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Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba speaks with reporters about the efforts underway to deliver a sustainable water system for Jackson residents following a roundtable discussion with community leaders and residents, Nov. 15, 2022, at Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss. The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled Thursday, March 9, 2023, that the mayor did not have the power to veto the Jackson City Council's rejection of a garbage collection contract. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)

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Court: Mississippi mayor wrong in veto of disputed contract
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Thu,03/09/23-3:24PM , 256 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mayor of Mississippi's capital city acted improperly when he tried to veto a garbage-collection contract the city council had rejected, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
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Boxes filled with recall petitions for New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell are delivered to City Hall by nolatoya.org organizers and volunteers on Feb. 22, 2023, in New Orleans. A judge who approved a court settlement lowering the number of signatures needed on a recall petition against New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell didn't disclose that she had signed the petition. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)

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Judge with key role in recall fight had signed petition
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Thu,03/09/23-3:11PM , 124 Reads
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A judge who approved a court settlement lowering the number of signatures needed on a recall petition against New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell didn't disclose that she had signed the petition.
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President Joe Biden speaks on the cancer moonshot initiative at the John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, Sept. 12, 2022, in Boston. Biden is requesting more than $2.8 billion in the federal budget proposal he's sending to Congress to help advance his cancer-fighting goals. That's according to White House officials, who shared details with The Associated Press before Biden unveils the proposal Thursday, March 9, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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Biden to seek more than $2.8B from Congress for cancer fight
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press
Thu,03/09/23-11:00AM , 69 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is asking Congress for more than $2.8 billion in the federal budget he's sending to Capitol Hill on Thursday to help advance his cancer-fighting goals.
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10 arrested after huge brawl at Louisiana alternative school
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Wed,03/08/23-5:12PM , 266 Reads
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A brawl involving close to 200 parents and students at an alternative school Wednesday left a Baton Rouge police officer hospitalized and 10 teenagers arrested, authorities said.
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