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Hurricane Ida Reversed the Course of the Mississippi River

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The incredible power of Hurricane Ida was on display on Sunday as the storm reversed the course of the mighty Mississippi River. Read more.

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Flood Threat Continues as Mississippi's Pearl River Crests

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Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is urging residents to take evacuation orders seriously following heavy rainfall. The Pearl River continues to see intense flooding as it reached a crest nearly 8 feet (2.5 meters) above its flood stage. Read more.

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The Water Crisis in Mississippi America Can’t Afford to Ignore

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Like all residents of Jackson, Mississippi, she’s also been on a boil-water… Read more. When she turns on her sinks, the water comes out at a slow trickle. For weeks, she’s had to bathe herself and her 6-year-old son with water from store-bought bottles.

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Health VR?—?University of Mississippi Medical Center Uses VR to Innovate Concussion Care

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University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) selected Groove Jones to build a VR tool for a research project, led by Dr. Jennifer C… Continue reading on AR/VR Journey: Augmented & Virtual Reality Magazine ».

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An Amazon A.I. scientist wants to transform downtown Jackson, Mississippi

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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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Jackson Public Schools Implement Virtual Reality in the Classroom

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The latest educational organization to adopt it is Jackson Public Schools in Mississippi. VR Learning Made Available to a Large Number of Students Currently, Jackson Public Schools enrolls 80% of the children in the capital city of Mississippi. Virtual reality in the classroom is one of the many uses of immersive technologies.

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Jackson, Mississippi, Embraces the Surveillance State

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Police in Jackson, Mississippi are reportedly asking resident owners of internet-connected security cameras, like Amazon’s Ring devices, to give them unfettered access to their live video feeds for use in a “Real Time Crime Center.” A Ring spokesperson made it extremely clear that Ring was not consulted, nor does it… Read more.