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Who was Reggie Carroll? Baltimore comedian, known as Knockout King of Comedy, killed in Mississippi shooting
Hindustan Times
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August 25, 2025
Baltimore comedian Reggie Carroll, known as ‘The Knockout King of Comedy,’ has been shot dead in Mississippi, TMZ reported. According to law enforcement, the shooting took place last week in Southaven. Who was Reggie Carroll? Comedian killed in...
High unemployment rates among Black women have St. Louis-area economists concerned
St Louis American - Missouri
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August 24, 2025
Stay Informed, Stay Empowered in STL Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Unemployment rates across the nation are rising among Black Americans, but...
Federal judge orders Mississippi Supreme Court to redraw district lines
The Delta News - Mississippi
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U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock ruled the Mississippi Supreme Court electoral map violates the Voting Rights Act and dilutes Black voting power. That means Mississippi must redraw the map. The current Mississippi Supreme Court electoral map was...
Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for Aug. 23, 2025
Hattiesburg American - Mississippi
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The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Aug. 23, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from Aug. 23 drawing 03-05-10-11-12 Check Mississippi Match 5 payouts and...
Alligator spotted near Mississippi school, prompting lockdown
WFTV - Florida
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August 24, 2025
MISSISSIPPI — An alligator was spotted near Faith Academy in Pearl, Mississippi, causing teachers and students to remain indoors on Friday. Wildlife officials, fire crews, and police responded to safely remove the alligator from a pond near the...
Donald Trump Has Warning for Wes Moore After Maryland Governor's Criticism
Newsweek
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August 24, 2025
President Donald Trump and Maryland Governor Wes Moore have ignited a war of words after the president revealed he might deploy the National Guard to several major cities across the country—including Baltimore—in a sweeping crime crackdown similar...
Leftist Echo Chamber Bluesky Blocks Access from Mississippi over Age Verification Law
Breitbart
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August 24, 2025
Left echo chamber Bluesky, which bills itself as an alternative social media platform to Elon Musk’s X, is blocking access to users in Mississippi rather than comply with a new age verification law. The platform has previously acknowledged a child...
2032 Projections Show Conservative States Gaining Electoral Votes as Democrats Continue into a Death Spiral
[your]NEWS
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August 25, 2025
Democrats are facing a perilous future in the Electoral College, as the population growth in red states such as Texas, Florida, Utah, and Idaho could provide Republicans with a greater advantage by 2032. Democrat strongholds such as California,...
A Brief History of Dogs in Minnesota
Mpls.St.Paul Magazine - Minnesota
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August 25, 2025
1750 Chief Black Dog brings his band of Mdewakanton Dakota from their ancestral Mille Lacs Lake to the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers. The band establishes a permanent village on the isthmus between the Minnesota River and...
National Guard Deployment in Washington Raises Questions Over Purpose and Politics
[your]NEWS
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August 24, 2025
BY COMFORT OGBONNA Hundreds of National Guard soldiers in military fatigues and combat boots could be seen mingling with tourists on Washington’s National Mall on Thursday. Many posed for selfies with visitors, stopped by food trucks for ice...
WATCH: DNC opens summer meeting in most virtue-signaling way possible
WorldNetDaily
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August 25, 2025
Lindy Sowmick The Democratic National Committee’s summer meeting opened Monday, with one of the first items on its agenda being a “land acknowledgement.” The DNC’s meeting comes weeks after a Quinnipiac poll showing only 19% of respondents...
Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for Aug. 22, 2025
Hattiesburg American - Mississippi
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The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Aug. 22, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from Aug. 22 drawing 01-05-09-18-20 Check Mississippi Match 5 payouts and...
Mississippi ranks 7th nationally in rise of fraud cases
WAPT 16 - Mississippi
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August 23, 2025
Mississippi ranks seventh in the nation for states most in need of fraud education, according to a new analysis of Federal Trade Commission reports.The study by BrokerChooser found fraud reports in Mississippi have risen 58% over the past five...
Mississippi Declares Health Emergency Over Rising Infant Mortality Rates
Mezha
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August 22, 2025
The Mississippi Department of Health on Thursday declared a public health emergency due to rising infant mortality in the state. According to a press release from the Department of Health, in 2024 there were 9.7 infant deaths per 1,000 births –...
Arias in the Quarter, Again
Country Roads Magazine - Louisiana
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August 25, 2025
In 2026, the 250th year since America gained its independence, New Orleans will also be celebrating a somewhat mystical alignment of anniversaries in the world of performing arts. There is the centennial of Edna Ferber’s bestselling novel Show...
U.S. Government Quietly Reveals Possible Location Of America’s Next National Park
The Travel
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August 23, 2025
Not too long ago, rumors spread about the possible opening of a new U.S. national park. Some media outlets reported that Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park and Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in Georgia could soon be turned into a...
Mississippi infant mortality hits decade high, prompting emergency declaration
Twin States News - Mississippi
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Health officials say urgent action is needed -- and they’re calling on communities, providers, and policymakers to come together to save lives. “Improving maternal health is the best way to reduce infant mortality. That means better access to...
Bluesky Blocks Mississippi Users Instead of Making Them Prove They’re Over 18
PC Magazine
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August 23, 2025
Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. Bluesky has walked off the stage in the birthplace of the blues rather than comply with a new Mississippi law that the social network says would have required it to...
Mississippi Dogs Lead Nation in Deadly Heartworm Infections
Mississippi Free Press
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August 22, 2025
HATTIESBURG, Miss.—When Gleppy, a 2-year-old chihuahua mix, was found as a stray in Forrest County, she was full of energy and eager to greet anyone nearby. But at Southern Pines Animal Shelter in Hattiesburg, staff discovered her biggest...
Bluesky blocked in Mississippi over age verification laws
Mashable
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August 23, 2025
People in Mississippi no longer have access to Bluesky — one of the primary alternatives to Elon Musk's X — because of burdensome age verification laws. A new law in Mississippi requires age verification to access social media sites. This landmark...