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☆ Opinion: This overshadowed Trump ruling may be the one that matters most
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Opinion David Zurawik | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

If shareholders approve the merger, it would enable Trump Media to go public and Trump to own a stake worth about $4 billion. In the US, a political party’s presidential nominee has never owned a major media platform worth so much. Furthermore, the possibility of this added Truth Social muscle for Trump arrives as right-wing MAGA messaging finds more outlets at the national and grassroots levels. And, while Trump has stuck with Truth Social, X has become a haven for right-wing conspiracies of all kinds. MAGA-friendly, right-wing media is growing at the grassroots level as well.

Persons: David Zurawik, Donald Trump, David Zurawik Mich Rouse, Trump, MAGA, Jay Ritter, Julia Nikhinson, Joe Biden, Lyndon Johnson, Johnson, John F, Kennedy, Lady Bird, Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, Vladimir Putin, Carlson, Megyn Kelly, Eric Bolling, That’s, David Smith, Sinclair Organizations: Goucher College, Baltimore Sun, CNN, Trump, Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Trump Media & Technology Group, Trump Media, University of Florida, Getty, Republican, Federal Communications Commission, Johnsons, Twitter, Facebook, Fox News, Russian, Fox, Tucker Carlson Network, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Digital Locations: Conway , South Carolina, AFP, Austin , Texas, Texas, Maryland

☆ Opinion | I’m the Mayor of Dearborn, Mich., and My City Feels Betrayed
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Abdullah H. Hammoud | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

“Dearborn doesn’t sleep,” I recently told an out-of-state visitor to my hometown. It was a reference to the celebratory time of Ramadan, when our city breaks bread together for iftar at sunset and suhoor, before sunrise, each day. Dearborn does not sleep. Our entire city is haunted by the images, videos and stories streaming out of Gaza. Many of us lived it, and still bear the scars of life under occupation and apartheid.

Persons: “, ” Organizations: “ Dearborn Locations: Dearborn, Gaza

☆ Election 2024 As Trump heads to Michigan, the state G.O.P. is in disarray.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Neil Vigdor | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +6 min

“We are the Michigan G.O.P.,” Mr. Hoekstra said in an interview on Friday. On Thursday night, Ms. Karamo sought to address her leadership status at a Republican gathering in Oakland County near Detroit. A video recorded by The Detroit News showed her being heckled as party leaders elected delegates for next month’s state convention. At the Karamo-aligned event, a projector displayed a logo for the county’s Republican Party. did not immediately respond to requests for comment about what would happen if rival slates of Michigan delegates showed up at the convention.

Persons: Donald J, Trump, Pete Hoekstra, Kristina Karamo, Hoekstra, ” Mr, “ Kristina Karamo, Mr, ” “, ”, Karamo, “, Ole ’, we’ve, ” Ms, Patrick Van Katwijk, Fred Krymis, Rod Halcomb, Emily Elconin, Kelly Sackett, Matthew DePerno Organizations: Republicans, Trump, Republican National Committee, Republican, Democratic, Republican Party, Republican National, Agence France, Michigan, The Detroit News, Baptist Church, county’s Republican Party, Michigan Republicans, The New York Times, Kalamazoo, Republican National Convention Locations: Michigan, Waterford Township, Detroit, Western Michigan, Netherlands, Oakland County, Kalamazoo County, Scotts, Mich, Kalamazoo

Trump, meanwhile, has been working to appeal to the blue-collar and union voters who were critical to his victory in 2016. But Trump was again most focused on his grievances, opening with a 15-minute screed about the criminal and civil cases against him. With interest payments, Trump’s legal debts might now exceed a half-billion dollars — an amount it is unclear whether or not Trump can afford to pay. Trump lost the county to Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Biden in 2020, both times by eight percentage points. The remaining 39 will be distributed by precinct delegates at a Michigan GOP state convention on March 2.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Joe Biden, Biden, Jean Carroll, Arthur Engoron, Letitia James, Jack Smith, Fani Willis, they’re, ” Trump, Hillary Clinton, Trump's, Pete Hoekstra, Hoekstra, Kristina Karamo, “, Karamo, won’t, ___ Colvin, Joey Cappelletti Organizations: Trump, Israel, New York, GOP, Republican, Michigan GOP, U.S ., Associated Press Locations: WATERFORD, Mich, New York, Michigan, Israel, Waterford Township, Detroit, Fulton County, Oakland County, South Carolina, Netherlands

