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Company official charged in 2022 oil-chemical discharge into Michigan's Flint River
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The president of a chemical company has been charged in connection with the unauthorized discharge of oil that left a miles-long dark, oily sheen on the Flint River in Michigan more than two years ago. Rajinder Singh Minhas, 60, of Rochester, Michigan, was...
Movie Review: Boxer Claressa Shields’ story is told in ‘The Fire Inside’
“The Fire Inside,” about boxer Claressa “T-Rex” Shields, is not your standard inspirational sports drama, even if it feels like it for the first half of the movie. There’s the hopeless dream, the difficult home life, the blighted community, the devoted coach, the training...
Michigan man pleads guilty to federal hate crime following mass killing plot targeting gay people
A 22-year-old man has admitted to a plot intended to kill multiple people at a political party headquarters in Michigan and at a nearby bar because he associated both places with gay people. Mack Davis pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Flint to committing a hate crime by...
Following death of Hamas leader, Harris says it's 'time for the day after to begin' in Gaza
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kamala Harris said Thursday that Israel's killing of Hamas' top leader offers "an opportunity to finally end the war in Gaza," talking plainly about next steps even as the pro-Palestinian demonstrators who gathered outside her campaign event underscored the complicated politics...
Biden sets 10-year deadline for US cities to replace lead pipes nationwide
WASHINGTON (AP) — A decade after the Flint, Michigan, water crisis raised alarms about the continuing dangers of lead in tap water, President Joe Biden on Tuesday set a 10-year deadline for cities across the nation to replace their lead pipes, finalizing an aggressive approach aimed at ensuring...
