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Nissan to build two new EV models in Mississippi by 2025 in latest U.S. push

Business / Corporate Feb 18, 2022

Nissan to build two new EV models in Mississippi by 2025 in latest U.S. push

by Ed Ludlow and Gabrielle Coppola

Nissan plans to invest ¥57.5 billion in technology needed for EV-specific assembly lines at the plant in Canton.

Mississippi governor signs bill to replace controversial state flag

World Jul 1, 2020

Mississippi governor signs bill to replace controversial state flag

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill into law on Tuesday that will replace the current state flag bearing a Confederate emblem, a gesture triggered by support across the United States to dismantle symbols of slavery and racism. The removal of the flag, a ...

U.S. Homeland chief claims timing of workplace raids that traumatized kids after massacres was unfortunate

World / Politics Aug 12, 2019

U.S. Homeland chief claims timing of workplace raids that traumatized kids after massacres was unfortunate

The timing of a string of immigration enforcement raids at Mississippi food processing plants last week was "unfortunate," but the actions had been planned for over a year, the top U.S. Homeland Security official said on Sunday. Kevin McAleenan, acting secretary of the Department of ...

Mississippi shows promise as Toyota and Mazda seek U.S. location for new auto assembly plant

Business / Corporate Aug 8, 2017

Mississippi shows promise as Toyota and Mazda seek U.S. location for new auto assembly plant

As Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. begin to scour the U.S. in search of a location for the first new auto assembly plant announced since President Donald Trump took power, one state looks like a front-runner: Mississippi. The Magnolia State is already home ...

Mississippi Republican senator wants 'unifying' flag, no longer with Confederate emblem

World / Social Issues Jun 25, 2015

Mississippi Republican senator wants 'unifying' flag, no longer with Confederate emblem

Mississippi Republican Sen. Roger Wicker said on Wednesday that his state's flag, which features a Confederate battle emblem in its upper left corner, should be replaced with one that is more unifying. Weighing in on a debate that has swept across the American South since ...

Man, woman charged with slaying two Mississippi cops during traffic stop; suspect at large after fleeing in cruiser

World May 11, 2015

Man, woman charged with slaying two Mississippi cops during traffic stop; suspect at large after fleeing in cruiser

A man and woman in Mississippi were arrested and charged with murder on Sunday after two police officers were shot dead a day earlier while conducting a routine traffic stop in Hattiesburg, officials said. Authorities had launched a manhunt after at least one suspect fled ...

Three decades on, Tokyo bluesman is still rambling

Our Lives | TELLING LIVES Jan 31, 2014

Three decades on, Tokyo bluesman is still rambling

by Kris Kosaka

"You can't go home again," but you can take a little bit of home with you wherever you roam. "Rambling" Steve Gardner does; a Mississippi roots and bluesman based in Tokyo, Gardner travels the world making music and giving seminars about musical history.

U.S. drops case against ricin suspect, investigates new Mississippi man

World Apr 24, 2013

U.S. drops case against ricin suspect, investigates new Mississippi man

U.S. authorities drop the charges against a Mississippi man accused of sending letters poisoned with ricin to President Barack Obama and a senator.

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