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Mississippi: U.S. state
Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the southwest, and Arkansas to the northwest. Mississippi's western boundary is largely defined by the Mississippi River, or its historical course. Mississippi is the 32nd largest by area and 35th-most populous of the 50 U.S. states and has the lowest per-capita income. Jackson is both the state's capital and largest city. Greater Jackson is the state's most populous metropolitan area, with a population of 591,978 in 2020. Other major cities include Gulfport, Southaven, Hattiesburg, Biloxi, Olive Branch, Tupelo, Meridian, and Greenville.

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15-Year-Old Mom Killer Carly Gregg Found Guilty Of Murder

A jury has handed down their verdict in the murder trial of Carly Gregg, the 15-year-old charged with fatally gunning down her mother with a .357 Magnum in March. The Mississippi teen was found guilty..
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15-Year-Old Alleged Mom Killer Carly Gregg Can't Stop Giggling in Court

Carly Gregg, the 15-year-old girl accused of murdering her mother, is displaying some odd courtroom behavior ... getting a bad case of the giggles while sitting at the defense table. Check it out .....
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Video Shows Carly Gregg Allegedly Carrying Out Murder of Her Mom

A 15-year-old Mississippi girl has been charged with murdering her mom -- and the events leading up to the fatal shooting were caught on camera -- as well as the victim's chilling screams mixed with..
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Seven killed and dozens injured after bus overturns on US motorway

seven killed and dozens injured after bus overturns on us motorway
Seven people have been killed and dozens more injured after a bus crash in Mississippi.
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'Miracle baby' found crawling along motorway two days after disappearance

A one-year-old "miracle baby" survived for two days before being found crawling along the road by a truck driver in Mississippi.
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Mississippi Family Held Up By Carjackers Outside Their Home, Video

A Mississippi family was terrorized by a pair of carjackers – one of whom opened fire at them as they cowered in fear – and it was all caught on video! The dramatic incident occurred outside the..
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'Goon Squad' officers jailed for 'despicable' torture of two black men

Two former Mississippi sheriff's deputies who were members of a group calling itself "the Goon Squad" have been handed lengthy prison sentences for their part in torturing two black men.
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Woman arrested for theft after 'crashing weddings'

A woman has been arrested in Mississippi after showing up to weddings uninvited and stealing.
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Crazy Shovel-Wielding Fight in Mississippi, One Man Bloodied

A group of Mississippi men got into a vicious battle with a shovel and wooden plank ... leaving one of the dudes drenched in blood. The nearly 2-minute fight was caught on video and posted to Facebook..
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Hunters kill record-breaking alligator after all-night battle

Hunters have killed the longest alligator ever found in Mississippi - more than 4.3m (14ft 3in) and weighing 364kg (57 stone).
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Guess Who This Cheesin' Kid Turned Into!

Before this kid with blonde hair and blue eyes was singing and grooving on stage, he was just infatuated with outer space, growing up with his older sister in Mississippi and dreaming of being a..
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'Painting Pictures' Rapper Superstar Pride Charged With Murder

Popular rapper Superstar Pride has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder, after police say he's the triggerman in a shooting death. The Panola County Sheriff's Office in Mississippi says..
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Brett Favre Says America Was 'In Better Shape' Under President Trump

Brett Favre is speaking out after months of silence ... and while he only briefly addressed the Mississippi welfare scandal, the Hall of Famer talked politics, flat out saying the U.S. was better off..
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TikTok Dad Bobby Moudy's House Foreclosed Upon Just Before Suicide

We're learning more about the financial pressures TikTok dad Bobby Moudy was experiencing in the weeks leading up to his suicide -- the father of 3 had just lost his house. A rep for Rankin County,..
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Morgan Wallen Sued by Angry Fan After Concert Cancelation

Morgan Wallen is having some legal headaches after canceling his concert in Mississippi ... 'cause he just got sued by an angry fan!! According to court docs, obtained by TMZ, Brandi Burcham filed the..
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Morgan Wallen Cancels Mississippi Show Minutes Before Taking the Stage

Morgan Wallen fans in Mississippi aren't waking up singing his songs, or his praises ... because he pulled the plug on a concert just minutes before he was set to get onstage. The country singer was..
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Mississippi town grieves dead and mourns shattered lives after tornado tragedy

mississippi town grieves dead and mourns shattered lives after tornado tragedy
When a tornado smashed through the town of Rolling Fork in Mississippi it left Jermaine Wells pinned under a massive tractor tyre.
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Mississippi Meteorologist Says Prayer On Air As Tornados Touch Down

