court allowed a death row inmate to go to the Rankin County Circuit Court to seek post-conviction relief based on the changing science of shaken baby syndrome.
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6mPearl River County moves ahead with Flock cameras amid privacy concerns
Pearl River County is installing license plate readers at four locations along Interstate 59 and on other highways, with the possibility of adding more units over residents' concerns about privacy and data retention.