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Several mid-Michigan airports to receive state grant money for improvements
LANSING, MI -- The Michigan Department of Transportation says it is releasing about $4 million in one-time grant money to fin...
Feb 20, 2025
Aldi could build new store near Eastwood Towne Center
LANSING, MI - Plans appear to be moving forward for a new Aldi's discount grocery store to be built near Eastwood Towne Cente...
Feb 20, 2025
Lugnuts to hold job fair this weekend
LANSING, MI -- Looking to work for the Lugnuts this summer? Get your resume ready for the Lansing Lugnuts Job Fair on Saturd...
Feb 19, 2025
Code Blue condition in Lansing continues
LANSING, MI -- Lansing Mayor Andy Schor, in consultation with the Lansing Fire Department's Emergency Management Division and...
Feb 18, 2025
Lansing Police asking for help in murder investigation
** This story has been updated** Ingham County prosecutors say they have charged a 36-year-old Lansing man with murder. Adria...
Feb 18, 2025
State
AUDIO: Lawmakers beat deadline for tipped wage save, changing paid sick leave law
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan's lower tipped wage credit has been saved with a nearly-11th hour deal in the Legislature...
7h ago
Michigan Court of Appeals sides with Enbridge Energy in pipeline case
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Enbridge Energy this week as the Canadian firm is ...
7h ago
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AUDIO: Kalamazoo office of Michigan Immigrant Rights Center urging Trump to change course
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - Michigan Immigrant Rights Center managing attorney Elizabeth Santana says they are continuing to...
Feb 20, 2025
AUDIO: House passes bill to save tipped wages; Democrats speak about opposition to paid sick time changes
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The tipped credit for minimum wage is a step closer to being preserved in Michigan as the state Ho...
Feb 20, 2025
State House approves minimum wage bill, ties it to paid sick leave
LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - The Michigan House of Representatives has passed a Senate bill to protect the state's tipped wage ...
Feb 20, 2025
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National
Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley eases diversity emphasis in annual report
(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley toned down its emphasis on diversity in its latest annual report published on Friday, signaling a ...
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Pentagon says it will start firing 5,400 probationary civilian employees next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said on Friday it would start firing about 5,400 civilian employees who were on probation...
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Trump administration asks top China export policy official to resign, sources say
By Alexandra Alper and Karen Freifeld WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration has asked a senior Commerce Department ...
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IRS blocks Musk aide from accessing taxpayer data
By Nathan Layne (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has blocked a key aide to tech billionaire Elon Musk from acces...
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Judge clears way for USAID to put more than 2,000 employees on leave
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday declined to block the Trump administration from putting more than 2,...
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World
Zelenskiy: Ukraine, US working on economic deal to ensure it works
(Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that officials from his country and the U.S. were working ...
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US proposes rival UN action on Ukraine, pitting it against Europe
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United States on Friday proposed a draft United Nations resolution to mark ...
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Massive sinkholes put hundreds in Amazonian town at risk
BURITICUPU, Brazil (Reuters) - The city of Buriticupu, in the northeastern tip of the Brazilian Amazon, is being slowly swall...
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North Korea says it sees more US 'military provocations' under Trump
SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's defence ministry said on Saturday "military provocations" by the United States and ...
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Congo frees opposition leader and former president's ally Kabund
KINSHASA (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo has freed an opposition leader and the president's former right-hand man, J...
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Business
Trump says he will impose retaliatory tariffs for digital taxes, may come Friday
By Nandita Bose, David Lawder and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would si...
10m ago
Zelenskiy: Ukraine, US working on economic deal to ensure it works
(Reuters) - Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that officials from his country and the U.S. were working ...
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Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley eases diversity emphasis in annual report
(Reuters) - Morgan Stanley toned down its emphasis on diversity in its latest annual report published on Friday, signaling a ...
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Transport stocks take a hit on Wall Street on economic and tariff fears
By Sinéad Carew and Nikhil Sharma NEW YORK/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Transportation stocks went sharply in reverse on Frid...
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Franklin Templeton files for Solana ETF as crypto interest expands beyond bitcoin
(Reuters) - Franklin Templeton filed for an exchange-traded fund on Friday that will track the spot price of Solana, reflecti...
