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Spencer Haywood: the NBA star who opened the door for generations of prodigies

The basketball legend whose legal case improved the landscape for generations of young stars may finally be getting his due in history with a forthcoming biopic

The Guardian - US

Pub landlord in golli*** row joked about US lynchings and posted far-right propaganda on Facebook

‘They used to hang them in Mississippi,’ Chris Ryley commented on photo of dolls dangling from wooden beam

The Independent UK

Absentee/mail-in ballot return deadlines in 2023 elections

Eight states—Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin, and Washington—are holding statewide elections this year. Rules governing who can return completed absentee/mail-in ballots vary by state. Absentee/mail-in voting is voting that does not happen in person on Election Day but instead occurs another way, usually by mail. All states…

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Flash Flooding Remains An Ongoing Concern In Southern US

It will rain in the lower Mississippi and Tennessee valleys, flooding areas where there has already been enough rain.

Zenger

Michael Hiltzik: America's decline in life expectancy speaks volumes about our problems

Years of widening economic inequality, compounded by the pandemic and political storm and stress, have given Americans the impression that the country is on the wrong track. Now there's empirical data to show just how far the country has run off the rails: Life expectancies have been falling.

Los Angeles Times

Mississippi senator plans to block Biden judicial nominee

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith said Tuesday she will formally block a judicial nominee from Mississippi, leaning on a contentious committee tradition that gives senators a de facto veto over appointments to district court seats in their home states.

Tribune News Service

Lawsuit against Favre should be dismissed, attorneys argue

Attorneys for retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre say the civil lawsuit against him that seeks to recover misspent welfare money in Mississippi’s largest-ever public corruption case should be dismissed

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Mississippi senator plans to block Biden judicial nominee - Roll Call

Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith says she will formally block a judicial nominee from Mississippi, using a Senate panel tradition.

Roll Call

Are storms getting more powerful and dangerous?

From Malawi to Mississippi, deadly cyclones are ravaging the planet. But scientists warn they could get even scarier.

Al Jazeera

Voters with disabilities often overlooked in voting battles

Advocates for the disabled say access for voters with disabilities remains a challenge at polling places throughout the United States

The Independent UK

US monster storm kills 26 people as tornadoes rip through South and Midwest

Tornadoes struck in eight states, with seven people killed in one Tennessee county, four in the small town of Wynne, Arkansas, three in Sullivan, Indiana, and four in Illinois

Daily Mirror

Death toll tops 20 as huge storm pounds eastern US

More than 20 people are dead and scores injured after an extreme weather event lashed America's heartland with high winds and flooding rain. At least five

The New Daily

Monster storm system leaves at least 26 dead through US south and midwest

Tornadoes leave devastation across Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa and Oklahoma, including theatre roof that collapsed during concert

The Guardian - US

Catherine Lacey: ‘That constant nervous Twitter energy repels me’

The American novelist, whose latest work is a fake biography of an avant-garde artist, on growing up in Mississippi and why her fiction has ‘never actively involved cellphones or the internet’

The Guardian - UK

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Death toll rises to 26 after tornadoes sweep across the South and the Midwest

The powerful storm system spread destruction in several states. In Illinois, one person died and 28 were hurt after a theater roof caved in during a concert.

Al Jazeera

Death toll tops 26 as tornadoes tear through US Midwest and South

Survivors recount flying debris, destroyed buildings after storms and tornadoes hit at least eight states in the US.

Al Jazeera

Biden tours Mississippi tornado wreckage as more storms threaten US

Visit comes as another powerful spring storm sweeps across US South and Midwest, threatening further extreme weather.

WEKU

Tornadoes kill at least 11 people across the Midwest and South

Unrelenting tornadoes that tore through parts of the South and Midwest shredded homes and shopping centers, and collapsed a theater roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois.

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After Tornado, IRS Extends Tax Deadline for Mississippi

People impacted by the devastating Mississippi tornado have more time to file their federal tax returns.

Zenger

Mississippi Tornado Survivors Recount Vital Moments Of Taking Shelter

Darien McGee had been heading to the bathroom when winds akin to "a force of God" knocked him into the room

The Independent UK

Watch live as Joe Biden visits tornado-hit communities in Mississippi

Watch live from Mississippi as Joe Biden visits tornado-hit communities in Mississippi.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Trump Indictment Poses Political Risks for Biden

Joe Biden has repeatedly said he'd like to face Donald Trump again in 2024, but the indictment of his former -- and possibly future -- opponent has opened a new box of political risks for the Democrat. On Friday morning, Biden stopped to speak with reporters as he left for…

The Independent UK

Biden heads to Mississippi town ravaged by deadly tornado

President Joe Biden will visit a Mississippi town ravaged by a deadly tornado, as a series of severe storms threatens again to rip across the Midwest and the South

Inverse

What the Latest Deadly US Storm Reveals About Predicting Tornadoes

Experts explain how storm prediction technology works — and why it's still so challenging to communicate tornado threats to people on the ground.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Dangerous Storms, Tornadoes Forecast for US Midwest, South

Meteorologists are urging people in parts of the Midwest and southern US to be ready Friday for dangerous weather including tornadoes, saying the conditions are similar to those a week ago that unleashed a devastating twister that killed at least 21 people in Mississippi. An outbreak of severe thunderstorms has…

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