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Opinion

GOP is the party of Putin

Columns

“Russian propaganda has made its way into the United States, unfortunately, and it’s infected a good chunk of my party’s base.” That acknowledgment from Michael McCaul, Republican chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, was echoed a few days later by Michael Turner, the ...

Average tax refund up $123 from a year ago

Columns

WASHINGTON (AP) — On Tax Day, refunds were looking a bit bigger for taxpayers. According to the latest IRS statistics, the average income tax refund so far this season is $3,011, up $123 from last year. Two out of three taxpayers expect to receive a refund. The IRS is promoting the ...

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators shut down US highways

Columns

CHICAGO (AP) — Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked roadways in Illinois, California, New York and the Pacific Northwest on Monday, temporarily shutting down travel into some of the nation's most heavily used airports, onto the Golden Gate and Brooklyn bridges and on a busy West Coast ...

Israel quiet on next steps after attack by Iran

Columns

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli leaders on Sunday credited an international military coalition with helping thwart a direct Iranian attack involving hundreds of drones and missiles, calling the coordinated response a starting point for a “strategic alliance” of regional opposition to ...

Postmaster General DeJoy called to testify

Editorials

Tuesday could be pivotal to the region’s battle with the U.S. Postal Service on maintaining certain mail services in the Upper Peninsula and neighboring northern Wisconsin. U.S. Sen. Gary Peters has called U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and other postal officials to a hearing Tuesday ...