Bayview Mackinac race kicks off

The 102nd edition of the race kicked off Saturday, with a race from Port Huron to Mackinac Island.
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The 102nd edition of the race kicked off Saturday, with a race from Port Huron to Mackinac Island.
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The Womens Tennis Association is introducing one-off mandatory gene testing for all players effective from Tuesday a requirement to compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.The WTA updated its womens eligibility policy to include gender screening based on biological sex this week to preserve the...

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A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked Paramount's proposed merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.U.S. District Judge Araceli Martnez-Olgun granted a 14-day temporary restraining order, which stops the companies from immediately closing the $110 billion deal.The lawsuit, brought by California...

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Michigan State Police is asking for help from the community as it investigates a hit-and-run of a child in Royal Oak Township.

Michigan State Police is asking for help from the community as it investigates a hit-and-run of a child in Royal Oak Township.
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The FBI’s investigation showed that he distributed child pornography to other subjects on every continent except for Antarctica.
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Federal officials are walking back claims over the weekend that a sample of Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce grown in central Mexico showed evidence of cyclospora, now referring to it as a “false positive.”The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported on July 17 that a traceback investigation ...

The announcement came Monday morning in a statement from University of Michigan President Domenico Grasso.
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Vice President JD Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, on Sunday announced the birth of their fourth child, the first born to a sitting vice president in more than 150 years.Born Sunday, Alec Neel Vance joins older siblings Ewan, 9; Vivek, 6; and Mirabel, 4.Vance announced the birth on soc...
The FDA said that a lettuce sample from Taylor Farms that tested positive for cyclospora should now be considered a false-positive test.According to the FDA, "laboratory experts re-reviewed the sample results and have concluded that the finding does not represent true amplification and should be ...

The Michigan price is 12 cents more than this time last month ($4.02) and about $1 more than this time last year ($3.15).
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On Sunday the FDA said that laboratory experts re-reviewed sample results for Cyclospora supplied by Taylor Farms de Mexico which was reported positive on July 18, 2026.
The U.S. has identified the soldiers killed in Iranian attacks on an American base in Jordan as 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas.In a statement Monday, the Defense Department said Feehan was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5...
Gas prices across Michigan have gone up 20 cents since last week, bringing the average cost per gallon statewide to $4.15 for regular unleaded, after a short stint below $4.For a full 15-gallon tank of gas that equates to about $62, approximately $11 more than the highest price reported last Augu...
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