Mr. Biden, who promised to visit soon after the disaster, has faced criticism from Republicans and some residents for not going sooner. “The town is still very divided,” said Misti Allison, a 35-year-old resident of East Palestine, a small town in a conservative state. Even the invitation for Mr. Biden to visit from the mayor of East Palestine, Trent Conaway, carried a hint of the division. Mr. Conaway has also criticized Mr. Biden for allowing former President Donald J. Trump to visit the community of about 5,000 before him. “We’re getting tired,” said Jami Wallace, who formed the Unity Council for the East Palestine Train Derailment to keep track of the response and the community’s concerns.

Persons: Biden, Biden’s, ”, Misti Allison, ” Mr, Mr, ” Karine Jean, Pierre, Ms, Jean, Barack Obama, Trent Conaway, Conaway, Donald J, Trump, ” Mike Young, “ You’re, Timothea, Deeter, “ That’s, “, ” Ms, Pierre said, “ We’re, Jami Wallace Organizations: Trump, Mr, Norfolk Southern, Environmental Protection Agency, White House, Unity Council, East Locations: East Palestine , Ohio, “, East Palestine, Norfolk, Ohio, Flint, Mich, America

Opinion What Sourdough Taught Me, in the Pandemic and BeyondInside one tablespoon of active sourdough starter, the fermented culture made of flour and water used for thousands of years to leaven bread, there are billions of microorganisms. How to create a sourdough starter Repeat until bubbling with life. Add flour, water and salt. Add flour, water and salt. To avoid this exponential growth, a portion of sourdough starter is traditionally discarded at every feeding, which means there’s plenty to go around.

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Congressman Pete Hoekstra has been officially recognized by the national Republican party as the Michigan GOP chairman in a vote that also affirmed that Kristina Karamo was properly removed from the position earlier this year. Some members of the Michigan GOP had coalesced last month to vote Karamo out of the position, a result that she has refused to accept. Since then, dueling factions have claimed to control the state party. Karamo was elected last February to lead the Michigan Republican Party through the 2024 presidential election after losing her secretary of state race by over 14 percentage points. In January, close to half of the Michigan GOP’s voting members came together to vote Karamo out as chair, citing fundraising woes and months of infighting.

Persons: Pete Hoekstra, Kristina Karamo, Hoekstra, Donald Trump, Karamo, Pete, ” Trump, Malinda Pego Organizations: Republican, Michigan GOP, Republican National Committee, Michigan Republican Party, Michigan Republicans, Trump, Associated Press, Republican Party of Michigan, RNC, Michigan, Republicans, Senate, Michigan House, Democrats Locations: LANSING, Mich, Michigan, United States, Netherlands, U.S

☆ William Post, Who Helped Create Pop-Tarts, Dies at 96
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( John Yoon | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

William Post, a businessman who was credited with a significant role in inventing Pop-Tarts, a classic American snack and cultural touchstone with an enticing sweetness and simplicity, died on Feb. 10 in Grand Rapids, Mich. His death was confirmed by his son, Dan Post, who said his father had died of heart failure in a senior living community. Mr. Post led the bakery plant that developed the first Pop-Tarts for Kellogg’s in 1964, his son said. The snack quickly became a popular treat for many people in the United States, including Mr. Post’s children, who were among the first taste testers. Today, billions of Pop-Tarts are sold each year, according to Kellogg’s.

