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Hanukkah begins Thursday: What to know about the festival

(AP) — Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” ...

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Lawsuit seeks $5M for black former delivery driver who says white men shot at him in Brookhaven

(AP) — A black former delivery driver in Mississippi who says two white men shot into his work ...

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Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves wins 2nd term, defeating Democrat Brandon Presley

(AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves won a second term Tuesday in the conservative state where his ...

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Only debate of Mississippi governor’s race brings insults and interruptions from Reeves and Presley

(AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley insulted and spoke over each other ...

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Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker with broad GOP support

(AP) — Republicans eagerly elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, elevating a deeply conservative but ...

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Mississippi announced incentives for company days after executive gave campaign money to governor

(AP) — Mississippi announced financial incentives for a shipbuilder to expand in Gulfport in 2020, days after the ...

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Mississippi GOP governor says his plan would aid hospitals; Democrat pushes for Medicaid expansion

(AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves released a proposal Thursday aimed at helping some of the state’s ...

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Black delivery driver loses FedEx job, more than a year after he said white men attacked him

(AP) — A Black FedEx delivery driver who says two white men shot at and chased him in ...

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Civil rights icon James Meredith turns 90, urges people to fight crime by obeying Ten Commandments

(AP) — James Meredith knew he was putting his life in danger in the 1960s by pursuing what ...

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House Republicans push off Biden impeachment bid for now as hard-right clamors for action

(AP) — Eager to impeach President Joe Biden, hard-right House Republicans forced a vote Thursday that sent the ...

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