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The Latest Breaking News from Mississippi

Less than one week until Mississippi’s Aug. 8 primaries

Welcome to the Wednesday, August 2, Brew.

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'We were in the air.' Mississippi family recounts surviving tornado that tore mobile home apart

Tornadoes in the United States are disproportionately killing more people in mobile or manufactured homes, especially in the South

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'Mississippi's Giant Houseparty' shows sharp divide between GOP governor and Democratic challenger

Mississippi’s political divide was on full display as Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley spoke to a rowdy outdoor crowd at the largest political event of this election year

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Ex-Mississippi prison guard pleads guilty to federal charge in 2019 inmate beating

Federal prosecutors says a former Mississippi prison guard has pleaded guilty in the 2019 beating of an inmate

The Independent UK

Back to School Mississippi Sales Tax Holiday Guide for 2023

The 2023 back-to-school Mississippi sales tax holiday only runs for two days. Here’s everything you need to know to make the most of your shopping trip.

Kiplinger

A Mississippi law limits who can help mail-in voters. A federal court struck it down

Mississippi passed a law restricting who could help voters seeking assistance casting their ballots by mail. A federal judge ruled it limited access to the polls and was therefore not permitted.

WEKU

Mississippi can't restrict absentee voting assistance this year, US judge says as he blocks law

A federal judge is blocking a new Mississippi law that would set criminal penalties for some people who help others with absentee voting

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President Joe Biden creates Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Chicago and Mississippi

‘What Emmett did, he gave up a lot, but it helped a lot of people. And he still speaks from the grave,’ Emmett Till’s cousin, the Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., who witnessed Till being kidnapped, told the Sun-Times.

Chicago Sun-Times

READ: Proclamation establishing Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument

“These places contain historic objects that illuminate the complicated fabric of our Nation and the injustice and inequality that Black people continue to experience today,” President Joe Biden said in signing the proclamation Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Biden honours Emmett Till, his mother with US national monument

The 1955 lynching of Till, a Black teen, and his mother’s subsequent activism helped propel US civil rights movement.

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Embracing history, Biden protects sites tied to Emmett Till’s murder

Three new landmarks will honor Emmett Till, whose 1955 murder in Mississippi became a rallying point in the Civil Rights Movement.

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A new national monument will honor Emmett Till and his mother — and strike a blow for historical truth

Emmett Till, who would have turned 82 on Tuesday, and Mamie Till-Mobley changed the course of U.S. history. They deserve this national honor.

Chicago Sun-Times

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For Emmett Till's family, national monument proclamation cements his inclusion in the American story

President Joe Biden is expected to sign a proclamation on Tuesday that establishes a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teenager from Chicago whose abduction, torture and killing in Mississippi in 1955 helped propel the civil rights movement

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How Emmett Till’s mother fought for justice after her son’s killing

A national momument spanning three sites central to the story of Till’s death will join efforts to reckon with America’s history of racist violence, Alex Woodward reports

Kiplinger

IRS Tax Deadline Approaching for Storm Victims in These 4 States

The IRS extended the tax deadline to July 31 for storm victims in several states. Here are the counties in four states that need to file — and pay — federal taxes soon.

The Independent UK

Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teen lynched in Mississippi

A White House official says President Joe Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley

WEKU

Biden will designate a national monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother

The national monument, at sites in Illinois and Mississippi, will help protect places that tell Till's story, as well as reflect the activism of his mother.

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Biden to create Emmett Till national monument at Chicago church where his open casket was displayed

A White House official said Biden will sign a proclamation Tuesday to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument in Chicago and Mississippi.

The Independent UK

Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teen lynched in Mississippi

A White House official says President Joe Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley

The Independent UK

Mississippi lawmaker says tutu photo is misused in campaign. He's raising money for cancer research

Mississippi Republican state Sen. Jeremy England says he intentionally wore a “very embarrassing” Halloween costume to raise money for breast cancer research

Zenger

Chris Brown And Tanner Newman Compete In Mississippi Public Service Commission Primary

Republican candidates focus on utility rates, infrastructure, and ending rolling blackouts

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Winner of Aug. 8 Republican primary will be the next Mississippi Public Service Commissioner for the Northern District

Chris Brown and Tanner Newman are running in the August 8, 2023, Republican primary for the Mississippi Public Service Commission Northern District. The filing deadline was February 1, 2023. The general election is on November 7, 2023. Incumbent Brandon Presley (D), in office since 2008, is running for governor of…

WEKU

A 16-year-old died while working at a poultry plant in Mississippi

The teenager died after he became entangled in a machine he was cleaning late last Friday. Labor laws prohibit anyone under 18 from working in meat plants because of the hazardous conditions.

The Independent UK

Rapper Superstar Pride charged with first-degree murder in Mississippi shooting

‘Painting Pictures’ rapper reportedly surrendered to local sheriff’s office

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