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The University of Mississippi announced the creation of a new research center focused on collegiate gambling, addressing concerns over addiction and athlete safety amid expanding online sports betting.
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State Health Officer Dr. Dan Edney is among several contenders for the CDC director position, as the White House considers nominees ahead of a key deadline.
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Mississippi’s Adult Degree Completion program, known as Complete 2 Compete, is returning with a new structure to help adults finish their degrees amid efforts to increase workforce credentials.
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A 24-year-old man was shot early March 22 at Last Call Sports Bar in Jackson and later died, Jackson police said.
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Amaya Battle hit a tiebreaking jumper with 0.7 seconds left, sending No. 4 Minnesota to the Sweet 16 with a 65-63 victory over No. 5 Ole Miss, the Associated Press reported.
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Three Mississippi college baseball programs each won conference series this weekend, with No. 6 Mississippi State sweeping Vanderbilt and Ole Miss and Southern Miss also taking series, their schools reported.
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Mississippi State swept Vanderbilt in a three-game series, winning each game in a different fashion, according to a recap by Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk.
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John Perkins, a civil rights-era activist and evangelical minister who led ministries in Jackson, Mississippi, was remembered for decades of community work and global influence, Magnolia Tribune reported. Colleagues recalled his moral leadership and willingness to take responsibility for community failures.
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A bitter dispute between House and Senate Republican leaders recalls a 1995 confrontation between Democrats Ronnie Musgrove and Billy McCoy, who later cooperated to pass major education measures, Musgrove said.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on whether Mississippi’s practice of counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day conflicts with federal law, a case with potential national implications.
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