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Stocks drop sharply over worries about AI effects

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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday as the market punished companies seen as potential losers from artificial-intelligence technology. The S&P 500 sank 1.6% for its second-worst day since Thanksgiving, though it's still near its all-time high set late last month. The Dow ...

GOP senator open to compromise on Federal Reserve nominee

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis from North Carolina suggested Thursday he could support a compromise that would allow the Senate Banking Committee to start hearings on Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee to chair the Federal Reserve. "What I heard being floated could ...

Whitmer pitches $88B budget; GOP signals it wants cuts

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(This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgemi.com.) LANSING — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Wednesday unveiled a record-setting $88 billion state budget plan, proposing to tap the state’s ...

County sheriff’s office commits to $465K for dispatch upgrade

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IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County will stand by its selection of a vendor for a computer-aided dispatch 911 system upgrade, committing to a cost of $464,905 paid over a five-year period. A previous estimate for the CAD project was $70,000 less, but a consortium of Upper Peninsula and ...

Seized animals find refuge at Delta Animal Shelter

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ESCANABA – The Delta Animal Shelter is now housing dozens of cats and rabbits seized Feb. 4 during an animal neglect investigation at a Cornell Township residence. Brianna Makosky, 22, has been arraigned on multiple felony charges after she was accused of resisting, obstructing and ...