Persons: William Post, Dan Post, “, ”, Jerry Seinfeld Organizations: Post Locations: Grand Rapids, Mich, Kellogg’s, United States, “

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig is ending his Republican bid for an open U.S. Senate seat representing Michigan just over four months after launching his campaign, he told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “This is strictly a business decision," Craig told AP by phone. According to the latest finance reports filed last month, Craig had raised only $60,581 by the end of 2023, well behind other Senate candidates. Detroit-area businessman Sandy Pensler launched his second campaign for the Senate in December. He had been considered a favorite in that 2022 election, but he and four others were kept off the ballot due to the fraudulent signatures on nominating petitions.

Persons: James Craig, Craig, Donald Trump, “ I’m, Debbie Stabenow, Mike Rogers, Peter Meijer, Sandy Pensler, Rogers, Elissa Slotkin Organizations: Former Detroit Police, Senate, Associated Press, Republicans, U.S, GOP, Reps, Democratic, U.S . Rep, Detroit Locations: LANSING, Mich, U.S, Michigan, Detroit’s, Michigan's, Detroit

WHITEFISH POINT, Mich. (AP) — Shipwreck hunters have discovered a merchant ship that sank in Lake Superior in 1940, taking its captain with it, during a storm off Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. But as the Arlington and a larger freighter, the Collingwood, made their way across Lake Superior they encountered dense fog and then a storm after nightfall that battered both ships. The crew, “out of fear for their lives, and without orders from Captain Burke,” began to abandon ship, they said in a statement. Reports indicate he was last seen near its pilothouse, waving at the Collingwood, minutes before his ship vanished into the lake. “It’s exciting to solve just one more of Lake Superior’s many mysteries, finding Arlington so far out in the lake," Fountain said in a statement.

Persons: Dan Fountain, Owen, Frederick “, ” Burke, Burke countermanded, Captain Burke, ”, Burke, Fountain, Bruce Lynn, . Fountain, Lynn, Dan Organizations: POINT, Mich, —, Historical, Arlington, Owen Sound, Collingwood, Arlington ., . Locations: Lake Superior, Keweenaw, Arlington, Port Arthur , Ontario, Owen Sound , Ontario, Great, North Shore, Negaunee , Michigan, Superior

EMPIRE, Mich. (AP) — A man accused of diverting a national park river to ease boat access to Lake Michigan has been convicted of two misdemeanors. Andrew Howard of Frankfort was found guilty of tampering and vandalism Wednesday during a brief trial in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge Ray Kent. In August 2022, a National Park Service ranger witnessed Howard digging with a shovel so the Platte River in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore would be diverted into one of the Great Lakes, prosecutors said in a court filing. U.S. Attorney Mark Totten said Howard had a policy dispute with the National Park Service and “took matters into his own hands.”The Park Service no longer dredges the Platte River. As a result, sediment and sand build up, reducing the ability to get boats to Lake Michigan.

Persons: Andrew Howard of Frankfort, Judge Ray Kent, Howard, Lauren Biksacky, Attorney Mark Totten, “ Organizations: U.S, National Park Service, Associated Press, Attorney, Service Locations: Mich, Lake Michigan, Platte

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is sending several senior aides to Michigan to meet with Arab American and Muslim leaders, according to three people familiar with the matter, as his administration's handling of the Israel-Hamas war frustrates members of a key constituency in a 2024 battleground state. Also expected to attend are Tom Perez, who leads the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, as well as Mazen Basrawi, the White House liaison to American Muslim communities, and aides Jamie Citron and Dan Koh. Siblani was one of the few Arab American leaders to meet with Rodriguez when she visited Dearborn at the end of January. The White House says administration officials have been in regular contact with Muslim and Arab American leaders in Michigan and across the country. He did not meet with Arab American and Muslim community members.

