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This US State's Social Media Age Check Law Gets Court Approval
A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit US Court of Appeals overruled a decision by a federal district judge to block the 2024 law from going into effect.
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6 US Cops Plead Guilty To Torturing Black Men. All About The Case
Six former law enforcement officers from Rankin County, Mississippi, are up for sentencing after pleading guilty to abusing two Black men in racially motivated attacks
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1 Killed, 12 Injured In Shooting At US Club: Report
One woman was killed and 12 other persons were injured in a shooting incident at a club in West Point in Mississippi in the US on Sunday (local time), CNN reported citing law enforcement officials.
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73 Mass Shootings In US This Year, Joe Biden Says "Enough"
A gunman killed six people in the southern US state of Mississippi on Friday, prompting President Joe Biden to call again for tightened gun restrictions only days after he pleaded for action following a deadly university shooting.
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US Tech Industry Fears Handing Over Data on Abortion to State Government After Verdict in Roe vs Wade Trail
The US technology industry is fearing the possibility of having to hand over pregnancy-related data to law enforcement, in the wake of the US Supreme Court's decision on the Roe vs Wade precedent.
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US Top Court Likely To Uphold Law That Could Roll Back Abortion Rights
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court appeared poised Wednesday to roll back abortion rights in the United States by upholding a law in the southern state of Mississippi that would ban the procedure after 15 weeks.
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With "Heartbeat Bill", Mississippi Moves To Ban Abortion After Six Weeks
Lawmakers in the southeastern US state of Mississippi passed a bill on Tuesday banning abortion of pregnancies where a heartbeat is detectable -- from six weeks -- as human rights groups vowed to fight the move.
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US Judge Blocks Law Allowing Religion As Reason To Deny Service To LGBT
A federal judge has blocked a Mississippi law intended to allow people who object on religious grounds to refuse wedding and other services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
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Mississippi Governor Signs Religion Law Over Gay Rights Protests
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant on Tuesday signed into law a measure affording wide protections for actions considered discriminatory by gay rights activists.
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6-Hour Long Standoff Ends With Mississippi Officer Dead
A six-hour standoff at a rural Mississippi house ended early on Saturday when authorities stormed the house and the gunman inside opened fire, authorities said. One law enforcement officer was killed and three others were wounded, and the man suspected of firing on officers was also killed.
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1 Officer Dead, 3 Wounded In Mississippi Shooting
One law enforcement officer was killed and three were wounded early on Saturday after an hours-long standoff in rural north Mississippi ended in gunfire, authorities said.
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2 Policemen Shot Dead in Mississippi: Report
Two police officers were shot and killed on Saturday in Mississippi and police are looking for a suspect, according to local media.
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US Appeals Panel Strikes Down State's Abortion Law
A US appeals court panel ruled today that a Mississippi law that would close the state's only abortion clinic is unconstitutional. The case is the latest in the decades-long struggle by some social conservatives to chip away at a woman's constitutional right to have an abortion.
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Threatening letters sent to New York mayor may contain ricin, say police
Two anonymous letters addressed to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his gun control group contained material believed to be the deadly poison ricin, and referenced the debate on gun laws, police said.
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This US State's Social Media Age Check Law Gets Court Approval
A three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit US Court of Appeals overruled a decision by a federal district judge to block the 2024 law from going into effect.
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6 US Cops Plead Guilty To Torturing Black Men. All About The Case
Six former law enforcement officers from Rankin County, Mississippi, are up for sentencing after pleading guilty to abusing two Black men in racially motivated attacks
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1 Killed, 12 Injured In Shooting At US Club: Report
One woman was killed and 12 other persons were injured in a shooting incident at a club in West Point in Mississippi in the US on Sunday (local time), CNN reported citing law enforcement officials.
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73 Mass Shootings In US This Year, Joe Biden Says "Enough"
A gunman killed six people in the southern US state of Mississippi on Friday, prompting President Joe Biden to call again for tightened gun restrictions only days after he pleaded for action following a deadly university shooting.
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US Tech Industry Fears Handing Over Data on Abortion to State Government After Verdict in Roe vs Wade Trail
The US technology industry is fearing the possibility of having to hand over pregnancy-related data to law enforcement, in the wake of the US Supreme Court's decision on the Roe vs Wade precedent.
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US Top Court Likely To Uphold Law That Could Roll Back Abortion Rights
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court appeared poised Wednesday to roll back abortion rights in the United States by upholding a law in the southern state of Mississippi that would ban the procedure after 15 weeks.
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With "Heartbeat Bill", Mississippi Moves To Ban Abortion After Six Weeks
Lawmakers in the southeastern US state of Mississippi passed a bill on Tuesday banning abortion of pregnancies where a heartbeat is detectable -- from six weeks -- as human rights groups vowed to fight the move.
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US Judge Blocks Law Allowing Religion As Reason To Deny Service To LGBT
A federal judge has blocked a Mississippi law intended to allow people who object on religious grounds to refuse wedding and other services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
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Mississippi Governor Signs Religion Law Over Gay Rights Protests
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant on Tuesday signed into law a measure affording wide protections for actions considered discriminatory by gay rights activists.
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6-Hour Long Standoff Ends With Mississippi Officer Dead
A six-hour standoff at a rural Mississippi house ended early on Saturday when authorities stormed the house and the gunman inside opened fire, authorities said. One law enforcement officer was killed and three others were wounded, and the man suspected of firing on officers was also killed.
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1 Officer Dead, 3 Wounded In Mississippi Shooting
One law enforcement officer was killed and three were wounded early on Saturday after an hours-long standoff in rural north Mississippi ended in gunfire, authorities said.
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2 Policemen Shot Dead in Mississippi: Report
Two police officers were shot and killed on Saturday in Mississippi and police are looking for a suspect, according to local media.
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US Appeals Panel Strikes Down State's Abortion Law
A US appeals court panel ruled today that a Mississippi law that would close the state's only abortion clinic is unconstitutional. The case is the latest in the decades-long struggle by some social conservatives to chip away at a woman's constitutional right to have an abortion.
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Threatening letters sent to New York mayor may contain ricin, say police
Two anonymous letters addressed to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his gun control group contained material believed to be the deadly poison ricin, and referenced the debate on gun laws, police said.
