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Nessel goes online to announce reelection bid

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today that she will seek a second term.

The former Buick City site sits largely unused, overgrown or crumbling these days. But a developer is finalizing a deal that could see it returned to industrial use.

Developer close to finalizing deal to buy Flint's former Buick City

Buick City was once a beating heart in the center of Flint’s economy. These days, it's little more than a parking lot for GM trucks.

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing on Sept. 29, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.

Federal prisons want inmates to pay victims, before making phone calls or buying shoes

A proposed Bureau of Prisons rule would put the majority of money sent to an incarcerated person from outside toward restitution or other fines.

The New York Times has purchased the online word game Wordle has that took off last fall, with people posting their daily scores.

'The New York Times' buys Wordle

The Times acquired the simple word guessing game for an undisclosed price in the low-seven figures. The paper already maintains its own set of games.

New research tackles the central question about "buy now, pay later": Does it encourage people to overspend?

In a year marked by inflation, 'buy now, pay later' is the hottest holiday trend

People are paying for blenders, shirts and even groceries in installments. New research suggests this encourages people to overspend.

Billionaire Elon Musk's on-again, off-again bid to acquire Twitter advanced this week after he agreed to pay the $44 billion he had originally offered for the social media site.

Here's what Elon Musk will likely do with Twitter if he buys it

Musk says he'd loosen rules against spreading misinformation, allow former President Donald Trump back on Twitter, shake up the company's business model and find new revenue sources.

Billionaire Elon Musk has told Twitter he's willing to buy the company after all, and at the originally agreed upon price of $54.20 per share.

Elon Musk says he's willing to buy Twitter after all

The Tesla CEO tells Twitter that he'll go ahead with the original deal to buy the company for $44 billion, or $54.20 a share, possibly averting a trial set for later this month.

Privacy as personal data protection with security safety tiny persons concept. Abstract eyes peek in private files on mobile phone vector illustration. Web cyberspace information protection scene.

How you can protect yourself online, post-Roe

Abortion is still legal in Michigan. But many privacy advocates are urging caution about online activity that could be used to prosecute people seeking or assisting with abortion services.

Crimo made rap music under the name Awake The Rapper. In one video, he wears a helmet and vest inside an empty classroom and scatters bullets across the floor.

Highland Park suspect's online history reveals a fascination with violence

The 21-year-old suspect made music videos about shootings, and apparently posted thousands of times to a message board dedicated to sharing graphic photos and videos of violence.

An self-portrait of Deena Mohamed, author of the graphic novel <em>Shubeik Lubeik — </em>a fantasy story of making wishes in modern-day Egypt.

This graphic novel imagines what would happen if you could buy and sell wishes

Artist and author Deena Mohamed created a graphic novel about how wishes would — or wouldn't — work in modern-day Egypt. Her much-praised book is now out in English. It's ... a wish come true!

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