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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

Tribune News Service

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

The Independent UK

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…

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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

The Independent UK

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.

Tribune News Service

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.

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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.

WEKU

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.

Los Angeles Times

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

The Guardian - US

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

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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

Tribune News Service

Abortion pills face Mississippi ban without ruling, lawyers say

Mississippi is on track to block access to abortion pills by Thursday without the intervention of a federal court, according to attorneys trying to keep alive a generic mifepristone manufacturer’s legal battle against a state health official.

Daily Mirror

Emmett Till's family find clue 70 years after black teen lynched and thrown in river

The Mirror is the first news outlet to be given exclusive access to the original arrest warrant for Carolyn Bryant Donham, who accused Emmett Till, 14, of making advances toward her in 1955

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The Conversation

Many anti-abortion activists before Roe were liberals who were inspired by 20th-century Catholic social teaching

The Supreme Court decision reversing Roe v. Wade’s protection for abortion rights was a predictably partisan ruling. All of the justices appointed by Republican presidents voted to uphold the Mississippi law restricting abortion, while all three appointed by Democratic presidents dissented.

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Incumbent Michael Guest defeated Michael Cassidy in Mississippi’s 3rd District Republican Party primary runoff

Incumbent Michael Guest (R) defeated Michael Cassidy (R) in the Republican Party primary runoff in Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District on June 28, 2022. Guest, who has represented this district in Congress since 2019, won with 67.4% of the vote while Cassidy received 32.6%. In the first round of the primary…

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Ezell defeats incumbents Palazzo in primary runoff for Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District

Mike Ezell defeated incumbent Steven Palazzo in the June 28 Republican primary runoff for Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District on June 28, 2022. In the June 7 primary, Palazzo received 31.6% of the vote, while Ezell received 25.1%. Both candidates advanced to a runoff because no candidate received more than 50%…

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Emmett Till's family seeks the arrest of a woman after a 1955 warrant is found

A warrant for an arrest was discovered last week by searchers inside a file folder that had been placed in a box, said Leflore County Circuit Clerk Elmus Stockstill.

The Independent UK

1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found, family seeks arrest

A team searching a Mississippi courthouse for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his 1955 kidnapping

The Independent UK

Thomas Dobbs distances himself from namesake abortion case that overturned Roe vs Wade

Mississippi health officer caught in the middle of landmark case

Reason

Can the FDA Stop States From Banning Abortion Pills?

The FDA could work with the Department of Justice to sue states over mifepristone bans. But should it?

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