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Michigan teen gets life in prison for Oxford High School attack
Judge Kwame Rowe rejected pleas for a shorter sentence and ensured that Ethan Crumbley will not get an opportunity for parole.
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Michigan State selects UNC-Chapel Hill chancellor as next president
Michigan State University named the chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as it’s next president Friday morning, ending a search that began last October after the previous president quit amid tension with the school’s governing board.
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Judge orders last sentences tied to plot to kidnap Whitmer
A judge handed down the last sentences Thursday in a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, sending one man to prison and putting another on probation.
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To lower the cost of expensive drugs, Biden targets Big Pharma’s patents
Under a plan announced Thursday, the government would consider overriding the patent for high-priced drugs that have been developed with the help of taxpayer money and letting competitors make them in hopes of driving down the cost.
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Casino workers in Detroit ratify deal to end 47-day strike
Nearly 4,000 casino workers for MGM Grand Detroit have voted to ratify a new contract, ending a 47-day strike that began in October.
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New technology installed beneath Detroit street can charge electric vehicles as they drive
Crews have installed what’s billed as the nation’s first wireless-charging public roadway for electric vehicles beneath a street just west of downtown Detroit.
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Michigan to join effort to regulate deepfake political ads
Michigan is joining an effort to curb deceptive uses of artificial intelligence and manipulated media through state-level policies ahead of the 2024 elections.
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Ford to resume building Michigan EV battery plant
Ford Motor Co. is resuming construction on a Michigan electric vehicle battery plant that the company postponed two months ago.
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UAW chief aims to expand membership to nonunion automakers
UAW President Shawn Fain wants to gain UAW membership from foreign automakers like Toyota and electric vehicle makers like Tesla.
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Ford and Stellantis workers approve strike-ending contract
The United Auto Workers union overwhelmingly ratified new contracts with Ford and Stellantis that will raise pay across the industry.
