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Mississippi Fire Chiefs Conference comes to Starkville as first responders adapt to how COVID-19 is changing fire service

Joey Barnes,

STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) – Close to 100 different leaders from fire departments across the state of Mississippi came to Starkville Monday for the annual Mississippi Fire Chiefs Conference. The three-day event featured vendors displaying the latest in equipment for first responders and guest speakers that included Mississippi State Women’s Basketball Coach Nikki McCray and Atlanta Fire Chief Randal Slaughter. It…
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New Extra Curricular Club For Amory Students Teaches Hunter Safety

Allie Martin,

AMORY, MISS. (WCBI) – An extracurricular club for students in Amory is teaching participants about hunter safety while letting students enjoy a popular outdoor sport. Once a week, Amory Junior and High school students, under the watchful eyes of sponsors and instructors, gather on a range, to shoot skeet. Amory formed its skeet shooting club this year.  The club is…
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Search Continues For Missing New Albany Woman

Allie Martin,

NEW ALBANY, MISS. (WCBI) – The search continues for a 28-year-old New Albany woman, missing since New Year’s Day. Jessica Nicole Stacks and her boyfriend, Jerry Wayne Baggett, launched a boat into the Tallahatchie River, on New Year’s Day, from this site, near a bridge on County Road 46. About two miles downstream, Baggett says Stacks got out of the…
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MLK Day celebrations have been adjusted

Joey Barnes,

GOLDEN TRIANGLE, Miss. (WCBI)-  Area communities plan to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Day this year, but the celebrations will be different. Covid-19 has altered the traditional marches and meetings people have on the holiday. “Usually every year we start off with a breakfast followed by a speaker and it ends with a service project….
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For the Class of 2020, a graduation season like no other

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Graduation season for the High School Class of 2020 is not what anyone envisioned, with traditional activities cancelled across the country.    Abby Bannon, class president of her high school in Crawfordsville, Indiana, and her friend Grace Stewart, put that sense of loss into song, “Here’s to You”: Remember on the first dayWalkin’ through the hallwayTalking ’bout how we couldn’t…
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This week on “Sunday Morning” (May 17)

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Lee Cown.mp4 Join us #SundayMorning after the show! ☀️ Lee Cowan will be giving a Facebook Live chat at 11AM EST this Sunday. Lee will be discussing his story on living in isolation. Post a question in the comment section. Be sure to visit our Facebook page right here! Posted by CBS Sunday Morning on Thursday, May 14, 2020 FACEBOOK…
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Netflix drops trailer for Epstein documentary

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Netflix on Wednesday released the trailer for its upcoming documentary series on Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender who last year died in custody after being hit with additional sex trafficking charges. The four-part series, “Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich,” will premier May 27 and focus on Epstein’s crimes and feature interviews with a number of his victims.According to the trailer,…
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Large invasive lizard gaining foothold in Georgia, officials warn

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Just as Americans were getting used to the idea of “murder hornets” in the U.S., officials are warning that an invasive lizard that can grow to up to 4 feet long has established itself in two Georgia counties.  The Argentine black and white tegus, which are not native to the U.S., were first spotted in Florida — but now, officials…
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Matt Damon talks about self-isolating in small Irish town

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Many celebrities have been posting quarantine content from their mansions in Los Angeles, but one famous actor is no where near the Hollywood scene. Matt Damon and his family are self-isolating in the small seaside town of Dalkey in Ireland. Since Dalkey is not used to hosting A-list celebrities, the actor has become the talk of the town. Damon agreed to…
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At-home coronavirus tests roll out with funding from Bill Gates

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Bill Gates is funding a new program to provide at-home coronavirus testing kits to residents in the Seattle area. The initiative aims to help researchers better understand how COVID-19 spreads through communities. “In any fight, it’s important to know your enemy. Unfortunately, in our battle against COVID-19, there’s a lot that we still don’t know,” the Microsoft co-founder wrote in a…
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Man refusing to wear face mask breaks arm of Target guard

