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Police say man in Mississippi Waffle House kills employee

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A customer pulled out a gun and shot and killed an employee at a…

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Ole Miss to demolish site where Faulkner wrote landmark book

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Late one night at the University of Mississippi power plant, William Faulkner turned over…

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Small Mississippi town opens doors to Syrian refugees

    LOUISE — Officials in Louise, a Mississippi town of 200, say they’ll take refugees from Syria, even…

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Reward offered for information about dogs sealed in aquarium

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is offering a $5,000 reward to help…

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Federal judge grants trial delay in BP oil spill fraud case

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has agreed to delay until Feb. 1 the BP fraud case…

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Former coach sentenced for meth-in-tennis-balls conspiracy

GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has sentenced a 36-year-old man to serve more than 23 years…

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Volunteers needed to help place wreaths on veterans’ graves

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — Volunteers are needed to help place several thousand Christmas wreaths on the graves of…

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Stennis, Loyola-New Orleans partner to market tech patent

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Loyola University New Orleans says its business students will work with engineers at NASA’s…

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Company to conduct clinical trial based on Ole Miss research

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A privately held biotechnology company will conduct a clinical trial of a compound based…

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Woman to serve dozens of Thanksgiving meals to needy

VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — For the second straight year, a woman in Vicksburg is offering Thanksgiving meals to…