Persons: Joe Biden, Samantha Power, Jon, Steven Benjamin, Tom Perez, Basrawi, Jamie Citron, Dan Koh, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, ”, Osama Siblani, “ I’m, ” Siblani, Siblani, Rodriguez, Alabas Farhat, “, ” Farhat, Farhat, “ it’s, Debbie Dingell, Biden, I’ve, ” Dingell, Biden hasn't, Abdullah Hammoud, ” ___ Cappelletti Organizations: WASHINGTON, U.S . Agency for International Development, Public, White, Intergovernmental Affairs, Biden, Arab American News, Associated, AP, U.S . Rep, Health Ministry, CNN, United Auto Workers, Palestinian, UAW, Dearborn Locations: Michigan, Israel, American, Detroit, Dearborn , Michigan, Gaza, Dearborn, White, Arab, Eastern, The U.S, Warren, Lansing , Michigan

☆ How Ford’s F-150 Lightning, Once in Hot Demand, Lost Its Luster
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Neal E. Boudette | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

In July Michael Puglia drove home with what seemed like the coolest vehicle he’d ever own — a Ford F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. It was big enough to haul around his children and all their hockey gear. Once, after Mr. Puglia had driven 35 miles to an ice rink, his range fell by 73 miles. Another time, a 60-mile jaunt reduced his range by 110 miles. Several trips to the dealership for software updates didn’t fix the problem, leaving Mr. Puglia wondering whether he should keep the $79,000 truck.

Persons: Michael Puglia, He’d, ” Locations: Puglia, Ann Arbor, Mich

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Bartender Catey Regis had a pricey misadventure buying a used car recently — an experience that speaks to why voters are worrying about the U.S. economy going into this year's presidential election. “To me, it’s a telltale sign about the economy," Regis explained from a bar stool after her shift. But conversations with dozens of voters around Grand Rapids — a city of 200,000 in one of Michigan’s swing counties — show they're thinking about the economy through their own experiences. Grand Rapids is the seat of Kent County, which backed Trump in 2016 and then flipped to Biden in 2020. To the extent that the economy is doing well, there is little confidence that it is necessarily sustainable.

Persons: Catey Regis, it’s, Regis, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Biden, Trump, ”, Cameron Brown, “, Scott Thompson, Uber, ” Thompson, Teresa Johnson, Johnson, Nikki Haley, Charles Kroll, he’s, ” Kroll, Arick Davis, Davis, ” Davis, ___ Boak Organizations: Founders Brewing, Toyota Corolla, Republican, Westwood, Trump, Democrat, South, Biden, Census, Chamber, Commerce, Business Locations: GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, U.S, Grand Rapids, Kentwood, East, Ukraine, Caledonia, South Carolina, Grand, Kent County, South East Grand Rapids, Commerce “, Washington

☆ Group in Michigan Urges Protest Vote Against Biden Over Israel-Gaza War
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Reid J. Epstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The effort, called Listen to Michigan, is set to be formally announced on Tuesday. The campaign’s budget will be $250,000 and will include digital advertising, direct mail and phone and text banking to contact supporters, Ms. Elabed said. There is a history of Michigan Democrats using Uncommitted as a protest vote. In 2008, when Michigan defied Democratic National Committee rules by moving its primary up in the nominating calendar, Barack Obama’s campaign urged supporters to vote for Uncommitted against Hillary Clinton. In that contest, 40 percent of Democratic primary voters chose Uncommitted against Mrs. Clinton and three other candidates.

Persons: Biden’s, Biden, Layla Elabed, Rashida Tlaib, Elabed, “, ”, “ Tell Biden, Barack Obama’s, Hillary Clinton, Clinton Organizations: Uncommitted, Michigan Democrats, Michigan, Democratic Locations: Michigan, Israel, Dearborn, Mich

A few hours later, Ethan Crumbley pulled a handgun from his backpack and shot 10 students and a teacher, killing four peers. “You saw your son shoot the last practice round before the (school) shooting on Nov. 30. Ethan Crumbley, now 17, pleaded guilty to murder and terrorism and is serving a life sentence. Prosecutors were not required to call him as a witness to try to prove their case against Jennifer Crumbley. It didn't matter: The judge kept him off the witness stand because attorneys for Ethan Crumbley said he would cite his right to remain silent.

