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Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate (D-Detroit).
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Michigan House Speaker Joe Tate joins crowded race for US Senate

Associated Press May 12, 2025

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A lawmaker from Detroit is joining the crowded field of Democrats vying for the battleground state's...

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FILE - New Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, stands for a portrait at the end of the consistory where Pope Francis elevated 21 new cardinals in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sept. 30, 2023.
  • News

Robert Prevost, first American pope in history of the Catholic Church, will take the name Leo XIV

Associated Press May 8, 2025

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s...

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FILE - The headquarters for National Public Radio (NPR) is seen in Washington, April 15, 2013.
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Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR

Associated Press May 2, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and...

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Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) celebrates with Ausar Thompson in the second half during Game 5 in an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the New York Knicks, Tuesday, April 29, 2025, in New York.
  • Sports

Pistons beat Knicks 106-103 in Game 5 to stay alive in the first-round series

Associated Press April 30, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — The players the Pistons put together to turn a 14-win team into a playoff squad aren't...

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In this image released on Thursday, April, 17, is liberal leader Mark Carney, campaigning at the Operating Engineers Training Institute of Ontario in Oakville.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals win an election upended by Trump

Associated Press April 28, 2025

TORONTO (AP) — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party won Canada’s federal election on Monday, capping a stunning turnaround in...

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This combination of photos shows Cubby Checker at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards in New York on June 12, 2014, left, British singer Joe Cocker performing in Monaco on Aug. 5, 2011, center, and Cyndi Lauper at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York on Sept. 12, 2021.
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Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, White Stripes and Outkast get into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Associated Press April 28, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll...

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President Donald Trump arrives at a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, April 18, 2025, in Washington.
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Trump will hold a rally in Michigan next week to mark his first 100 days in office

Associated Press April 24, 2025

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — President Donald Trump will mark his first 100 days in office next week with a rally in Michigan, his...

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U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens launched her U.S. Senate campaign in Michigan on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.
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US Rep. Haley Stevens enters race to represent Michigan in US Senate

Associated Press April 22, 2025

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Fourth-term U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens has launched her run for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat on Tuesday with...

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FILE - Pope Francis pauses during an interview with The Associated Press at The Vatican, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023.
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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88

Associated Press April 21, 2025

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern...

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A truck carrying a Hede (Hong Kong) International Shipping Co., Ltd., container moves along the Port of Los Angeles Wednesday, April 9, 2025 in Los Angeles.
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Trump limits tariffs on most nations for 90 days, raises taxes on Chinese imports

Associated Press April 10, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a global market meltdown, President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly backed off his tariffs on most nations for...

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The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington.
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Supreme Court blocks order requiring Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workers

Associated Press April 8, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal...

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Michigan’s top court says police can’t search cars solely because of marijuana odor

Associated Press April 3, 2025

DETROIT (AP) — The odor of marijuana alone isn't a sufficient reason for police to search a car without a...

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