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19-year-old from Gulfport killed in fatal crash, another seriously injured
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A 19-year-old Gulfport man died and another man was seriously injured after a head-on crash Tuesday afternoon, Biloxi Police Major Christopher De Back said. Charles Parker Hewes, 19, of Gulfport, … Click to Continue »
19 arrested, 20 wanted in heroin trafficking scheme in Slidell, South Mississippi
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Law enforcement officials in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, have arrested 19 people and are looking for 20 others in connection to a drug trafficking scheme that has ties to South … Click to Continue »
Top Republicans call for Miss. lawmaker’s resignation after domestic violence arrest
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Calls for state Rep. Douglas McLeod to resign from office grew stronger Wednesday, just days after his arrest in George County on a charge of domestic violence. The chairman of … Click to Continue »
Activists Push Back Against Conservative Threat to Safe and Legal Abortion
By: Taya GrahamStephen Janis
With abortion rights under threat across the country and conservative anti-abortion bills gaining momentum, women and activists are taking their protests to the streets to defend their right to privacy and bodily autonomy The post Activists Push Back Against Conservative Threat to Safe and Legal Abortion appeared first on The...
13-year-old in custody, charged as an adult in Gulfport shooting, police say. Here’s more.
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A 13-year-old boy from Gulfport is being charged as an adult after he allegedly shot two juvenile girls. The shooting happened on the 10000 block of East Taylor Road around … Click to Continue »
Without Medicare for All, the Healthcare System Will Collapse – Wendell Potter RAI (7/7)
By: Paul Jay
The healthcare system is unsustainable; without a Medicare for All system, only the wealthiest will be able to afford decent care – Wendell Potter on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay The post Without Medicare for All, the Healthcare System Will Collapse – Wendell Potter RAI (7/7) appeared first on...
44 States File Suit Against Drug Companies for Inflating Prices
By: Marc Steiner
Ending patent monopolies and prosecuting big pharma will drive prescription drug prices down, says Alex Lawson, Executive Director of Social Security Works The post 44 States File Suit Against Drug Companies for Inflating Prices appeared first on The Real News Network....
Waiting for Guaido (Pt 2/7)
By: Sharmini Peries
Why did Edgardo Lander and the Citizens Platform for the Defense of the Constitution meet with Juan Guaidó? The potential for violence, military intervention, and even civil war, made it important to find ways to de-escalate, says Lander The post Waiting for Guaido (Pt 2/7) appeared first on The Real...
US Has No Moral Authority to Deem Muslim Brotherhood ‘Terrorist’
By: Sharmini Peries
As’ad Abukhalil shares his perspective on the Trump administration’s stated intent to declare the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, pointing out that the U.S. has killed countless civilians in Afghanistan and Iraq in recent years The post US Has No Moral Authority to Deem Muslim Brotherhood ‘Terrorist’ appeared first on...
Canada’s Anti-Venezuela Policy: A Result of Material Interests and US Subordination
By: Gregory Wilpert
Canada has followed the Trump administration’s lead on Venezuela, but it’s charting a very different path with regard to Cuba. Yves Engler explains that while there are material reasons for the difference, Canada has followed the U.S. lead for a long time The post Canada’s Anti-Venezuela Policy: A Result of...
NBA player, Coast native Devin Booker designed a Nike shoe with a shout out to his hometown
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Former Moss Point High School basketball player and Phoenix Suns’ guard Devin Booker gives a shout out to his hometown of Moss Point on his new Nike shoes. A tag … Click to Continue »
What to do on the Coast over Memorial Day weekend: Festivals, Sounds by the Sea and more
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It’s looking to be a peak Memorial Day weekend in South Mississippi, with some of the lowest gas prices in the nation, sunny skies in the forecast and patriotic songs … Click to Continue »
Biloxi police finds woman injured and unconscious. Now, there’s a murder charge.
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Gary Wayne Wallace, 37, has been charged with murder in the death of an unidentified 45-year-old woman. Biloxi police officers discovered the woman physically attacked and unconscious Monday night on … Click to Continue »
Mississippi mayor says he’ll pay criminals $10K to leave the city
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Clarksdale Mayor Chuck Espy along with the Clarksdale Police Department unveiled their new five-point crime-fighting plan Monday, according to Fox 13, and the plan includes paying criminals to leave the … Click to Continue »
Rape allegations grow against financial planner, who makes bail again over objections
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The allegations against a financial planner charged with rape continue to grow, but a New Orleans judge last week allowed his release on a higher bail and an ankle monitor … Click to Continue »
Trump Says the Military Industrial Complex is Pressuring him Into a War With Iran
By: Sharmini Peries
With a thirty year Boeing veteran at the Pentagon, Patrick Shanahan as Acting Secretary of Defense, and with John Bolton and Mike Pompeo at the helm, war with Iran is likely says the former chief of staff to Secretary of State, Col. Larry Wilkerson The post Trump Says the Military...
More Die From Medical Insurance ‘Aggressive Prior Authorization’ Than Before ACA – Wendell Potter RAI (6/7)
By: Paul Jay
Wall Street demands medical insurance companies maintain their profits under the Affordable Care Act, which means they get even more aggressive in denying coverage and creating insurance models that under-insure patients – Wendell Potter on Reality Asserts Itself with Paul Jay The post More Die From Medical Insurance ‘Aggressive Prior...
How Johns Hopkins’ Influence Haunts Baltimore (2/2)
By: Jaisal Noor
In part two, Antero Pietila, author of “The Ghosts Of Johns Hopkins,” discusses recent protests by students, community members and Hopkins employees over the institution’s relationship with Baltimore The post How Johns Hopkins’ Influence Haunts Baltimore (2/2) appeared first on The Real News Network....
