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Amid Bumper Crop, Families Could Get PB&J Break

Choosy moms and dads may be packing more PB&J in lunches this winter, when the cost of a jar of Jif or Skippy is expected to fall even as other …

World

Officials: Suicide Bomber Kills 36 in Afghanistan

A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a mosque in northern Afghanistan on Friday, killing 36 people and wounding 23, officials said.

National

East Coast Braces for Monster 'Frankenstorm'

The pre-Halloween hybrid weather monster that federal forecasters call "Frankenstorm" is looking more ominous by the hour for the East Coast, and utilities and local governments are getting ready.

State

Miss. Bluesman Getting Long Overdue Grave Marker

Mississippi blues artist Tommy Johnson is finally getting a headstone on his grave Friday, more than a half century after his death.

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Lyrics, Master Labs and the Lady with a Red Guitar

This Friday at Yellow Scarf, Wilson and her band from New York—Brandon Ross on guitar and Gregoire Maret on harmonica—will perform.

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Banks Raises Personhood in Court Race

In its final push toward the Nov. 6 election, Rep. Earle Banks' campaign for a seat on the state's supreme court is deploying a different strategy in his race against …

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JRA Gets New Leadership, Iron Horse Gets Funds

The Iron Horse Grill will close on a deal for $2.5 million in urban-renewal bonds through the JRA and $1.5 million in new-market tax credits Friday morning.

National

Obama Assails Romney in Bid for Women's Vote

Seeking to shore up his support among women voters, President Barack Obama on Thursday hammered Republican rival Mitt Romney anew over his backing of Richard Mourdock, the Indiana Senate candidate …

World

Activist Girl's Dad Vows She'll Return to Pakistan

The father of a 15-year-old Pakistani activist girl who was shot and wounded by a Taliban gunman vowed Thursday that she would return home after finishing medical treatment abroad despite …

National

Ex-Goldman Exec's 2-Year Sentence Draws Scrutiny

A two-year prison sentence for insider trading at the height of the 2008 economic crisis, by a man who was once one of the nation's most respected business executives, is …

National

AP-GfK Poll: Romney Erases Obama Lead Among Women

Less than two weeks out from Election Day, Republican Mitt Romney has erased President Barack Obama's 16-point advantage among women, a new Associated Press-GfK poll shows.

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Marathon Wins for MSU, Losses for USM

Last week was pretty successful for college football teams in Mississippi.

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[The Slate] The Best In Sports In 7 Days

This is a great sports week. College football, NFL and the World Series should give sports fans everything they want as the days get shorter.

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Halloween Happenings

It can’t be fall until football, the state fair and, of course, Halloween roll our way.

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Not Just a Bar

Fenian’s Pub is getting serious in the kitchen, and they want you to know about it. The pub is throwing its first beer pairings dinner, a four-course meal dreamt up …

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Behind the Chair

I've been in the beauty industry for 17 years. After laying hands on and listening to countless women, I know for a fact--as celebrity stylist Tabatha Coffey says--"It's not always …

Editorial

Education Key to State's Job Growth

In September, Mississippi's unemployment rate increased to 9.2 percent, and it's been one of only seven states that has lost payroll jobs over the last 12 months.

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A Woman of Paranormal Worth

The first time I ever see Paula Hayes Westbrook, she is smoking a cigarette with one hand while holding Tia, her little Chihuahua, with the other.

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Investigators Search for Life After Death

This was not the first time Bullard and Grantham had been to the home that they regard as a consistent source of other-worldly evidence.

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My Ghost of Duff Green

We turned out the lights, switched on the small digital recorder and took our places at a table in the middle of the ballroom to attempt to communicate with the …