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Executives from GE, Pepsi, Levi Strauss and other companies sent a letter Wednesday to Gov. Phil Bryant

Mississippi faces a major corporate backlash over its so-called “religious freedom law." Executives from GE, Pepsi, Levi Strauss and other companies sent a letter Wednesday to Gov. Phil Bryant, condemning the new law as discriminatory. Mississippi joins North Carolina in allowing businesses to deny service to LGBT people. Georgia’s governor last week vetoed a similar bill. Mark Strassmann reports.

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Despite a week of incessant attacks by rival candidates and the Republican establishment, Donald Trump strengthened his status as the GOP front-runner with primary wins in both Michigan and Mississippi

Despite a week of incessant attacks by rival candidates and the Republican establishment, Donald Trump strengthened his status as the GOP front-runner with primary wins in both Michigan and Mississippi. He addressed supporters in Jupiter, Florida, praising those who cast votes for him for not listening to his distracters.

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