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A 16-year-old died while working at a poultry plant in Mississippi

The teenager died after he became entangled in a machine he was cleaning late last Friday. Labor laws prohibit anyone under 18 from working in meat plants because of the hazardous conditions.

WEKU

Rapper Superstar Pride charged with first-degree murder in Mississippi shooting

‘Painting Pictures’ rapper reportedly surrendered to local sheriff’s office

The Independent UK

Californians to decide on repealing Proposition 8, which prohibited same-sex marriage

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Guatemalan boy dies in Mississippi poultry plant accident

Duvan Perez, 16, dies at Mar-Jac factory in Hattiesburg amid rollback of child labor laws across several US states

The Guardian - US

Guatemalan 16-year-old killed in accident at poultry plant that may have violated labor laws

A 16-year-old boy was killed last week in an accident at a Mississippi poultry plant.

Tribune News Service

Despite increase among Republicans, contested primaries in Mississippi House reach decade-low

There are 44 contested state legislative primaries coming up on Aug. 8 in the Mississippi House, a decade-low for the chamber, down one from the previous low in 2019.

Ballotpedia

US data privacy: "stark imbalance" of protection across States

VPN provider Private Internet Access flags Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana as the states most in need of improved privacy legislations. Here's all you need to know.

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Stray bullet hits a woman lying in bed. A federal judge dismissed her lawsuit against police

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Mississippi woman who says she was hit by a stray police bullet while lying in bed

The Independent UK

People rescued from cars and homes as rapid rainfall causes flash flooding in central Mississippi

Torrential rain in central Mississippi is flooding roads and sending water into homes and businesses

The Independent UK

New Mississippi law discriminates against Black residents, says DoJ

Law took voting authority from Black residents in Hinds county and Jackson, says DoJ, and created ‘two-tiered system of justice’

The Guardian - US

Mississippi Senate Sees Decrease In Incumbent Retirements Ahead Of 2023 Elections

Only three incumbents have chosen not to seek re-election, marking a significant drop from previous cycles.

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Mississippi State Senate sees lowest number of incumbent retirements since 2011

Three incumbents did not file for re-election to Mississippi’s Senate in 2023. This was the lowest number of retirements since 2011, and a 66% decrease from the average of 8.7 retirements per cycle between 2011 and 2019.

Ballotpedia

Mississippi discriminates against Black residents with appointed judges, Justice Department says

The Justice Department says a new Mississippi law discriminates against residents of the majority-Black capital city of Jackson

The Independent UK

Brickbat: That's All You Need To Know

Rankin County, Mississippi, Sheriff Bryan Bailey says at least some of the deputies accused of beating, sexually assaulting, and repeatedly Tasering two men and shooting one of them in the mouth, have been fired. But Bailey refused to release the names of those deputies or even say how many were…

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Families with transgender kids are increasingly forced to travel out of state for the care they need

Families around the U.S. are scrambling to navigate new laws that prohibit their transgender children and teenagers from accessing gender-affirming care

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Nissan To Build Two Electric Sedans At Mississippi Plant From 2026

Nissan will also build two electric crossovers in Canton, Mississippi in 2027 and 2028, according to a supplier production schedule.

The Independent UK

Mississippi justices hear arguments over appointed vs. elected judges in majority-Black capital

The Mississippi Supreme Court is weighing arguments about a state law that has sparked a monthslong dispute over whether white state officials are stomping on local self-governance in the state’s majority-Black capital city, Jackson

Los Angeles Times

Michael Hiltzik: How Mississippi gamed its national reading test scores to produce ‘miracle’ gains

The term has been shooting around the education field and news reports lately with increasing frequency: “the Mississippi miracle.”

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In 2024, Democrats could see a ‘Mississippi miracle’ in governor’s race

Brandon Presley, a pro-life Democrat who endorsed George W. Bush in 2004, is aiming for the nomination to run against unpopular Mississippi GOP Gov. Tate Reeves.

The Independent UK

Off-duty officer was with deputies accused of abusing Black men, police chief says

A Mississippi police chief says one of his off-duty officers participated in a raid where two Black men say deputies beat and sexually assaulted them before shooting one of them in the mouth

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: How California’s law against red states is hurting Black academic freedom

When AB 1887 was passed into law in 2016, its purpose was to name, shame and boycott four states — Tennessee, Kansas, North Carolina and Mississippi — which had passed laws that discriminated against LGBTQ+ persons.

The Guardian - US

Supreme court leaves intact Mississippi law disenfranchising Black voters

Court turns away case on law implemented over a century ago with explicit goal of preventing Black people from voting

Reason

"'We Came Here to Exclude the Negro. Nothing Short of This Will Answer.'"

From Justice Jackson's opinion, joined by Justice Sotomayor, dissenting from the denial of certiorari today in Harness v. Watson: The President of the 1890 Mississippi Constitutional Convention said it plain: "Let us tell the truth if it bursts the bottom of the Universe … We came here to exclude the…

The Independent UK

US judge temporarily blocks Mississippi law on state police permits for some protests

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Mississippi law that requires people to get permission from state police before protesting near government buildings in the capital city of Jackson

The Independent UK

Mississippi deputies fired after alleged torture and attempted sexual assault of two Black men

Firings came came two weeks after Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker made the shocking claims and filed federal lawsuit

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