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FILE - In a Friday, Feb. 2, 2018 file photo, Terri Herring, left, a long time Mississippi abortion foe, speaks with House Judiciary B Committee chairman Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, center, and Rep. Chris Brown, R-Nettleton, outside chambers at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., following the passage of House Bill 1510, which makes the state the first to ban most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Mississippi's governor signed the nation's most restrictive abortion law Monday, March 19,...

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Miss. governor signs nation’s toughest abortion ban

by Jeff Amy Associated Press, and Sarah Mearhoff Associated PressMarch 19, 2018

House Judiciary B Committee Chairman Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, answers questions from lawmakers, about House Bill 1510, on what is likely to be the nation's most restrictive abortion law, Thursday, March 8, 2018, at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. The House voted 75-34 in favor of the measure, which would make most abortions illegal after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Republican Gov. Phil Bryant has said he'll sign the bill. The Mississippi Senate passed the measure on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Rogelio...

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Mississippi set to ban abortion after 15 weeks

by Jeff Amy Associated Press, and Sarah Mearhoff Associated PressMarch 9, 2018

A crew from Gulf Power works to repair a damaged line from Hurricane Nate on Sunday Oct. 8, 2017, on Okaloosa Island in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (Nick Tomecek/Northwest Florida Daily News via AP)

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Weakened Nate brings flooding to Gulf Coast

by Jeff Amy Associated PressOctober 9, 2017

An abandoned boat takes on water on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2017, near Biloxi, Miss., as the outer bands of Hurricane Nate begin to batter the shore. The Clarion-Ledger via AP/Justin Vicory

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Tropical storm Nate weakens but rain, floods to continue

by Jeff Amy Associated PressOctober 8, 2017

Brenda Kent jumps on her boat as she and her husband leave the Biloxi Small Craft Harbor in Biloxi, Miss., on Friday, Oct. 6, 2017 to take the boat up river in advance of Tropical Storm Nate. Gulf Coast residents were bracing Friday for a fast-moving blast of wind, heavy rain and rising water as Tropical Storm Nate threatened to reach hurricane strength before a weekend landfall. (John Fitzhugh/The Sun Herald via AP)

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US Gulf Coast braces for fast-approaching Hurricane Nate

by Janet McConnaughey Associated Press, Melinda Deslatte Associated Press, and Jeff Amy Associated PressOctober 7, 2017

Miguel Moncado, of Oxford Contractors, guts a flood-damaged home in the Meyerland neighborhood in Houston after Hurricane Harvey on Friday Sept, 1, 2017. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

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New Houston water release could keep 20K homes flooded

by Jeff Amy Associated Press, and Juan A. Lozano Associated PressSeptember 1, 2017

Employee Bryan Herrera holds a makeshift sign that reads, "Out of Gas," as he stands outside the Shell filling station where he works, in north Dallas, Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017. It’s getting harder to fill gas tanks in parts of Texas where some stations are out of fuel and pump costs are spiking. A major gasoline pipeline shuttered due to Harvey may be able to resume shipping fuel from the Houston area by Sunday, which could ease gasoline shortages across the southern U.S. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Rescuers scour Houston flood zone for life; chemical plant fire out

by Jeff Amy Associated Press, and Matt Sedensky Associated PressAugust 31, 2017

Martin Archie carries a grief stricken Ebony Archie, mother to Kingston Frazier, down a case of stairs after learning her young son was found dead after being kidnapped during the theft of his mother's vehicle from a Kroger parking lot Thursday, May 18, 2017, in Jackson, Miss. (Elijah Baylis/The Clarion-Ledger via AP)

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Police: 3 men stole car, killed 6-year-old in back seat

by Jeff Amy Associated PressMay 19, 2017

This undated photo provided by Sisters of Charity of Nazareth shows Sister Paula Merrill. Sister Margaret Held and Merrill, two nuns who worked as nurses and helped the poor in rural Mississippi, were found slain in their home and there were signs of a break-in and their vehicle was missing, officials said Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016. (Sisters of Charity of Nazareth via AP)

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2 nuns killed in Miss.

by Jeff Amy Associated PressAugust 25, 2016

A young girl holds a Human Rights Campaign equality banner at a rally outside the Governor's Mansion in Jackson, Miss., as several hundred people call on Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant to veto House Bill 1523, which they say will allow discrimination against LGBT people, Monday, April 4, 2016. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

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Miss. enacts law allowing service denial to gays

by Jeff Amy Associated PressApril 5, 2016