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States like Texas and Mississippi are lifting COVID-19 mask mandates, but...
Summary List PlacementOn Tuesday, Texas became the largest US state to lift its COVID-19 mask mandate, as a number of states have begun loosening restrictions.Mississippi, Louisiana, and Michigan also...
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Fauci slams Texas and Mississippi's 'inexplicable' decisions to risk another...
Summary List PlacementDr. Anthony Fauci, the top infectious-disease expert in the US, has spoken out against the reopening of states including Texas and Mississippi, calling their decisions to lift...
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GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn says being called a 'Neanderthal' is actually a...
Summary List PlacementRepublican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee defended Neanderthals after President Joe Biden criticized Texas and Mississippi for lifting their mask mandates and called the...
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Mississippi governor says his goal 'has never been to get rid of the virus'...
Summary List PlacementMississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, a Republican, in an interview Sunday defended his decision to roll back the state's mask requirement even as public health officials warn such...
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Republicans are pushing at least 37 bills nationwide targeting transgender...
Summary List PlacementFirst, Republicans used bathroom bills to go after transgender youth. Now, conservatives have opened up a new front in their assault on transgender rights even as Democrats seek...
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Mississippians' unwillingness to get vaccinated stems from a distrust of...
Summary List PlacementWhen Ronald Reagan opened his 1980 general election campaign at Mississippi's Neshoba County Fair, he proclaimed, "I believe in states' rights … And I believe that we've distorted...
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The 10 best states to start a business, ranked
Summary List PlacementA record number of people started new businesses in the US last year, ushering in a new class of entrepreneurs. New applications for an employer ID reached 1.1 million through...
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GOP-led states are cutting $300 weekly federal unemployment benefits. Here...
Summary List PlacementAlabamaGov. Kay Ivey announced on Monday that the state was halting its participation in federal unemployment benefits starting June 19. Those include the Pandemic Unemployment...
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The Supreme Court agreed to take up a major abortion case that threatens to...
Summary List PlacementThe US Supreme Court on Monday announced plans to take up a major abortion case that could allow it to severely limit or overturn landmark court rulings on abortion, including Roe...
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A Mississippi man is accused of spending PPP loan money on a $100,000 Tesla...
Summary List PlacementA Mississippi man was arrested on Thursday, accused of spending COVID-19 small business loans on a variety of luxury items, including a $100,000 Tesla and a $1 million home,...
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The potential effects of the Supreme Court's abortion case are 'really...
Summary List PlacementThe US Supreme Court on Monday announced it would hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case regarding a restrictive abortion law in Mississippi. The...
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SpaceX is converting an oil rig into a floating launch pad in the ocean for...
Summary List PlacementSpaceX is building an offshore launch pad for its Starship rocket in Mississippi, The Sun Herald first reported on Thursday.Elon Musk's space company bought two oil rigs off the...
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15 hours and thousands of calories in waffles: How a Mississippi man served...
Summary List Placement"Surely it won't be me," he thought.Lee Sanderlin's fantasy football league was determining an appropriate punishment for the unfortunate player who finished last in the pool, and...
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Mississippi paid out $118 million in improper unemployment claims, largely...
Summary List PlacementAmericans received $600 weekly unemployment benefits under the CARES Act in March, but the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) found in May that a portion of those funds fell...
View ArticleHow one startup is turning harmful algae into plastic shoe parts
Summary List PlacementA tech startup in Mississippi is mixing harmful algae into plastic foam products like footwear. The company's founder says it cleans up waterways and keeps greenhouse gases out of...
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7 children admitted to ICU's in low-vax Mississippi after coming down with...
Summary List PlacementSeven children are currently battling COVID-19 in intensive care units across Mississippi as state health officials warn of a Delta variant surge, ABC News reported.Two of the...
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Mississippi asks the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in upcoming...
Summary List PlacementThe state of Mississippi has asked the Supreme Court to overturn landmark abortion ruling Roe v. Wade in a case set to be argued in the court's next term.Mississippi wants Roe v....
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The University of Southern Mississippi is paying tuition and housing for some...
Summary List PlacementThe University of Southern Mississippi will pay some students in tuition and housing costs if they get vaccinated, the school said in a statement Thursday.The incentive program is...
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Delta variant hits hard in the five worst states for vaccination rates: It's...
Summary List PlacementThe Delta variant is spreading rapidly across five states with the lowest vaccination rates in the country. Officials in the five states — Alabama, Louisiana, Wyoming, Idaho, and...
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A map shows the risk COVID-19 poses to every US state. It puts Arkansas,...
Summary List PlacementEvery US state is at "high risk" or worse from COVID-19, with Arkansas,Louisiana,Mississippi, and Florida at the highest "severe" level, according to data from a nonprofit....
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