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Chinese businesses hoping to expand in the US
WASHINGTON It was billed as the biggest ever economic development project in north Michigan when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2022 welcomed a Chinese lithium-ion battery companys plan to build a $2.36 billion factory and bring a couple thousand jobs to Big Rapids. But now the project by Gotion High-Tech is…
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911 operator calmly walks expectant mom through a surprise at-home delivery
NASHVILLE, Tennessee When a 911 call came in saying a woman in Nashville was experiencing sudden labor, emergency operator Kaitlyn Kramer says her training kicked in as she successfully coached the expectant mom and bystanders through delivering a healthy baby boy. Audio of the July 7 call reveals Kramer’s calm…
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Google illegally maintains monopoly over internet search, judge rules
WASHINGTON A judge on Monday ruled that Google’s ubiquitous search engine has been illegally exploiting its dominance to squash competition and stifle innovation in a seismic decision that could shake up the internet and hobble one of the world’s best-known companies. The highly anticipated decision issued by U.S. District Judge…
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Dow drops 1,000 points as markets quake worldwide
NEW YORK A scary Monday that started with a plunge abroad reminiscent of 1987s crash swept around the world and pummeled Wall Street withmore steep losses,as fears worsened about aslowingU.S.economy. The S&P 500 dropped 3% for its worst day in nearly two years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average reeled by…
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Drugstores tinkering with new looks
Americas drugstores are testing smaller locations and more ways to offer care as price-sensitive shoppers look elsewhere. Customers may see Walgreens stores that are one-fourth the size of a regular location or CVS drugstores with entire primary clinics stuffed inside. If these experiments succeed, the new stores might improve access…
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William Calley, convicted in My Lai massacre, dies at 80
GAINESVILLE, Fla. William L. Calley Jr., who as an Army lieutenant led the U.S. soldiers who killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre, the most notorious war crime in modern American military history, has died. He was 80. Calley died on April 28 at a hospice center…
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Dog days are fun days on trips away from the shelter with volunteers
MADISON, N.J. The place where Finlee lives is nice enough: It’s clean, they feed and care for him well and there are always people to pet and scratch him. But it’s still an animal shelter in New Jersey. Beyond its walls, however, is a big, wide, wonderful world full of…
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Biden unveils plan to revamp Supreme Court
WASHINGTON President Joe Bidenhas unveileda long-awaited proposal for changes at the U.S. Supreme Court, calling on Congress to establish term limits and an enforceable ethics code for the court’s nine justices. He’s also pressing lawmakers to ratify a constitutional amendment limiting presidential immunity. The White House on Monday detailed the…
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Blood tests for Alzheimers may be coming to your doctors office
WASHINGTON New blood tests could help doctors diagnose Alzheimers disease faster and more accurately, researchers reported Sunday but some appear to work far better than others. Its tricky to tell if memory problems are caused by Alzheimers. That requires confirming one of the diseases hallmark signs buildup of a sticky…
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Biden steps aside
WASHINGTON President Joe Bidendropped out ofthe 2024 racefor the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection after a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about the incumbent’s fitness for office with the election just four months away. It was a late-season campaign thunderstrike unlike any in…
