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Bay St. Louis attorney and judge Walter Gex dies

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A prominent attorney and federal judge from Bay St. Louis died Thursday. Walter J. Gex III, 81,  died at his Diamondhead home on Thursday night. He attended the University of Mississippi, earning a bachelor of arts degree before obtaining his…

Judges slow abortion bans in Texas, Ohio, Alabama amid virus

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By DAVID PITT and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Federal judges in Texas, Alabama and Ohio have temporarily blocked efforts to ban abortions during the coronavirus pandemic. The rulings Monday were handed down as providers…