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Mississippi calls infant mortality rates ‘unacceptable’ in emergency declaration
KPAX - Montana
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August 23, 2025
The Mississippi State Department of Health has declared a public health emergency in response to a sharp rise in infant mortality across the state. Newly released data show that Mississippi’s infant mortality rate in 2024 reached its highest level...
Researcher links hurricane risk to higher cost of crop insurance in Mid-South
The Pine Bluff Commercial - Arkansas
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August 23, 2025
Farmers in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi pay four to six times more for crop insurance than their counterparts in the upper Midwest, and Hunter Biram wanted to know why. It's a question that's been in Biram's head since his dissertation days...
Bluesky Withdraws from Mississippi Following Court’s Approval of Age-Check Law
Arabian Post
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August 23, 2025
A US Supreme Court order permitting Mississippi’s social media age-verification law to be enforced has prompted Bluesky to block access across the state. Critics warn the measure infringes on free speech and user privacy, while proponents contend...
Mississippi MAAP Scores Trigger Concern
The Delta News - Mississippi
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JACKSON - Mississippi lost ground when it comes to student achievement according to new test results from the department of education. Some reports say it's the first big drop in Mississippi's so-called "MAAP" tests since the COVID pandemic....
Mississippi Declares Emergency Over Infant Mortality
The Delta News - Mississippi
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GREENVILLE - The Mississippi State Department of Health has declared a "Public Health State of Emergency" when it comes to infant mortality rates. It comes as new figures show babies here die at nearly twice the rate of the entire country. ABC...
Mississippi Declares Health Emergency Over Rising Infant Mortality Rates
Mezha
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August 22, 2025
The Mississippi Department of Health on Thursday declared a public health emergency due to rising infant mortality in the state. According to a press release from the Department of Health, in 2024 there were 9.7 infant deaths per 1,000 births –...
Mississippi declares public health emergency over rising infant mortality rate
KVIA - Texas
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August 22, 2025
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The Mississippi health department declared a public health emergency Thursday over rising infant mortality rates in the state. There were 9.7 deaths for every 1,000 births in Mississippi in 2024, the highest rate...
Bluesky restricted in Mississippi due to state age verification laws
Shack News
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August 23, 2025
Bluesky admitted on official channels that it doesn't have the infrastructure or resources to build the systems Mississippi's new laws demand. The Bluesky social media platform and app have been restricted in the state of Mississippi due to local...
Bluesky goes dark in Mississippi over 'likely unconstitutional' age verification law
PC Gamer
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August 23, 2025
The US Supreme Court recently chose not to intervene—for now—in the enforcement of a Mississippi state law that requires social media sites to verify and track user ages. As a result, unofficial Twitter offshoot Bluesky will go dark in the state....
Ocean Springs, Long Beach rank among top districts in Mississippi state testing
WLOX - Mississippi
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August 22, 2025
OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. — Two Coast school districts are being recognized among the best in Mississippi for academic achievement. The Mississippi Department of Education released results from the 2024-25 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program, or...
Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi Over Age Verification Law
Wired
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August 22, 2025
People in Mississippi can no longer use the social media platform Bluesky. The company announced Friday that it will be blocking all IP addresses within Mississippi for the foreseeable future in response to a recent US Supreme Court decision that...
Editor’s Note | BlueSky Blocks Mississippi IPs, Citing State’s Age Verification Law, Free Speech and Privacy Concerns
Mississippi Free Press
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August 22, 2025
The social media platform BlueSky announced Friday afternoon that it had made “the difficult decision to block access from Mississippi IP addresses,” after the State’s new social media age-verification law forced its hand. The company cited both...
Science The Clarion Ledger Rare black moon rises over Mississippi tonight, but you won't be able to see it. Here's why
Yahoo News
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A black moon will rise over Mississippi tonight, but you won't be able to see it. This is also one of the final nights for the Perseid meteor shower in 2025, so if you're hoping for a dark night sky to see a few shooting stars, this is your best...
Mississippi Aquarium Offers Free Admission for Children This Summer
Times News Global
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August 22, 2025
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) – The Mississippi Aquarium has partnered with Hancock Whitney Bank to provide free admission to children 12 years old and younger over the next three months. This initiative aims to allow about 50,000 children in South...
MSU, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology strengthen global research partnership
Mississippi State University
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August 22, 2025
Contact: James Carskadon ATLANTA, Ga.—Mississippi State University and the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology, known as KITECH, are advancing their longstanding relationship with a renewed set of agreements designed to drive joint research,...
Bluesky blocks service in Mississippi over age assurance law
TechCrunch
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August 22, 2025
Social networking startup Bluesky has made the decision to block access to its service in the state of Mississippi, rather than comply with a new age assurance law. In a blog post published on Friday, the company explains that, as a small team, it...
Columbian mammoth fossil unearthed in Mississippi
Yahoo News
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NEWTON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – An 18-year-old fossil hunter in Mississippi recently discovered a Columbian mammoth fossil. According to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), Waylen Miller has found numerous marine fossils on...
Mississippi Department of Education releases 'mixed' test results
WAPT 16 - Mississippi
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August 22, 2025
LIFELINE. JUST DIAL 9-8-8 TO CONNECT WITH THE SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE. SOMEONE IS AVAILABLE 24-7-365. THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS RELEASED NEW STATE TEST SCORES - AND OFFICIALS CALL THE RESULTS MIXED. COMPARED TO THE 2023...
They Kindled Froggy Romance and Rescued Eggs to Save Species in Mississippi
The Environmental Magazine
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August 22, 2025
"Fewer than 100 dusky gopher frogs were known to remain. Thanks to some very dedicated humans, numbers are now on the rise." "It didn’t look good for the dusky gopher frog. By the early 2000s, scientists knew of fewer than 100 adults left at a...
Alcorn State awarded grant to boost STEM with VR technology
Yahoo News
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LORMAN, Miss. (WJTV) – Alcorn State University received a $398,619 grant from the National Science Foundation. The funds will be used to transform undergraduate STEM education through cutting-edge virtual reality (VR) technology and interactive...