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A street vendor sells sweet snacks in Mexico City, July 5, 2016. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

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Mexican schools have 6 months to ban junk food sales or face heavy fines

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Mon,10/21/24-12:34PM, 45 Reads
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Schools in Mexico have six months to implement a government-sponsored ban on junk food or face heavy fines, officials said Monday, as authorities confront what they call the worst childhood obesity problem in the world.
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Helicopter crashes into radio tower in Houston, killing 4

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Sun,10/20/24-11:52PM, 8 Reads
HOUSTON (AP) — Four people aboard a helicopter were killed when it crashed into a radio tower in Houston and burst into flames, officials said.
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Pamela Walker, mother of Jayland Walker, who was shot and killed by police in Akron, Ohio, is comforted prior to appearing before reporters about police reform, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

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Akron to pay $4.8 million to relatives of a Black man killed by police

By JOHN SEEWER JOHN SEEWER - Associated Press
Mon,10/21/24-12:03PM, 27 Reads
The family of Jayland Walker, a Black man killed when eight police officers fired 94 bullets at him after he shot at least one round out his car window, will receive a $4.8 million settlement from the city of Akron, the mayor's office said Monday.
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President Joe Biden, right, talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, July 25, 2024. U.S. officials say the Biden administration believes it has won assurances from Israel that it will not strike Iranian nuclear or oil sites as it looks to strike back following Iran’s missile barrage earlier this month. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private diplomatic discussions, cautioned that the pledge is not iron-clad and that circumstances could change. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

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Biden is 'deeply concerned' about the release of secret documents on Israel's possible attack plans

By AAMER MADHANI AND DAVID KLEPPER AAMER MADHANI AND DAVID KLEPPER - Associated Press
Mon,10/21/24-11:39AM, 30 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is “deeply concerned” about the unauthorized release of classified documents on Israel's preparation for a potential retaliatory attack on Iran, a White
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Quitman, 39355, MS

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Current Temp

83°F

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Chance of Rain: 20%
Max Temp: 100°F
Min Temp: 73°F
Feels Like: 80°F
Dew Point: 69°F
Humidity: 37%
Sunrise: 6:33 AM
Sunset: 7:11 PM

Wind Speed: 5 mph
Wind Direction: SE
Wind Gust: 9 mph
Sky Cover: 10%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 69°F
Moon Rise: 2:32 AM
Moon Set: 5:08 PM

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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