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Simpson County family files $150 million lawsuit in Taser-related death
A federal lawsuit filed by the family of Jared Padgett accuses Simpson County deputies of "an exercise of brute, mortal force inflicted to needlessly kill a young man who needed medical attention."
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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.