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Political roundup: Tax cutters in legislature could disrupt Snyder’s last year

It’s been an interesting week in Michigan.On Wednesday, Michigan’s House of Representatives passed a resolution calling for Michigan State University…

Because of the pandemic, the Bureau of Land Management held virtual public hearings in April on a proposal to expand oil drilling in Alaska's North Slope.

Trump Environmental Rollbacks Roll On Despite Pandemic. Opponents Cry Foul

The Trump administration is rushing to finalize some of its biggest environmental rollbacks ahead of November's election. Some affected groups say they're too distracted by the pandemic to engage.

Stateside: Sports resume amid COVID; Black art collectors; MOCAD fires exec. director

Today on Stateside, a conversation with the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit’s board chair about the termination of the museum’s director, who was fired…

President Biden speaks Friday at a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing site in Portage, Mich. The House could pass a version of his $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief legislation this week.

Biden's Agenda To Come Into Sharper Focus, Even As Trump Plots His Comeback

President Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan heads for a House vote as early as this week, while the former president makes his first major speech since leaving office.

40 years after she took the stage, 'Angelina Ballerina' is still dancing

Angelina is a determined little mouse in a pink tutu who dreams of becoming a ballerina. Katharine Holabird and Helen Craig revisit their beloved character, the star of more than 25 picture books.

Jamie was lost in LA and his anxiety was growing. Then a stranger stepped in

Jamie Spurway left his hometown in Scotland for a semester abroad in California in 1998. When he got there he had trouble getting to his final destination until a friendly stranger offered him help.

At their most recent General Convention, the Episcopal church passed resolutions supporting gender-affirming care and developing resources to welcome and support transgender and nonbinary people.

Trans religious leaders say scripture should inspire inclusive congregations

As some evangelicals push to restrict civil rights for trans people, other Christians use similar sacred texts and traditions to build a theology that embraces trans lives as part of God's creation.

A couple walks down the middle of a street in the dark during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022.

Cuba remains in the dark after hurricane knocks out power grid

A million people are without electricity after Hurricane Ian struck western Cuba. It could head for Tampa and St. Petersburg next, the first direct hit on those cities in a century.

Business professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School Ethan Mollick used a photo of himself (left) in an artificial intelligence platform where he generated a deepfake video of himself (right).

It takes a few dollars and 8 minutes to create a deepfake. And that's only the start

Powerful artificial intelligence tools that can create video, audio, text and pictures are raising fears the technology will supercharge disinformation and propaganda by bad actors.

NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews U.S. President Joe Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 5, 2023.

Biden's national security adviser is hopeful war over Taiwan can be prevented

In an exclusive interview at the White House, Jake Sullivan spoke with NPR's Steve Inskeep. They discussed China-Taiwan tensions, the war in Ukraine, and his upcoming trip to Israel.

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