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'Bolt From The Blue': Lightning Megaflash Of 829 Kilometres Sets New World Record
A new world record for the longest distance lightning flash was declared on Thursday - a megaflash that stretched for 829 kilometres (515 miles) across the United States.
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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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Mississippi Man Who Spent Nearly 50 Years On Death Row Executed
A Mississippi man who had been on Death Row for nearly 50 years was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday, one of two executions in the United States this week.
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Opinion | Why Some Indian States Are Fiscally Fit As Others Struggle
The historical precedent of Mississippi's default underscores the importance of addressing structural imbalances to prevent fiscal peril. Indian states still have time to course-correct, but the window is closing rapidly.
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3 Dead, 4 Injured After Bridge Collapse In US' Mississippi
At least three people died and four others were injured after a bridge collapsed in the southern US state of Mississippi, authorities said, calling it "a worksite accident."
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8 Killed After Bus Carrying 47 Overturns In US State Of Mississippi: Report
Eight people including an infant were killed in a bus crash in the southern US state of Mississippi in the early hours of Saturday, local media reported.
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3 Dead, 16 Others Shot Outside A Nightclub In US' Mississippi
At least three people were killed and 16 others were injured after a gunman opened fire near a nightclub in the US state of Mississippi, local media reported.
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US Woman, 22, Found Beaten To Death Days After Judge Released Ex-Boyfriend From Jail
A 22-year-old university student in the United States was found beaten to death and wrapped in a sheet in the back seat of her car - days after her boyfriend was let out of jail.
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Six White US Police Officers Admit Torturing Black Men
Six white Mississippi police officers tortured two innocent Black men using a sex toy, Tasers and a sword in an hours-long attack that ended with one man shot through the mouth and neck, the US Department of Justice said Thursday.
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"Never Seen Anything Like This": 23 Dead As Massive Tornado Tears Through US Town
At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured as a tornado and strong thunderstorms swept across Mississippi late on Friday, the state's emergency management agency said after the twister left a trail of damage for more than 100 miles (160 km).
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5000-Mile Carpet Of Seaweed That Is Visible From Space Threatens US Beaches
The algae bloom known as the "Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt" weighs over 20 million tonnes and is the largest seaweed bloom on Earth.
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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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Pilot Threatens To Crash Plane In US, What We Know So Far: 5 facts
A plane has been circling over the US city of Tupelo, Mississippi, and the pilot has threatened to crash the aircraft into a Walmart store. Local media reports say the pilot is an airport employee.
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"Legend In The Aviation Field": Pilot's Hilarious Sky Doodle Leaves Internet In Splits
A pilot in Bellingham, Canada, left internet users in splits after they used their flight path to hilariously create a middle finger in the sky on Monday. An image of the sky doodle first appeared on Flight Aware.
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Only Clinic Performing Abortions In US State At Heart Of Court Case Closes
The only clinic performing abortions in Mississippi, the state at the heart of the US Supreme Court's historic about-face on women's reproductive rights, closed its doors Wednesday for the final time.
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'Bolt From The Blue': Lightning Megaflash Of 829 Kilometres Sets New World Record
A new world record for the longest distance lightning flash was declared on Thursday - a megaflash that stretched for 829 kilometres (515 miles) across the United States.
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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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Mississippi Man Who Spent Nearly 50 Years On Death Row Executed
A Mississippi man who had been on Death Row for nearly 50 years was executed by lethal injection on Wednesday, one of two executions in the United States this week.
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Opinion | Why Some Indian States Are Fiscally Fit As Others Struggle
The historical precedent of Mississippi's default underscores the importance of addressing structural imbalances to prevent fiscal peril. Indian states still have time to course-correct, but the window is closing rapidly.
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3 Dead, 4 Injured After Bridge Collapse In US' Mississippi
At least three people died and four others were injured after a bridge collapsed in the southern US state of Mississippi, authorities said, calling it "a worksite accident."
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8 Killed After Bus Carrying 47 Overturns In US State Of Mississippi: Report
Eight people including an infant were killed in a bus crash in the southern US state of Mississippi in the early hours of Saturday, local media reported.
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3 Dead, 16 Others Shot Outside A Nightclub In US' Mississippi
At least three people were killed and 16 others were injured after a gunman opened fire near a nightclub in the US state of Mississippi, local media reported.
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US Woman, 22, Found Beaten To Death Days After Judge Released Ex-Boyfriend From Jail
A 22-year-old university student in the United States was found beaten to death and wrapped in a sheet in the back seat of her car - days after her boyfriend was let out of jail.
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Six White US Police Officers Admit Torturing Black Men
Six white Mississippi police officers tortured two innocent Black men using a sex toy, Tasers and a sword in an hours-long attack that ended with one man shot through the mouth and neck, the US Department of Justice said Thursday.
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"Never Seen Anything Like This": 23 Dead As Massive Tornado Tears Through US Town
At least 23 people were killed and dozens injured as a tornado and strong thunderstorms swept across Mississippi late on Friday, the state's emergency management agency said after the twister left a trail of damage for more than 100 miles (160 km).
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5000-Mile Carpet Of Seaweed That Is Visible From Space Threatens US Beaches
The algae bloom known as the "Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt" weighs over 20 million tonnes and is the largest seaweed bloom on Earth.
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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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Pilot Threatens To Crash Plane In US, What We Know So Far: 5 facts
A plane has been circling over the US city of Tupelo, Mississippi, and the pilot has threatened to crash the aircraft into a Walmart store. Local media reports say the pilot is an airport employee.
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"Legend In The Aviation Field": Pilot's Hilarious Sky Doodle Leaves Internet In Splits
A pilot in Bellingham, Canada, left internet users in splits after they used their flight path to hilariously create a middle finger in the sky on Monday. An image of the sky doodle first appeared on Flight Aware.
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Only Clinic Performing Abortions In US State At Heart Of Court Case Closes
The only clinic performing abortions in Mississippi, the state at the heart of the US Supreme Court's historic about-face on women's reproductive rights, closed its doors Wednesday for the final time.
