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Southern US braces for another round of severe weather after tornadoes cause damage, 2 deaths

national Storm Prediction Center. That zone is home to more than 11 million people and includes the cities of Nashville, Tennessee; Birmingham, Alabama; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Jackson, Mississippi, forecasters said."We’ll see all three threats as far as hail, wind and tornadoes on Tuesday," said Mike Edmonston, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Mississippi.Hail and high winds were reported in north Texas Monday night.

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Storms spawn twisters in Mississippi, kill 2 in Georgia

YAZOO CITY, Miss. – Much of the South is again at risk of severe weather Tuesday, forecasters say, after tornadoes struck parts of the region Sunday night and Monday, causing heavy damage in some parts of Mississippi.

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US appeals court to consider Idaho transgender athletes ban

BOISE, Idaho – An appeals court on Monday will consider the constitutionality of the first law in the nation banning transgender women and girls from playing on women's sports teams.

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Want a top prospect? Draft from the SEC, mainly Alabama

One thing didn't change on the second night of the NFL draft. The SEC and, specifically, Alabama was the place to go.

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The Latest: Some prominent schools blanked in 1st round

The latest on the second and third rounds of the NFL draft on Friday night. (all times EDT):

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WATCH LIVE: Artemis rocket core stage arrives at Port Canaveral

PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. – It takes a big barge to move a big rocket. A key piece of hardware for NASA’s Artemis moon rocket floated into Port Canaveral Tuesday afternoon in the final stages of its journey from the Gulf Coast.

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US drop in vaccine demand has some places turning down doses

JACKSON, Miss. – Louisiana has stopped asking the federal government for its full allotment of COVID-19 vaccine. About three-quarters of Kansas counties have turned down new shipments of the vaccine at least once over the past month. And in Mississippi, officials asked the federal government to ship vials in smaller packages so they don’t go to waste.

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NBA prospect, former Kentucky Wildcat Terrence Clarke dies after crash in Los Angeles, reports say

NASHVILLE, TN - MARCH 11: Terrence Clarke #5 of the Kentucky Wildcats dribbles the ball at half court against the Mississippi State Bulldogs during the first half of their second round game in the SEC Men's Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena LOS ANGELES - Former Kentucky Wildcats basketball player Terrence Clarke was killed in a crash in Los Angeles Thursday, according to multiple reports.According to a report from FOX 56 in Lexington, Kentucky, police responded to a call of a crash a little before 2:15 p.m. PT near the intersection of Winnetka Avenue and Nordhoff Street in the Chatsworth area.Clarke died while he was being rushed to the hospital, FOX 56 reports.

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All it takes is 1 right answer to potentially win $10K via ‘The Masked Singer’ contest on FOX Super 6 app

"The Masked Singer" FOX Super 6 contest. ("The Masked Singer")LOS ANGELES - Last week’s reveal of the Bulldog on "The Masked Singer" shocked the judges and won one lucky fan a big pile of cash. Each week, viewers are given the chance to predict six questions related to each week’s episode on the FOX Super 6 app — and in return, fans can win up to $10,000.Last week, more than 236,000 entries were cast leaving Dion from Mississippi one lucky viewer thanks to the Bulldog’s elimination.

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16 states back Alabama's challenge to Census privacy tool

ORLANDO, Fla. – Sixteen other states are backing Alabama's challenge to a statistical method the U.S. Census Bureau is using for the first time to protect the privacy of people who participated in the 2020 census, the nation's once-a-decade head count that determines political power and funding.

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Severe storm damages buildings in Florida Panhandle

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. – A cluster of severe storms swept across the South early Saturday, leaving one person dead in Louisiana, toppling trees and power lines in Mississippi, dropping large hail on an Alabama coastal city and leveling buildings in the Florida Panhandle.

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Mobile vaccination aims to reach older Mississippi adults

CLARKSDALE, Miss. – Eola Murry, 75, never questioned that she wanted to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it became available. The problem was getting to the vaccine.

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Summoning seniors: Big new push to vaccinate older Americans

CLARKSDALE, Miss. – The first hurdle was getting on the bus. Seventy-four year old Linda Busby hesitated outside a community center where older people were loading up to go get the coronavirus vaccine.

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West has been the best in this year's NCAA Tournament

INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA Tournament has been dominated by the East, mixed with the occasional championship foray by a school from the Midwest.

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South Carolina drubs Texas 62-34 to reach Final Four

SAN ANTONIO – Zia Cooke scored 16 points and South Carolina used its stifling defense to advance to the Final Four for the third time, shutting down Texas for a 62-34 victory Tuesday night.

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Years later, Chickasaw remains returning to Mississippi home

JACKSON, Miss. – A man and a woman were found buried among wolf teeth and turtle shells. Other graves contained mothers and infants. Some tribal members were laid to rest with beloved dogs.

