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A Mississippi mayor who sparked outrage when he said “if you can talk, you can breathe" about the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody is resisting calls to resign, including from his city’s board of aldermen.“Why in the world would anyone choose to become a #PoliceOfficer in our society today?” Hal Marx, mayor…

Mississippi reports second pediatric flu death of season Mississippi health officials announced the state's second pediatric flu death of the 2020 season.The death, which was reported Wednesday, was that of a child from central Mississippi who died in March, but was previously unreported, according to officials with the Mississippi State Department of Health.The first pediatric…

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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said he's "heartbroken and furious" after a fire this week at a church that has challenged coronavirus restrictions. The fire is being investigated as arson.The fire Wednesday in Holly Springs destroyed the First Pentecostal Church, and investigators found graffiti in the church parking lot that reads, “Bet you stay home now…

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is condemning a church fire that's being investigated as an arsonMay 21, 2020, 10:19 PM2 min readHOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. -- Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Thursday condemned a church fire that's being investigated as an arson. First Pentecostal Church in Holly Springs burned on Wednesday, about a month after it filed…