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Child advocates emphasize the importance of intentional parenting and setting boundaries to protect kids from digital influences, citing recent legal settlements and personal strategies.
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Despite challenging historical trends, Democrat Scott Colom has a slim but possible path to unseat incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s upcoming midterm election, according to political analysts.
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Mississippi Republicans, farmers and families told the Mississippi Free Press that importing cheaper beef from abroad would not lower costs for Mississippi households and would not help local farmers, the outlet reported.
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Adebola Festus Adekunle, a Nigerian man, has been extradited to the United States and charged in connection with sextortion that allegedly contributed to the death of a Mississippi teen.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained Eddie Reyes-Ochoa after a wreck and moved him to a Natchez detention center, leaving his pregnant wife alone, the Mississippi Free Press reported.
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Magee police said a shooting on the city’s northeast side early Aug. 29 left one man dead and three others hurt after officers found four people shot.
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Two people were killed and several others were injured in a series of overnight shootings across Simpson County, the Simpson County Sheriff’s Office said.
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A Natchez man was booked on Aug. 29 after investigators found stolen vehicles at a local salvage business, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Bricen Rivers pleaded guilty to capital murder Friday and was sentenced to life without parole for the death of 22-year-old nursing student Lauren Johansen, authorities said.
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Recent sightings of black bears in western Tennessee and other parts of the Mississippi River basin signal a gradual recolonization after habitat loss and overhunting nearly wiped out populations decades ago.
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