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Dickinson sheriff issues report

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IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County Sheriff Aaron Rochon has issued his monthly report for July. The road patrol served 75 civil process papers, investigated 223 complaints, handled 25 accidents, issued 100 citations and 260 verbal warnings, made 52 arrests — 18 of which were for outstanding warrants, including nine felonies — and completed 217 property checks. The K-9 officer conducted six searches, including two for local agencies and had three deployments resulting in arrest. There were nine transports, one to prison and eight miscellaneous. The correctional center had 94 ...

250,000 Cooluli minifridges recalled over fire and burn hazards

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CHICAGO (AP) — Cooluli has recalled roughly 250,000 of its minifridges due to fire and burn hazards. According to a Thursday notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the now-recalled "10-Liter" and "15-Liter" minifridges have an electric switch that can short ...

Forbes editor dismissed for 'conflict of interest'

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The top editor of Forbes left his job last month after an "undisclosed conflict of interest" and was reportedly dismissed for accepting $6 million from the founder of a firm that does business with the magazine. The New York Times reported this week that Randall Lane was paid by RJ Shook, ...

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Rescuers call for silence CALI, Colombia (AP) — With arms raised and fists clenched, rescuers in Colombia called for silence as they listened for signs of life in the rubble left by a deadly earthquake. The disaster has killed more than 270 people and left hundreds more missing. The call for quiet on Thursday was part of last-ditch efforts to find survivors in the aftermath of the 7.4 magnitude quake that struck the South American country Monday. Aid agencies consider the first two to three days after a quake to be the prime window for retrieving survivors. But that time ...

Trump's plan would require vaccine manufacturing overhaul

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Public health experts have been quick to condemn an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at upending childhood vaccinations in the U.S., but the biggest obstacles may be the unprecedented financial and logistical challenges it would impose on parents, health ...

New aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East as reports have emerged of mental health and supply issues aboard the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln. The Lincoln has been supporting the U.S. war against Iran, and its ...