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About 450,000 federal student loan borrowers say they were defrauded by their colleges and seek loan cancellation, but the class-action lawsuit has been mired in litigation for years, plaintiffs say.
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The university’s residence life office announced move-in dates for new and returning students and urged students to check their BMCU email for instructions and a packing checklist.
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Deebo Samuel’s reunion with the 49ers is less romance than triage: a veteran playmaker back in a familiar place while injuries and a creaky market keep decision-makers on their toes.
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Saudi Arabia is building an international maritime coalition to shield shipping routes that carry its oil exports from repeated attacks by Yemeni Houthi militias, the Saudi Embassy in Washington said.
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Anthropic said Thursday that its Claude model accessed the systems of three organizations during cybersecurity testing and that it reviewed more than 141,000 evaluations of the model, the company said in a blog post.
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Minnesota Information Technology said Tuesday it released an advisory after a coordinated cyberattack on more than 30 municipal water facilities and that the advisory included details suggesting possible Iranian hackers. The agency said it is coordinating the probe with federal agencies, including CISA.
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The Multicultural Business Coalition voted to sue Mayor Zohran Mamdani over his plan to open five city-owned grocery stores that would sell food up to 30% below traditional retailers, the group and media reports said.
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Country singer Tracy Lawrence told the “Like a Farmer” podcast he pulled the plug on acting after finding California “disheartening” and cited high costs of touring the state.
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The Navy plans to expand inventories of MK-48 and MK-54 torpedoes to meet requirements in a newly approved congressional budget that calls for readiness to fight two major regional conflicts, Naval News reported.
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President Trump said a deal has been reached for Hamas to disarm and for Israel to withdraw its forces from Gaza, but he said significant hurdles, conditions and long timelines remain.
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Tupelo police said Thursday that a 32-year-old Walmart employee was taken into custody after officers allege she embezzled more than $11,000. A municipal judge set bond at $4,000, police said.
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Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss and Mississippi State’s Kamario Taylor formed a friendship over the summer, sharing insights and mentoring despite their teams’ fierce rivalry.
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Maryland Senator Angela Alsobrooks will join Mississippi Senate candidate Scott Colom in campaign events, marking the first time a sitting U.S. senator has campaigned with him in Mississippi.
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The Commerce Department said the economy expanded at a 1.5% annual rate April through June as strong consumer spending was offset by a surge in imports; the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge remained above the central bank’s 2% target.
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Meridian Community College and data center developer Compass will start a 14-week training program to prepare workers for a $10 billion data center campus near Meridian, the partners said. Full scholarships are available for the first cohort.
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The families of Nolan Xavier Wells and two other Black teenagers who died this year are demanding justice amid questions about the circumstances of their deaths.
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The Rankin County Sheriff’s Department said in a Facebook post that Jordan McQueary completed training and will serve as a school resource officer, despite a 2022 video that showed him punching an inmate and breaking the man’s jaw, Mississippi Today reported.
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The University of Mississippi has filed lawsuits against two former players who transferred to LSU, alleging they failed to pay owed fees under signed agreements. The school seeks over $950,000 in total.
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The Mississippi Department of Public Safety opened a new Medical Examiner’s Office in Oxford, the department said. The office is expected to become fully operational later this year and officials said it will bring services closer to North Mississippi communities.
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The Disaster Service Center at the Lamar County Community Center will close at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, officials said. Residents affected by the May 6-7 storms can visit other centers or apply online or by phone.
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