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Commencement Speaker Thomas makes largest gift by an alumnus in Alcorn history

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By Alcorn State University News Staff A new chapter awaits Alcorn State University’s newest alumni. Over 200 graduates reached the culmination of their undergraduate years at the University when they received bachelor’s degrees during Alcorn’s 2021 Fall Commencement Exercise Saturday, Dec. 11, at the Davey L. Whitney HPER Complex. Graduates were addressed by Mid-Eastern Athletic

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Omicron battle brings delicate questions for a weary nation

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By Stephen Collinson, The Omicron winter is coming. The ravenously infectious variant expected to become the dominant strain of Covid-19 in the US within weeks threatens to deal another blow to the morale and resolve of a nation already reeling under an assault by its viral Delta cousin. “It’s here now and it’s spreading and it’s going to increase,” President Joe Biden

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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 03: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the November jobs report in the State Dining Room of the White House on December 03, 2021 in Washington, DC. According to the U.S. Labor Department, the economy added 210,000 jobs in November and the unemployment rate fell to 4.2%. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Biden officially acknowledges Build Back Better will miss deadline but says he’s ‘determined’ to see bill on Senate floor ‘as early as possible’

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By Phil Mattingly, President Joe Biden, in a lengthy statement, implicitly acknowledged ongoing negotiations with Sen. Joe Manchin and procedural steps will cause Democrats to miss the Christmas deadline for Senate passage of his $1.75 trillion economic and climate package, noting that Democrats will continue to work together “over the days and weeks ahead” to get the

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