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Man working on dump truck in Mississippi fatally ‘buried under hot asphalt'
A man was killed Monday fixing a dump truck in Mississippi when scalding asphalt fell on him, police said.
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Brett Favre reveals Parkinson's diagnosis while testifying at Congressional hearing
Favre, a retired NFL quarterback, revealed the news Tuesday morning while appearing before a Republican-led House committee on welfare abuses. He is currently being sued by the state Mississippi over the receipt of funds intended for poor women and children.
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7 people killed in Mississippi bus crash destined for Dallas were all from Mexico, highway patrol says
The seven people killed in a weekend bus crash in Mississippi on its way to Dallas were all from Mexico.
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Ex-officer in Mississippi gets 1 year in prison for forcing man to lick urine off jail floor
A former Mississippi police officer has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for forcing a man he had arrested to lick urine off a jail floor.
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Ole Miss fraternity expels member who appeared to make ape-like sounds toward Black protester
A fraternity at the University of Mississippi, where a member last week jeered a Black woman protester by appearing to make ape-like sounds and gestures, said the man has been expelled from the organization.
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Mom turns in sons accused of shooting at Mississippi police officer: ‘I don't play no games'
A Mississippi woman turned her two sons in to police after they were accused of shooting at a police officer during a traffic stop.
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‘Goon Squad' trial: Ex-Mississippi deputy sentenced to 20-years for torturing 2 Black men
Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men will be sentenced by a federal judge starting Tuesday.
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Mississippi ex-police officer pleads guilty after making man lick urine off jail floor
A former Mississippi police officer has pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights charge after authorities say he forced a man to lick his own urine off the floor of a jail cell.
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Texas among Top 5 ‘worst states' for women to live in, report finds
According to the report, Texas ranks 47th out of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. This means that Texas is one of the worst states for women to live in, based on the metrics analyzed.
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Mississippi judge drops probation for black child who was arrested for urinating in public
The child’s mother has said her son urinated behind her vehicle while she was visiting a lawyer’s office in Senatobia, Mississippi, on Aug. 10.
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Mississippi slaughterhouse is directly responsible for death of migrant teen who was sucked into machinery, OSHA says
A Mississippi slaughterhouse that supplies chicken to Chick-fil-A is directly to blame for the death of a 16-year-old worker who was sucked into equipment in July and killed within minutes, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday.
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Mississippi's capital is under a boil water order after E. coli bacteria is found in city's supply
State health officials have told residents in Mississippi’s capital to boil their tap water after traces of E. coli bacteria were found in the city’s supply.
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Mother of 11-year-old child arrested for urinating in public objects to his probation terms and calls for dismissal
The mother of a 10-year-old child who was sentenced by a Mississippi judge to three months of probation and a book report for urinating in public has refused to sign his probation agreement.
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Race played role in sentencing of Black child, 10, for urinating in public, lawyer says
A 10-year-old Black child in Mississippi who urinated in public in August was sentenced Tuesday in youth court to three months’ probation, a decision the child’s attorney says was influenced by race.
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Independent autopsy finds Dexter Wade had identification at time of death
Preliminary findings were released Thursday from an independent autopsy of Dexter Wade, who was run over and killed by an off-duty police officer and buried in a pauper’s graveyard. The report shows a state ID was found in the front pocket of Dexter’s jeans at the time of his death, though it took months before his mother was...
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Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves wins 2nd term, defeating Democrat Brandon Presley
Mississippi voters stood in line in some crowded precincts Tuesday to cast ballots in a hard-fought governor’s race between Republican incumbent Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley.
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Mississippi mother seeks justice after son killed by police officer and buried in pauper's grave
A Mississippi mother’s adult son was hit and killed by an off-duty Jackson police officer in March, but she didn’t find out about it until August after her son’s body was buried in a pauper’s graveyard.
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A mother reported her son missing in March. Police kept the truth from her for months.
Bettersten Wade’s search for her adult son ended when she discovered that an officer had run him over — and without telling her, authorities buried him in a pauper’s field
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Judge dismisses Brett Favre defamation suit, saying Shannon Sharpe used hyperbole over welfare money
Brett Favre sued ex-NFLer Shannon Sharpe after the Fox Sports talk show host criticized Favre’s connection to a welfare misspending case in Mississippi.
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Alleged serial wedding crasher takes the cake and the cash at Mississippi wedding, family says
A couple was celebrating their wedding day in Mississippi on Saturday when an alleged serial wedding crasher snuck in.