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Belgium upset the United States 4-1 Monday at Lumen Field, ending the Americans’ World Cup run and advancing to the quarterfinals. Charles De Ketelaere scored twice as the Red Devils exposed U.S. defensive lapses.
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Former Mayor Chokwe Lumumba and ex-City Councilman Aaron Banks pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy in a federal bribery probe, court records show. Their pleas come after former Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens changed his plea last week.
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Mississippi is rolling out a new marketing effort to attract more students and professionals to the nursing field amid staffing shortages.
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President Donald Trump rang the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq opening bells from the Oval Office Monday as he launched government-backed investment accounts for children and tied his presidency to recent market gains.
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Mississippi has opted out of a federal summer nutrition program for three consecutive years, leaving thousands of children vulnerable to hunger during the season, advocates say.
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After Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge and resigned, prosecutors and public defenders continued routine court business while the office’s leadership remained unsettled, Mississippi Today reported.
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Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Aaron Banks admitted to conspiracy charges Monday, ending a high-profile public corruption investigation in Mississippi’s capital city.
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Thousands attended Freedom Fest at Columbus Air Force Base on the Fourth of July as the base opened to the public for the nation’s 250th birthday, WCBI reported.
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Jackson police said a person was shot just before 8:30 a.m. July 5 near Eminence Row and Newman Avenue. The victim reported the shooter was in a black Chevy, authorities said.
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USA Baseball named two Mississippi State pitchers and one each from Ole Miss and Southern Miss to its Collegiate National Team, the organization said Tuesday.
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