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NASA says the Artemis II rocket returned to the launch pad after repairs inside the Vehicle Assembly Building. The agency plans a second attempt early next month to send a crew of four on a lunar flyby.
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A 24-year-old man was shot early March 22 at Last Call Sports Bar in Jackson and later died, Jackson police said.
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Amaya Battle hit a tiebreaking jumper with 0.7 seconds left, sending No. 4 Minnesota to the Sweet 16 with a 65-63 victory over No. 5 Ole Miss, the Associated Press reported.
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Three Mississippi college baseball programs each won conference series this weekend, with No. 6 Mississippi State sweeping Vanderbilt and Ole Miss and Southern Miss also taking series, their schools reported.
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Mississippi State swept Vanderbilt in a three-game series, winning each game in a different fashion, according to a recap by Brian Hadad and Robbie Faulk.
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John Perkins, a civil rights-era activist and evangelical minister who led ministries in Jackson, Mississippi, was remembered for decades of community work and global influence, Magnolia Tribune reported. Colleagues recalled his moral leadership and willingness to take responsibility for community failures.
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A bitter dispute between House and Senate Republican leaders recalls a 1995 confrontation between Democrats Ronnie Musgrove and Billy McCoy, who later cooperated to pass major education measures, Musgrove said.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on whether Mississippi’s practice of counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day conflicts with federal law, a case with potential national implications.
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Amaya Battle hit a tiebreaking jumper with less than a second left as Minnesota beat Mississippi 65-63 in the second round of the NCAA women’s tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16 for the first time in 21 years, The Associated Press reported.
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The Mississippi Highway Patrol said Corporal Hamilton was named First Sergeant of the Year for Mississippi at the Noncommissioned Officer Association conference and praised his dedication to service.
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Forecasters say temperatures will return near normal tomorrow, drop to chilly mornings through Tuesday, rise to record levels by Thursday and then cool again Friday.
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The Booneville Police Department said crews are cleaning storm debris on South Second Street and motorists should expect delays today. The department asked drivers to use caution and thanked the public for its patience.
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Forecasters said winds will gust 25 to 30 mph by the afternoon, ease briefly in the early evening and return after midnight as a frontal boundary moves through. They urged residents to secure loose items before heading out.
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An Education Week survey released this month found 64% of teachers say classroom behavior has gotten worse in the past year. Teachers identified smaller class sizes as the top fix and called on parents to take a larger role, the survey said.
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Arkansas closed with an 11-5 run over the final 3:19 to defeat High Point and advance to the Sweet 16, Fox News reported.
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A couple watched a rolled-up carpet being carried from a nearby home late at night and later learned the combative neighbor who lived there was missing, “48 Hours” correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
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A King County court found Cordell Goosby not guilty by reason of insanity in the June 2023 shooting that killed a pregnant Seattle woman and her unborn child, court records and prosecutors said.
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A San Francisco jury found Friday that Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders by driving down the company’s stock ahead of his $44 billion acquisition in 2022, according to the jury’s verdict.
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President Donald Trump threatened Iran with military action if it does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz within two days. The warning follows recent U.S. indications of winding down military operations in Iran.
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Hours after residents reported a loud blast across the Houston area, a woman told local media a rock she said was a meteorite crashed through her roof, leaving a hole and a football-sized stone.
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