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The Latest Breaking News from Mississippi

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Black delivery driver loses FedEx job, more than a year after he said white men attacked him

A Black FedEx delivery driver who says two white men shot at and chased him in Mississippi in 2022 has now been fired from his job

The Independent UK

Mississippi grand jury cites shoddy investigations by police department at center of mistrial

A Mississippi grand jury has issued a report sharply criticizing a police department whose errors prompted a mistrial in the case of two white men charged in an attack on a Black FedEx driver

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Mississippi seeks new court hearing to revive its permanent stripping of some felons' voting rights

Mississippi is asking a federal appeals court for a second hearing on whether it can permanently strip voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies

The Independent UK

Alyssa Nichols: the trailblazing US referee chasing her World Cup ‘dream’

The youngest Black woman to earn a Fifa referee badge, the Mississippi native, Jackson State alumna and proud Delta is breaking down barriers one assignment at a time

The Guardian - US

Mississippi judge declares mistrial in shooting attack on Black FedEx driver

Citing errors by police, a Mississippi judge declared a mistrial Thursday in the case of two white men accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver who was making a delivery.

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Mistrial declared in case of men accused of shooting at Black FedEx driver

Grand jury indicted father and son in November 2022 for attempted murder but Mississippi judge says detective made mistakes

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Mississippi judge declares mistrial for two white men charged with shooting at Black FedEx worker

FedEx driver D’Monterrio Gibson was delivering packages in Brookhaven, a town about 55 miles south of Jackson, when father and son duo Gregory Case and Brandon Case chased him in a pickup truck and opened fire

The Independent UK

Confrontation with 2 white men left Black FedEx driver traumatized, mom says outside their trial

The mother of a Black FedEx driver who says he was shot at and chased by white men after making a delivery in Mississippi is still in therapy

The Independent UK

Democratic and Republican incumbents tied in state legislative primary loses

As of Aug. 14, 12 state legislative incumbents—six Democrats and six Republicans—have lost to primary challengers.

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Testimony set to start in trial of 2 white Mississippi men charged in shooting at Black FedEx driver

Witnesses are scheduled to begin testifying Wednesday in the trial of two white men in Mississippi who are accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver

The Independent UK

Trial to begin for 2 white Mississippi men charged with shooting at Black FedEx driver

A trial is set to begin for two white men in Mississippi who are accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver who had dropped off a package at a home

The Independent UK

Gang of Mississippi police officers known as ‘The Goon Squad’ plead guilty to brutal torture of black men during raid on their home

The guilty pleas to the state charges come after the six former officers pleaded guilty to 16 federal charges

The Independent UK

Ex-law officers plead guilty to charges of torturing two Black men in US

Six white officers have agreed to sentences of between five and 30 years, recommended by Mississippi prosecutors.

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Thirteen-year-old girl is forced to give birth under Mississippi abortion ban

The 13-year-old had never had the conversation with her mom about how one could even become pregnant

The Guardian - US

Girl, 13, gives birth after she was raped and denied abortion in Mississippi

The nearest abortion clinic – in Chicago – was too far away and too expensive for her mother to provide her with the procedure

The Guardian - US

Former Mississippi officers plead guilty to state charges for torturing Black men

Group of six white Mississippi police officers had tortured two Black men for an hour and a half during a house raid

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Six former Mississippi police officers plead guilty to state charges for torturing two Black men

The guilty pleas to the state charges come after the six former officers pleaded guilty to 16 federal charges

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Results from Mississippi’s battleground House primaries

Mississippi voters decided 44 contested state House primaries on Aug. 8, a decade-low for the chamber, down one from the previous low in 2019.

The Independent UK

Former Mississippi officers expected to plead guilty to state charges for racist assault

Six former Mississippi law officers who tortured two Black men will plead guilty to state-level charges for the racist assault

Sports Illustrated

Mississippi Court Makes Significant Decision on Brett Favre Welfare Scandal Lawsuit

He is being sued for using state welfare funds to finance his own personal business ventures.

The Independent UK

Civil suit can continue against corrupt former deputy linked to death of Mississippi man

A civil suit can continue against a former Mississippi deputy who pleaded guilty on Aug. 3 to torturing and shooting a Black man in the mouth

The Independent UK

Mississippi Supreme Court won't remove Favre from lawsuit over misspent welfare money

The Mississippi Supreme Court says it will not remove NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre as a defendant in a civil lawsuit that seeks to recover millions of dollars of misspent welfare money

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Sixteen incumbents face challengers in Mississippi’s Senate primary

Sixteen incumbents in the 52-member Mississippi State Senate faced primary challengers on Aug. 8. As of Aug. 9, Sen. Philip Moran (R), of District 46, was the only incumbent defeated in the primary, while the race featuring Sen. Sarita Simmons (D), of District 13, was too close to call.

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Brown defeats Newman in the Republican primary for the Northern District seat on the Mississippi Public Service Commission

Chris Brown defeated Tanner Newman in the August 8, 2023, Republican primary for the Mississippi Public Service Commission Northern District.

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