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Whistleblower says utility should repay $382 million in federal aid given to failed clean coal plant

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ATLANTA (AP) — A former employee is suing to force a Mississippi utility to repay $382 million that the federal government gave to build...

Black Women Empowered in the Fight Against Breast Cancer Disparities

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Jackson, MS (October 31, 2023) -- The Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health invites Black women aged 18-50 to participate in a crucial...

Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco’s poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath

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ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Estela Sandoval Díaz was huddled in her tiny concrete bathroom, sure these were the final moments of her life, when...

Tennessee officials to pay $125K to settle claim they arrested a man for meme about fallen officer

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in Tennessee have settled a First Amendment lawsuit for $125,000, the plaintiff's attorneys said Monday. The suit was filed...

The UAW says its strike ‘won things no one thought possible’ from automakers. Here’s how it fared

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The United Auto Workers won at least partial victories on many of the key demands that led to the six-week strike against Ford, General Motors and...

Judge dismisses Brett Favre defamation suit, saying Shannon Sharpe used hyperbole over welfare money

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed Brett Favre’s defamation lawsuit against fellow retired NFL player Shannon Sharpe, ruling that Sharpe used constitutionally...

Lawyer wants federal probe of why Mississippi police waited months to tell a mom her son was killed

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A civil rights attorney said Monday he will ask the U.S. Justice Department to investigate why authorities in Mississippi's capital...

Local schools announce homecoming kings, queens

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By Josh Troy Clarksdale Advocate Homecoming kings and queens for the 2023-24 school year were announced during football games throughout the regular season. Akiya Jones is...

Syphilis and other STDs are on the rise. States lost millions of dollars to fight and treat them

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State and local health departments across the U.S found out in June they’d be losing the final two years of a $1 billion investment...

Boys graduate high school at lower rates than girls, with lifelong consequences

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — They attend the same classes with access to the same programs, and even come from the same families. But girls...

In Mississippi, most voters will have no choice about who represents them in the Legislature

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After being in office for over a decade, Mississippi state Sen. Dean Kirby got challenged in the Republican primary. He...

Democrat Brandon Presley seeks big turnout in Nov. 7 bid to unseat Mississippi’s Republican governor

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NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) — At a hotel overlooking the Mississippi River in Natchez, Democratic gubernatorial nominee Brandon Presley told a few dozen Black and white supporters...
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