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Mississippi House votes to create an unelected, state-appointed court system within majority-Black Jackson

Lawmakers in Mississippi are at odds over a bill that would create an unelected, state-appointed court system in a district within Jackson, a majority Black city, with some concerned that the move smacks of a modern-day Jim Crow regime.

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MLK Day encourages service

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated on the third Monday in January, although King was actually born on the 15th of January 1929, 94 years ago.

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Trump to Astronaut: 'Better you than me' to Drink Urine

During a video call with NASA astronauts Monday, President Donald Trump joked that he wouldn't want to re-use human urine as drinking water -- a practice common in US spaceflight.

Mobile County has used lab involved in reported NFL false positive COVID tests

A report about COVID-19 tests results in the National Football League is attracting attention here in Mobile. The NFL first reported 77 false positive test results of players over the weekend.

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Rockets must meet “Force with Force” this season if they want to be successful

The Houston Rockets are learning that the hard way this preseason. For the second game in a row, their opponent has taken the physical approach with their younger players resulting in missed opportunities and turnovers.

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A top House Republican backs Biden’s decision to send cluster munitions to Ukraine, while a prominent Democrat disagrees

A top House Republican said Sunday he agreed with the Biden administration’s contentious decision to supply cluster munitions to Ukraine as part of a new military aid package, while a prominent progressive Democrat said the US risks “losing our moral leadership” over the move.

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Secretary of State Blinken visits Afghanistan day after US announces plans for withdrawal

Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday in an unannounced visit to the country where US troops have been fighting for nearly 20 years.

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Pelosi warns 'no chance' of US-UK trade deal if Brexit violates international treaty

Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, has warned that Britain will be unable to secure a trade deal with the US if it does anything to undermine the treaty that brought peace to Northern Ireland after decades of violence.

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Poor diets threaten US national security — and it's serious

America's poor diet isn't just bad for us. It's now considered a threat to national security.

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State Department orders non-emergency personnel out of Myanmar

The State Department has ordered the departure of all non-emergency US government personnel and their family members from Myanmar as deadly crackdowns by the country's military continue.

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Joel Osteen on Coronavirus, Kanye West and Keeping the Faith

In these uncertain times, we can all do our part to raise the vibration of this planet and initiate collective healing on a mass scale, and that goes beyond our first responders in the medical and safety fields to whom we owe a debt of gratitude that can never be repaid. Something as simple as a smile, a wave or asking someone how their day is going has healing ripple effects that are much needed. We all matter, and we must all do our part.

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Xi and Putin alliance a 'marriage of convenience,' says NSC's John Kirby

The US National Security Council's John Kirby tells Christiane Amanpour that Chinese and Russian leaders are "basically trying to use each other" to challenge the US and Europe.

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Texas Making Progress With Medical Cannabis

Last session, I was a joint author on Representative Stephanie Klick's Compassionate Use Act, which legalizes cannabidiol for use in treating Texans with epilepsy. I am proud of this important bill that is helping over 150,000 Texans who suffer from intractable epilepsy.

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NAACP Stages Protest Sit-in at Jeff Sessions' Office

The NAACP is staging a sit-in at the Mobile, Alabama, office of US Sen. Jeff Sessions to protest Sessions' nomination as US attorney general.

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Black men say they feel ignored by politicians. A historic Senate face-off between two Black men isn't helping

Aaron Bethea says he has voted election after election for US presidents, governors and senators -- and yet those lawmakers have done little to nothing to improve life for him, his family or his community.

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Sprint to the midterms sets off on unsettled political terrain

The two-month sprint to the midterm elections is set to take place on political terrain that is much less settled than Republicans had hoped it would be, with improving economic news, a raging battle over abortion rights and former President Donald Trump's return to the forefront raising Democrats' hopes that the party can hold onto its narrow majority in the House or Senate.

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There's a big push in 2018 to get young people to register to vote

In 2018, Beyoncé fans can register to vote at the On The Run II Tour, high schoolers can register from their classrooms and shoppers can register at a participating Levi Strauss location.

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Eastern Ghouta: Syrian Regime Forces Cut Rebel-held Enclave in Three

The Syrian regime and its allies have splintered the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta into three parts after the army intensified its onslaught in the region over the weekend, an activist on the ground and state media said.

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Bolt, Obama and Gangnam Style: What (and whom) has Merkel outlasted?

On Wednesday, Angela Merkel will begin a historic fourth term as Chancellor of Germany, making her one of the longest-serving leaders in modern German history.

Black Fret donates $25,000 to HAAM + accelerates release of $250,000 in grants in response to COVID-19

Austin-based music nonprofit pays Austin and Seattle bands $24,000 for performances the week of March 15 and accelerates the release of $250,000 in grants