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The Flint Water Crisis and COVID-19 Health Disparities Share Roots in Racism and Classism
A total of 42 charges have been filed against nine people, including former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, in connection with the years-long Flint Water Crisis that killed 12 people. LX News welcomed Dr. Debra Furr-Holden, an Associate Dean for Public Health Integration at Michigan State University, to discuss what she calls “one of the biggest acts of environmental racism in...
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Airbnb to Review Bookings Ahead of Michigan Capitol Protests
Airbnb said Saturday that it will review reservations in Lansing ahead of expected demonstrations at Michigan’s state Capitol and may cancel bookings by anyone determined to be part of a hate group or who might be coming to the city with violent intentions.
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Ex-Governor, 8 Other Michigan Officials Charged in Flint Water Crisis
Two former Michigan health officials have been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of nine people who got Legionnaires’ disease during the Flint water crisis
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Ex.-Michigan Gov. Snyder Charged in Flint Water Crisis
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has been charged with two counts of willful neglect of duty in the Flint water crisis
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Michigan Plans to Charge Ex-Gov. Snyder in Flint Water Probe
Former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, his health director and other ex-officials have been told they’re being charged after a new investigation of the Flint water scandal, which devastated the majority Black city with lead-contaminated water and was blamed for a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in 2014-15, The Associated Press has learned.
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Michigan Bans Open Carry of Guns Inside State Capitol
Michigan has banned the open carry of guns in the state Capitol a week after an armed mob rioted in the U.S. Capitol and following a protest in the statehouse last year
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Trump Supporters Protest at Statehouses Across the U.S. as Capitol Hill Demonstrations Turn Violent
Supporters of outgoing Republican President Donald Trump protest at statehouses across the U.S. on Wednesday.
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Surfer, Son Rescue Man Swept Off Michigan Pier Into 39-Degree Water
After being swept off a pier in Montague, Michigan, two surfers rescued a man from piercing cold water Wedneday.
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Parents Lose Lawsuit Over Destruction of Son's Porn Stash
A man who sued his parents for getting rid of his pornography collection has won a lawsuit in western Michigan and can seek compensation.
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Man Who Sued Parents for Getting Rid of $29K Porn Collection Wins Lawsuit
A man who sued his parents for getting rid of his pornography collection has won a lawsuit in western Michigan and can seek compensation
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6 Men Indicted in Alleged Plot to Kidnap Michigan Governor
A federal grand jury has indicted six men on charges of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
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Extradition Delayed for Wisconsin Man Charged in Gretchen Whitmer Kidnap Plot
A judge has ruled a Wisconsin man accused in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer should be extradited to Michigan, but he will be given a chance to appeal first
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Things to Know About Jennifer Granholm, Biden's Energy Secretary
President-elect Joe Biden will nominate Jennifer Granholm for Energy Secretary. Here are five things you need to know.
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Michigan Congressman Quits GOP Over Bid to Overturn Election
A retiring Michigan congressman said Monday he is leaving the Republican Party and becoming an independent to protest efforts to overturn Democrat Joe Biden’s victory over President Donald Trump.
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Pfizer Starts Shipping Covid Vaccine
On Sunday morning, workers at Pfizer’s Michigan headquarters starting packing up their covid-19 vaccination for distribution.
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A Mother Couldn't Wait to Welcome Her Second Child. COVID-19 Killed Her Before She Could Hold the Baby
For 18 days after Erika Becerra gave birth, she fought for her life, hooked up to a ventilator in a Detroit hospital, NBC News reports.
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Trump Files Motion to Join Texas Supreme Court Bid to Undo Biden White House Win
Trump said he will join Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s long-shot effort at the Supreme Court to reverse Joe Biden’s victory in the election.
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Wisconsin-Based F-16 Crashes in Michigan During Training
Authorities say a Wisconsin-based fighter jet crashed in a national forest in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula while on a training mission and searchers are looking for the pilot, who was the only person aboard
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Dad Pleads Guilty in Autistic Son's Backyard Pool Drowning
The father of a severely autistic 16-year-old Michigan boy who drowned in a family pool has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter.
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Michigan Secretary of State Says Armed Protesters Gathered Outside Her Home
Dozens of armed people gathered outside Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson’s home over the weekend “shouting obscenities” and threatening violence in an effort to overturn the presidential election results in the state, she said Sunday.