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Lake Superior State University among 1st in Michigan to test campus living during pandemic
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
Lake Superior State University students have moved back into dorms and start classes Monday. Life will look different than when they left.
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Report: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met with Joe Biden in Delaware last weekend
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer traveled to Delaware last weekend to meet with Joe Biden, his first known in-person session with a potential running mate..
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Leelanau County official uses racial slur to blame coronavirus on Detroiters
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
At a recent public meeting, a Leelanau road commissioner used a racial slur and blamed the COVID-19 crisis in Michigan on Detroit residents.
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Judge: U-M must send letter to 300,000 alumni, alert them of Anderson lawsuits
by Detroit Free Press (GANNETT Syndication Service)
U-M has said it is interested in settling with Anderson's survivors but had been pushing for the settlement to occur outside the federal court system.
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Leelanau Co. official who used racial slur in COVID-19 tirade: I've gotten more support than criticism
by Petoskey News-Review (GANNETT Syndication Service)
Leelanau County Road Commissioner Tom Eckerle refused to take back comments from earlier this week when he used a racial slur.
National Headlines
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Voters weary as Puerto Rico prepares for historic primaries
Gov. Wanda Vázquez of the pro-statehood New Progressive Party is running against seasoned politician Pedro Pierluisi, who represented Puerto Rico in Congress from 2009 to 2017 and briefly served as governor last August after the then governor resigned following street protests.
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With no deal on pandemic relief bill, Trump says he'll use executive action
The White House and congressional Democrats have again failed to agree on a new pandemic relief package. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer met with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, but they were unable to find a middle ground. Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor join Judy Woodruff to discuss.
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Behind the #ChallengeAccepted campaign, rising Turkish femicides and hostility toward a womens' rights treaty
There are several theories for how this latest selfie meme began, but many users have traced the viral moment back to a campaign combating violence against women in Turkey.