Mississippi Passes Bill Banning Lab-Grown Meat
Wired
MARCH 10, 2025
Three states have now passed legislation making it illegal to manufacture, sell, or distribute cultivated meat.
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An Amazon A.I. scientist wants to transform downtown Jackson, Mississippi
Digital Trends
FEBRUARY 25, 2021
researcher plans to turn seven buildings and about 500,000 square feet of downtown Jackson, Mississippi, into a technology park and incubator. An Amazon A.I.
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The more you know: Key facts about Black nonprofit leadership
Candid
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Black CEOs are more prevalent in the South but still underrepresented In Georgia, 34% of nonprofits are led by Black CEOs, followed by Louisiana and Mississippi, at 30% each. Black CEOs are also notably underrepresented in South Carolina, Mississippi, and Alabama. The gap is largest in Washington, D.C.,
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3-day outbreak of severe weather leaves hundreds displaced in U.S. South and Midwest
Fast Company Tech
MARCH 18, 2025
Tornadoes and high winds across the South In Mississippi, six people died and more than 200 were displaced by a string of tornadoes across three counties, the governor said. Within about an hour of each other on Saturday, two big tornadoes tore through Walthall County, Mississippi, according to the National Weather Service.
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March Madness livestreams: Watch NCAA tournament bracket matchups live
Mashable Tech
MARCH 18, 2025
Must-watch matchups: (3) LSU vs. (14) San Diego State - ESPN (1) South Carolina vs. (16) Tennessee Tech - ESPN (7) Louisville vs. (10) Nebraska - ESPN (8) California vs. (9) Mississippi State - ESPN2 No ESPN+? No problem. You can still catch the action through Sling or FuboTV.
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Why job postings may be attracting narcissistic candidates—without companies realizing it
Fast Company Tech
MARCH 24, 2025
Jonathan Gay is an assistant professor of accountancy at the University of Mississippi. Rule-bending could happen due to attracting and hiring more narcissistic candidates, or it could be because of a companys cultureor a combination of both. The Research Brief is a short take on interesting academic work. Read the original article.
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Jackson, Mississippi residents can soon opt-in to provide surveillance cam footage to police
TechSpot
NOVEMBER 4, 2020
The city of Jackson is already letting some residents opt-in to a limited pilot program to test out this concept. If all goes well, it could expand across the rest of the city.
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South Dakota Helpline Center
VisionLink
OCTOBER 31, 2020
This organization began in 1974 and was the first location to begin 211 service west of the Mississippi. Visionlink is excited to begin supporting the work of the South Dakota Helpline Center.
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AT&T's 768kbps DSL is dreadful in 2020, but still the only option for some
TechSpot
NOVEMBER 7, 2020
Ars Technica puts the spotlight on Kathie McNamee of Raymond, Mississippi, who was told when she bought her home that her family could get U-verse Internet service of 5Mbps. While many of us have the luxury of high-speed Internet, some aren't so lucky. Instead, because of old infrastructure, the McNamee.
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Highlights from Candid’s most popular philanthropic resources in 2023?
Candid
JANUARY 2, 2024
Eyeing the Exit: Teacher Turnover and What We Can Do About It , by Mississippi First Access to education is fundamental to determining the future of individuals and communities alike. Analyzing survey responses from educators in the state, it examines the drivers behind teacher attrition in Mississippi public schools.
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Pornhub parent company blocks access to its sites in Montana and North Carolina over age verification laws
TechSpot
JANUARY 3, 2024
After Louisiana brought in age verification laws in early 2023, Utah, Arkansas, Mississippi, Virginia, and Texas introduced similar versions. Montana and North Carolina are the latest to demand websites confirm visitors' ages via ID verification, and Pornhub's parent Aylo – formerly called MindGeek – isn't happy about it.
Federal appeals court temporarily halts new Biden vaccine rule for companies
The Verge
NOVEMBER 6, 2021
The petition was joined by attorneys general from Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Utah, and several private businesses and advocacy groups. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton petitioned for an emergency stay of the rule, which was to be enforced by the Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
The flu has killed 16,000 people this season. These are the states with the worst outbreaks
Fast Company Tech
FEBRUARY 18, 2025
The CDCs Outpatient Respiratory Illness Activity Map classifies respiratory illness rates into five categories: very-high, high, moderate, low, and minimal.
A Volunteer Hour In U.S. Jumps To $33.49
The NonProfit Times
APRIL 23, 2024
The lowest state value was in Mississippi at $25.42. In a state-by-state comparison and including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, Massachusetts had the highest volunteer value at $40.97 per hour, followed closely by Washington state at $40.28. It was $15.82 per hour for Puerto Rico and $50.88 per hour for the District of Columbia.
