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Monthly Archives: June, 2023

Suicides and homicides among young Americans jumped early in pandemic, study says

NEW YORK (AP) — The homicide rate for older U.S. teenagers rose to its highest point in nearly 25 years during the COVID-19 pandemic,...

‘A circus’: Mississippi Supreme Court Justice decries efforts to keep him in lawsuit

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — In a rare address to a federal court Wednesday, Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Randolph called efforts to attach...

Oregon’s 6-week GOP walkout over bills on abortion and guns could end soon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — There was an optimistic mood in the Oregon state Capitol that a boycott by Republican senators, which has been underway for six...

Countywide focus group to determine comprehensive strategic plan meetings at 6 p.m. July 6

By Josh Troy  Clarksdale Advocate  A countywide focus group will meet at the Expo Center at 6 p.m. on July 6 in an effort to determine...

Long-time Arkansas friends Williams, Pippen coming together to lead CCC women’s basketball

By Josh Troy Clarksdale Advocate Two long-time friends from Ashley County, Ark., are reuniting in Clarksdale to coach the Coahoma Community College women’s basketball program. Shanae...

Drug deal likely sparked Denver mass shooting after Nuggets’ NBA win, police say

DENVER (AP) — A shooting in downtown Denver amid fans celebrating the Nuggets’ first NBA championship win was likely sparked by a drug deal gone wrong,...

Grammys add new categories, including for pop dance recording and African music performance

LOS ANGELES (AP) — More change is afoot at the Grammys. The Recording Academy announced Tuesday that three new categories will be added to the...

110 million people forcibly displaced as Sudan, Ukraine wars add to world refugee crisis, UN says

Some 110 million people have had to flee their homes because of conflict, persecution, or human rights violations, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees...

Teacher group sues over Tennessee law that bans deduction of members’ dues from their paychecks

GALLATIN, Tenn. (AP) — A professional organization that advocates for Tennessee teachers has filed a lawsuit challenging a new state law that bans the...

Michigan Republican chairperson Karamo, others ordered to pay legal fees for failed election lawsuit

DETROIT (AP) — A judge this week ordered Michigan Republican Party Chairperson Kristina Karamo and others to pay more than $58,000 in legal fees...

It might seem tempting to not pay your student loans. Here’s why that’s a bad idea

NEW YORK (AP) — After three years, the pandemic-era freeze on student loan payments will end in late August. It might seem tempting to just keep not...

Impassioned appeals by ousted churches spotlight Southern Baptists’ stance against women pastors

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Longtime pastors of two churches — one massive and one modest-sized — made their final appeals to Southern Baptists on...

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