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A Target security guard broke his arm during a brawl with two men after they were confronted for allegedly not wearing masks, Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement Monday.  The would-be shoppers were charged with assault, police said. The two suspects, identified as 31-year-old Philip Hamilton and 29-year-old Paul Hamilton, entered a Target on May 1 in the Van Nuys…
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“The Office” cast reunites for virtual wedding

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John Krasisnki has been spreading cheer during the coronavirus pandemic with his new digital show “Some Good News” (SGN). The actor has had many famous friends appear on the show, but on Sunday he enlisted an entire cast of characters. Krasinski had his former cast mates from “The Office” join him in surprising a newly-engaged couple.First, Krasinski, who played Jim…
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Behind the shut gates of the zoo

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Walking around the deserted San Diego Zoo and Safari Park, correspondent Conor Knighton felt like he was the one on display. From the giraffes to the gorillas, the animals were paying him quite a bit of extra attention. After all, they hadn’t seen human tourists since mid-March. “This is a typically high season for us, with lots of guests coming…

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Guy Fieri raises over $20 million for struggling restaurant workers

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Guy Fieri is once again stepping up to help people in need, raising more than $20 million for restaurant workers who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic. So far, he’s helped tens of thousands of people through his relief efforts, and he has no plans of slowing down. On Friday, Fieri announced that the Restaurant Employee Relief Fund (RERF),…
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“Alarming” spike in unintentional shootings by kids during lockdowns

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Deadly unintentional shootings by children increased 43 percent in March and April compared to average gun deaths during the same two months over the last three years, according to data analyzed by advocacy group Everytown for Gun Safety. The “alarming uptick” coincided with the time span that gun sales were surging during coronavirus lockdowns. Gun safety advocates have feared that with schools closed…

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“Murder hornets” likely came to U.S. as “unwitting hitchhikers”

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News of the “murder hornets’” arrival in the United States has set the internet abuzz in recent days. Two of the wasps — the world’s largest hornet species — were discovered late last year in Washington state, and scientists have since been trying to track the invasive insects to eradicate them.But how did the Asian giant hornets — which have…
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Finding coronavirus' patient zero; and a guilty bat

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Tracking down COVID-19’s patient zero and how that person first contracted the coronavirus may take years, especially as U.S.-China relations tumble to a new low.On Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the details of patient zero are “in the possession of only the Chinese Communist Party.” Beijing denies any such cover-up. That heightened tension is complicating rather than helping…
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New campus sex assault rules bolster rights of the accused

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Watch the CBSN Originals documentary “Speaking Frankly: Title IX” in the video player above.The U.S. Education Department finalized campus sexual assault rules that bolster the rights of the accused, Secretary Betsy DeVos announced on Wednesday. The new policy also reduces legal liabilities for schools and colleges, and narrows the scope of cases schools will be required to investigate. The change reshapes the…
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Daniel Radcliffe reads “Harry Potter” online

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Curling up with a good book is an excellent way to pass the time during quarantine — and what better place to escape to than the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Fans of the seven-book series can now have J.K. Rowling’s words read to them by Harry Potter himself. Daniel Radcliffe, who played the title character in the film series,…
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Texas governor announces hair salons will reopen May 8

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that barbershops and nail and hair salons can reopen on Friday, May 8, and gyms could reopen on May 18 with restrictions. The announcement came as Texas recorded more than 2,000 coronavirus cases over May 2 and May 3, the most the state has seen in a two-day period since the coronavirus crisis began.According to…
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“Murder hornets” are the newest lethal threat in the U.S.

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A roughly 2-inch long insect known as the “murder hornet” has made its way to the U.S. for the first time ever, researchers said. The Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia, has been known to kill up to 50 people a year in Japan, according to The New York Times, and has the potential to devastate U.S. bee populations, which have…
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“Tiger King” star tricked into fake interview

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With plenty of time for binge-watching during quarantine, TV viewers became obsessed with “Tiger King,” the Netflix docu-series that followed big cat owners – some of whom are not portrayed in the best light. One subject, Carole Baskin, hasn’t done any press to promote the documentary — until she was tricked into doing an interview by a couple of YouTubers.The…