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Heart disease is rampant in parts of the rural South. Researchers are hitting the road to learn why

Public health experts from some of the nation’s leading research universities have deployed a massive medical trailer to rural parts of the South as part of an ambitious and unusual new health study

The Independent UK

Water crisis in Mississippi capital developed during failures in oversight, watchdog says

A watchdog group says “layers of inadequate oversight and enforcement” by state and federal agencies contributed to a water crisis in Mississippi’s capital city

The Independent UK

Huge mammoth tusk discovered sticking out of Mississippi streambed

An amateur fossil hunter in Mississippi found the first known fossil in the region from a mammoth — a well-preserved tusk that weighed about 600 pounds (270 kilograms).

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Sanderson Farms out as title sponsor of Mississippi PGA Tour stop after this fall. What’s next?

Sanderson Farms spearheaded the move from Annandale Golf Course to the Country Club of Jackson.

USA Today Sports Media Group

British energy giant reports violating toxic pollutant limits at Louisiana wood pellet facilities

British energy firm Drax Global, already facing scrutiny for violating environmental regulations, disclosed this year that its Louisiana wood pellet production facilities emit hazardous air pollutants above permitted limits

The Independent UK

How to make manufacturing cool again

Tupelo, Mississippi, has become a manufacturing magnet.

Fortune

Brandon Woodruff's Fishing Excursion In Saltillo, Mississippi

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff shares his love for fishing in a series of Instagram photos, inspiring fans to find joy in nature.

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Abortion bans are a human rights crisis

“These types of bans and policies can impact a variety of human rights,” one researcher told Salon

Salon

Jackson isn’t just Mississippi’s capital. It’s America’s murder capital

Mississippi’s conservative government is waging a partisan war on its majority-Democratic capital city

The Guardian - US

Favre challenges a judge's order that blocked his lead attorney in Mississippi welfare lawsuit

Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre says a Mississippi judge improperly blocked his lead attorney from representing him in a state civil lawsuit that seeks to recover misspent welfare money

The Independent UK

Photos of new Panthers RB Dillon Johnson

Gallery: 20 photos of new Panthers RB Dillon Johnson

USA Today Sports Media Group

Mississippi Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Absentee Ballot Deadline

Federal judges dismiss RNC lawsuits against counting late absentee ballots in Mississippi and Nevada.

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Wood pellets production boomed to feed EU demand. It’s come at a cost to Black people in the South

Wood pellet production has skyrocketed across the US South to feed the European Union’s push

The Independent UK

Three Dead, Dozens Injured In Mississippi Nightclub Shooting

Shooting incident in Indianola, Mississippi leaves three dead and sparks concerns about public safety and gun violence.

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Forbes Advisor Study Reveals States With Highest And Lowest Risks Of Pet Illnesses‌Which States Have The Highest And Lowest Risk Of Pet Illnesses?‌

Analysis of 11 dog and 8 cat illnesses identifies states with varied risks, from West Virginia's high to Nevada's low rates.‌ A new survey analyzed case rates for 11 dog illnesses and eight cat illnesses across all 50 states, and Washington, D.C. ‌

The Independent UK

Mississippi's new Episcopal bishop is first woman and first Black person in that role

The new bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi is being formally installed, and she is first woman and first Black person to hold the post

Reason

En Banc Fifth Circuit Upholds Mississippi Felon Disenfranchisement

The full court rejects an Eighth Amendment challenge to a provision in the Mississippi Constitution.

Reason

Federal Appeals Court Upholds Mississippi's Jim Crow–Era Felon Voting Ban

"In short, 'cruel and unusual' is not the same as 'harmful and unfair,'" the court wrote.

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‘The beginning of Black liberation’: photographs tell the real story of the Mississippi Delta

The work of Justin Hardiman documents the lives of Black southern farmers, long sidelined in mainstream narratives

The Independent UK

A Mississippi judge removes 1 of Brett Favre's lawyers in a civil case over misspent welfare money

A Mississippi judge has removed one of the attorneys representing retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre in a state civil lawsuit that seeks to recover misspent welfare money

USA Today Sports Media Group

The best public-access and private golf courses in Mississippi, ranked

Our hundreds of raters weigh in on the best public-access and private courses in Mississippi.

The Independent UK

Mississippi must move quickly on a court-ordered redistricting, say voting rights attorneys

Voting rights attorneys say Mississippi should work quickly to redraw some legislative districts to ensure more equitable representation for Black residents

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Mississippi Faces Tight Deadlines For Redrawing Legislative Districts

Mississippi faces challenges in redrawing legislative districts to address dilution of Black voters' power. Tight deadlines and logistical complexities add...

The Independent UK

Long-unpaid bills lead to some water service cutoffs in Mississippi's capital city

Water service is being shut off at some apartment complexes in Mississippi’s capital city because of long-unpaid bills

Sports Illustrated

Brett Favre's Attorneys Seeking Revival of Defamation Suit Against Shannon Sharpe

The suit was thrown out by a Mississippi federal judge in 2023.

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