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Michigan e-book readers could see $10 million from Apple anti-trust case

If you’re an e-book fan, you should check your online accounts for new credits this week: Apple might owe you a refund as part of a price-fixing…

Custom-Printed Cocktails On The Moon? 'Soonish' Shows Us How

Zach and Kelly Weinersmith's accessible, occasionally goofy new book lays out futuristic fantasies (like matter-printed cocktails) and connects them to projects scientists are working on right now.

Auto sales grew 5% in 2014

It was a record year for recalls in 2014. But that didn't appear to hamper new car sales in the slightest.Analysts expect 16.4 million in car sales for…

Deborah Ann Favorite holds a photograph of her mother, Elaine Essa. A nursing home and Essa's primary care practice paid to settle a lawsuit brought by the family.

Medicare Takes Aim At Boomerang Hospitalizations Of Nursing Home Patients

One in 5 Medicare patients who leaves the hospital for a nursing home ends up back in the hospital. The federal government will soon use bonuses and penalties to try to lower readmissions.

With new office, state shows China investment a priority

The Next Idea China is Michigan’s third largest export market. A new nonprofit is up and running, planning to encourage more Chinese investment here.…

Report: Michigan's old coal plants costing residents $1.5 billion

A new report from the Michigan Environmental Council says Michigan’s oldest coal-burning power plants are costing state residents $1.5 billion dollars in…

Vladivostock is a port city in Russia's Far East, one of the areas whose economy has partly depended on North Korean migrant laborers. Russia agreed to follow international sanctions that include deporting thousands of workers back to North Korea.

Sanctions Targeting North Korea Ripple Into Russia

Sanctions require Russia to expel about 30,000 North Korean migrant workers. In this city in Russia's Far East, some business owners say they will be sorely missed.

The recent bankruptcy of battery company A123 has some questioning the profitability of electric cars like the Nissan Leaf.

Battery company bankruptcy refuels electric car debate

Tuesday’s bankruptcy announcement by A123 Systems Inc. has many taking another look at the prospects of the electric car.Conservative commentators have…

Ten years after the great northeast blackout of 2003

Today is the ten-year anniversary of the Northeast blackout of 2003.On August 14, 2003 at 4:10 pm, eight U.S. states and parts of Ontario lost power. In…

Study finds both businesses and workers squeezed by health care costs

A new study released by the Economic Alliance for Michigan (EAM) says rising health care costs threaten economic growth and the stability of working…

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