The Latest: GOP senator hits challenger over lobbying work

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Latest on a U.S. Senate special election runoff in Mississippi (all times local):
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As Mississippi’s U.S. Senate race intensifies, Republicans are slamming Democrat Mike Espy’s lobbying work for an African leader who was later charged with crimes against humanity.
Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith and a GOP campaign group launched ads after a Fox News report Thursday questioned whether Espy lied about work he did for former Ivory Coast President