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Northeast said it will accept applications for its Foundation scholarships from Nov. 1, 2026, through March 15, 2027. Institutional scholarships remain open until the start of the fall 2026 semester.
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Northeast Mississippi Community College said it hosted Northeast 4-H counties on campus for Project Achievement Day to encourage college interest among young people. The college thanked students, agents, volunteers and parents for making the event a success.
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NEMCC Adult Education says nearly 250 people earned high school equivalency diplomas this year. The program said its students range from teenagers to grandparents returning to school.
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President Donald Trump has repeatedly shifted between threatening military action and saying a deal with Iran was imminent, a columnist wrote, reflecting a pattern of seeing events in line with his own expectations.
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A Seoul court on Friday sentenced former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol to 30 years in prison in a case that accused him of ordering drone flights over North Korea to justify a brief declaration of martial law, the court said.
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Forecasters say rain will return late tonight into Friday and could persist through the weekend. They put the chance at 40% to 50% that the Mid-South will receive at least 1 inch of rain through Sunday.
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As the 48-team World Cup gets under way, two headlines capture a central tension: can teams survive when their talismans misfire, and how much does a new coach’s swagger matter?
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The Kennedy Center board of trustees appealed a federal judge’s order to remove President Donald Trump’s name from the exterior of the building Thursday, and earlier voted to stay the order, court filings show.
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Sen. John Cornyn told The New York Times he expects the two years after the November midterm elections to be “the most miserable two years” of President Donald Trump’s life. The comments came in Cornyn’s first extensive interview following his primary defeat to Ken Paxton.
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Caitlin Clark had 32 points and 10 assists and Indiana held off a late Chicago rally to win 114-106 in overtime, according to the official box score.
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Carolina scored four times and held off a late Vegas surge in Game 5, moving within one win of the franchise’s second Stanley Cup.
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A Portland man was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison after admitting to assaulting an ICE officer with a rock during a protest last year. He also faces restitution and supervised release.
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Nate Cohn, a political analyst who writes The Tilt newsletter, examines how partisan redistricting has shifted the advantage to Republicans and asks how large a share of the popular vote Democrats would need to win the House.
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The Mississippi Museum of Natural Science in Jackson will host a hands-on World Snake Day event Friday with 26 Mississippi-native snake species on display, the museum said.
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On the Thunder & Lightning podcast, hosts Carlo Barone and Brian Hadad said Dak Prescott was the only quarterback worthy of a spot on their all-time Mississippi State team.
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The Administrative Office of Courts will not disburse $2.5 million earmarked for youth courts after a Senate bill to extend the program failed when the House adjourned, court officials and lawmakers told Magnolia Tribune.
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Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney notified more than 70 producers this week that their licenses could be revoked, alleging they obtained or maintained licenses through misrepresentation tied to Medicare Advantage enrollments.
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The Mississippi Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that Attorney General Lynn Fitch — not State Auditor Shad White — has the authority to prosecute litigation seeking the recovery of state money, the court said.
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Mississippi officials are collaborating on workforce initiatives while overseeing the growth of Amazon’s data centers, raising questions about economic and environmental impacts.
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U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock disqualified four lawyers and barred two from her court for two years after finding they used generative AI without verifying fabricated citations, the judge said in a June 8 ruling.
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