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New England Is Safe For This Popular Activity, But Not MA
Here's a simple fact, and it doesn't just apply to Massachusetts residents. This is true for millions upon millions of people all across the globe. Our daily lives have become busier than ever. For some, almost impossibly so. For single people...

Portable Infrared Spectrometers Rival Lab Accuracy for Soil Analysis Using Smart Calibration Transfer
Key Points Portable infrared (IR/MIR) spectrometers can predict soil properties as accurately as lab models when using calibration transfer methods. Partial least squares regression (PLSR) outperforms other modeling techniques for both vis-NIR and...

Mississippi State University Launches AI Master’s Degree
Starting this fall, Mississippi State University will offer artificial intelligence as a focus at the graduate level. Aiming to prepare students for in-demand jobs, the university’s new master’s degree program builds on recent initiatives to...

Mississippi State to develop autonomous soaring for federal DARPA Albatross program
Contact: Claire Wilson STARKVILLE, Miss.—The federal Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, has selected Mississippi State University’s Raspet Flight Research Laboratory to be a prime performer for its groundbreaking Albatross...

Mississippi College student earns Southeast EMMY Award for ‘Eudora’ long-form photography
Flanked by her parents, Anthony and Amy Thaxton, Sydney Thaxton displays the 2025 Southeast EMMY Award she received for her work on the documentary film, “Eudora.” Sydney Thaxton, an Honors College student at Mississippi College, received a 2025...

What's Tennessee's most iconic dish: See the Food Network's pick
Food Network names Nashville hot chicken as Tennessee's most iconic dish. Other Tennessee favorites include dry ribs, barbecue spaghetti, meat and three, and biscuits and gravy. The Food Network listed its top pick for the most iconic dish in all...

Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for July 6, 2025
The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at July 6, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from July 6 drawing 03-06-29-33-34 Check Mississippi Match 5 payouts and...
The best breakfast burrito in every state
Estela's Fresh Mex / YelpWrap Your Mind Around These Whether you're in your home state or visiting a new one, it’s good to be on the lookout for a hearty breakfast spot, and breakfast burritos make substantial fuel for the day ahead. We've looked...

Walmart recalls: Millions of above-ground pools, tires missing labels
This week’s recalls and consumer warnings at America’s largest retailer include millions of above ground pools with a compression strap that can serve as a step, giving children access and posing a drowning hazard. With thousands of products on...

Nominee says society needs church to counter ‘alarming’ trends
A standing ovation honored a United Church of Christ nominee after she addressed the church’s General Synod Friday night, July 11, in Kansas City. Receiving the applause was the Rev. Shari Prestemon, nominated for Associate General Minister and...

Breast cancer survivor named Gulf Coast Chair of Mississippi Partnership for Comprehensive Cancer Control
BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) and the Mississippi Partnership for Comprehensive Cancer Control (MP3C) announced Karen Sock as the new Coalition Chair for the Mississippi Gulf Coast Region. Sock will...
Postal Workers Union Opposes Privatization
By Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch Ads from the American Postal Workers Union will be playing on Oklahoma and Iowa stations beginning this week warning about a federal proposal to privatize the U.S. Postal Service, the union announced Monday....

Steve Morse tackles Led Zeppelin, Mountain, Cream and Lynyrd Skynyrd hits during intimate jam session
Steve Morse recently made a surprise appearance at a book launch in Annapolis, Maryland, where he handled classic rock staples with aplomb. The guitarist once quit music altogether to become a commercial airline pilot, only to be lured back into...

Mississippi Lottery Mississippi Match 5, Cash 3 results for July 5, 2025
The Mississippi Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at July 5, 2025, results for each game: Winning Mississippi Match 5 numbers from July 5 drawing 17-19-24-25-34 Check Mississippi Match 5 payouts and...

The National Trust Awarded $3 Million to Preserve 24 Black Historic Landmarks
The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has awarded $3 million in grants to preserve and support 24 sites across the United States that represent Black history, activism,...

Mississippi State Fair to celebrate America's 250th anniversary with patriotic theme
Andy Gipson Commissioner of Agriculture & Commerce | Mississippi Department of Agriculture and CommerceAndy Gipson Commissioner of Agriculture & Commerce | Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce President Donald J. Trump recently...

Senate Ag Appropriations Bill Advances with Major Funding for Mississippi Delta Projects
WASHINGTON–Some of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, which was passed out of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee Thursday, will have a direct impact on the...

A Hollywood Star Who Did Not Have To Play the Hero, Ray Milland Rates a Biography
‘Dashing to the End: The Ray Milland Story’ By Eric Monder University Press of Mississippi, 391 Pages Welsh-born Ray Milland (born Alfred Reginald Jones) was indeed dashing in the tradition of gentleman heroes that Ronald Colman exemplified and...

Nissan delays EV production start at Mississippi plant
Nissan Motor Co. is delaying the 2028 production launch of two electric SUV models at its Canton, Mississippi, plant, company spokesman Brian Brockman said in an email to Automotive Dive. While Brockman did not disclose an updated timeframe,...

Map Shows States With Happiest—and Unhappiest—Sex Lives
Where you live may have a bearing on your sex life, according to a new analysis of Americans' satisfaction with their sex lives. Sex education experts at Joy Love Dolls analyzed Americans' online search behavior, looking at terms including "how to...