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Mississippi's Nissan Factory Auto Workers Bring Message of Worker's Justice with .

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, left, and Bill Krueger, vice chairman of Nissan Americas, talk before Kruegar spoke about models to be produced at Nissan's Canton, Mississippi, plant, Thursday, June 28, 2012, in Canton.

The American Soybean Association applauds Chairman Frank Lucas, Ranking Member Collin Peterson and the members of the House ag committee for passing the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act Wednesday, May 15.

Camille Young, Nissan's spokeswoman at the Canton, Miss., plant, says in a news release that the event will be held at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson.

The campaigning continues in Canton and Ridgeland for the next several weeks, but last week's Republican primary answered who will lead Madison for the next four years.

SUPREME COURT RULES UNANIMOUSLY IN FAVOR OF MONSANTO IN SOYBEAN SEED CASE May 13, 2013 To read the Court's ruling click here .

Louisiana officials have informally asked about video from security cameras at the old U.S. Highway 80 bridge where a barge struck the Mississippi River span on March 23, 2011.

AMERICAN SOYBEAN ASSN WELCOMES SENATE AG COMMITTEE'S FARM BILL DRAFT May 10, 2013 Source: American Soybean Association news release In advance of Tuesday's scheduled markup, the Senate Agriculture Committee today released a draft of its proposed farm bill, which met with approval from the nation's soybean farmers.

Canton Ward 4 Alderman Louis Smith appeared in federal court Thursday afternoon for a detention hearing on a federal charge.

David Aldana, currently director of Nissan's manufacturing facility in Aguascalientes, Mexico, has been named vice president of the Nissan Canton Vehicle Assembly Plant in Canton, Miss.

The chamber is looking for a marketing or public relations major. Very flexible hours.

State election observers will be at Canton polls Tuesday at the request of Madison County District Attorney Michael Guest due to concerns about potential voter fraud.

Nissan North America Canton plant employees install the first wall of Maggie McElroy's Habitat for Humanity/Metro Jackson home Saturday on Bishop Street.

Suzanne Kane is an editor at High Gear Media focusing on covering the latest product and other auto-related information for Family Car Guide... More Nissan is recalling certain 2013 Altima mid-size sedans because the spare tires may have been "significantly" over- or under- inflated.

Candidate forums in Canton and Madison on Monday will give voters a chance to hear from the contenders for mayors in those cities.

<![CDATA[DETROIT - Nissan Motor Co. is recalling 123,308 Altima sedans because their spare tires may be over- or underinflated. Altimas from the 2013 model year that were made between March 21 and March 26 are affected. Nissan blamed the issue on a malfunctioning pressure regulator at its Canton, Miss., plant. That equipment has since been repaired. The company will notify owners starting May 3. Dealers will inspect spare tires and adjust the tire pressure for free. NEW YORK - People don't have to use their hands to hail New York City cabs anymore -- now there's an app for that. Taxi and Limousine Commissioner David Yassky said Friday that Uber Technologies Inc. has been selected to make e-hailing services available to people looking for cabs. He said Uber will facilitate the e-hails in a one-year pilot program. A judge Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit filed mainly by livery cab owners, allowing a city plan to experiment with the e-hailing system to see whether it leads to a dearth of cabs or other problems. Car service owners say e-hailing unfairly blurs a legal line between yellow and livery cabs, which are barred from picking up passengers on streets and depend on prearranged rides. NEW YORK - Research firm IDC said more smartphones than "dumb" phones are being made this year, a milestone in a shift that's putting computing power and Internet access in millions of hands worldwide. Manufacturers shipped 216 million smartphones worldwide in the first three months of this year, compared with 189 million regular cellphones, according to a study IDC released late Thursday. In the U.S., smartphones overtook regular cellphones in 2011. IDC analyst Ramon Llamas said Friday that the shift to a global majority of smartphones is now being driven by consumers in developing countries such as China, India and Indonesia. SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg reaped a gain of nearly $2.3 billion last year when he exercised 60 million stock options just before the online social networking leader's initial public offering. The windfall detailed in regulatory documents filed Friday saddled Zuckerberg, 28, with a massive tax bill. He raised the money to pay it by selling 30.2 million Facebook Inc. shares for $38 apiece, or $1.1 billion, in the IPO. Facebook's stock hasn't closed above $38 since the IPO was completed last May. -- Associated Press

Tires that are significantly over- or underinflated can increase the risk of a crash.

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Various sources have confirmed that the Legislature will take up incentives in Friday's special session to lure a major foreign tire manufacturing plant to Clay County.

The city, in turn, helped pay for construction costs so the county could complete reconstruction of Old Agency Road.