THIS IS JACKSON STATE NEWS NOW.

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HELLO EVERYONE…I’M DANIEL HOWELL WITH YOUR JACKSON STATE NEWS NOW NEWS UPDATE.

THE DATE IS MARCH 22, 2016 THE TIME IS CURRENTLY 7:11PM.

AND THE TEMPERATURE IS 69 DEGREES.

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Rob Ford, the former mayor of Toronto whose career crashed in a drug-driven, obscenity-laced debacle, died Tuesday after fighting cancer, his family said. He was 46.

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President Barack Obama says he didn't consider skipping an exhibition baseball game in Cuba because of the deadly terrorist attack in Belgium. Obama says the premise of terrorism is disrupting ordinary's people lives and he's not giving in to their mentality.

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Bombs exploded Tuesday at the Brussels airport and in the city's subway, killing at least 31 people and wounding dozens, as a European capital was again locked down amid heightened security threats. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attacks. The two airport blasts, at least one of them blamed on a suicide bomber, left behind a chaotic scene as windows were blown out, ceilings collapsed and travelers ran out of the smoky building.

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Authorities in Europe and across the world tightened security at airports, railway stations, government buildings and other key sites after deadly attacks Tuesday on the Brussels airport and its subway system.

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TRAFFIC AROUND THE JACKSON METRO AREA IS CLEAR. THERE ARE NO PILE UPS OR CLOSED ROADWAYS TO REPORT. BE SURE TO BUCKLE UP AND DRIVE SAFELY.

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THE TEMPERATURE IS NOW 69 DEGREES F

TONIGHT INCREASING CLOUDS, WITH A LOW AROUND 53. SOUTH WIND 5 TO 15 MPH, WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 20 MPH.

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This is Daniel Howell with Jackson State News Now and the current time is 7:14pm. More news in 30 minutes

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