Persons: —, Jennifer Crumbley, Ethan Crumbley, Cheryl Matthews, “, She’s, Ethan Crumbley’s, Sig Sauer, James Crumbley, Marc Keast, Jennifer, ”, Ed White Organizations: PONTIAC, Oxford High School, ”, Prosecutors Locations: Mich, Michigan, Detroit, Oakland, U.S

It is the latest development in the shooting that occurred Nov. 30, 2021, in Oxford, Michigan, just north of Detroit. His son Ethan, 15 at the time, posts a photo on Instagram of himself holding the semi-automatic handgun, writing: “Just got my new beauty today. You have to learn not to get caught.” That night, Ethan Crumbley records a video declaring his plan to kill students. Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesNov. 30, 2021: Ethan Crumbley opens fire at Oxford High School, killing four students. Jan. 24, 2022: Oxford High School reopens for the first time since the attack, with the school’s principal declaring “we are reclaiming our high school back.”Oct. 24, 2022: Ethan Crumbley, 16 at the time, pleads guilty to terrorism and first-degree murder.

Persons: James Crumbley, Sig Sauer, Ethan, “, Jennifer Crumbley, he's, “ Lol, I’m, Ethan Crumbley, James Organizations: Acme Shooting Goods, SAUER, Oxford, Oxford High School Locations: Mich, Michigan, Oxford , Michigan, Detroit, Oxford

Hamas killed more than 1,200 people and kidnapped about 250 more, mostly civilians, in the attack. Photos You Should See View All 45 Images“Nothing in my article was written to instigate any sort of hate,” Stalinsky said. “This is a moment for counterterrorism officials to be concerned.”The Wall Street Journal did not immediately respond Sunday to requests for comment left by The Associated Press via email and voicemail. An email sent to a Dearborn spokeswoman also was not immediately returned Sunday. “That’s exactly what can lead to Islamophobia and anti-Arab hate, and it shouldn’t happen to the residents of Dearborn – or any American town.”

Persons: —, Abdullah Hammoud, ” Hammoud, “, ” Steven Stalinsky, ” Stalinsky, Joe Biden, ” Organizations: ” Dearborn, Middle East Media Research Institute, Street, Associated Press, Hamas, Health Ministry, The Associated Press Locations: Mich, — Dearborn , Michigan, ”, Dearborn, Jihad, Michigan, Israel, Gaza

BAY CITY, Mich. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday dismissed a criminal case against a northern Michigan man accused of threatening President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Warren called for Biden to be taken to prison “to await execution. He shall be hanged.”Warren “did not say that he was going to do anything to harm either the president or (Harris),” Morris told the newspaper via email after the hearing. “He did not threaten to take or kidnap them to any secluded place nor did he threaten to harm them by his own hands,” Morris added. Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesWarren’s attorney, federal community defender Bryan Sherer, didn’t immediately return a phone message seeking comment Friday evening.

Persons: Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Patricia Morris, Russell Douglas Warren, Prosecutors, Warren, Biden, Harris, “, ” Warren “, ” Morris, Bryan Sherer, didn’t Organizations: CITY, Mich, —, Detroit News, FBI, Secret Service Locations: Michigan, Bay City , U.S, Prudenville

☆ Wayne Kramer, Influential MC5 Guitarist, Dies at 75
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( William Lamb | More About William Lamb | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Wayne Kramer, whose explosive guitar playing with the influential Detroit band the MC5 in the late 1960s and early 1970s helped to set the template for punk rock, died on Friday. The death was confirmed in a post on his official Instagram account, which said the cause was pancreatic cancer. It did not say where he died. The MC5 (short for Motor City Five) formed in Lincoln Park, Mich., in 1965. Mr. Kramer and Fred (Sonic) Smith teamed to provide the twin-guitar attack that was at the heart of the band’s sound, and the centerpiece of its notoriously loud and frenetic live performances.

