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In a brutal Mississippi jail, inmates say they were enlisted as enforcers
High-ranking inmates in the Rankin County jail known as trusties were ordered to do guards’ bidding, former inmates and guards said, and the culture of violence in the jail went straight to the top.
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7mNew video shows chaotic moments before Senatobia police shot toddler
Newly released video shows the chaotic moments before a Mississippi police officer fired into a car outside a Senatobia Walmart in June, killing 1-year-old Kohen Wiley.
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4mChuck Schumer PAC spends $1.2 million for Scott Colom as pundits say Hyde-Smith lead is waning
Some national pundits and prognosticators say races in deep-red states including Mississippi are becoming more in play as Trumps approval ratings tank and consumer prices continue to rise.
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9mWicker urges US-Ukraine deal as Trump strains ties with Zelenskyy and eases up on Russia
Relations between the U.S. and Ukraine appear to be at a new low, threatening to tip the balance of the war to Russia's favor and imperil America's security interests across the globe.
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7mDuring brain drain research, New Yorker finds reasons to remember Mississippi
"What happens in Mississippi does not stay contained behind a state line; it ripples throughout the rest of the country. The case for staying in this cultural wellspring is easily made," intern writes.
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4mState lawmaker urges Jackson city leaders to sell property for Pearl River casino project
A state lawmaker pleaded with members of the Jackson City Council to sell city-owned swampland along the Pearl River so a riverfront casino resort in Mississippi’s capital can move forward.