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Sheriff: Last of 4 escaped Mississippi prisoners found

A Mississippi sheriff says the last of four prisoners who escaped from a prison last month has been found at a home about 20 miles from the prison

The Independent UK

Mississippi governor touts tax cuts, teacher pay raise, jobs

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has told supporters at one of his first large-scale campaign events Wednesday that he has fulfilled promises to cut taxes, increase teacher pay and promote job development

The Independent UK

Tori Bowie, Three-Time Olympic Sprint Medalist, Dies at 32

The Mississippi native burst onto the scene at the Rio Olympics and went on to add a world title to her resume the following year.

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Late Mississippi State head coach Mike Leach had high praise for Emmanuel Forbes

Leach called Forbes one of the greatest players he ever coached.

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Escaped Mississippi prisoner found dead in New Orleans

A man who escaped from a Mississippi jail has been found dead at a truck stop in New Orleans

The Independent UK

Jackson needs federal funds to cover repairs, appointee says

The manager appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice to oversee reforms to the beleaguered water system in Mississippi’s capital city says he won’t have enough money to cover expenses until more federal funds arrive

The Independent UK

2023 fantasy football rookie dynasty/keeper rankings

Which rookies have the most long-term fantasy football value?

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Teen arrested for killing two and wounding four others in shooting at after-prom party in Mississippi

Police have charged a 19-year-old man with killing two teens and wounding four others in an early Sunday shooting at a house party on the Mississippi Gulf Coast

The Independent UK

Dad's remains found in three places after telling mum 'white guys are trying to kill me'

Rasheem Carter went missing near Taylorsville, Mississippi, and his family believe the dad's death was a "modern-day lynching". They have demanded answers from law enforcement who initially said that no "foul play was involved".

Daily Mirror

2023 NFL draft by round

2023 NFL Draft by round

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2023 NFL Draft by position

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2023 NFL Draft by team

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Emmett Till's accuser, Carolyn Bryant Donham, has died – here's how the 1955 murder case helped define civil rights history

Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making inappropriate advances toward her in 1955, has died at the age of 88 in Louisiana, according to a coroner’s report.

The Conversation

Who was Emmett Till? Woman whose accusation led to murder dies

Carolyn Bryant accused Emmett Till, 14, of making advances to her in Mississippi in 1955

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Emmett Till: Woman whose accusation led to lynching of black teenager dies aged 88

Carolyn Bryant accused Emmett Till, 14, of making advances to her in Mississippi in 1955

The Independent UK

Mississippi jail break: One fugitive captured in Texas as wounded officer released from hospital

Fugitive Jerry Raynes, 51, was taken into custody in Texas on Thursday after days on the run

Chicago Sun-Times

After death of Emmett Till’s accuser, Chicago-area cousin says, ‘No one now will be’ held accountable

Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. said Thursday, “It is up to all of us to be accountable to the challenges we still face in overcoming racial injustice.”

The Independent UK

‘The Hate u Give’ author awards student writing scholarship

Bestselling author Angie Thomas has surprised a senior at a Mississippi high school with a full-ride scholarship for creative writing to the private university where Thomas earned her bachelor’s degree

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The Independent UK

Mississippi jailbreak prisoner caught while on the run in Texas

Jerry Raynes arrested in Spring Valley View near Houston, according to officials

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2nd Mississippi jail escapee found; arrested near Houston

Authorities in Mississippi say a man who escaped from jail last weekend and fled to Texas after allegedly stealing a public works vehicle has been arrested in a Houston suburb

Daily Mirror

Emmett Till: How a 14-year-old's brutal killing shaped America's civil rights movement

Emmett Till's 1955 lynching and the photo of his body, which his mother wanted the world to see, brought nationwide attention to the racial violence and injustice prevalent in Mississippi and the entire United States.

Daily Mirror

Three-car train falls into Mississippi River with reports of multiple people injured

Emergency services have been dispatched to De Soto, Mississippi, after multiple train cars containing lithium and batteries are reportedly floating in the water

Al Jazeera

US woman whose accusation led to Emmett Till murder dies

The brutality of Till’s 1955 lynching, on display at his open-casket funeral, galvanised the US civil rights movement.

The Guardian - US

Carolyn Bryant Donham, whose accusation led to death of Emmett Till, dies at 88

Till, 14, beaten and murdered in 1955 crime that shocked America, was accused of lewd comment in Mississippi grocery store

WEKU

Carolyn Bryant Donham, who accused Emmett Till before he was lynched, dies at age 88

The white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 has died in hospice care in Louisiana, a coroner's report shows.

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