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China’s exports surge despite waning trade with the US

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HONG KONG (AP) — China's exports jumped nearly 22% in the first two months of the year from a year earlier, powered by a surge in shipments of computer chips, autos and electronics. The export figures released by China's customs agency on Tuesday were much better than economists had ...

Joint research team continues moose survival study effort

Local News

It’s an unusually warm February day in the western Upper Peninsula as a collaborative team of wildlife experts works to fit a radio collar around the neck of an immobilized moose and collect blood and fecal samples from the animal. Speed and skill are crucial. Too much stress or time ...

Effort on to extend law for veterans’ burial benefits

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WASHINGTON, DC – Lawmakers from Michigan have introduced bipartisan legislation to keep in place a federal law that expanded veterans’ burial benefits, a move inspired by a Kingsford man’s case. The Gerald’s Law Reauthorization of 2026 would extend this expanded benefit, set to ...

Crude oil prices top $100 a barrel amid ongoing Iran war

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CHICAGO (AP) — Oil prices eclipsed $100 per barrel for the first time in more than three and a half years Sunday as the Iran war hinders production and shipping in the Middle East. The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, was at $107.97 after trading resumed on the ...