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Governor Tate Reeves announced a collaboration with tech giant NVIDIA Wednesday to move AI integration forward in Mississippi. READ MORE: https://www.supertalk.fm/mississippi-to-partner-with-tech-giant-nvidia-to-spur-ai-integration-economic-development/

The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians approved a referendum on recreational marijuana on tribal lands earlier this month. READ MORE: https://www.supertalk.fm/mississippi-band-of-choctaw-indians-moving-toward-recreational-marijuana-legalization/

Former Aberdeen mayor Maurice Howard will spend eight years in prison after violating the terms of his release on two felony convictions. Plus, White House officials say President Trump will likely sign another executive order extended the deadline on a TikTok ban in the U.S.

A settlement between 55 Attorneys General, including Mississippi AG Lynn Fitch, will pay out more than $7 billion nationwide. READ MORE: https://www.supertalk.fm/mississippi-to-receive-nearly-41m-in-historic-purdue-pharma-opioid-settlement/

The results of Gulfport's Mayoral election were certified on Friday. Democrat Sonya Williams Barnes lost the race to Republican Hugh Keating, who will be sworn in on June 30. Keating received 6,902 votes and Barnes received 6,073. By law, candidates can request a ballot inspection within 12 days of the certification of an election, and Barnes has done that. According to WLOX, the city clerk will set a time and date for ballot inspection, and Keating will be notified and allowed to witness the process.

A Hattiesburg woman is facing several charges for allegedly ramming her vehicle into a car with three children in it. 28-year-old Jazmine Griffin was arrested on Sunday night on Prince George Road. According to police, the incident was motivated by a dispute between the two individuals involved. Griffin is charged with three counts of felony child neglect and another count of domestic violence.

A rise in gun violence has led the Humphreys County Sheriff's Office to enact a 90-day curfew. The board of supervisors gave the curfew the green light on Monday. For the next 90 days, all restaurants, bars, lounges, and other entertainment-based venues are required to close at midnight. Minors are required to be at home by 9:00 p.m. on weekdays and 11:00 p.m. on weekends. The curfew will be lifted each day at 6 a.m.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/curfew-implemented-in-humphreys-county-after-game-room-shooting-injures-3/

Some lawmakers are considering limiting President Trump's war powers as the conflict between Israel and Iran escalates. Iran's supreme leader has rejected President Trump's calls for unconditional surrender, warning that any military involvement by the U-S would cause "irreparable damage" to U-S assets.

Mississippi's longest-serving death row inmate has sent a petition to Governor Tate Reeves asking that his death sentence be commuted to life in prison. Richard Gerald Jordan kidnapped Edwina Marter from her home in Gulfport in 1976, forced her to drive into the DeSoto National Forest, and shot her in the back of the head. After her murder, he demanded a $25,000 ransom from her husband before being apprehended by law enforcement. Jordan is scheduled to be executed on June 25,

A left-handed pitcher with the Mississippi Mud Monsters has become the first player in team history to sign with a Major League Baseball organization. Arkansas native Zack Morris--who pitched 9 games for the Mud Monsters this season-- signed with the Colorado Rockies. Plus, all Mississippi driver’s service bureaus will be closed on Wednesday. The Department of Public Safety is closing the bureaus for training and maintenance.

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/zack-morris-becomes-first-mississippi-mud-monster-signed-by-mlb-organization/

MORE INFO: https://www.supertalk.fm/dps-all-mississippi-drivers-service-bureaus-to-be-closed-on-wednesday/