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Mississippi enacts ban on gender-affirming care for minors

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Tuesday to ban gender-affirming care in the state for anyone younger than 18, ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, February 28, 2023 3:01 pm

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Mississippi House panel OKs longer Medicaid after births

(AP) — A Mississippi House committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would provide women with a full year of Medicaid coverage after giving birth, just ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, February 28, 2023 2:01 pm

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Brett Favre sues auditor, sportscasters in defamation case

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre filed lawsuits Thursday in Mississippi, accusing the state auditor and two national sportscasters of defaming him ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, February 10, 2023 2:42 pm

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US downs Chinese balloon over ocean, moves to recover debris

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Saturday downed a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Saturday, February 4, 2023 2:23 pm

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Update: Broncos will likely give first round pick in deal to make Payton head coach

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos have agreed to a deal with the New Orleans Saints that will make Sean Payton their head coach, ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, January 31, 2023 5:15 pm

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Concerns over prayer breakfast lead Congress to take it over

(AP) — The National Prayer Breakfast, one of the most visible and long-standing events that brings religion and politics together in Washington, is splitting from ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, January 31, 2023 8:59 am

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Federal sentencing of Davis delayed in Mississippi welfare fraud case

(AP) — A federal judge signed an order Friday to indefinitely delay sentencing of a former Mississippi welfare director in a case about misspending money ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Friday, January 27, 2023 4:49 pm

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Mississippi doctor who was against vaccine mandate runs for governor

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi doctor who leads a group of physicians opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates has filed paperwork to challenge Mississippi Gov. ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Tuesday, January 24, 2023 10:32 am

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US Treasury buys time for Biden and GOP on debt limit deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government bumped up against its debt limit Thursday, prompting the Treasury Department to take “extraordinary” accounting steps to avoid default — as ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Thursday, January 19, 2023 2:19 pm

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Ukraine interior minister, others killed in helicopter crash

BROVARY, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s interior minister died Wednesday in a helicopter crash near the capital that killed more than a dozen other people, including ... Read more

by The Associated Press, Wednesday, January 18, 2023 8:45 am

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