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A former senior U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services official and an accomplice were arrested Wednesday on federal charges alleging they took nearly $960,000 in exchange for fast‑tracking and manipulating immigration applications, prosecutors said.
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The U.S. Embassy and consulates in Mexico said Saturday that U.S. government activity in Nogales, Sonora, is limited to essential daytime movement because of threat information. Sonora officials said they were notified but did not identify a specific danger.
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Recent headlines from Mississippi — from a Batson challenge in a death‑penalty case to new clinics and persistent water and school‑safety controversies — call the church to a sober, biblically grounded civic witness that prizes justice, mercy and neighbor care.
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An armed man lunged at Democratic gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton at the Canfield Fair on Sunday, injuring several people, NBC News reported. The Mahoning County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the incident.
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Special envoy Steve Witkoff said Sunday the United States is confident trilateral talks will produce a “good resolution” to the war in Ukraine after he and Jared Kushner met with officials in Kyiv.
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The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln returned to the U.S. Sunday following a five-day port visit in Thailand and an extended Middle East deployment.
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Bronson Reed made his first appearance since a February biceps tear and attacked Oba Femi during Bron Breakker’s match at WWE’s Sunday Night’s Main Event, tipping the night’s momentum, OutKick reported.
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An opinion column argues that Clemson and head coach Dabo Swinney should ‘amicably and gracefully’ part ways after Saturday’s 51-10 defeat to LSU, citing declining recruiting and recurring slow starts.
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Festival organizers said Eden withdrew from a Los Angeles film festival ‘due to a sudden illness.’ The actress later said on Instagram the issue was side effects from a new medication and that she is ‘okay.’
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The City of Gulfport says a section of Dixie Avenue will be closed Sept. 8-11 for sewer cave-in repairs, with a detour in place and local access maintained.
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Jackson police say two men were hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds after officers responded to an apartment complex on Sunset Drive on Sept. 6.
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Jackson police say deputies responded to a report of an aggravated assault early Sept. 6 and later found a man deceased in a ditch near a home on Pine Tree Drive.
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Jackson police say a man was killed outside his home on Langley Street at Robinson Road on Sept. 6. The department said a patrol officer was flagged down and the investigation is ongoing.
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Commissioner Roger Goodell agreed to a four-year contract extension that runs through the 2030 season, ending March 31, 2031, the NFL’s compensation committee told owners, a memo obtained by The Associated Press said.
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Jared Lockhart threw for a career-high 388 yards and four touchdowns as Jackson State rolled to a 66-14 victory over Edward Waters, the school said.
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Madalyn Sullivan of Oxford finished as first runner-up at Miss America’s Teen on Sept. 5 in Palm Beach, Florida, and earned a $9,000 scholarship, pageant officials said.
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Republicans have held three of the state’s four U.S. House seats since 2010, and political ratings and recent election returns suggest the 2026 contests will remain noncompetitive.
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A weak frontal passage will lower dew points and trim temperatures, reducing heat indices for Labor Day, forecasters said. It will remain hot, but a bit cooler through early in the week.
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Grenada High School’s Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps picked up more than 20 bags of trash along U.S. 51 during an Adopt-A-Highway cleanup, the school district said.
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A new quiz based on social scientist Itamar Shatz’s book “Solving Procrastination” offers surprising facts and tools to help readers understand and address procrastination.
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