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Two months after mask mandate ends, Mississippi sees record ‘uncontrolled spread’ of COVID-19
Two months after mask mandate ends, Mississippi sees record ‘uncontrolled spread’ of COVID-19

Since Gov. Tate Reeves lifted a statewide mask mandate two months ago, COVID-19 cases have skyrocketed to record levels in Mississippi, where there is now an “uncontrolled spread” of the disease.

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Trump’s Postal Service forbids aiding mail-in voters. Absentee voting just became more of a nightmare in Mississippi.
Trump’s Postal Service forbids aiding mail-in voters. Absentee voting just became more of a nightmare in Mississippi.

In yet another blow by the Trump administration against mail-in voting, the U.S. Postal Service is forbidding postmasters from witnessing absentee ballots as they have done in the past.

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No mask mandate at Mississippi polls. ‘This is absolute insanity,’ public health expert says
No mask mandate at Mississippi polls. ‘This is absolute insanity,’ public health expert says

In Mississippi, those entering a school, a Wendy’s or a Walmart must wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19, but those entering packed polling places don’t have to don one.

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