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Jackson residents sue over city’s water woes l ABCNL

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Jackson, Mississippi, resident Raine Becker and attorney Mark Chalos on a class action suit over the water system’s contamination…

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Still ‘longer road ahead’ for Jackson water systems: Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba | ABC News

ABC News” Martha Raddatz interviews Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba, mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, on “This Week.” #ABCNews #ThisWeek #Mississippi #ChokweAntarLumumba source

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Water crisis unfolds in Mississippi l WNT

A water crisis unfolded in Jackson, Mississippi, as 160,000 people woke up without the ability to shower or brush their teeth and Gov. Tate Reeves…

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Mississippi governor activates National Guard to help with water crisis l GMA

The water crisis has left tens of thousands of people in Jackson, the state’s biggest city, without running water. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/3B2IPH2 #ABCNews #Mississippi #WaterCrisis…

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Jackson mayor: Mississippi water crisis is a matter of ‘when our systems fail’ l ABCNL

ABC News’ Kayna Whitworth spoke with Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba about the causes of Jackson, Mississippi’s water crisis. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at 7EST…

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Jackson councilman: ‘We have to have a plan’ to fix city’s water | ABCNL

City councilman Aaron Banks discusses the water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi, where tens of thousands are without running water for the foreseeable future. WATCH the…

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Jackson mayor speaks out amid water crisis

Up to 180,000 people in the Mississippi capital were impacted by a damaged pump at the main water facility, leaving residents with no reliable running…

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Jackson residents demand answers as water crisis grows

The lines for bottled water stretch for blocks as Jackson’s mayor warns it may cost billions of dollars to fix the failed water system and…

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Thousands of Jackson, Mississippi, residents still without drinkable water

Thousands of Jackson, Mississippi, residents lined up for drinkable water. The city is struggling to meet demand and an emergency declaration was issued after a…

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Advocates say environmental racism is to blame for Jackson water crisis

Environmental advocate Mustafa Santiago Ali discusses Jackson, Mississippi’s water crisis as the city’s failed water system ignites conversations about environmental racism. WATCH the ABC News…

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White House cooperating with state and local officials amid Mississippi water crisis

President Joe Biden spoke with the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, about a plan of action to help restore clean and safe drinking water to the…

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Jackson city council member speaks out on Mississippi’s water crisis

Jackson city councilman Aaron Banks discusses the city’s history of water crises, as major flooding has created an emergency, leaving thousands without running water. #mississippi…

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First responders make daring rescues after massive flooding in the South

A flash flood in Jackson, Mississippi, left thousands stranded, including residents of a retirement home and they were rescued by good Samaritans as more rain…

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‘We are fighting state by state and law by law’: Abortion rights attorney | ABCNL

ABC News’ Kayna Whitworth spoke to the Center for Reproductive Rights senior staff attorney Hillary Schneller on the battle over trigger laws on abortion rights…

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The legacy of physicist Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson l ABC News

Jackson is the first African American woman to receive a doctorate from MIT in any field. #ABCNews #Physics #MIT source

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Jackson is sworn in to Supreme Court, new rulings announced | WNT

Ketanji Brown Jackson was sworn in as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court which curtailed the power of the EPA to fight carbon…

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Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson, the new Supreme Court justice? l ABC News

President Joe Biden nominated Jackson for the high court in February. #ABCNews #ketanjibrownjackson #supremecourt source

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Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as Supreme Court justice l ABC News

Jackson was sworn in as the first Black woman in history to sit on the nation’s highest court. READ MORE: https://abcn.ws/3a8LDHW #ABCNews #ketanjibrownjackson #scotus #history…

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Special Report: History made as Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as Supreme Court justice

Jackson is the first Black woman to sit on the Supreme Court. source

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Ketanji Brown Jackson sworn in as Supreme Court justice

Jackson was sworn in as the first Black woman in history to sit on the nation’s highest court. SUBSCRIBE to ABC News: https://bit.ly/2vZb6yP WATCH MORE…

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