Jack Brook, Author at Mississippi Free Press

Several women gather materials from the wreckage of destroyed homes

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Survivors of Mississippi Tornadoes Crawled Under Furniture and Held Onto Their Kids

by Jack Brook, RJ Rico, Kathy McCormack and Associated Press May 7, 2026May 7, 2026

There were no fatalities after powerful storms brought tornadoes to at least five Mississippi counties, destroying 500 homes and injuring 17 people.

Traffic drives past buildings with tornado-damaged trees strewn about

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Tornadoes Strike Mississippi Communities Overnight, Damaging Hundreds of Homes

by Illan Ireland, Jack Brook, Kathy McCormack and Associated Press May 7, 2026May 7, 2026

Edward and Bradford Blackmon stand at a table in an office, pointing at something on the first of several stacked maps

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Black Americans Face a New Fight for Racial Representation After Justices’ Voting Rights Act Ruling

by Leah Willingham, Jack Brook, Sophie Bates, Jeff Amy and Associated Press May 4, 2026May 4, 2026

ICE agents standing in a street behind yellow crime tape

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Federal Immigration Agents Shoot and Kill 37-Year-Old Man in Minneapolis

by Jack Brook and Associated Press January 24, 2026January 27, 2026

Five men in full military gear, all but one with masks and sunglasses covering their faces, each labeled on the chest 'Border Patrol Federal Agent' or "Federal Officer Bureau of Prisons'

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Border Agents Target Mississippi, Louisiana in ‘Swamp Sweep,’ Aiming to Arrest Thousands of Immigrants

by Jack Brook, Sara Cline and Associated Press November 21, 2025November 21, 2025

A man sits in a recliner in his living room, a jug of sweet tea on the table beside him as he looks out of his window

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Meta’s Louisiana Data Center Needs More Than Twice as Much Energy as All of New Orleans, Requiring $3B Upgrade

by Jack Brook, Sophie Bates and Associated Press September 29, 2025September 29, 2025

A man is seen using a jack support on his mobile trailer

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Hurricane Francine Makes Landfall In Louisiana As A Category 2 Storm, Threatening Flooding in Mississippi

by Jack Brook, Sara Cline and Associated Press September 11, 2024September 11, 2024