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Black Mississippi capital distrusts plans by white officials

People in Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city say the mostly white state Legislature is trying to encroach on their rights of self-government

The Independent UK

In Tennessee, a Medicaid mix-up might land you on a ‘most wanted’ list

Life was upended for LaShonia Ingram over the past year, and a shadow still follows her around.

Tribune News Service

Mark Story: Will the SEC be fair to Kentucky in coming football schedule changes?

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Even with the arrivals of Texas and Oklahoma to the Southeastern Conference moved up to 2024, Mitch Barnhart continues to make clear that Kentucky is still in favor of SEC teams staying at eight league football games played annually, not nine.

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When schools track female athletes’ menstrual history, it likely violates federal laws

Only four states — Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York and Oklahoma — and Washington, D.C., do not currently ask any questions about menstrual history on the sports pre-participation medical forms provided by their state athletic association.

Chicago Sun-Times

Accused Mississippi mass shooter charged with capital murder

Authorities have announced an additional charge against the gunman who they say killed six people in a tiny rural community in northern Mississippi on Friday

The Independent UK

Mississippi Senate passes limit on transgender health care

The Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate has given final approval to a bill that would ban gender-affirming care in the state for anyone younger than 18

The Independent UK

Brickbat: Masks Off

The Simpson County, Mississippi, school district has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit brought by the family of a then-third-grader barred from wearing a face mask with the phrase "Jesus Loves Me" on it. There was actually no policy against wearing such a mask when her principal told Lydia Booth…

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Man recounts home assault amid 6 fatal Mississippi shootings

A gunman authorities who authorities say killed six people in Mississippi busted into his ex-wife’s home, smashed her boyfriend in the head with the butt of a gun before shooting her in the head

The Independent UK

Gunman kills ex-wife, five others in Mississippi shooting

The gunman fatally shot six people – including his ex wife – at multiple locations across a rural community.

Al Jazeera

US: 6 People Killed In Series Of Shootings In Mississippi, Suspect Held

At least six people were shot dead in Tate County, Mississippi after a series of shootings on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Man kills 6, including ex-wife, in rampage in US

A 52-year-old man armed with three guns went on a shooting rampage in a rural Mississippi county of the United States on Friday, killing six people, including his ex-wife, and shocking a community that had not seen such mass violence in more than two decades, authorities said.

Bangkok Post

6 dead in Mississippi town shooting, suspect arrested

This marks the third mass shooting in Mississippi so far this year.

Axios

6 fatally shot in small Mississippi town, suspect in custody

Mississippi officials say six people have been fatally shot at multiple locations in a small, rural town near the Tennessee state line

The Independent UK

6 killed in string of Mississippi shootings

A series of shootings reportedly left six people dead in the nearly 300-person town of Arkabutla, Miss.

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A man has been charged with killing 6 people in Mississippi

A lone gunman killed six people including his ex-wife and stepfather Friday at multiple locations in the tiny rural community of Arkabutla, the local sheriff said.

The Independent UK

Mississippi shooting – latest: Suspect charged with murder for killing six as witnesses describe horror

Shootings occurred across multiple locations

The Independent UK

Suspect Richard Crum charged with murder in Mississippi shooting that left six dead

‘At this time, we believe he acted alone. His motive is not yet known,’ governor says

The Guardian - US

Gunman kills six, including ex-wife and stepfather, in rural Mississippi

Suspect charged with murder after shootings around Arkabutla, in state’s north

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The Independent UK

Biden hosts screening of film about lynching of Emmett Till

President Joe Biden is hosting a screening later Thursday of the movie “Till,” which is about the 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi

The Independent UK

Feds open civil rights probe after deputies shoot Black man

The Justice Department says it has opened a civil rights investigation after a Black man in Mississippi spent three weeks hospitalized after being shot during a drug raid by sheriff's deputies

The Independent UK

What is congenital syphilis? Mississippi sees 900% increase of newborns treated for the condition

The increase in cases has skyrocketed over the last five years

The Guardian - US

Revealed: Mississippi bill would carve out separate judicial district for 80% of white residents in majority-Black city

Republican-proposed jurisdiction fuels allegations of ‘apartheid in Jackson’

The Independent UK

What is congenital syphilis? Mississippi sees 900 per cent increase of newborns treated for the condition

The increase in cases has skyrocketed over the last five years

Zenger

Severe Weather, Tornado Threat To Build In Southern US This Week

Two storms are poised to bring severe weather over portions of the south-central United States

Tribune News Service

Down to the Crossroads: A Northerner explores the birthplace of the blues

Jerry Holt gazed at the old cotton gin at historic Dockery Farms with a bit of wonder. The massive red, rusty Murray 90 machine looked hauntingly familiar. Suddenly, memories came flooding back on this sun-dappled afternoon along the Mississippi Blues Trail.

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