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1 year ago
US news

Deadly Tornado Tears Through Mississippi

At least three people were killed when a large tornado ripped through rural Mississippi on Friday night, the authorities said early Saturday morning.The tornado left a trail of destruction in its wake as it leveled homes and sent emergency services scrambling to rescue those trapped under the rubble.
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1 year ago
Law

Mississippi Senate OKs bill that expands police in majority-Black state capitol

Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell, left, confers with Jackson Police Chief James Davis during a town hall meeting to address youth crime issues in Jackson, Miss., Feb. 14, 2023.Rogelio V. Solis/AP JACKSON, Miss.The majority-white and Republican-led Mississippi Senate voted Tuesday to pass its version of a bill that would allow an expanded role for state police and appointed judges inside the majority-Black capital city of Jackson, which is led by Democrats.
www.cnn.com
2 years ago
Education

Mississippi governor signs into law prohibition on schools teaching critical race theory

(CNN)Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday signed into law a bill described as a prohibition on critical race theory (CRT), becoming the latest Republican-controlled state to legislate how history and race can be taught in schools.
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1 year ago
Health

A boil-water notice has been lifted in Jackson, Miss., after nearly 7 weeks

A trickle of water comes out of the faucet in a Senior Living apartment in Jackson, Miss., earlier this month.
A recent flood worsened Jackson's longstanding water system problems.
KQED
1 year ago
Arts

What Would Overturning Roe Mean for Birth Control? | KQED

Kristan Hawkins is president of the anti-abortion rights groups Students for Life of America, which is pushing for state and federal legislation to recognize human life as beginning " at conception."
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1 year ago
Education

Georgia Senate passes bill that would limit discussions about race in classrooms

(CNN)The Georgia Senate has approved a measure that would prohibit local school boards and administrators from discriminating "on the basis of race" by promoting or encouraging "divisive concepts" in classrooms.
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