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Biden leaves Navy after drug test the Navy Reserve. Citing privacy laws, the Navy did not give a reason for the discharge, which was not disclosed until it emerged in the media on Thursday. In a statement released by his attorney, Biden said he respected the Navy’s decision and was moving forward with his family’s love and support. He did not give a reason for his discharge. “It was the honor of my life to serve in the U.S. Navy,� Biden said. “I deeply regret and am embarrassed that my actions led to my adminis-
BY JOSH LEDERMAN &Â ROBERT BURNS Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden, the youngest son of Vice President Joe Biden, has been kicked out of the military after testing positive for cocaine, two people familiar with the matter said Thursday. The Navy said that Biden, a former lobbyist who works at a private equity firm, was discharged in February — barely a year after he was selected for the part-time position as a public affairs officer in
trative discharge.� The vice president’s office declined to comment. Hunter Biden’s attorney didn’t respond to inquiries about whether Biden had used cocaine. Two people familiar with the situation said Biden, 44, was discharged because he failed a drug test last year. They weren’t authorized to discuss the incident by name and requested anonymity. The Wall Street Journal first reported Biden’s discharge and failed drug test. An attorney by training, Biden applied to
join the Navy Reserve as a public affairs officer and was selected in 2012 — one of seven candidates recommended for a direct commission for public affairs. A board of senior Navy officers interviewed Biden before making the recommendation. Because he was 42 at the time, he needed a special waiver to be accepted. Cmdr. Ryan Perry, a spokesman for the Navy, said Biden had been assigned to the Navy Public Affairs Support Element East, based in Norfolk, Virginia.
U.S. monitors worker aboard cruise ship byterian Hospital earlier this month. Officials said the woman poses no risk because she has shown no signs of illness for 19 days and has voluntarily self-quarantined on the cruise ship, the Carnival Magic. The cruise line said Friday that after not receiving clearance, the ship left Cozumel waters shortly after noon Friday with the goal of returning to its home port of Galveston Sunday morning as originally scheduled.
BY JIM KUHNHENN Associated Press
WASHINGTON — A cruise ship with a Dallas health care worker aboard who is being monitored for signs of Ebola did not receive clearance to dock in Cozumel, Mexico, a day after Belize refused to let the passenger leave the vessel. Obama administration officials said the passenger handled a lab specimen from a Liberian man who died from Ebola at Texas Health Pres-
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“We greatly regret that this situation, which was completely beyond our control, precluded the ship from making its scheduled visit to Cozumel and the resulting disappointment it has caused our guests,� Carnival said in a statement. Passengers will get a $200 credit on their ship accounts and a 50 percent discount for future cruises. The Carnival Magic had also stopped in Belize but officials there would not allow the passenger
to leave the vessel. In a statement, the Belize government said it had refused a U.S. government request to fly the woman home through the Belize City airport. Other passengers were allowed to disembark there. “Out of an abundance of caution, the government of Belize decided not to facilitate a U.S. request for assistance in evacuating the passenger through the Philip Goldson International Airport,� the government’s statement said.
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it was the same individual,� said Green. The second pursuit went along Cass Street to Highway 72, where the driver headed west. Green said city officers again dropped the chase at the city limits, where county officers took up the pursuit. Wilbanks did not let up and continued into Tippah County, where Tippah deputies took up the pursuit, which continued into Ripley, where the pursuit finally ended with a crash. Wilbanks was being held in Tippah County, where she will face other charges, on Friday. Wilbanks is not the same person as Lisa C. Lambert, formerly Lisa C. Wilbanks, of County Road 177.
BY MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen sounded an alarm Friday about widening economic inequality in the United States, suggesting that America’s longstanding identity as a land of opportunity was at stake. The growing gap between the rich and everyone else narrowed slightly during the Great Recession but has since accelerated, Yellen said in a speech at a conference in Boston on economic opportunity. And robust stock market returns during the recovery helped the wealthy outpace middle-class America in wages, employment
and home prices. “The extent and continuing increase in inequality in the United States greatly concerns me,� Yellen said. “By some estimates, income and wealth inequality are near their highest levels in the past hundred years.� Yellen’s extensive comments on economic inequality marked an unusual public departure for a Fed chair. Her predecessors as head of the U.S. central bank tended to focus exclusively on the core Fed issues of interest rates, inflation and unemployment. Indeed, the Fed’s mandate doesn’t explicitly include issues like income or wealth disparities. But since taking over
from Ben Bernanke in February, Yellen has made clear she is deeply concerned about the financial challenges that ordinary workers and families face. Throughout this year, she has stressed the need for the Fed to keep rates low to boost economic expansion and hiring. She has said that the unemployment rate, now at 5.9 percent, doesn’t fully reflect the health of the job market: Yellen has expressed concern, for example, about stagnant incomes, the number of part-time workers who want full-time jobs and the many people who have given up their job searches and are no longer counted as unemployed.