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Apple has reclosed more than 25 percent of its US retail stores due to COVID-19 spikes
The Verge
JULY 1, 2020
Some, if not all, stores in Arizona, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Utah remain closed as part of Apple’s earlier wave of closures. The states hit by this wave of closures include Alabama, California, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Nevada, and Oklahoma.
Google plans vaccination clinics at some of its sites
The Verge
JANUARY 25, 2021
In the coming weeks, COVID-19 vaccination locations will be available in search and Maps for Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, and more states and countries will be added soon. The company says searches for “vaccines near me” have increased fivefold since the beginning of the year.
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Watch NASA test fire its massive new rocket
The Verge
JANUARY 16, 2021
Louis, Mississippi. The B-2 Test Stand at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Four huge rocket engines will roar to life on Saturday, in a crucial test for NASA’s powerful next-generation rocket.
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Please Help: Volunteers Needed To Help With Hurricane Wiki To Prep for Hurricane Ida
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 8, 2009
We need volunteers to review the wiki section by section and make sure that there are resources collected for Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. Most importantly, we need to update the wiki: [link]. Much of this was done last year but it can't hurt to be sure it's up to date.
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When is Equal Pay Day for social sector leaders in your state?
Candid
MAY 24, 2022
Mississippi. . $118,819.00. 112,037.00. 143,321.50. North Dakota. 124,962.00. 109,572.50.
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The Art of Petition Delivery
Care2
MAY 17, 2013
Join Care2, Salsa Labs and organizations from the Mississippi River Delta Restoration Campaign for this Expert Webinar on TUESDAY MAY 28th at 2pm ET. In this webinar you''ll learn how to use petition signatures to: Impact decision makers.
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Teachers are leaving schools. Will they come to startups next?
TechCrunch
OCTOBER 30, 2020
According to the National Center for Education Statistics , a teacher who works in Mississippi makes an average of $45,574 annually, while a teacher in New York makes an average of $82,282 annually. What if a company can help a Mississippi teacher make a wage similar to a New York teacher? Image: Bryce Durbin / TechCrunch.
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Colonial Pipeline says operations back to normal following ransomware attack
The Verge
MAY 15, 2021
The pipeline is now servicing all its markets including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Washington, DC, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey, the company tweeted. Colonial carries 45 percent of the fuel supplies for the eastern United States.
Scientists Just Figured Out Something Fascinating About Narcissistic Men and Gossip
Futurism
MARCH 30, 2025
The old adage "there's no such thing as bad publicity" seems to apply perfectly to narcissistic men, who in a series of studies were found to be strikingly open to being trash-talked.
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The most innovative companies in education in 2025
Fast Company Tech
MARCH 18, 2025
The company has inked deals to bring its product to school districts in Louisiana, where Amira is now used by 100,000 students across 25 school districts, as well as Mississippi and Iowa. Early studies have already captured its impact in other states: In Utah, students who used Amira for just 30 minutes a week saw the equivalent of 1.5
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Martin Luther King Day 2013
VisionLink
JANUARY 21, 2013
Fifty years ago in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and the rest of the old South, Blacks could not drink from "whites only" water fountains, could not sit at "whites only" lunch counters or swim at "whites only" public swimming pools. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim''s pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring.''
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Berry Buddies breakfast snack packs sold at Kroger recalled over serious allergen risk
Fast Company Tech
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
The affected products were distributed in the following states: Arkansas Michigan Ohio Tennessee Virginia Minnesota Kentucky Indiana Illinois Missouri Mississippi West Virginia Wisconsin What should I do if I bought the recalled snack pack?
Amplifying Female Voices: Strategies for Equitable and Inclusive Grantmaking
sgEngage
JUNE 28, 2023
We had a rural girl from Mississippi tell us that she never thought that a Black, rural girl from Mississippi could be a philanthropist,” Dr. Couvson shared. Through this framing, the young people who participate in their grantmaking have started adopting language that has traditionally been reserved for a different community. “We
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Ivermectin misinformation has poisoned Amazon’s platform, with few fixes planned
The Verge
AUGUST 31, 2021
In a bulletin issued by the Mississippi department of health , the agency says that “At least 70% of the recent calls [to poison control] have been related to ingestion of livestock or animal formulations of ivermectin.”. Although there are legitimate uses for ivermectin in humans, treating COVID-19 isn’t one of them.
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Scientists Unearth 3-Billion-Year-Old Beach Near a Primordial Ocean on Mars
Singularity Hub
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Examples on Earth include the Mississippi delta in the United States and the Nile delta in Egypt. For example, the NASA Perseverance rover is currently searching for life in a delta deposit. Deltas are triangular regions often found where rivers flow into larger bodies of water, depositing large amounts of sediment.
