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Trial starts accusing social media of addicting children

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The world's biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening statements in one such trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court began on Monday. Instagram's ...

State extends aid availability in UP for mass timber projects

LANSING — A state program to aid mass timber projects in Michigan has been extended for the Upper Peninsula after the region submitted no applications for funding in 2026. The Michigan Mass Timber Catalyst Program recently awarded $350,000, combined with a year of technical assistance, to ...

US stocks soar as the Dow tops 50,000

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market roared back on Friday, as technology stocks recovered much of their losses from earlier in the week and bitcoin halted its plunge, at least for now. The S&P 500 rallied 2% for its best day since May. The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 1,206 ...

Chamber celebrates Peninsula Title remodeling of IM office

IRON MOUNTAIN — Peninsula Title Agency Inc. recently marked a remodeling of the Iron Mountain office with a Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting ceremony. Mike and Kari Divine, owners of Peninsula Title Agency, bought the business in Crystal Falls in 2016, then opened their ...