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US men lose to Honduras, miss 3rd straight Olympic soccer

The United States missed its third straight Olympic men’s soccer tournament, losing to Honduras 2-1 on Sunday night in a qualification game as Juan Carlos Obregón scored in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage time and goalkeeper David Ochoa committed a blunder that gifted Luis Palma a goal two minutes into the second half.

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Memphis wins NIT title with 77-64 win over Mississippi State

FRISCO, Texas – Boogie Ellis scored 23 points and Memphis never trailed after a fast start to beat Mississippi State 77-64 in the NIT championship game Sunday, giving the Tigers a title in Penny Hardaway's third season coaching his alma mater.

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Deadly tornado outbreak in South causes 5 confirmed deaths and major damage across the region

LOS ANGELES - Southern states were hit by tornadoes Thursday amid a dangerous severe weather outbreak which also brought large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding across the region.Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency confirmed five deaths in Calhoun County in Alabama Thursday afternoon, after severe weather ripped through the area. The latest spate of bad weather comes just one week after a significant tornado outbreak in the South spawned numerous violent twisters in multiple states.NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) issued a rare "high risk" severe weather forecast for Thursday from northern parts of Mississippi and Alabama into sections of south-central Tennessee."Thursday's threat could be as severe, or even worse, than

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Tornadoes touch down in South as severe weather blankets region

LOS ANGELES - Southern states were hit by tornadoes Thursday amid a dangerous severe weather outbreak which also brought large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding across the region.The latest spate of bad weather comes just one week after a significant tornado outbreak in the South spawned numerous violent twisters in multiple states.NOAA's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) issued a rare "high risk" severe weather forecast for Thursday from northern parts of Mississippi and Alabama into sections of south-central Tennessee."Thursday's threat could be as severe, or even worse, than last week's tornadoes and severe thunderstorms across the southeast and mid-Atlantic states, when 47 tornadoes occurred over a two-day period," Bill Bunting, the

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Biden's new COVID-19 goal: 200 million vaccines in 100 days

President Joe Biden today updated his goal of 100 million vaccines administered during his first 100 days in office to 200 million vaccines.

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NASA completes engine test firing of moon rocket on 2nd try

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – NASA completed an engine test firing of its moon rocket Thursday, after the first attempt in January ended prematurely.

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Multiple twisters touch down in Alabama, Mississippi as wave of tornadoes moves through South

LOS ANGELES - A significant tornado outbreak in the South on Wednesday is expected to continue with numerous strong, potentially violent tornadoes likely to impact the region into Thursday."Tornadoes are not all that rare in the Southeast in March, but outbreaks where so many tornadoes are expected to occur in a one- or two-day timeframe is something we don't see every year," Bill Bunting, the chief of forecast operations at the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center (SPC), told FOX Television stations.The SPC issued its highest threat level forecast category for severe weather — "high risk" — from parts of the lower-Mississippi Valley into Alabama.

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NASA to fire up moon rocket during ‘Green Run’ do-over this week

NASA is preparing to perform another test fire of the Space Launch System rocket in Mississippi Thursday after a previous attempt did not last as long as planned.

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‘We loved each other so, so much’: Husband dies from COVID-19 days after getting married

Jeff and Sherry Nabors (Credit: Sherry Nabors) GULFPORT, Miss. - Sherry Nabors said her late husband, Jeff, wanted to get married knowing that he would soon die from COVID-19 just days after being hospitalized with the virus."We loved each other so, so much," Sherry, 53, told FOX Television Stations Monday. "And I think he just wanted me to be apart of his family."The couple was married in Jeff’s hospital room at Memorial Hospital at Gulfport in Mississippi on Feb.

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Top-seeded Alabama blows out Mississippi State 85-48 in SEC

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Jaden Shackelford had 13 points, Jahvon Quinerly added 14 off the bench and top-seeded Alabama blew out No. 9 seed Mississippi State 85-48 on Friday in a Southeastern Conference Tournament quarterfinal.

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Kentucky NCAA hopes end after being bounced from SEC tourney

Kentucky's season ended with a missed last-second shot in the SEC Tournament.

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Mississippi governor set to sign transgender sports limit

JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves is scheduled to sign a bill Thursday to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls or women’s sports teams.

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As states ease mask rules, workers concerned over personal safety amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) - Leo Carney worries that bigger crowds and mask-less diners could endanger workers at the Biloxi, Mississippi, seafood restaurant where he manages the kitchen.

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Ottawa adds 57 new COVID-19 cases as wastewater viral levels spike

novel coronavirus in Ottawa’s sewage system are surging towards highs not seen since the city’s second wave hit last fall as researchers are starting to detect COVID-19 variants in the capital’s wastewater.Ottawa Public Health reported 57 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, following increases of 56 cases on Sunday and 55 cases on Saturday.There have now been 15,167 cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa since the start of the pandemic, with 513 of those cases now considered active.

