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Carney says the new Canadian-built bridge across Detroit River that Trump threatened will open

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says a new Canadian-built bridge across the Detroit River that U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to block will open at the end of the week

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Mark Carney announces opening date for Detroit bridge despite early threat from Trump

Construction has been underway since 2018, with the Canadian government fully funding the project

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Hugh Jackman makes surprise appearance at memorial of Indiana sheriff’s corporal killed in crash

Wolverine actor is dating fellow Broadway star Sutton Foster, who is an adjunct theatre faculty member at Ball State in Muncie, Indiana

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Detroit’s Gordie Howe bridge is poised to open as truck traffic between US-Canada slows – low-income residents are deciding whether to stay or go

Watching the space between two nations shrink became a regular pastime for Detroiters over the past decade as the segments of the Gordie Howe International Bridge gradually grew, extending meter by meter from Ontario on one side and Michigan on the other.

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Texas Medical Board remains silent on abortion laws, despite calls for more guidance

The Texas Supreme Court has asked the licensing board to offer doctors guidance on how to interpret the medical exception to the state’s abortion ban. Some doctors say that wouldn’t be enough reassurance.

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Judge closes Flint water case against former Michigan governor

A judge has formally dismissed misdemeanor charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in the Flint water scandal

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Prosecutors say court decision forces the end of criminal cases in Flint water scandal

The Michigan attorney general's office said the state prosecution of former Gov. Rick Snyder and other officials for their roles in the Flint water scandal has ended.

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Michigan’s top court won’t revive Flint water charges against 7 key figures

The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected a last-ditch effort to revive criminal charges against seven people in the Flint water scandal

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Michigan's top court won't revive Flint water charges against 7 key figures

The Michigan Supreme Court has rejected a last-ditch effort to revive criminal charges against seven people in the Flint water scandal

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Michigan pipeline standoff could affect water protection and Indigenous rights across the US

Should states and Indigenous nations be able to influence energy projects they view as harmful or contrary to their laws and values? This question lies at the center of a heated debate over Enbridge Energy’s Line 5 pipeline, which carries oil and natural gas across Wisconsin and Michigan.

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The architect of Detroit's bankruptcy filing 10 years ago says it was the best fix for a broken city

The architect of Detroit's bankruptcy filing admits it was a miserable process

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Michigan lawmakers repeal right-to-work, revive prevailing wage

LANSING, Michigan — The Democratic-led Michigan Legislature voted along party lines Tuesday on landmark legislation to restore prevailing wages for state construction projects and repeal the right-to-work law that barred union contracts from requiring membership fees as a condition of employment.

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Feds investigate ex-Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson for alleged bribery in pot licensing

LANSING, Mich. — FBI agents and a federal grand jury have spent more than two years investigating whether former Michigan House Speaker Rick Johnson and others received bribes in return for awarding state licenses to operate medical marijuana facilities, The Detroit News has learned.

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Texas native and journalist Austin Tice is still imprisoned in Syria

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Judge dismisses Flint water charges against ex-Gov. Rick Snyder

DETROIT — A Genesee County Circuit Court judge has ordered the dismissal of charges against former Gov. Rick Snyder related to the Flint water crisis, but Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel's Flint legal team vowed to appeal.

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Flint water crisis charges dismissed against ex-Gov. Snyder

A judge has dismissed criminal charges against former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder over the Flint water crisis

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Newest Michigan Supreme Court member is a young Black mom. How it's historic

LANSING, Mich. — State Rep. Kyra Harris Bolden, whose great-grandfather was lynched in Tennessee in the 1930s, will become the first Black woman to serve on the Michigan Supreme Court after being appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

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Former Michigan governor and aide won't have to testify in Flint water trial, appeals court rules

DETROIT — Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, one of his former top key aides and others won a legal victory this week when a federal appeals court panel ruled they won't have to testify in a trial related to the Flint water crisis.

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Ex-Michigan governor asks court to drop Flint water charges

Lawyers for former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder are urging a judge to dismiss misdemeanor charges related to the Flint water crisis

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Flint water crisis prosecutors vow to press on after latest court setback

DETROIT — Attorney General Dana Nessel's Flint water crisis prosecutors say they will continue to pursue criminal prosecutions despite a court ruling this week that threw out the felony indictments against seven state officials.

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A Michigan judge drops felony charges against 7 people in Flint water scandal

The dismissal for 7 people was significant but not a surprise after the Michigan Supreme Court earlier said a different judge acting as a one-person grand jury had no authority to issue indictments.

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Judge tosses charges against 7 state officials in Flint water crisis

DETROIT — Genesee County Circuit Judge Elizabeth Kelly on Tuesday dismissed felony charges against seven state officials charged in relation to the Flint water crisis.

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Key moments in Flint, Michigan’s lead-tainted water crisis

A Michigan judge has dismissed felony charges against seven people charged in the Flint water crisis

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Judge tosses charges against 7 people in Flint water crisis

A judge has dismissed charges against seven people in the Flint water scandal, including two former state health officials blamed for deaths from Legionnaires’ disease

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A mistrial is declared over engineers' role in the Flint water crisis

A judge declared a mistrial after jurors said they couldn't reach a verdict in a dispute over whether two engineering firms should bear some responsibility for Flint's lead-contaminated water.

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