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Health Department, Sheriff’s Department launch Buckle Up Berrien initiative
The Berrien County Health Department is teaming up with the Berrien County Sheriff’s Department for the new Buckle Up Berrien initiative, seeking to improve the safety of child passengers. Health department family programs manager Miranda Bronicki...
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Detroit City Council candidates spend $1M on 2025 election. Who foots the bill?
Candidates running for the Detroit City Council cumulatively raised $1.2 million for Tuesday’s general election contests. Fourteen candidates who disclosed campaign finance reports in late October collectively spent $1 million on their races....
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Michigan State women looking for unique strength, not copy of the past
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The Detroit News - Michigan
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East Lansing — The past two seasons, the Michigan State women’s basketball team found one of its records and shattered it. Two years ago, 283 3-pointers beat a six-year-old record by 31 shots. Last season, 389 steals topped the 2004-05 NCAA...
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Michigan vs Northwestern kickoff time announced for Week 11
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Detroit Free Press - Michigan
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After playing in back-to-back night games for the second time this season, the Michigan Wolverines will move back to the early window. No. 20 Michigan football (7-2, 5-1 Big Ten) will face Northwestern (5-3, 3-2 Big Ten) at Noon on Fox — the...
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Detroit’s District 5 will elect new representation
City Council President Mary Sheffield is running for Mayor, leaving District 5 open for new representation for the first time in more than a decade. District 5 police Commissioner Willie Burton and UAW retiree Renata Miller are facing each other...
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Michigan's U.S. senators could provide critical votes to end shutdown
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Detroit Free Press - Michigan
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U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., said that the federal government shutdown may be reaching a tipping point as its impact on food assistance and health care costs escalate the stakes of talks in Washington, D.C. But it remains unclear what the exact...
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Trump administration to partially restore SNAP benefits as Detroit food pantries face increased demand
DETROIT (WXYZ) — The Trump administration announced today they will partially restore funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), offering a glimmer of hope to more than a million Michigan residents who depend on these...
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How Obesity and GLP-1s Are Reshaping Food and Public Health
Recent research published in Issues in Science and Technology suggests that Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs have the potential to shift public perception of obesity from individual failure to public health crisis. This change could make it easier to...
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Food stamp delay hits Michigan: Residents ration, pantries scramble
Some of Michigan’s 1.4 million food stamp recipients began missing benefit payments Saturday amid a federal government shutdown Trump admin agrees to resume program, but plans only partial payments in November and warns of continued delays Food...
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Delaware Blocks Illegal Cuts to Comprehensive Sexual Health Education
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings has successfully blocked the Trump Administration from defunding teen reproductive and sexual health education programs over language that affirms all young peoples’ gender identities. The lawsuit was filed...
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Indi Setu London: Experts Urge Balance Between Clinical Insight and AI Efficiency in Healthcare
London/IBNS: At the Indi Setu Thought Leadership Summit in London last month, leading healthcare professionals and innovators examined how artificial intelligence (AI) can sharpen diagnosis, enhance precision, and improve efficiency — while...
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2 plotted terror attacks at LGBTQ+ bars in Detroit area, authorities say
Authorities say the two men were inspired by the Islamic State’s extremism The men had acquired high-powered weapons and practiced at gun ranges One defense attorney called the charges ‘fear-mongering’ DETROIT (AP) — Two men who had acquired...
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Two Named in Foiled Michigan Terror Plot - Lawyer Claims They Were Just 'Gamers'
As RedState reported on Friday, FBI Director Kash Patel announced the agency had thwarted a Michigan terror plot, but said details would be supplied at a later time. On November 3, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the criminal complaint...
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Hour Detroit Best Dressed List 2025: Jalen Rose
For his second look, Jalen Rose wears a Richfresh tracksuit with Puma shoes. The colors are reminiscent of his alma mater, the University of Michigan, where he and others in the “Fab Five” led the Wolverines to the 1992 and 1993 NCAA men’s...
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Marijuana, property taxes, more on ballots Tuesday in Michigan
Tuesday is an election day in Michigan, including a mayor’s race in Dowagiac, a marijuana referendum in Niles Township, and several school districts seeking property tax renewals or increases. In Niles Township, voters will again be asked whether...
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40-county Michigan food drive launched as SNAP suspension threatens assistance
KENTWOOD, MI - Standing shoulder to shoulder on Monday, Nov. 3, state leaders rolled up their sleeves to help ensure that families across the region can still put food on the table amid the pause of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)...
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A photo tour of the 2025 Michigan Ag Credit Conference
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Farmers' Advance - Michigan
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George Hubka/MG News Service Attendees at the 2025 Michigan Ag Credit Conference hosted by Michigan State University’s College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics gained insights into...
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Save up to $7,000 on health insurance through MNsure next year
ST. PAUL — It’s open enrollment season and time to select benefits for 2026. But tens of thousands of Minnesotans don’t have access to health insurance through their jobs. Farmers, entrepreneurs, small business owners and early retirees don't have...
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Avian flu hits flock of 62,200 turkeys in Michigan
The presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been confirmed in a commercial meat turkey flock in Ottawa County, Michigan. According to information from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health...
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Appeals Court Upholds Shaken Baby Conviction Despite Medical Examiner Recanting Testimony
Despite an extraordinary effort by the district attorney’s office in Nashville, Tennessee, to reverse a murder conviction that its own prosecutors won more than two decades ago, the state’s Court of Criminal Appeals upheld Russell Maze’s...
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