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The Latest Breaking News from Mississippi

Mississippi abortion clinic at centre of Supreme Court case drops lawsuit against state’s ban

Jackson Women’s Health Organization’s iconic ‘Pink House’ clinic closed its doors in the ruling’s aftermath

The Independent UK

The Braves have an All-Star third baseman again. His name is Austin Riley.

LOS ANGELES — An All-Star performance brought this Mississippi kid to Southern California.

Tribune News Service

Owner: Mississippi abortion clinic is sold, won't reopen

The owner of Mississippi's only abortion clinic says she's sold the building and will not reopen the clinic even if a state court allows her to do so

The Independent UK

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Cubs draft Oklahoma righty Cade Horton with 7th overall pick

Horton struck out 49 in his last 31 innings for the Sooners, including a 13-strikeout performance against eventual champion Mississippi at the College World Series.

Chicago Sun-Times

With Roe overruled, can red states disregard FDA rules on abortion pills?

WASHINGTON — When the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade last month, many abortion-rights advocates looked to pills sent by mail as a possible option for pregnant women who live in states where abortion is outlawed.

Los Angeles Times

With Roe overruled, can red states disregard FDA rules on abortion pills?

Los Angeles Times

Mississippi AG: No prosecution plan in Emmett Till lynching

Mississippi's attorney general has no plan to prosecute the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago

The Independent UK

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Emmett Till accuser, in memoir, denies wanting teen killed

The white woman who was at the center of the 1955 lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till in Mississippi denies wanting him killed

The Independent UK

Distributing Government-Released Autopsy Photos in Controversial Case Isn't Tortious

So the Tennessee Court of Appeals held yesterday, in Andreacchio v. Hamilton (in an opinion by Chief Judge D. Michael Swiney, joined by Judges Andy Bennett and Kenny Armstrong): In February 2014, Plaintiffs' son, Christian Andreacchio, died in Meridian, Mississippi. The Meridian Police Department ruled his death a suicide. However,…

Reason

Emmett Till's family says 'white pedestal' theory has denied them justice for decades

The family of Emmett Till want authorities to serve a 1955 arrest warrant to the white woman they say is responsible for his murder and kidnapping.

WEKU

Defendant: Ex-governor ordered payments to NFL's Brett Favre

A defendant in a Mississippi welfare fraud case says she directed $1.1 million in welfare money to former NFL star Brett Favre at the direction of former Gov. Phil Bryant

The Independent UK

Biden administration: Doctors must offer abortion if mom's life is at risk

HHS told hospitals that they "must" provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk, saying federal law on emergency care preempts state laws that now ban abortion without exception.

WEKU

Who was Emmett Till? What to know about his death and legacy

RALEIGH, N.C. — In 1955, a white woman alleged that a Black teenager whistled at, grabbed and said obscene things to her in her grocery store in Mississippi. The result? A brutal kidnapping, beating and murder in the Jim Crow South.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Will Emmett Till’s accuser learn you can’t outlive justice?

It has been an important year for the memory and impact of Emmett Till’s life and terrible death. That alone shows how slow justice can be for people of color in America.

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The Independent UK

Dire US labor shortage provides opportunity for ex-prisoners

The United States' ongoing labor shortage is bad for employers but presents an opportunity for workers who often could not find jobs in rosier economic times: ex-prisoners

Tribune News Service

In a post-Roe world, more miscarriage and stillbirth prosecutions await women

In Texas, 26-year-old Lizelle Herrera was arrested and charged with murder for self-induced abortion. In California, 29-year-old Adora Perez served four years in prison after giving birth to a stillborn son. And in Mississippi, Latice Fisher was jailed after losing her baby at 36 weeks after police found she’d searched…

The Independent UK

Mississippi teen recounts rescuing 4 people from drowning

Authorities say a teenager has saved a police officer and three young women from drowning after a car plunged into a south Mississippi river

Tribune News Service

Activists swarm NC senior living facility in search of woman named in arrest warrant in Emmett Till’s murder

A senior living facility in North Carolina was flooded with protesters in search of Carolyn Bryant Donham, who accused 14-year-old Emmett Till of making improper advances prior to his kidnapping and murder in 1955.

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Study Says Demand For EVs, Hybrids Is Higher Than Average In Rural US

Mississippi is the state with the largest increase in electric and electrified vehicle sales, followed by Hawaii.

WEKU

Mississippi's last abortion clinic shuts down. The owner promises to continue working

The clinic is now headed to Las Cruces, New Mexico, about 40 miles north of El Paso, Texas.

Los Angeles Times

The last abortion clinic in Mississippi closes its doors

JACKSON, Miss. — Just before dawn Wednesday outside the Jackson Women's Health Organization, Derenda Hancock propped a hand-scrawled placard on a folding chair.

The Guardian - US

US ‘hero’ teen saves three girls and police officer after car plunges into river

Corion Evans, 16, from Mississippi, hailed for ‘bravery and selflessness’ after diving in when car fell off end of boat launch

Evening Standard

Mississippi set for abortion ban after judge rejects clinic’s bid to block state law

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling is coming into effect

Axios

Court won't block Mississippi's abortion "trigger" ban

Abortion providers had argued that abortion rights were protected in Mississippi under state Supreme Court precedent.

The Independent UK

Judge set to hear challenge of Mississippi abortion law

A judge is considering a lawsuit filed by Mississippi’s only abortion clinic, which is trying to remain open by blocking a law that would ban most abortions in the state

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