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Higher energy prices help propel inflation above 4%

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Rising gas prices pushed inflation to its highest level in three years last month, a headache for the Federal Reserve and a potential political challenge for the Trump administration as midterm elections near. Consumer prices rose 4.2% in May from a year earlier, the Labor ...

Michigan hopes new program will turn apprenticeships into degrees

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(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) Ten trade unions and 24 community colleges have signed up to participate in Michigan’s new College Credit for Apprenticeships Program, officials ...

Trump cites breakthrough in talks to end the war

International News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday he had called off new military strikes on Iran, claiming a breakthrough in negotiations to end the war just hours after the American leader threatened to escalate the conflict by seizing control of Iran's oil ...

Kids Fishing Day returns to DNR Pocket Park in Escanaba

Local News

ESCANABA — The Kids Fishing Day Team will be celebrating the 33rd anniversary of its annual Kids Fishing Day this year. The day full of fun, fishing and families will be Saturday at the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Pocket Park, located on the Upper Peninsula State Fairgrounds in ...

‘Footprints of Florence County’ presentation set

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FLORENCE, Wis. — The public invited to attend the next free monthly outdoor education program Tuesday evening in Florence. Debbie Demuri will give a presentation on Florence County history. “Footprints of Florence County” will touch on the county’s beginning and the Fisher family, ...