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It's the Weekend!

On Sunday, Salsa Mississippi's Dance for Mountain Child is from 5-10 p.m. at Duling Hall.

National

10 Things to Know for Friday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.

National

Pot Votes in CO, WA Raise Specter of Weed Tourism

Marijuana legalization votes this week in Colorado and Washington state don't just set up an epic state-federal showdown on drug law for residents. The measures also open the door for …

Books

Mississippi Author Ellen Douglas Dies at 91

Douglas' novel, "Apostles of Light," was a 1973 National Book Award nominee.

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The Daytripper

This weekend, on a beautiful fall day, I decided at a moment’s notice to get in the car and go for a little road trip.

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Fit and Fabulous

Working out helps me feel more confident in my clothes. But my commitment to being fit is more about being healthy than fitting into a certain dress size.

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Fighting for Beautiful

Why do so many women find it hard to believe they are beautiful?

National

Suspense to the End, Obama, Romney Yield to Voters

The Election Day choices will frame the contours of government and the nation for years to come.

Business

Prison Factories Caught in Private Biz Debate

Factories that employ convicted felons are at the heart of a simmering debate about whether prisons should be siphoning away jobs—and at much lower wages.

Drink

Top Brews

Local brewers brought their best to Jacktoberfest's craft beer competition this year.

World

10 Things to Know for Thursday

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and stories that will be talked about today.

National

Battered NJ Confronts How to Rebuild its Shore

In its tear of destruction, the megastorm Sandy left parts of New Jersey's beloved shore in tatters, sweeping away beaches, homes, boardwalks and amusement parks.

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Nobody as Good: 7evenThirty

“Y’all know me as Marques. We hang out; we’re friends. Y’all know me on a personal level. Now, it is happening more that people only know me as 7evenThirty. That …

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A Right to Choose at Nissan

A growing number of workers in recent months have called for an election to determine whether the United Auto Workers should represent them.

National

Airports and Stock Exchange Reopen; NJ Devastated

Two major airports reopened and the floor of the New York Stock Exchange came back to life Wednesday, while across the river in New Jersey, National Guardsmen rushed to rescue …

Hurricane

The East Coast Wakes Up, Surveys Damage From Hurricane Sandy As Storm Continues Inland

Millions of people from Maine to the Carolinas awoke Tuesday without power, and an eerily quiet New York City was all but closed off by car, train and air as …

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Mammoth Storm Shutters NYC, Sends Crane Dangling

The threat of an 11-foot wall of water prompted officials to close the mass transit system and consider cutting power to Wall Street and all of lower Manhattan to avoid …

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Living Apart: How the Government Betrayed a Landmark Civil Rights Law

A few months after Congress passed a landmark law directing the federal government to dismantle segregation in the nation's housing, President Nixon's housing chief began plotting a stealth campaign.

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Community Events and Public Meetings

Crisis Prevention Community Informational meets this evening from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Eudora Welty Library. Topics include domestic violence and victimization.

National

Syria Truce Collapse Shows Limits of Diplomacy

Syria's air force fired missiles and dropped barrel bombs on rebel strongholds while opposition fighters attacked regime positions Sunday, flouting a U.N.-backed cease-fire that was supposed to quiet fighting over …