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Keith Rice poses for a photo on the steps of his trailer with his dog, Rosebud. She finally came back home after she ran off when his house was overrun by numerous dogs while Natalie Patten housesat for him while he was working out of town for nearly six weeks. Rice returned home to find his home a mess and all four of his dogs missing. They have since returned home. However, Rice is having to clean up the mess and recover from this tragic ordeal. | Brent Maze/The Appeal

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Animal Shelter Case: Homeowner left to clean up mess

By BRENT MAZE BRENT MAZE - The Newton County Appeal
Thu,07/27/23-3:24PM, 538 Reads 41,586 Statewide
Housesitter for Rice brought numerous dogs to his property

Keith Rice didn’t know what was going on when he returned home earlier this month.
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Casino mogul Steve Wynn to pay $10 million fine to end Nevada fight over claims of workplace sexual misconduct

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thu,07/27/23-2:57PM, 126 Reads

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Casino mogul Steve Wynn to pay $10 million fine to end Nevada fight over claims of workplace sexual misconduct.
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Opinion: Reading score improvements on shaky ground

By DOUGLAS CARSWELL DOUGLAS CARSWELL
Thu,07/27/23-2:56PM, 996 Reads 46,657 Statewide
I love hearing good news about Mississippi. When I read recently that there had been an improvement in education standards in our state, I was thrilled.
But then I looked at the data. The claims being made that there has been a ‘Mississippi miracle’ are not, sadly, substantiated by the facts.
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Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant ponders a response to a question regarding his legacy following a life of public service, Jan. 8, 2020, while sitting in his Jackson, Miss., Capitol office. On Wednesday, July 26, 2023, the former Mississippi governor filed suit against a local news organization, claiming it defamed him in public comments on the misspending of $77 million of federal welfare funds intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Former Mississippi governor sues news site over welfare fraud comments

By MICHAEL GOLDBERG MICHAEL GOLDBERG - Associated Press/Report for America
Thu,07/27/23-1:34PM, 113 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Former Mississippi Gov.
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