SUMMARY: Two Mississippi Gulf Coast beaches have been issued with health advisories after high levels of bacteria were detected. Though the affected beaches, East Courthouse Road Beach in Gulfport and Biloxi East Central Beach, are not closed, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has warned that swimming may increase the risk of illness. The advisories will be lifted when water samples show bacteria levels are safe for contact.

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SUMMARY: Waveland Mayor Jay Trapani released a statement regarding an interaction between a police officer and a man demonstrating in front of the City Hall. The incident was caught on video, showing Sgt. Joseph Joffrion talking to the man. The mayor explained that the man's presence at the City Hall made employees and citizens uncomfortable, prompting him to call for a patrolman to address the situation. The man was not arrested, and the matter is still under review.

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SUMMARY: A 3.3-magnitude seafloor earthquake in the Gulf of Mexico will not affect marine life near the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Moby Solangi, director of the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies, said a quake of this size would have no effect on dolphins and other marine animals. For marine life to be harmed, the seafloor would have to fracture, flip over or show major damage at the fault line.

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