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE FOR INITIAL HEARING Alcorn County is considering applying to the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) for a HOME Investment Partnerships Homeowner Rehabilitation Program Grant. The State of Mississippi has allocated approximately $3.9 million that will be made available to cities and counties on a competitive basis to undertake homeowner rehabilitation/reconstruction activities. The activities for which these funds may be used are in the areas of affordable housing for low and very low-income persons. More specific details regarding eligible activities, program requirements, and the rating system will be provided at a public hearing which will be held at the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors Office Complex, 305 South Fulton Dr., Corinth, MS on Monday, November 3, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. The purpose of this hearing will be to obtain citizen input into the development of the application. Applications for homeowner eligibility may be picked up at this office or the Chancery Clerk’s Office. When completed, the application and the required documentation must be returned there at the earliest possible time. After documents are verified, the home must be inspected by the administrators of the project to determine the extent of the health and safety hazards present. The structure must be severely deficient in the following areas to qualify: roof, foundation, plumbing, electrical wiring and heating equipment. Persons with disabilities requiring special accommodations should contact Bobby Marolt, Chancery Clerk at 662-286-7700. Alcorn County is pledged to the letter and spirit of U.S. policy for the achievement of equal housing opportunity throughout the Nation. We encourage and support an affirmative advertising and marketing program in which there are no barriers to obtaining housing because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, age or handicap (disability).
Deaths Carolyn Cooke
RIPLEY — Carolyn Lemonia Cooke, 73, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at Rest Haven Nursing Home in Ripley. No funeral service will be held. Visitation is today from 5 to 8 p.m. at Magnolia Funeral Home. Born July 18, 1941, Mrs. Cooke worked as a CNA at nursing facilities and was a Baptist. Survivors include two sons, David L. Cooke (Carla) of Sandwich, Ill., and Kendal Mathis of Falkner; four daughters, Deloris Lopez (Frank) of Newport News, Va., Annie Ruth Cooke of Mendota, Ill., Betty Gail Little (Mitch) of Earlville, Ill., and Mary Denise Wooley (Lewis) of Falkner; two brothers, Charles Brannon of Longview, Texas, and Douglas Bryant; one sister; 12 grandchildren, J.R. Lopez, Steven Lopez, Russell Farley, Steven Farley, Kayle Cooke, Dale Cooke, Tony Kaufman, Dustin Cooke, Christopher Mathis, Caitlyn Mathis, Tabitha Cooke and Marvin Bryant; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 25 years, Gaston Cooke Jr.; her mother, Lucy Turner; and one son, Steven Cooke.
Martha Hughes
BALDWYN — Funeral services for Martha Hughes, 73, formerly of Booneville, are set for 2 p.m. Sunday at McMillan Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Forrest Memorial Park. Visitation is today from 4 to 8 p.m. and until service time on Sunday. Mrs. Hughes died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. Born March 7, 1941, she was a retired teacher’s assistant with the Prentiss County School District and a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Baldwyn. Survivors include her daughter, Rhonda Griffin (Jon Ben) of Baldwyn; two grandchildren, Sydney Eleace Griffin and Gentry Harrison Griffin; and one brother, Bobby Nichols of Aurora, Ill. She was preceded in death by her husband, R.B. Hughes; her parents, Ramon and Lillian Nichols; two sisters, Neta Garrett and Joyce McCuin; and one brother, Tremon Nichols. Bro. Pete McCoy and Bro. Bill Adams will officiate the service. Memorial contributions may be made to East Mt. Zion Baptist Church Building Fund, 185 CR 1503, Baldwyn, MS 38824.
Donald Wigginton
BURNSVILLE — Donald Wigginton, 62, died Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, at Tishomingo Community Living Center. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Survivors include his wife, Glenda Wigginton of Burnsville; one son, Tim Wigginton of Burnsville; one daughter, Myra Richardson of Iuka; one brother, Phillip Wigginton of Saltillo; and a granddaughter, Ashli Richardson of Iuka. He was preceded in death by his parents, E.W. and Jewell Hughes Wigginton, and two brothers, Jimmy Wigginton and Joe Wigginton. Memorial contributions may be made to the Antioch Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery Fund or the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation. Cutshall Funeral Home of Iuka is in charge of arrangements.
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