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Former Michigan State coach’s Larry Nassar-related conviction will not be reinstated
Kathie Klages looks at her attorney, Mary Chartier in the court of Judge Louise Alderson during the pretrial exam of Klages, former MSU women's gymnastics coach, in Lansing, Mich., on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. Klages is facing two counts of lying to a peace officer during the investigation of Larry Nassar's sexual crimes against female athletes. (Dale G.Young/Detroit News via AP)
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Special prosecutor to investigate Michigan GOP candidate
FILE - Matt DePerno, Republican candidate for Michigan Attorney General, speaks outside before a rally at the Michigan Stars Sports Center in Washington Township, Mich., on April 2, 2022. A special prosecutor in Michigan has been appointed to investigate whether DePerno and others should be criminally charged for their attempts to gain access to voting machines after the 2020 election. (Junfu Han/Detroit Free Press via AP, File)
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Michigan signals intent to appeal decision keeping Line 5 pipeline dispute in federal court
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is shown in this file photo on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. Nessel wants to appeal a judge's decision to keep the dispute over the cross-border Line 5 pipeline in federal court. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Paul Sancya
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Storms blamed in deaths of three in Michigan, Ohio, Arkansas
Looking more like a boat ramp, the receding Pearl River flood waters hide the parking lot of the athletic fields on Westbrook Road in northeast Jackson, Miss., Monday, Aug. 29, 2022. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Jury weighs case against two accused of plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
This combo of images provided by the Kent County, Mich., Jail. shows Barry Croft Jr., left, and Adam Fox. Jury selection started Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in the second trial of the two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 over their disgust with restrictions early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Prosecutors are putting Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. on trial again after a jury in April couldn't reach a verdict. Two co-defendants were acquitted and two more pleaded guilty earlier. (Kent County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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Prosecutors rest their case against two men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan’s governor
This combo of images provided by the Kent County, Mich., Jail. shows Barry Croft Jr., left, and Adam Fox. Jury selection started Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in the second trial of the two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 over their disgust with restrictions early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Prosecutors are putting Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. on trial again after a jury in April couldn't reach a verdict. Two co-defendants were acquitted and two more pleaded guilty earlier. (Kent County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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Michigan company cited for releasing industrial chemicals into Huron River system
This Wednesday, June 6, 2018 photo show one of the three waste stabilization lagoons in Three Oaks, Mich. Journeyman Distillery, a Michigan distillery may move if the village where it is located orders the company to stop releasing byproduct containing chemicals into the sewage system. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP)
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Two suspects sought to spark ‘second American revolution’ by kidnapping Michigan governor: prosecutor
This combo of images provided by the Kent County, Mich., Jail. shows Barry Croft Jr., left, and Adam Fox. Jury selection started Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in the second trial of the two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 over their disgust with restrictions early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Prosecutors are putting Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. on trial again after a jury in April couldn't reach a verdict. Two co-defendants were acquitted and two more pleaded guilty earlier. (Kent County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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Jury picked for second trial in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer
This combo of images provided by the Kent County, Mich., Jail. shows Barry Croft Jr., left, and Adam Fox. Jury selection started Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in the second trial of the two men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 over their disgust with restrictions early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Prosecutors are putting Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr. on trial again after a jury in April couldn't reach a verdict. Two co-defendants were acquitted and two more pleaded guilty earlier. (Kent County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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Two men face new trial over scheme to kidnap Michigan governor
FILE - This photo combo of images provided by the Kent County Sheriff and Delaware Department of Justice, respectively, shows Adam Dean Fox, left, and Barry Croft Jr. on April 8, 2022. The men who are accused of crafting a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 and ignite a national rebellion are facing a second trial with jury selection starting Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, months after a jury couldn't reach a verdict on the pair while acquitting two others in the case. (Kent County Sheriff and Delaware Department of Justice via AP, File)
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Trump-backed Michigan attorney-general candidate involved in voting-system breach, documents show
Republican candidate for Attorney General of Michigan Matthew DePerno reacts as he is recognized by former U.S. President Donald Trump at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, U.S., August 6, 2022. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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Billionaire Jack Ma reportedly plans to cede control of China’s Ant Group
FILE PHOTO: Jack Ma, billionaire founder of Alibaba Group, arrives at the "Tech for Good" Summit in Paris, France May 15, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo
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Electric vehicles heading into heart of U.S. market
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UBC vice-chancellor Santa Ono named as president at University of Michigan
University of British Columbia president and vice-chancellor Santa Ono pauses while speaking during a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony between the Tsilhqot'in National Government and UBC, in Vancouver, on Wednesday, December 8, 2021.Ono is leaving his post, and Canada, to become president of the University of Michigan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Michigan panel wants details on Great Lakes oil tunnel plan
FILE - In this June 8, 2017, file photo, fresh nuts, bolts and fittings are ready to be added to the east leg of the pipeline near St. Ignace, Mich., as Enbridge Inc., prepares to test the east and west sides of the Line 5 pipeline under the Straits of Mackinac in Mackinaw City, Mich. A Michigan regulatory panel said Thursday, July 7, 2022, that it needs more information about safety risks before it can rule on Enbridge's plan to extend an oil pipeline through a tunnel beneath a waterway linking two of the Great Lakes. (Dale G Young/Detroit News via AP, File)
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Democrats swiftly raised US$80M after court overturned Roe v. Wade
FILE - A man holds a sign as community members walk around Vander Veer Park during a march following the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, June 26, 2022, in Davenport, Iowa. Democrats and their aligned groups raised more than $80 million in the week after the Supreme Court stripped away a woman’s constitutional right to have an abortion. The flood of cash offers one of the first tangible signs of how the ruling may energize voters. (Nikos Frazier/Quad City Times via AP)
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Rothschilds hires RBC’s Graham to run Canadian investment bank
Bank towers are shown from Bay Street in Toronto's financial district, on Wednesday, June 16, 2010. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrien Veczan
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Larry Nassar victims seek more than $1-billion from FBI for failing to intervene on abuse claims
FILE - Dr. Larry Nassar, appears in court for a plea hearing on Nov. 22, 2017, in Lansing, Mich. The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday, May 26, 2022 it will not pursue criminal charges against former FBI agents who failed to quickly open an investigation of sports doctor Larry Nassar despite learning in 2015 that he was accused of sexually assaulting female gymnasts.(. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya File)
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The potential end of Roe v. Wade affects Canadian women, too
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White House, senators have ‘sympathy’ for Canada’s position on Enbridge’s Line 5 pipeline: Wilkinson
Minister of Natural Resources Jonathan Wilkinson rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, April 8, 2022. Canada’s natural resources minister says he is hearing “significant sympathy” from U.S. officials for the plight of the Line 5 pipeline. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick