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President Donald Trump said Sunday night he was OK with a Russian oil tanker delivering crude to Cuba, appearing to confirm a New York Times report that the U.S. would permit the shipment and ease a blockade the paper says has worsened the island’s energy crisis.
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President Donald Trump told reporters Sunday his priority in Iran is taking control of the country’s oil, saying, “To be honest with you, my favorite thing is to take the oil in Iran…”
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President Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One that the United States has already forced regime change in Iran, citing recent deaths of Iranian leaders since joint U.S.-Israeli attacks a month ago.
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Zimbabwean comedian Learnmore Jonasi is being sued for $27 million after making a joke about the meaning of the opening song in Disney’s ‘The Lion King.’
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President Donald Trump announced plans for a new White House ballroom with security features and an underground complex funded by donors, prompting scrutiny from Democrats.
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Lionel Richie warned new celebrities they must like people and engage with fans, speaking after the controversy surrounding a reported hotel encounter involving singer Chappell Roan in São Paulo.
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Former President Donald Trump stated he has no issue with a Russian tanker supplying oil to Cuba, responding to reports about the shipment.
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House and Senate negotiators filed a conference report that could change the Public Employees’ Retirement System, WJTV reported. The station said the report is a compromise bill and contains provisions that were not fully detailed.
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Mississippi State defeated Ole Miss in a three-game series, while Southern Miss secured a series win at home against Appalachian State over the weekend.
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Peter Rauterkus of AL.com joined host Brian Hadad on the T&L Spring Football Series to discuss Auburn’s new coach and quarterback and whether the Tigers can change their results this season, the podcast said.
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Mississippi State extended its lead in Mississippi baseball with a dominant sweep of Ole Miss at Swayze Field, according to reports from the weekend series.
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Legislation reduces service requirement and allows retirees to return to work shortly after retirement to address funding concerns and staffing shortages.
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Recent primary election results offer a cautious optimism for Mississippi Democrats ahead of the November midterm elections, despite Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s strong position.
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Mississippi lawmakers are moving to authorize their own spending of nearly $60 million in opioid settlement funds, sidestepping the state’s advisory council tasked with overseeing the money.
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Lawmakers finalized most of the state’s $7.36 billion general fund budget Sunday and said they plan to finish the 2026 legislative session by the end of the week, though a few agency budgets remain pending.
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Lawmakers in Mississippi moved quickly this week on a $7.4 billion budget and other measures, while images of spring parades and cherry blossoms remind us that civic life and Christian discipleship belong together.
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The Mississippi Department of Public Safety said it met members of the public and displayed its vehicles at a Touch-a-Truck event, the agency said in a social media post.
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BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss. — Two brothers were shot and killed early Sunday morning during an after-prom gathering in the Blue
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The Mississippi Department of Transportation said it is celebrating its 110th anniversary and highlighted more than a century of work building and maintaining the state’s roads.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth asked Americans to “take a knee and pray to Jesus” for U.S. forces and later read a sermon that prayed that “wicked souls” be “delivered to the eternal damnation,” he said during a briefing last week.
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