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Tales of faux donors scamming charities
Robert Weiner
AUGUST 8, 2012
He has homes in Mississippi and Florida. He claimed that he had given gave scholarships to [that college]. He has an MBA from [major university] and a law degree from [another major university]. He has a yacht company with 4 shipyards in 3 countries.
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How Mentorship Can Break Down Racial Divides
Saleforce Nonprofit
JANUARY 13, 2023
I received a full academic scholarship to Jackson State in Mississippi, a historically black university with an accredited journalism department. And when I told someone outside my family about my dreams, they said ‘…pick something else; little Black girls don’t grow up to be on television’. That was long before Oprah.
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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Senior Care
Bloomerang
OCTOBER 19, 2022
Areas served: Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi. Points32Health Foundation. The Point32Health Foundation prioritizes healthy aging and access to healthy food. Their grants support organizations working to address systemic inequities and advance community solutions.
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What’s the Risk of Starting a Nonprofit?
NonProfit Hub
OCTOBER 19, 2018
The state with the fewest charities per person is Utah, with one for every 546 people; Nevada, Mississippi, Arizona and South Carolina also make up the bottom five. Vermont is next, with a nonprofit for every 160 people, which doubles the national average of 320.
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72 990 Grace Period: The Clock Is Ticking
Tech Soup
SEPTEMBER 27, 2010
Human services organizations and fraternal societies seem to be particularly at-risk, as are organizations in Mississippi and South Carolina. The Urban Institute has been crunching the numbers to find trends among the non-filing organizations. Full PDF report ).
Weekly update from PND
Candid
OCTOBER 29, 2021
The gift, the largest ever to an independent high school west of the Mississippi, was made in honor of the donor's parents and is the centerpiece of Webb's Centennial Campaign , The Next 100, which aims to raise at least $200 million by 2025. Read more.
‘Should I keep this?’: Psychologist explains hoarding and how to declutter according to your personal values
Fast Company Tech
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Dozier is an assistant professor of psychology at Mississippi State University. Where you might see a box filled with junk, your grandmother might see something filled with toothpick holders and other treasures. For additional resources and information on hoarding disorder, visit the International OCD Foundation website.
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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Youth Programs
Kindful
SEPTEMBER 14, 2021
Areas served: Mexico, Haiti, US (priority: Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, New Orleans). Kellogg Foundation supports children, families, and communities as they strengthen and create conditions that propel vulnerable children to achieve success as individuals and as contributors to the larger community and society. National Park Trust.
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TechSoup Global Goes to Congress (Again)
Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
The event was organized by the American Chemical Society (ACS) and hosted by Congressional members: Randy Hultgren (Illinois), Chaka Fattah (Pennsylvania), Ben Ray Lujan (New Mexico), and Alan Nunnelee (Mississippi). TechSoup Global's Jim Lynch presenting to a briefing of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
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The UAW wants to unionize EV startup factory workers
The Verge
APRIL 28, 2021
Similarly high-profile efforts to unionize in the auto industry have also recently failed, like when the UAW tried to organize workers at a Nissan plant in Mississippi in 2017 or at Volkswagen’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 2019. There are a number of EV startups that plan to build their vehicles in the United States.
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The NonProfit Times
MAY 15, 2017
We cover a lot of ground in the guide, including: Types and formats of audits Common misconceptions Three stages of an audit What happens if fraud is discovered Red flags for your auditor How technology can ensure a smoother audit What happens if fraud is discovered First Name * Last Name * Company * Email * Phone * Address * Street Address Address (..)
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Nonprofit Audit 101
The NonProfit Times
MAY 15, 2017
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Martin Luther King Day 2015
VisionLink
JANUARY 19, 2015
Fifty years ago in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and the rest of the old South, Blacks could not drink from "whites only" water fountains, could not sit at "whites only" lunch counters or swim at "whites only" public swimming pools. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim''s pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring.''
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The Young and Generous: A New Research Report from Network for Good
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 11, 2006
New York is the most generous state for online giving; Mississippi and North Dakota are the least generous. -Online giving is tracking to the trends of online shopping and banking, and it is the avenue of choice for donors during disasters. Most people give online during the week, during business hours ??? children,???
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Chocolate prices will continue to rise. Blame aridity
Fast Company Tech
FEBRUARY 13, 2025
Narcisa Pricope is a professor of geography and land systems science and associate vice president for research at Mississippi State University. Collective action against aridity isnt just about saving chocolate its about preserving the planets capacity to sustain life. Read the original article.
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