#mississippi

1:04pm, 21st March, 2019

Mississippi governor signs 'heartbeat' abortion ban

Mississippi's Republican governor signed one of America's strictest abortion bills on Thursday banning women from obtaining an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can often occur before a woman even realizes she is pregnant.

Mississippi governor to sign 'heartbeat' abortion ban

9:29am, 21st March, 2019

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Mississippi governor to sign 'heartbeat' abortion ban

Mississippi's Republican governor was due to sign one of America's strictest abortion bills on Thursday banning women from obtaining an abortion once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which can often occur before a woman even realizes she is p...

'Bomb cyclone' triggers flooding on Mississippi, Missouri rivers

6:26pm, 15th March, 2019

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'Bomb cyclone' triggers flooding on Mississippi, Missouri rivers

A powerful, late-winter "bomb cyclone" storm pushed into the U.S. Midwest and the Great Lakes region on Friday, causing flooding along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, stranding herds of cattle and raising alarms at a Nebraska nuclear power plant...

In rural Mississippi, still waiting on recovery

10:07am, 14th February, 2019

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In rural Mississippi, still waiting on recovery

Here’s what has happened in Leflore County, Mississippi, since the end of the U.S. recession in 2009.

Judge strikes down Mississippi ban on abortions after 15 weeks

3:03am, 21st November, 2018

Politics

Judge strikes down Mississippi ban on abortions after 15 weeks

A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday struck down a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, ruling that it "unequivocally" violates women's constitutional rights.

In Mississippi Senate race, a 'hanging' remark spurs Democrats

6:22am, 20th November, 2018

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In Mississippi Senate race, a 'hanging' remark spurs Democrats

A white Republican senator's casual reference to a "public hanging" has invigorated a special election runoff in Mississippi, fueling Democratic hopes of an upset in a conservative state with an ugly history of racist violence.

Two Mississippi police officers killed in gunfight with man

1:33pm, 29th September, 2018

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Two Mississippi police officers killed in gunfight with man

Two police officers were shot and killed in a southern Mississippi town during a gunfight with a 25-year-old man before dawn on Saturday, officials said.

Mississippi casinos not ready for sports betting as laws take effect

11:33am, 20th July, 2018

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Mississippi casinos not ready for sports betting as laws take effect

Mississippi casinos won't be ready to roll out sports betting over the weekend, when the state's month-long waiting period on the newly legal form of gambling expires, Mississippi's gaming commissioner told Reuters in a recent intervie...

Storm Alberto: Florida, Alabama, Mississippi declare states of emergency

10:00pm, 26th May, 2018

US

Storm Alberto: Florida, Alabama, Mississippi declare states of emergency

(Reuters) - Florida, Alabama and Mississippi declared states of emergency on Saturday as Subtropical Storm Alberto drove north toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, threatening to bring heavy rainfall and flooding to the coastal states by Monday.