The University of Mississippi was founded in 1848, and the marble statue of a saluting Confederate soldier was put up in 1906.
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Navy fights blaze on warship in San Diego Bay for 3rd day
The U.S. Navy said late Monday that firefighters were making significant progress with the assistance of water drops by helicopters.
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Burger King addresses climate change by changing cows’ diets
By tweaking their diet, Burger King said Tuesday that it believes it can reduce a cows’ daily methane emissions by about 33%.
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The Latest: Florida continues to surpass coronavirus records
The latest on the coronavirus pandemic from around the U.S. and the world. FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — Florida surpassed its daily record for coronavirus deaths Tuesday amid rising global worries of a resurgence, even as researchers announced that the first vaccine tested in the U.S. had worked to boost patients’ immune systems. Florida’s 132 additional […]
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Federal judge rules women can get abortion pill without doctor visits
The judge said suspending the requirements aligns with public health guidance to eliminate unnecessary travel and in-person contact.
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Judge seeks details on Trump decision to commute Roger Stone’s prison sentence
A federal judge is demanding more information about President Donald Trump’s decision to commute the prison sentence of longtime ally Roger Stone
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Judge blocks restart of federal executions; administration will appeal
The U.S. district judge’s order came hours before the first lethal injection was scheduled to be carried out at a federal prison in Indiana.
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Florida’s curve no longer flat amid new surge of virus cases
On Thursday, officials reported 120 deaths in one day, the highest number since the previous record of 113 in early May.
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Goya CEO’s praise of Trump triggers backlash, calls for boycott
Critics say the CEO’s remarks are out of touch with the reality Latinos have faced since Trump launched his 2016 presidential campaign by calling Mexicans “rapists.”
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Man gets prison for trying to steal Magna Carta in England
Mark Royden, from Canterbury, Kent, tried to steal one of the original copies of the Magna Carta from Salisbury Cathedral.