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‘Neanderthal thinking’: Biden calls Texas, other states’ decisions to ease COVID-19 rules ‘a big mistake’

‘Neanderthal thinking’: Biden calls Texas, other states’ decisions to ease COVID-19 rules ‘a big mistake’

President Joe Biden called Texas and other states’ decisions to end mask mandates and loosen other COVID-19 restrictions “a big mistake” and said it's “Neanderthal thinking.”

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Republican-controlled Senate in Mississippi votes to ban transgender athletes on female teams

Republican-controlled Senate in Mississippi votes to ban transgender athletes on female teams

There was little discussion before senators passed Senate Bill 2536 in a late-night session earlier this week to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls’ or women’s sports in the state's schools and universities.

February 13
Boy, 2, abandoned at Mississippi Goodwill drop-off with extra clothes, note identified, suspect arrested

Boy, 2, abandoned at Mississippi Goodwill drop-off with extra clothes, note identified, suspect arrested

Mississippi police on Monday said a healthy 2-year-old boy who was abandoned with a change of clothes and a note that said, “child abandoned…no phone number for mom” at a Goodwill drop-off has been identified and a suspect was arrested.

December 15, 2020
Mississippi lawmaker apologizes after calling for state to leave US over Biden win

Mississippi lawmaker apologizes after calling for state to leave US over Biden win

In a since-deleted Twitter message, state Rep. Price Wallace wrote last Saturday that the Magnolia State should “succeed” from the union after the Democrat’s win over President Trump, according to reports.

November 12, 2020
Mississippi voters replace Confederate-themed flag with new design featuring magnolia flower

Mississippi voters replace Confederate-themed flag with new design featuring magnolia flower

Mississippi on Tuesday voted to replace its state flag, which had been the last one in the U.S. to include an image of the Confederate-themed battle flag.

November 4, 2020
Stranded dog rescued from bridge 120 feet above Mississippi River

Stranded dog rescued from bridge 120 feet above Mississippi River

A bridge inspector was working 120 feet above the Mississippi River when he spotted a distressed dog beneath the deck.

September 23, 2020
Mississippi flag: Commission chooses magnolia to replace old rebel symbol, design headed to November ballot

Mississippi flag: Commission chooses magnolia to replace old rebel symbol, design headed to November ballot

The single design of the magnolia will go on the November ballot. If voters accept the design, it will become the new state flag.

September 2, 2020
Mississippi trooper fatally shot working part-time job driving USPS mail truck: reports

Mississippi trooper fatally shot working part-time job driving USPS mail truck: reports

A man found fatally shot in a USPS delivery truck has been identified as a Mississippi Highway Patrol lieutenant.

August 8, 2020
Public ideas for Mississippi flag: Magnolias, stars, beer, memes

Public ideas for Mississippi flag: Magnolias, stars, beer, memes

Magnolias and stars. Beer cans, crawfish and guitars. A Gulf Coast lighthouse. Elvis Presley and Kermit the Frog. All appear on proposals submitted by the general public for a new Mississippi flag.

August 4, 2020
Mississippi deputy dies after saving 10-year-old son at Florida beach

Mississippi deputy dies after saving 10-year-old son at Florida beach

A deputy sheriff from Mississippi has died after saving his 10-year-old son from a rip current off a beach in Florida.

July 24, 2020
Jackson, Mississippi city council votes to remove statue of namesake, Andrew Jackson

Jackson, Mississippi city council votes to remove statue of namesake, Andrew Jackson

The Mississippi capital named after Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, voted on Tuesday to remove the former Southern populist's statue from the grounds of City Hall in a 5-to-1 vote.

July 8, 2020
With a pen stroke, Mississippi drops Confederate-themed flag

With a pen stroke, Mississippi drops Confederate-themed flag

With a stroke of the governor’s pen, Mississippi is retiring the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem — a symbol that’s widely condemned as racist.

June 30, 2020
Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove rebel emblem from flag

Mississippi lawmakers vote to remove rebel emblem from flag

Mississippi legislators have voted to raucous cheers and applause to remove a Confederate battle emblem from their state flag.

June 28, 2020
Baptists and Walmart criticize Confederate-themed Mississippi flag

Baptists and Walmart criticize Confederate-themed Mississippi flag

Mississippi has the last state flag that includes the Confederate battle emblem.

June 23, 2020
Mississippi lawmakers drafting resolution to remove Confederate emblem from state flag: report

Mississippi lawmakers drafting resolution to remove Confederate emblem from state flag: report

The crescendo of calls comes amid protests over the May 25 death of George Floyd, a black man who died after a white police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes, and has reignited discussions over racial equality across the country.

June 10, 2020
Mississippi deputy, wife among tornado victims, officer 'left this world a hero' shielding wife from storm

Mississippi deputy, wife among tornado victims, officer 'left this world a hero' shielding wife from storm

A sheriff's deputy and his wife in Mississippi are among the dead after a tornado struck on Easter Sunday, part of a widespread deadly storm system leaving devastation across the South.

April 14, 2020
Historic flooding hits Mississippi, Tennessee with more drenching rains expected

Historic flooding hits Mississippi, Tennessee with more drenching rains expected

Forecasters said heavy rains were expected in a band from eastern Louisiana across central parts of Mississippi and Alabama and into far west Georgia.

February 18, 2020
Mississippi residents put makeshift Christmas tree into pothole in hopes of getting street fixed

Mississippi residents put makeshift Christmas tree into pothole in hopes of getting street fixed

People living in McComb, Mississippi, have added street work to their Christmas lists after they said the city left them with a gaping pothole, and now they’re using holiday cheer to bring some attention to it.

December 25, 2019
Louisiana: Apparent twister destroys buildings, 1 dead

Louisiana: Apparent twister destroys buildings, 1 dead

At least one person was killed Monday as strong storms left a trail of smashed buildings, splintered trees and downed power lines in Louisiana, and forecasters said more states were in the bullseye.

December 16, 2019
Tropical Storm Nestor forms, threatening US Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Nestor forms, threatening US Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Nestor formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, threatening the northern Gulf Coast with rising seawater, high winds and heavy rains.

October 18, 2019
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