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Emmett Till memorial in Mississippi could be removed as part of DOGE-recommended $1 billion cuts to national parks

Massive reduction to National Parks Service budget and Donald Trump’s culture war against ‘DEI’ could spell end for national monument to Black teen murdered by a mob of white men in 1955

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Juneteenth is the most widely known US emancipation celebration – but it’s not the only one

The federal holiday recognizes when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas found out they were free. But New York, Ohio, Mississippi and Florida have their own freedom days

The Guardian - US

'Sinners' puts 'truth on screen' for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians

The blockbuster horror film “Sinners” features the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in a short, but impactful scene

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Cop arrested at a Disney World resort after allegedly kidnapping man from Mississippi house party

Officer David Cunningham, 22, was off duty but wearing his Prichard PD badge and had man handcuffed in patrol car during alleged incident

The Independent UK

Extreme weather’s true damage cost is often a mystery – that’s a problem for understanding storm risk, but it can be fixed

On Jan. 5, 2025, at about 2:35 in the afternoon, the first severe hailstorm of the season dropped quarter-size hail in Chatham, Mississippi. According to the federal storm events database, there were no injuries, but it caused $10,000 in property damage.

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‘Gonna have to hear mothers and sisters cry’: Trump’s funding cuts leave at-risk youth vulnerable to gun violence

Mississippi’s Operation Good engaged teens in a range of programs, protecting them from crime – but that work is now in jeopardy

The Guardian - US

Sinners finally comes home to Clarksdale: a three-day festival premieres the film in its home town

Director Ryan Coogler kicked off screenings and a cultural festival in the influential Mississippi delta city

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Ryan Coogler hosts 'Sinners' screening in Mississippi town where film is set

Director Ryan Coogler and other cast and crew members of the hit film “Sinners” visited Clarksdale, Mississippi, where the film is set, for a special screening

The Independent UK

The Steroid Olympics Are Coming

Plus: Brett Favre, Monaco, and an unprecedented media ban.

Reason

Windows are the No. 1 human threat to birds – an ecologist shares some simple steps to reduce collisions

When wood thrushes arrive in northern Mississippi on their spring migration and begin to serenade my neighborhood with their ethereal, harmonized song, it’s one of the great joys of the season. It’s also a minor miracle. These small creatures have just flown more than 1,850 miles (3,000 kilometers), all the…

The Conversation

The Fall of Favre: the making – and unmaking – of a flawed NFL gunslinger

A new documentary explores how the legend of one of the league’s greatest quarterbacks endures, despite the multiple scandals that have engulfed him

The Guardian - US

While Trump overhauls FEMA, Mississippi tornado survivors await assistance

Mississippi’s request for federal disaster assistance is pending more than two months after 18 tornados ripped through the state, killing seven and damaging hundreds of homes

The Independent UK

Imax technology is a big part of Sinners’ success – what this tells you about the state of cinema

Sinners, a blues-soaked horror film set in 1930s Mississippi, was preemptively tagged by many film industry insiders as an inevitable flop. But it became a word-of-mouth sleeper hit that continues to draw huge audiences globally, weeks after its release.

The Conversation

Mississippi sues China for $200bn for costs associated with the Covid-19 pandemic

A default judgment was made against China, which refuses to recognize the lawsuit, after it failed to show up in court

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Normalizing Relations

Plus: Qatar-a-Lago, Ocasio-Cortez sure looks interested in running, how Mississippi public schools improved, and more...

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One note is all it takes: The unbelievable story of B.B. King

BB King left behind the racism of rural Mississippi to become the King Of The Blues. Here's his incredible story in his own words…

Reason

Brickbat: 940 Days in the Hole

In Mississippi, Sinatra Jordan spent 940 days in jail without a trial after being accused of shooting at Capitol Police… The post Brickbat: 940 Days in the Hole appeared first on Reason.com.

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All-Star outfielder Chet Lemon passes away at 70

All-Star outfielder Chet Lemon passes away at 70. The Mississippi native played for the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers.

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Who Is Jimmy Wayne Carwyle? Jennifer Aniston's Stalker Rammed Into Her Home's Gate

A Mississippi man, Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, was apprehended after allegedly ramming his car into Jennifer Aniston's Los Angeles property gate, claiming the actress was his wife.

The Guardian - US

April storms that killed 24 in US made more severe by burning fossil fuels – study

Study finds human-caused climate change made four-day rainfall across central Mississippi valley 40% more likely

The Independent UK

Man who police say crashed into Jennifer Aniston's front gate is charged with stalking and vandalism

Prosecutors say a Mississippi man who harassed Jennifer Aniston for two years then crashed his vehicle through the front gate of her home has been charged with felony stalking and felony vandalism

The Guardian - US

‘A safe haven from racial violence’: Sinners shows the importance of juke joints

Ryan Coogler’s smash hit horror focuses on the opening of a juke joint, a one-time mainstay in Black southern culture

The Guardian - US

‘Food is medicine’: Mississippi grocery store revitalizes its majority-Black town with fresh produce

Through a new food-access initiative, J’s Grocery provides its Clarksdale community with hard-to-come-by crops

Latin Times

Mississippi Man Accused of Kidnapping Young Girls After Killing Their Mom Finally Gets Trial Date

David Callihan has been deemed competent to stand trial for the murder of a mother and fatal kidnapping of her young daughters in Lousiiana and Mississippi.

The Independent UK

Mississippi sets an execution date for a man who's been on death row since 1976

The Mississippi Supreme Court has scheduled the execution for the state's longest-serving death row inmate for June 25

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