Mississippi

Trump, Biden could clinch 2024 nomination after today’s Republican and Democratic primaries in Washington, Georgia, Mississippi

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Former President Donald Trump may be able to clinch the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, after results are in from the four GOP voting contests taking place in Georgia, Washington, Mississippi and Hawaii. President Biden may also clinch the nomination on Tuesday.  Republicans Georgia, Mississippi and Washington will hold primaries, while Hawaii is holding GOP … Read more

Alabama Set To Execute Inmate With Nitrogen Gas, A Never Before Used Method

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The execution will be the first attempt to use a new execution method since the 1982 introduction of lethal injection, now the most common execution method in the United States. Alabama will be allowed to put an inmate to death with nitrogen gas, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. Alabama says it … Read more

Much Of US Still Gripped By Arctic Weather As Memphis Deals With Numerous Broken Water Pipes

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Nationally, winter storms have claimed at least 72 lives around the U.S. this January, many involving hypothermia or road accidents. Girls walk through the Capitol Hill neighborhood dragging sleds, Friday, Jan. 19, 2024, as school was cancelled due to snow in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) NASHVILLE, Tenn: Subfreezing conditions and treacherous roadways have contributed to … Read more

Brutally Cold Weather Expected To Hit Storm-battered South And Northeast US This Weekend

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With a wind chill, temperatures are expected to drop as low as 15 degrees below zero Fahrenheit (minus 26 degrees Celsius) in large portions of Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky and Kansas, the National Weather Service predicted. A man crosses North Pine Street as motorists navigate an ice and snow covered road, Thursday, Jan. 18, … Read more

Mississippi Poultry Plant Fined $213,000 After Teen’s Death

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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced Tuesday that it planned to fine meat processor Mar-Jac Poultry nearly $213,000 following a teenager’s death at the company’s Hattiesburg, Mississippi, plant last year. The 16-year-old boy was pulled into the rotating shaft of a machine while working on a cleaning crew in the plant’s deboning area July … Read more

Life-threatening Record-low Temperatures Freeze Much Of USA

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The storms and freezing temperatures affected everything from air travel to NFL playoff games and resulted in the deaths of several people around the country. A jogger trots on a snow-covered road during a winter storm, Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, in Grand Prairie, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) Arctic Freeze: A major part of the United … Read more

Winter Storm To Bring Snow, Winds, Ice And Life-Threatening Chill To US, Forecasters Warn

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Governors from New York to Louisiana declared states of emergency ahead of predicted snow and bone-chilling temperatures. Signs along US Highway 75, looking south from F Street, advise against travel due to snow, Friday, Jan. 12, 2024, in Omaha, Neb. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP) St. Louis: Brutally cold weather could prove a deadly challenge … Read more

Scot jailed for shooting dead paralysed wife to appeal conviction

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A SCOT who shot dead his wheelchair-bound wife in the US has appealed his sentence. Wayne Fraser was jailed for 20 years after he was found guilty of the culpable negligent manslaughter of his wife Natalia Ryan-Fraser with her handgun in Mississippi in 2021. 5 Wayne Fraser was handed a 20-year jail term for the … Read more

What Is Carbon Capture And Why Does It Keep Coming Up At COP28?

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Home Explainer What Is Carbon Capture And Why Does It Keep Coming Up At COP28? The captured carbon is concentrated into a form that can be transported in a vehicle or through a pipeline to a place where it can be injected underground for long-term storage. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File) The future of fossil fuels … Read more