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From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — Mike Ditka, the Hall of Fame tight end who coached the Chicago Bears to their only Super Bowl championship, died Friday. He was 86. A family spokesperson said Ditka died about 9 a.m. Friday surrounded by family and friends. Funeral arrangements had not been announced. In its statement,…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — The Golden State Valkyries finished off a semifinal sweep of the defending champion Las Vegas Aces with an 87-77 overtime win Friday, reaching the WNBA Finals in just the franchise second season. Golden State rallied from a 13-point deficit on the road, using a 17-0 run in the…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday her state will take part in the new federal scholarship tax credit, making her the second Democratic governor to voluntarily opt in to the school choice program created in last year federal tax and spending law. Hochul follows Colorado Gov. Jared…
Business
PLYMOUTH, Mich. — Pareto Mobility is building what its founder calls North America's first fully flat-floor commercial bus at a Plymouth, Mich., Township warehouse, adding manufacturing jobs at the former Burroughs campus. Founder and CEO AJ Kumar said the Step-Free design removes interior steps and slopes so riders using wheelchairs,…
From HERE Grand Rapids
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers traded personal attacks Thursday night in Grand Rapids, Mich., during their first head-to-head general-election debate in Michigan's U.S. Senate race. The hour-long televised forum opened on rising gas prices before shifting into sharper exchanges over the war in Iran,…
From HERE Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Voters got a closer look Thursday night at the two candidates seeking to become Michigan's next secretary of state during a debate in Ann Arbor, Mich., at the University of Michigan. Democrat Garlin Gilchrist, the outgoing lieutenant governor, and Republican Anthony Forlini, the Macomb County clerk,…
From the HERE City National Desk
WASHINGTON — House Republicans are entering triage mode four weeks from Election Day, with a growing number privately fearing their chances of holding the majority are vanishing as President Donald Trump approval ratings sink even on traditionally red turf. Republicans currently hold a narrow 218-214 seat advantage. An analysis of…
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