A Mississippi meteorologist had a raw reaction to the deadly tornados that just tore through the state -- saying a prayer live on the air ... which has now gone viral. WTVA 9 News' Matt Laubhan was..
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Risk of more severe weather in Mississippi 'getting worse and worse' after deadly tornado

risk of more severe weather in mississippi 'getting worse and worse' after deadly tornado
The risks of more severe weather in tornado-ravaged Mississippi "seem to be getting worse and worse", the governor has warned.
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'I'm not supposed to be here': The most unlikely tales of survival from city pulverised by tornado

'i'm not supposed to be here': the most unlikely tales of survival from city pulverised by tornado
As day breaks in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, the chirping birds in the blue skies above cut through the eerie quiet.
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State of emergency declared in Mississippi after deadly US tornado

state of emergency declared in mississippi after deadly us tornado
US President Joe Biden has declared a state of emergency in Mississippi after a tornado killed at least 26 as it tore through the area.
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Six dead in Mississippi shooting

Six people have died in a shooting in Mississippi.
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Brett Favre Sues Shannon Sharpe, Pat McAfee Over Welfare Funds Scandal Comments

Brett Favre is dragging Pat McAfee and Shannon Sharpe to court ... suing the ultra-popular sports analysts after he says they made comments about him that were false and defamatory. Favre filed the..
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Woman Takes Walmart Employee Hostage at Gunpoint, Cops Rush to Scene

A woman with a firearm held a Walmart employee hostage at gunpoint inside a Mississippi store ... causing cops to race to the scene and take lethal action. The nightmare situation played out Wednesday..
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Day Care Workers Who Scared Kids with Horror Masks Deserve Jail Time, Parent Says

The Mississippi day care workers who put on horror masks to scare children deserve hard time for the pranks ... so says one of the children's mother. Katelyn Johnson's 2-year-old son is one of the kids..
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Day Care Worker in Freddy Krueger Costume Terrifies Kids, No Complaints

Turns out the day care workers facing felonies in Mississippi for terrorizing little kids in a horror mask weren't the first to do so ... but their penalty is certainly much more severe. Check out this..
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Day Care Workers Who Scared Kids, Parents Pushed for Felony Charges

The parents whose children got the crap scared out of them by Mississippi day care workers pushed hard for those adults to get hit with serious crimes, and it ultimately worked ... according to law..
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Statue of lynched black teenager Emmett Till to be unveiled in Mississippi town

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A statue of black teenager Emmett Till, whose lynching in 1955 sparked civil rights protests in the US, is being unveiled in a Mississippi town with a Confederate monument.
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Daycare workers caught on video in Halloween masks scaring children, charged with child abuse

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Five daycare workers, who put on Halloween masks and chased terrified children at a Mississippi nursery, have been charged with child abuse.
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Trae Tha Truth Hits Jackson, MS to Deliver Clean Water and Filters

Trae Tha Truth's back in superhero mode -- after a stint in the villain role -- to help with Jackson, Mississippi's water crisis ... which has been a pretty disgusting situation for locals. The Houston..
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Pilot in Custody After Threatening to Crash Plane Into Mississippi Walmart

A man stole a plane in Mississippi and threatened to crash it in a big box store, but thankfully ... the crisis was averted after authorities were ultimately able to talk him down. The incident..
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'We should be living better than this': The US city where residents boil their bath water

'we should be living better than this': the us city where residents boil their bath water
On Forest Hill Road in Jackson, Mississippi, is a story which seems to touch on so many of this nation's challenges.
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Rick Ross' Co. Hit with Big Fine Over Labor Violations at Wingstops

Rick Ross and his family are under fire in Mississippi for allegedly skimming money from the wages of their Wingstop workers -- and now they've been hit with fines. The U.S. Department of Labor says..
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Mississippi Grand Jury Declines to Indict Emmett Till Accuser Over Killing

Emmett Till's accuser will likely NOT face criminal charges over his lynching -- because a grand jury in Mississippi just determined there wasn't enough evidence to indict her. 88-year-old Carolyn..
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Mississippi's last abortion clinic faces rush of women trying to beat deadlines of biology and of law

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On the corner of a street in Jackson, Mississippi, America's reckoning with abortion is up close and raw.
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Youth Softball Umpire Claims She Was Punched In Face After Game By Irate Mom

A youth softball umpire in Mississippi claims an irate parent assaulted her, allegedly punching her in the face, all 'cause the mom didn't like the way she was calling the game ... and now the parent..
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Yo Gotti 'Grateful' Feds Find Mississippi Prison Conditions Unconstitutional

The infamous state prison Jay-Z, Yo Gotti and several others blasted for inhumane treatment of inmates has now been labeled unconstitutional by the federal government. The Department of Justice came..
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Texas tornado rips roofs from schools, smashes windows and grounds flights

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A tornado outbreak in Texas and Oklahoma has left widespread damage and is drifting east towards Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
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