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Politics
Trump, Musk slashing of government draws backlash, even among some Republicans
By Idrees Ali and Joseph Ax WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk's unprecedented and frant...
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US Senate passes Republican border security bill without Trump tax cuts
By Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate passed a Republican bill promoting President Donald Trump's immigr...
11h ago
Fired and rehired - the dizzying confusion of Trump's government overhaul
By Timothy Gardner, Leah Douglas, Tim Reid and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal workers responsible for Ameri...
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Trump is firing federal workers who are not funded by taxpayers
By Michael Erman, Patrick Wingrove and Marisa Taylor (Reuters) - Elon Musk's DOGE team has slashed hundreds of jobs paid for ...
11h ago
Elon Musk wields chainsaw at conservative gathering, a gift from Argentina's Milei
(Reuters) - Elon Musk, the billionaire tasked with slashing U.S. federal government spending, took to the stage at a conserva...
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Health
US CDC reports five-fold increase in weekly measles cases as Texas outbreak grows
(Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday reported that measles cases so far this year had ju...
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US health agencies postpone rare diseases event
(Reuters) -A two-day meeting aimed at raising awareness among policymakers and the public about rare diseases scheduled for t...
2h ago
Explainer-How bird flu has sent US eggs prices skyrocketing
By Tom Polansek and Leah Douglas (Reuters) - The price of eggs at U.S. grocery stores has climbed to a record high, nearly do...
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US FDA approves Mirum Pharma's genetic disorder drug
(Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has approved Mirum Pharmaceuticals' drug to treat a type o...
5h ago
Shortage of Novo's Wegovy and Ozempic is resolved, FDA website shows
(Reuters) -A shortage of Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk's popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs, Wegovy and Ozempic, has been...
7h ago
Science
Airbus CEO hints at MBDA-like venture for European space merger
By Gianluca Lo Nostro (Reuters) - The CEO of Airbus said on Thursday he would be happy if space merger talks with Thales and ...
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Explainer-How does space travel affect astronaut health?
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The human body was not built for spaceflight, with its microgravity conditions, exposur...
20h ago
Key NASA officials' departure casts more uncertainty over US moon program
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -NASA is losing four key senior officials close to its flagship moon program, according...
Feb 19, 2025
Google develops AI co-scientist to aid researchers
By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) - Google has developed an AI tool to act as a virtual collaborator for biomedical scientists, th...
Feb 19, 2025
Astronomers reveal 3D structure of an alien planet's atmosphere
By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Astronomers for the first time have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of the a...
Feb 19, 2025
Technology
Trump says he will impose retaliatory tariffs for digital taxes, may come Friday
By Nandita Bose, David Lawder and Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would si...
10m ago
OpenAI removes users in China, North Korea suspected of malicious activities
By Anna Tong (Reuters) - OpenAI has removed accounts of users from China and North Korea who the artificial intelligence comp...
10m ago
Franklin Templeton files for Solana ETF as crypto interest expands beyond bitcoin
(Reuters) - Franklin Templeton filed for an exchange-traded fund on Friday that will track the spot price of Solana, reflecti...
46m ago
Brazil Supreme Court orders Rumble suspension in the country
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian Supreme Court justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered U.S. video-sharing platform Rumble immediat...
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Waze hits large platform status under EU tech rules, porn sites set to drop off list
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet's mapping app Waze needs to do more to tackle illegal online content on its pla...
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Entertainment
British actor Sam Riley channels washed-up tennis coach in vacation noir 'Islands'
By Hanna Rantala and Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) - British actor Sam Riley, who shot to fame playing Ian Curtis in 2007's...
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Berlinale documentary revamps classic Holocaust film 'Shoah' for new generation
By Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) - Forty years after the release of French director Claude Lanzmann's seminal work "Sh...
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Rising British star Archie Madekwe says 'Lurker' accurately explores male power dynamics
By Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) - Rising British star Archie Madekwe said in Berlin on Friday that the male power dynamics...
7h ago
China's 'Ne Zha 2' animated blockbuster fuels nationalist pride, Hollywood hostility
BEIJING (Reuters) - As "Ne Zha 2" shatters box office records, the Chinese animated film about a mythical boy with ...
16h ago
Argentina court clears 3 accused in singer Liam Payne's death
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -An Argentine court has cleared three of the five people accused of their alleged involvement in singe...
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