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Michigan’s 110-mile border with Indiana is fuzzy: It ‘isn’t a problem until it is’

Michigan’s 110-mile border with Indiana is fuzzy: It ‘isn’t a problem until it is’

Despite efforts in recent years to gain clarity, the roughly 110-mile state line between Michigan and Indiana remains blurry as ever. The last official survey of the dividing line between Michiga...

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Michigan farm values growing faster than national rate due to demand for development

Michigan farm values growing faster than national rate due to demand for development

Michigan farm property values are going gangbusters, rising 7.8% in the past year and leading the nation, according to an annual report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. National values in...

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‘Rage bait’ named Oxford University Press word of year as outrage fuels social media traffic in 2025

‘Rage bait’ named Oxford University Press word of year as outrage fuels social media traffic in 2025

LONDON (AP) — Oxford University Press has named “rage bait’’ as its word of the year, capturing the internet zeitgeist of 2025. The phrase refers to online content that is “deliberately designed t...

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Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers over claims it violated labor law

Starbucks to pay $35M to NYC workers over claims it violated labor law

NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and arbitrarily cut their hours, city officials anno...

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Bitcoin dips below $85,000 in crypto currency rout

Bitcoin dips below $85,000 in crypto currency rout

Bitcoin and companies tied to cryptocurrencies extended a nearly two-month swoon Monday, tracking with a broader market sell-off in technology companies that many see as overvalued. Bitcoin, which...

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UK secures 0% tariff rate on medicines exported to US for 3 years

UK secures 0% tariff rate on medicines exported to US for 3 years

LONDON (AP) — The U.K. has sealed a deal securing a 0% tariff rate for all U.K. medicines exported to the U.S. for at least 3 years, officials said Monday, in return for the U.K. spending more on ...

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