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President Donald Trump planned to head to New York City Monday evening for Game 3 of the NBA Finals, and city officials moved a public watch party into Bryant Park because of heightened security.
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Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman will challenge Mayor Karen Bass later this year, Decision Desk HQ projected, after Raman advanced and former reality TV figure Spencer Pratt was eliminated.
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Vice President Vance said Monday the Los Angeles mayoral primary result “seems pretty shady to me,” questioning how the race narrowed to two Democrats for the November runoff, he said.
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ESPN removed AI-created “moving portraits” from its NBA Finals broadcasts after viewers criticized distorted images of former players, a network source said.
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San Antonio ended New York’s 13-game playoff winning run in Game 3, led by Victor Wembanyama’s 32 points, Fox News Digital reported.
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Karmelo Anthony’s lawyers rested their case without calling him to testify, setting the stage for closing arguments Tuesday as legal analysts on Fox News said the self-defense claim faces an uphill battle.
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A federal judge on Monday struck down the Trump administration’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas. The administration had said the fee was intended to prevent foreign workers from taking American jobs.
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Mississippi authorities issued Blue Alerts after a Covington County sheriff’s deputy was shot during a traffic stop in Mount Olive, and two men were sought in connection with the shooting.
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Mississippi State’s season ended with a Super Regional loss, prompting Brian Hadad to ask where Ace Reese ranks among the Bulldogs’ all-time players. Brooks Bryan joined Hadad’s show to offer his thoughts on Reese and the defeat.
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The 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book highlights Mississippi’s improvement in education but notes ongoing struggles in health and economic stability for children.
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EVE Energy, a Chinese lithium battery manufacturer, is listed by the U.S. Department of War as a Chinese military company, complicating its involvement in a Mississippi battery plant project.
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Boys and teens ages 7 to 17 performed in jeweled jumpsuits and wigs at the Tupelo Elvis Festival’s youth tribute competition, organizers said, with a 14-year-old from Illinois winning the event.
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to review the case of Tony Terrell Clark, who said prosecutors discriminated against Black jurors in his 2014 murder trial, a claim Justice Sonia Sotomayor questioned in a separate opinion.
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Boys and teens ages 7 to 17 performed at the Tupelo Elvis Festival youth tribute artist competition, recreating Presley’s voice, style and stage presence for a new generation, AP reported.
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book places Mississippi 50th in child health and 50th overall, even as the state’s education ranking holds at 16th.
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The Mississippi Department of Human Services will launch the ConnectEBT mobile app for SNAP clients on June 11, 2026, adding automatic blocks on online and out-of-state purchases and three user-managed security controls, the agency said.
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The Michigan Department of Transportation said it was saddened by the loss of state Rep. Bo Brown, who represented District 70 and began serving in the legislature in 2020.
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Six Tupelo Police Department officers completed crisis intervention training last week, the department said, highlighting the program’s role in de-escalation and connecting people to care.
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Authorities said Zykerian Quentavius Magee was cleared as a subject in an officer-involved shooting, while Cortavion Dewayne Hobbs remains wanted and believed to be armed.
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The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation said Cortavion Dewayne Hobbs is wanted and believed to be armed and dangerous in connection with an officer-involved shooting June 8 in Mount Olive.
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