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Coronavirus: Order issued in Mississippi Mills, Carleton Place, Beckwith to curb outbreak

COVID-19.As of Friday, all indoor sports venues were ordered to close and all facilities operated by clubs and organizations must cease rentals for private social gatherings.

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Workers worry about safety, stress as states ease mask rules

JACKSON, Miss. – Leo Carney worries that bigger crowds and mask-less diners could endanger workers at the Biloxi, Mississippi, seafood restaurant where he manages the kitchen. Maribel Cornejo, who earns $9.85 an hour as a McDonald's cook in Houston, can't afford to get sick and frets co-workers will become more lax about wearing masks, even though the fast food company requires them.

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Assignment at Mississippi middle school asks students to ‘pretend like you are a slave’

'Slave Letter Writing Activity' assignment given to eighth-grade students.

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Mississippi gov will sign bill limiting transgender athletes

JACKSON, Miss. – Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Thursday he will soon sign a bill to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls' or women's sports teams in the state's schools and universities.

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Joe Biden Drags Texas Mississippi Leaders For ‘Neanderthal Thinking’ After They Lift COVID Restrictions

President Joe Biden didn’t mince words during a March 3 press availability, where he was asked about Republican Governors Greg Abbott of Texas and Tate Reeves of Mississippi reopening all businesses and dropping mandatory face mask requirements while the COVID-19 pandemic is still active. Biden still wears a mask even though he’s been vaccinated against COVID-19, and told reporters that the politicians are guilty of “Neanderthal thinking” by going back to life as folks knew it prior to the pandemic.

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Biden says lifting mask mandates a ‘big mistake’ as COVID-19 remains threat in U.S.

Joe Biden on Wednesday said decisions to end the required wearing of masks — such as those by governors of Texas and Mississippi — amounted to “Neanderthal thinking” given the rising death toll from the coronavirus pandemic.Asked if he had a message to Texas and Mississippi, Biden told reporters: “I think it’s a big mistake.

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Mississippi, Texas lift COVID-19 restrictions despite warnings

Texas and Mississippi announced yesterday that they were ending mask mandates and opening indoor businesses after a year of restrictions because of COVID-19.

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Mississippi close to putting limits on transgender athletes

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi House voted Wednesday to ban transgender athletes from competing on girls' or women's sports teams in the state's schools and universities. The bill heads to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves in the next several days, and he is expected to sign it into law.

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Coronavirus: Texas, Mississippi lift mask mandates, reopen businesses

The governors of Texas and Mississippi both announced Tuesday that they were removing coronavirus restrictions, ending their mask mandates and allowing businesses to reopen at 100 per cent capacity. Mississippi will lift the restrictions Wednesday, with Texas lifting their own the following week.

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Mississippi congressman Palazzo accused of misusing funds

WASHINGTON – An independent ethics body says there is "substantial reason to believe” that Republican Rep. Steven Palazzo of Mississippi abused his office by misspending campaign funds, doing favors for his brother and enlisting staff for political and personal errands.

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No. 6 Alabama holds off Mississippi State 64-59 to win SEC

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Jaden Shackleford scored 10 of his 15 points in the second half, and No. 6 Alabama beat Mississippi State 64-59 on Saturday night to clinch its first Southeastern Conference regular-season championship since 2002.

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This former pro baseball player is among Sanford’s growing community of entrepreneurs

SANFORD, Fla. – Jon Paul Reed is among Sanford’s growing community of entrepreneurs.

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Southern exposure: Cold wreaks havoc on aging waterworks

JACKSON, Miss. – The sunshine is back and the ice has melted. But more than a week after a deep freeze across the South, many communities are still grappling with getting clean water to their citizens.

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AAA: Gas prices to spike nationwide as country thaws from crippling winter weather

A view of a BP gas station in Queens Borough of New York City. (Photo by Ron Adar/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Drivers are temporarily in for higher prices at the pump after snow, ice and sub-freezing temperatures brutally crippled parts of the South and Midwest last week, according to AAA. The association said the national average for a gallon of regular gas is now $2.66.

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Massive winter storm causes gas prices to soar in Florida

ORLANDO, Fla. – Drivers in Florida are paying more to fill up their gas tanks following last week’s massive winter storm in Texas.

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EXPLAINER: Why the power grid failed in Texas and beyond

DALLAS – The power outages tormenting Texas in uncharacteristically Arctic temperatures are exposing weaknesses in an electricity system designed when the weather's seasonal shifts were more consistent and predictable — conditions that most experts believe no longer exist.

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Democratic congressman from Mississippi sues Trump over Capitol riot

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Democratic congressman accused Donald Trump in a federal lawsuit on Tuesday of inciting the deadly insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and of conspiring with his lawyer and extremist groups to try to prevent the Senate from certifying the results of the presidential election he lost to Joe Biden.The lawsuit from Mississippi’s Rep.

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