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“We have to create a coalition of black voters and white voters all over Mississippi who believe in vision of a more modern Mississippi.”
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Here's why it's hard to make more vaccines and boost supplies

With demand for COVID-19 vaccines outpacing the world's supplies, a frustrated public and policymakers want to know: How can we get more? A lot more. Right away. Read more ...

Thursday marks 35 years since Space Shuttle Challenger tragedy

It's been 35 years since Christa McAuliffe and 6 other crew members were killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Read more ...

North Carolina man hits 2 deer with new car, then wins $2 million in lottery

An unlucky start to a man's day turned upside down when he discovered he won a $2 million lottery prize hours after hitting two deer with his new car. Read more ...

Oklahoma seeking to return $2 million worth of hydroxychloroquine

The Oklahoma attorney general's office is attempting to return $2 million worth of a malaria drug once touted by former President Donald Trump as an effective treatment for... Read more ...

Cloris Leachman, of ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show' and ‘The Last Picture Show,'...

Hollywood star Cloris Leachman has died. She was 94. Read more ...

GOP to stay neutral should former President Trump run again

“The party has to stay neutral. I'm not telling anybody to run or not to run in 2024,” the head of the Republican National Committee said. Read more ...

Youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman to recite poem before Super Bowl LV

Her poem will highlight three individuals the NFL will honor as honorary captains at the Super Bowl "who served as leaders in their respective communities during the global... Read more ...

Oakland International becomes first airport to have COVID-19 test kit...

They are contactless kiosks, and the kits cost between $130 and $150 each. Read more ...

Jennifer King named NFL's 1st Black female assistant position coach

Jennifer King is just the second woman in league history to be an assistant position coach after Tampa Bay's assistant defensive line coach Lori Locust. Read more ...

No Mardi Gras parades, so thousands make 'house floats'

You just can't keep a good city down, especially when Mardi Gras is coming. Read more ...