The 5 states with the longest life expectancies, and the 5 with the shortest

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The Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Mississippi.
Mississippi has the lowest life expectancy in the US.

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Former Air Force engineer arrested on charges related to a C-130 crash that killed 15 Marines and one Navy sailor in 2017

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US Marines honor the fallen passengers and crew of Yanky 72 during a memorial ceremony.

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Droughts killed more than 12 million trees in Mississippi and no one has the money to cut them down

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A power line cutting through a pine forest in rural Mississippi at sunset.
Pine trees line a forest in rural Mississippi where droughts killed more than 12 million pines.

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The family of a Mississippi high school football player who died after being forced to practice in 103-degree heat is now suing the school district

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Fifty yard line marker on a high school football field.
A Jersey Shore High School football player died after collapsing on the field during 103-degree heat.

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Judge delays sentencing for Mississippi police 'goon squad' that tortured and sexually assaulted two Black men

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Former Rankin County sheriff's deputy Christian Dedmon appears at the Rankin County Circuit Court in Brandon, Miss.
Former Rankin County sheriff's deputy Christian Dedmon appears at the Rankin County Circuit Court in Brandon, Miss.

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A group of Mississippi cops terrorized residents for more than two decades almost entirely unchecked

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The families of Michael Corey Jenkins and Damien Cameron sit together prior to interacting with U.S. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke (not shown), of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, during a Jackson, Miss., stop on the division's civil rights tour Thursday, June 1, 2023.
The families of Michael Corey Jenkins and Damien Cameron.

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Why did Democrats win the Kentucky governor's race but come up short in Mississippi? It was an election cycle of unique contrasts.

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Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, left, won reelection while Democrat Brandon Presley, right, lost his bid in Mississippi.

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Mississippi sheriff whose deputies tortured Black people and called themselves the 'Goon Squad' wins reelection

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This April 10, 2018 photograph, shows the Rankin County Detention Center and Sheriff's Office in Brandon, Miss.
The Rankin County Detention Center and Sheriff's Office in Brandon, Miss.

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How Democrat Brandon Presley could win the Mississippi governor's race and pull off one of the biggest political upsets of 2023

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Brandon Presley could become the first Democrat elected to the Mississippi governorship since the 1990s.

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The 10 cheapest states to retire in

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A couple calculating their retirement expenses.
If you're risk-averse, you might want to pull some retirement savings out of the stock market, says Alex Alba, CFP.

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