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Pacific storm will pummel US with snow, floods and tornadoes

A Pacific storm uncoiling itself over California with heavy rain and snow is forecast to deliver a severe risk for tornadoes, high winds and thunderstorms across parts of Mississippi, Louisiana and Arkansas by the middle of next week.

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Q&A: How Ted Henifin plans to fix Jackson's water system

The manager appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice to help fix the long-troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital has an expansive list of reforms on his plate

The Independent UK

Judge allows Mississippi execution amid inmates’ lawsuit

A federal judge says he will not block Mississippi from executing an inmate who is suing the state over its use of three drugs for lethal injections

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DOJ appointee eyes 1-year window for Jackson water upgrades

The manager appointed by the U.S. Justice Department to oversee reforms to the beleaguered water system in Mississippi’s capital city says he hopes to wrap up work in one year or less

The Independent UK

Protests seeking justice for Emmett Till held in multiple locations in Bowling Green Saturday, with

Protests seeking justice for Emmett Till held in multiple locations in Bowling Green Saturday, with extra police presence following threats

WEKU

State of Mississippi revises lawsuit against Brett Favre

The Mississippi Department of Human Services made a new demand of up to $5 million against Favre and a university sports foundation, saying money from an anti-poverty program was improperly used to pay for a volleyball arena at the University of Southern Mississippi.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mississippi revises demands on Favre in welfare lawsuit

The Mississippi Department of Human Services is changing its demands against retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre in a lawsuit that seeks repayment of misspent welfare money

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Mississippi man pleads guilty to burning cross in yard to intimidate Black family

DoJ says Axel Cox ‘admitted he burned cross because of the victims’ race and because they were occupying a home next to his’

The Guardian - US

One of the world's fattest women now unrecognisable after shedding 500lbs

Christina Phillips, from Mississippi, described how walking to her room would leave her out of breath as she blamed her parents for letting her munch on fast-food snacks

Daily Mirror

Mississippi golfer bites off playing partner’s nose during fight over their match

The man faces up to seven years in prison if convicted.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Judge OKs federal intervention in struggling water system

The U.S. Justice Department has received a federal judge’s approval to carry out its proposal to improve the precarious water system in Mississippi’s capital city

The Independent UK

US justice department sues city of Jackson over water crisis

City and Mississippi health department sign order agreeing to federal oversight of the failing water system

The Guardian - US

Tornadoes fueled by high temperatures rip through Southern communities

Tornadoes damaged homes, briefly trapped people in a grocery store and ripped the roof off an apartment complex in Mississippi. Two people died as a tree crunched their mobile home in Alabama.

WEKU

Southern states survey tornado damage as risk lingers

One tornado watch remains in effect for parts of Alabama, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.

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The Independent UK

Tornado threat continues as southern towns assess damage

Early reports of tornado damage overnight in Mississippi and Alabama suggest twisters wrecked numerous homes, destroyed a fire station and ripped the roof off an apartment complex

The Independent UK

Storms could spawn major tornadoes, floods in several states

Residents in several towns in Louisiana and Mississippi took cover when tornado sirens blared Tuesday

WEKU

Strong thunderstorms and tornadoes are moving through parts of the South

Weather forecasters are warning of the potential for strong thunderstorms and tornadoes across a wide swath of the South Wednesday, including across Mississippi, Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.

The Independent UK

US taps interim manager for struggling Jackson water system

The federal government filed a proposal Tuesday to appoint a third-party manager for the troubled water system in Mississippi’s capital city, which nearly collapsed in late summer

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Tornado outbreak underway across southern U.S., with 40 million at risk

Some "strong tornadoes" are possible, particularly in Mississippi, the NWS warns.

Sports Illustrated

Brett Favre Seeks Dismissal of Welfare Lawsuit in Mississippi

The former NFL quarterback said last month that he did not know that the money he received was designated for welfare recipients.

The Independent UK

Judge mulls arguments in Mississippi death penalty protocol

A federal judge will decide whether to block Mississippi from using three drugs when it puts inmates to death

The Independent UK

Favre asks to be dismissed from Mississippi welfare lawsuit

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is asking to be removed from a civil lawsuit by the state of Mississippi that seeks to recover millions of dollars in misspent welfare money that was intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. An attorney for Favre filed papers Monday…

The Independent UK

Mississippi-based furniture company fires nearly 2,700 employees through texts

‘The company has been forced to make the difficult decision to terminate the employment of all its employees,’ United Furniture Industries says in message to staff

The Independent UK

12-year-old dies after playing game of Russian Roulette

Two juveniles in Jackson, Mississippi, have been charged with murder and an adult is charged with accessory after Markell Noah was found dead

The Guardian - US

Company fires 2,700 workers while they were sleeping days before Thanksgiving

Workers at Mississippi-based furniture company received text saying they were terminated just before midnight on 21 November

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