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Mississippi school gives "Monkey Award"

An elementary school in Batesville, Mississippi is under investigation for racism

Salon

Mississippi Medical Marijuana Application Requests Start Now, Huge Deal For Magnolia State

It may not seem like a big deal to the millions of Americans living in legal cannabis states, but Wednesday is huge for medical marijuana supporters in Mississippi. June 1 is the first day for medical marijuana patients to submit their applications for a card in the Magnolia State. Businesses will also be able to…

Benzinga

Most people support abortion staying legal, but that may not matter in making law

The Supreme Court is set to soon rule on the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health case, nearly one month after a leaked draft majority opinion showed the court might uphold a Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy.

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Marijuana legalization initiative qualifies for the South Dakota ballot

Welcome to the Tuesday, May 31, Brew.

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‘In some cases women are going to die’: Pink House Defenders fight to save Mississippi’s last abortion clinic

If Roe is scrapped, women in Mississippi will have to travel 1,000 miles to New Mexico for help, writes Andrew Buncombe in Jackson

The Independent UK

Abortion Pills - The Next Battleground In USA

The United States Supreme Court has not yet released its judgment, limiting abortion rights significantly.

Benzinga

All Hands On Wreck: Boaters Flee Terrifying Yacht Fire

Terrified boaters had to leap for safety when their luxury cruiser went up on a fireball off the coast of Mississippi.

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Georgia football offers top recruit in Mississippi

Jimothy Lewis, a member of the class of 2024, has received a scholarship offer from the Georgia Bulldogs.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Two-year-old drowns in Mississippi resort pool

Swimming pool was packed with guests, and a lifeguard was on duty, police say

The Independent UK

On my radar: Eva Rothschild’s cultural highlights

The Irish artist on a thrilling Mexican novel, a lovable comedy about two Cork misfits, and some devastating Mississippi blues

The Guardian - UK

Woman mortified as people compare her to 'Ross from Friends' after fake tan fail

A woman was left in stitches after she applied too much fake tan - and people online have compared her look to Ross Geller from Friends who once made the same mistake

Daily Mirror

Abortion-friendly states prep for more patients if Roe falls

Reproductive rights advocates are planning to open new abortion clinics or expand the capacity of existing ones in states without restrictive abortion laws

The Independent UK

Period poverty activism has stirred lawmakers to action

For many years, Laila Brown, a 16-year-old from Vicksburg, Mississippi, and her peers had conversations about the stigma of periods and the lack of period products at school. After learning about “period poverty,” or inadequate access to menstrual hygiene products and education, Brown and her older sister, Asia, 21, wanted…

Tribune News Service

Mississippi woman, 20, charged with capital murder for allegedly throwing baby onto road

Makaylia Shaylynn Jolley, 2, has been charged in connection with the death of Khalysie Lashay Jolley

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Mississippi's pro-life "hypocrisy"

Mississippi cuts Medicaid coverage just 60 days after birth, leaving women to "die," expert says

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Abortion in Mississippi is already limited to a single clinic. If Roe v Wade falls, it could soon be outlawed entirely

The "Pink House" in Jackson has been fighting for safe, legal abortion for more than a decade. It's now at the centre of a once-in-a-generation legal stoush, with consequences that will shake the foundation of American life.

Los Angeles Times

Jackie Calmes: Republican 'pro-life' advocacy ends with a child's birth

From red-state capitals to Washington, Republican politicians are conceding what's been obvious for decades: Their "pro-life" advocacy ends with a child's birth.

The Independent UK

How the ‘pro-life’ movement killed Roe v Wade

Powerful legal groups, conservative Christian activists and right-wing figures shaped an anti-abortion agenda in the hands of the US Supreme Court, Alex Woodward reports

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Brett Favre solicited welfare money from the poorest state in the nation and it’s time to pay up

Brett Favre’s involvement in a $77 million welfare scam is just another example of how Mississippi continues to fail its most vulnerable people — and everyone involved should be held accountable.

The Independent UK

Convicted ex-friar won't be tried in 2nd sex abuse case

Mississippi prosecutors have dropped a second set of charges against a former Franciscan friar who was convicted last month of sexually abusing a student during the 1990s at a Catholic school

Los Angeles Times

A look at 3 common beliefs about the Supreme Court's upcoming abortion ruling

WASHINGTON — The leaked Supreme Court draft opinion overruling Roe v. Wade set off a political firestorm about the future of abortion.

The Independent UK

Mississippi school board upholds firing over 'New Butt' book

A Mississippi educator fired for reading a children’s book called “I Need a New Butt!”

Daily Mirror

Psychedelic neon home for sale at £355,000 baffles house hunters with what's inside

Joseph Jarmusz, of Gautier, Mississippi, is selling the colourful house which is on the market for £355k and features bizarre mannequins in almost every room

The Guardian - UK

‘I became the abortion lady of Mississippi’: the mother of seven who devoted her life to the pro-choice cause

Raised a fundamentalist Christian, Laurie Bertram Roberts grew up believing abortion was evil. Then a pregnancy put her life at risk – and she was denied the termination she desperately needed

The Guardian - US

Mississippi school district upholds teacher’s firing for reading I Need a New Butt! to kids

Toby Price, an assistant principal who plans to pursue an appeal with the chancery courts of Mississippi, was fired in March

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