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AP In this Sept. 23, 1955, file photo, J.W. Milam, left, his wife, Juanita Milam, second from left, Roy Bryant, far right, and his wife, Carolyn Bryant, sit together in a courtroom in Sumner. Bryant and his half-brother Milam were charged with murder but acquitted in the kidnapping and torture slaying of 14-year-old Black teen Emmett Till in 1955 after he allegedly whistled at Carolyn Bryant. A team searching for evidence about the lynching of Till has found the unserved warrant charging Carolyn Bryant, now named Carolyn Donham, in his kidnapping. (Associated Press)

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Warrant in Till case found
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Thu,06/30/22-2:00AM , 1756 Reads
JACKSON — A team searching a Mississippi courthouse basement for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his 1955 kidnapping, and relatives of the victim want authorities to finally arrest her nearly 70 years later.
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Sheriff beats Palazzo in runoff; Flowers wins GOP runoff in 2nd District
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Wed,06/29/22-2:00AM , 1385 Reads
WASHINGTON — Sheriff Mike Ezell has defeated six-term U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo in a Republican primary runoff in Mississippi.
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Many state abortion bans likely
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Sat,06/25/22-2:00AM , 848 Reads
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday stripped away women’s constitutional protections for abortion, a fundamental and deeply personal change for Americans’ lives after nearly a half-century under Roe v. Wade. The court’s overturning of the landmark court ruling is likely to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states.
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Supreme Court expands gun rights
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Fri,06/24/22-2:00AM , 2878 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a major expansion of gun rights after a series of mass shootings, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public for self-defense, a ruling likely to lead to more people legally armed. The decision came out as Congress and states debate gun-control legislation.
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