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As Brazil tops 500,000 deaths, protests against president

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As Brazil tops 500,000 deaths, protests against president Admin123 Sat, 06/19/2021 - 06:00 PM

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Anti-government protesters took to the streets in more than a score of cities across Brazil on Saturday as the nation's confirmed death toll from COVID-19 soared past half a million — a tragedy many critics blame on President Jair Bolsonaro's attempt to minimize the disease.

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Juneteenth, recalling end of slavery, is marked across US

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Juneteenth, recalling end of slavery, is marked across US Admin123 Sat, 06/19/2021 - 03:25 PM

Parades, picnics and lessons in history were offered Saturday to commemorate Juneteenth in the U.S., a day that carried even more significance after Congress and President Joe Biden created a federal holiday to observe the end of slavery.

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Editor of paper that endured newsroom shooting says goodbye

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Editor of paper that endured newsroom shooting says goodbye Admin123 Sat, 06/19/2021 - 02:55 PM

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The editor of the Capital Gazette, which won a special Pulitzer Prize citation for its coverage and courage in the face of a massacre in its newsroom, is leaving the Maryland newspaper.

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Putin names Lavrov, Shoigu to United Russia elections list

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Putin names Lavrov, Shoigu to United Russia elections list Admin123 Sat, 06/19/2021 - 10:45 AM

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday said his foreign minister and his defense minister will head the candidates’ list for the dominant United Russia party in September’s parliamentary election.

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Madison couple gives Ole Miss $10M, arena named after them

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Madison couple gives Ole Miss $10M, arena named after them Admin123 Sat, 06/19/2021 - 10:10 AM

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi couple is giving $10 million to the University of Mississippi's athletics foundation, and the school’s basketball and event arena has been named for them.

The arena, which opened in January 2016, is now called “The Sandy and John Black Pavilion at Ole Miss.”

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Memphis erases Confederate general from its public spaces

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Memphis erases Confederate general from its public spaces Admin123 Sat, 06/19/2021 - 10:05 AM

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest’s polarizing presence has hung over Memphis since he moved here in 1852 — his legacy cemented by a giant statue that loomed over all who passed his gravesite in a popular park.

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'Protected them to death': Elder-care COVID rules under fire

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'Protected them to death': Elder-care COVID rules under fire Admin123 Sat, 06/19/2021 - 10:00 AM

Barbara and Christine Colucci long to remove their masks and kiss their 102-year-old mother, who has dementia and is in a nursing home in Rochester, New York. They would love to have more than two people in her room at a time so that relatives can be there too.

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Amid reform movement, some GOP states give police more power

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Amid reform movement, some GOP states give police more power Admin123 Sat, 06/19/2021 - 09:40 AM

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After a year of protests over police brutality, some Republican-controlled states have ignored or blocked police-reform proposals, moving instead in the other direction by granting greater powers to officers, making it harder to discipline them and expanding their authority to crack down on demonstrations.

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Hong Kong court holds first hearing for Apple Daily execs

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Hong Kong court holds first hearing for Apple Daily execs Admin123 Fri, 06/18/2021 - 09:55 PM

HONG KONG (AP) — The top editor of Hong Kong's Apple Daily pro-democracy newspaper and the head of its parent company were brought to a courthouse Saturday for their first hearing since their arrest under the city's national security law.

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EXPLAINER: What is the Catholic Communion controversy?

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EXPLAINER: What is the Catholic Communion controversy? Admin123 Fri, 06/18/2021 - 06:15 PM

A committee of U.S. Catholic bishops is getting to work on a policy document that has stirred controversy among their colleagues before a word of it has even been written.

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Ashby Foote talks to Rotary Club

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Ashby Foote talks to Rotary Club Image wyatted Fri, 06/18/2021 - 06:04 PM

Ashby Foote, Ward 1 City Council Representative to the Jackson City Council spoke to the Rotary Club of North Jackson at the club’s June 15 meeting.

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Doctor accused of running pill mill pleads to misdemeanor

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Doctor accused of running pill mill pleads to misdemeanor Admin123 Fri, 06/18/2021 - 05:22 PM

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A pain management doctor in Mississippi accused of running a pill mill pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor charge in the case.

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11 U.S. mayors commit to develop reparations pilot projects

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11 U.S. mayors commit to develop reparations pilot projects Admin123 Fri, 06/18/2021 - 05:21 PM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Eleven U.S. mayors — from Los Angeles to tiny Tullahassee, Oklahoma — have pledged to pay reparations for slavery to a small group of Black residents in their cities, saying their aim is to set an example for the federal government on how a nationwide program could work.

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Lawmakers mark Juneteenth with talk of ‘abolition amendment’

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Lawmakers mark Juneteenth with talk of ‘abolition amendment’ Admin123 Fri, 06/18/2021 - 09:55 AM

As the nation this week made Juneteenth a federal holiday, honoring when the last enslaved Black people learned they were free, lawmakers are reviving calls to end a loophole in the Constitution that allowed anothe

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Hyde-Smith Criticizes Planned Show Vote on "Democrat Election Reform Scheme"

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Hyde-Smith Criticizes Planned Show Vote on "Democrat Election Reform Scheme" Image brandonsup Fri, 06/18/2021 - 09:49 AM

Below is a press release from Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith:

Miss. Senator Says Work Should Proceed on True Bipartisan Plan to Improve Election Integrity.

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Republicans point to inflation in bid to retake Congress

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Republicans point to inflation in bid to retake Congress Admin123 Fri, 06/18/2021 - 09:45 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gas prices have whizzed past $3 per gallon in much of the nation. The cost of used cars and new furniture, airline tickets, department store blouses, ground beef and a Chipotle burrito are on the rise, too.

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Brazil still debating dubious virus drug amid 500,000 deaths

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Brazil still debating dubious virus drug amid 500,000 deaths Admin123 Fri, 06/18/2021 - 09:40 AM

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — As Brazil hurtles toward an official COVID-19 death toll of 500,000 — second-highest in the world — science is on trial inside the country and the truth is up for grabs.

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Iran votes in presidential poll tipped in hard-liner's favor

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Iran votes in presidential poll tipped in hard-liner's favor Admin123 Thu, 06/17/2021 - 09:45 PM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran began voting Friday in a presidential election tipped in the favor of a hard-line protege of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, fueling public apathy and sparking calls for a boycott in the Islamic Republic.

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Heated debate before US Catholic bishops vote on Communion

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Heated debate before US Catholic bishops vote on Communion Admin123 Thu, 06/17/2021 - 07:25 PM

In impassioned debate Thursday, U.S. Catholic bishops clashed over how to address concerns about Catholic politicians, including President Joe Biden, who continue to receive Communion despite supporting abortion rights.

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Court: If bias rules have exceptions, faith groups qualify

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Court: If bias rules have exceptions, faith groups qualify Admin123 Thu, 06/17/2021 - 05:55 PM

Justice Samuel Alito called it a “wisp” of a decision — a Supreme Court ruling Thursday that favored Catholic Social Services in Philadelphia but was far from the constitutional gale wind that would have reshaped how courts interpret religious liberty under the First Amendment.

Still, there was a shift.

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