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Israel-Iran Conflict · United StatesWASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has begun evacuating nonessential diplomats and their families from the U.S. embassy in Israel as hostilities between Israel and Iran intensify and President Donald Trump warns of the possibility of getting directly involved in the conflict. A government plane evacuated a number of diplomats and family members who had asked to leave the country Wednesday, said two U.S. officials who spoke on condition of an…See the Story
US Starts Evacuating some Diplomats From Its Embassy in Israel as Iran Conflict Intensifies
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Cancer · HattiesburgHATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - Southern Miss Athletics announced former women’s basketball coach Joye Lee-McNelis has died.
We are saddened to announce the passing of Lady Eagle legend, Coach Joye Lee-McNelis. Southern Miss Athletics Lee-McNelis retired at the end of the 2024-25 season. She spent 34 seasons as a Division I head coach at Memphis and Southern Miss. She was a 1997 inductee into the Southern Miss M-Club Hall of Fame, the 2024 Pat Summ…See the Story
Longtime Southern Miss Women’s Basketball Coach Joye Lee-McNelis Dies
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Alzheimer's Disease · United StatesA couple decided to hold their wedding at a senior living facility, so the bride’s father, who has Alzheimer’s, could still walk her down the aisle.See the Story
Dad with Alzheimer’s walks bride down the aisle in wedding at senior living facility
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One Dead, One Injured in Forrest County Shooting
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Louisiana Law Firms File Class Action Lawsuit over Widespread CVS Texts
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