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Culture  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
November 1, 2021

AG Lynn Fitch reports on successful operation to protect children from online predators

Operation Sweet Tooth leads to 4 arrests, 5 search warrants, and multiple ongoing investigations In partnership with the Forrest County Sheriff’s Office, Attorney General Lynn Fitch reported on a cyber crime operation, Operation Sweet Tooth, carried out in the week leading up to Halloween. The operation led to four arrests for the exploitation or enticement…
Culture  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
November 1, 2021

FDA approves COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5 to 11 years old

Independent advisory committee experts overwhelmingly voted in favor, the FDA said. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 through 11 years of age. The vaccine was 91% effective at preventing symptomatic illness in this younger age group, according to a clinical trial. BREAKING:…