After conducting a thorough review of the state of Michigan’s economy and finances, Standard & Poor’s assigned the state’s AA- credit rating with an improved “positive outlook.”
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First Lady Sue Snyder encourages parents, caregivers to help prevent infant deaths caused by unsafe sleeping environments
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LANSING, Mich. – September is Infant Safe Sleep Awareness Month, and First Lady Sue Snyder and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services are encouraging all parents and caregivers to implement safe sleep practices to help eliminate sleep-related infant deaths in Michigan.
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The person named most dangerous online might surprise you
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In this Feb. 14, 2016 file photo, Avril Lavigne arrives at the 2016 Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Gala in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by John Salangsang/Invision/AP, File)
NEW YORK (AP) — One-time pop-punk princess Avril Lavigne has beaten superstar Beyonce at something, but she may not be totally happy with her victory — she’s been named the most dangerous celebrity on the internet.
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Message to the young activists involved in the serious work of social change
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Stockley verdict protest. Photo by Vincent Lang
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Le’Veon Bell gets top billing in AP running back rankings
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LE’VEON BELL ((Photo by Courier photographer Brian Cook))
Beginning the fifth season of his career, Le’Veon Bell has logged only 51 games for Pittsburgh, including the playoffs.
The best could be yet to come.
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Racist Attack At Cornell University Prompts Soul Searching
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Cornell University’s President, Martha E. Pollack, is leading the ivy league school into a period of soul searching after a racist attack.
“This is not who we are,” Pollack said in a statement, as she announced that the university would soon launch a presidential task force that’s “charged with examining and addressing persistent problems of bigotry and intolerance at Cornell.”