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Beef cattle to be focus of MSU-UP center tour

CHATHAM — The Michigan State University-Upper Peninsula Research and Extension Center will host a Twilight Tour of South Farm beef cattle, grazing and grain projects to highlight these commodities and ongoing research from 5 to 8 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday, Aug. 20, at MSU-UPREC, E3774 University Drive in Chatham. The event is free to attend and will begin with a dinner featuring beef from the UPREC herd of Wagyu cattle. Tour participants will have an opportunity to view research cattle, pastures and plots of small grains, corn and hemp. Presentations will focus on beef cattle ...

Trump administration cancels plans to develop new offshore wind projects

The Trump administration is canceling plans to use large areas of federal waters for new offshore wind development, the latest step to suppress the industry in the United States. More than 3.5 million acres had been designated wind energy areas, the offshore locations deemed most suitable ...

What EPA’s targeting of vehicle pollution rules means for carmakers

DETROIT (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency's plan this week to relax rules aimed at cleaning up auto tailpipe emissions is the latest Trump administration move to undo incentives for automakers to go electric. As part of a larger effort to undo climate-based governmental ...

Appeals court questions Trump’s tariff authority without Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) — Appellate court judges expressed broad skepticism Thursday over President Donald Trump's legal rationale for his most expansive round of tariffs. Members of the 11-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington appeared unconvinced by the ...

Dozens of countries with no deals face higher tariffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Numerous countries around the world were facing the prospect of much higher duties on their exports to the United States today, a potential blow to the global economy, because they haven't yet reached a trade deal with the Trump administration. Some of the United States' biggest trading partners have reached agreements, or at least the outlines of one, including the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Japan. Even so, those countries face much higher tariffs than were in effect before Trump took office. And other large trading partners — most notably China and ...

Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve left its key short-term interest rate unchanged for the fifth time this year, brushing off repeated calls from President Donald Trump for a cut. The Fed's decision Wednesday leaves its key short-term rate at about 4.3%, where it has stood after the ...