Persons: Wayne Kramer, Kramer, Fred, Smith Organizations: Motor Locations: Detroit, Lincoln Park, Mich

☆ Opinion | As Kids, They Thought They Were Trans. They No Longer Do.
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Pamela Paul | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Growing up in a relatively conservative community in Grand Rapids, Mich., Powell, like many teenagers, didn’t feel comfortable in her own skin. “I felt so detached from my body, and the way it was developing felt hostile to me,” Powell told me. Reading about transgender people online, Powell believed that the reason she didn’t feel comfortable in her body was that she was in the wrong body. She had a double mastectomy the summer before college, then went off as a transgender man named Grayson to Sarah Lawrence College, where she was paired with a male roommate on a men’s floor. At 5-foot-3, she felt she came across as a very effeminate gay man.

Persons: Grace Powell, Powell, didn’t, “, ” Powell, Grayson, Sarah Organizations: Reading, Sarah Lawrence College Locations: Grand Rapids, Mich

During cross-examination, the prosecutor reminded Jennifer Crumbley — and the jury — that she could have prevented the bloodshed by taking Ethan Crumbley home hours earlier when confronted with his violent drawing on a math paper. “I could have, yes,” Jennifer Crumbley replied. They are the first parents in the U.S. to be charged in a mass school shooting committed by their child. “It's pretty clear you didn't trust James with much,” Keast said, pointing to messages between the couple. “You didn't trust him to get out of bed on time.

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Biden's meeting with UAW workers in the Detroit area will come just days after union President Shawn Fain announced the group's endorsement. said Abdullah Hammoud, the mayor of Dearborn, one of the largest Arab American communities in the nation. Biden is looking to build on that power as he seeks reelection and the state’s critical 15 electoral votes. Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesHis visit to Michigan comes ahead of the state's Feb. 27 primary. The early endorsement by the UAW was a clear win for Biden, who came to Michigan to stand alongside striking autoworkers last year.

Persons: Joe Biden, Shawn Fain, Fain, — Joe Biden, ”, Abdullah Hammoud, Biden, Pennsylvania —, Donald Trump’s, Debbie Dingell, we've, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, Hammoud, Chavez Rodriguez, Israel, Sherry Gay, “, ” Biden, Worm, Sen, Jeremy Moss, Donald Trump, Joe Biden’s, ” ___ Long, Fatima Hussein Organizations: DETROIT, United Auto Workers, Michigan, UAW, Democratic, White House, Arab, Biden, Teamsters, Wednesday, Health Ministry, Israel, AP VoteCast, Trump, Republican Locations: Gaza, Detroit, Michigan, Israel, Dearborn, . Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, U.S, Washington, “ Michigan, Arab, Palestine, Tel Aviv, Grand Rapids, New, Grand Rapids , Michigan

President Biden has started to switch gears into campaign mode. On the trail, he’s particularly focused on South Carolina, which holds the first official Democratic primary contest on Saturday. And one of his first campaign events of the year took him to Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston, for a speech that addressed the dangers of white supremacy. But a few minutes into the speech, he was interrupted by protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. Today: The activists drowning out the president at campaign events.

Persons: Biden, Emanuel A.M.E, Abdullah Hammoud Organizations: Democratic, Hamas Locations: South Carolina, Charleston, Gaza, Israel, Dearborn, Mich

The class-action litigation agreement includes payments of $1,500 for individual minors, according to Boston-based Veolia North America. Veolia North America had faced a trial this month in federal court, but that has been suspended pending final approval of its settlement agreement, the company said. The issues for a jury would have included whether Veolia North America breached care and, if so, whether that breach prolonged the crisis. Another trial is scheduled in October on behalf of seven other Flint children, according to their attorney, Corey Stern. The settlement announced Thursday by Veolia North America does not affect the October trial, Stern said.

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