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“We found that 20.9% of adults in Michigan do not want children, which closely matches our earlier estimate of 21.6%, and means that over 1.6 million people in Michigan are child-free,” said study co-author Jennifer Watling Neal, a professor of psychology at Michigan State University (MSU). https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/in-michigan-poll-1-in-5-adults-say-they-dont-want-kids

The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a fractious time for U.S. health care. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/amas-first-gay-president-to-take-over-at-tumultuous-time

Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for President Biden to ignore a federal judge's temporary hold on the abortion pill, raising alarm about the rule of law taking a back seat to the rule of man. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/wyden-aoc-urge-biden-to-ignore-judges-order-blocking-abortion-pill

Canada has committed human rights violations by endangering culturally significant land with the oil pipeline. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/michigan-wisconsin-and-canadian-tribes-come-together-to-fight-line-5

California's Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year despite Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom declaring last month the state was done doing business with the pharmacy giant after it indicated it would not sell abortion pills by mail in some states. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/california-to-keep-paying-walgreens-despite-gavin-newsoms-order

In an April 4 opinion requested by state regulators, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said state environmental law places a “due care” obligation on property owners whose land is polluted by historical pesticide use even though the contamination occurred before they bought it. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/michigan-ag-says-landowners-are-liable-for-legacy-farm-pollution

Roughly 200 Russian journalists and activists have signed a letter calling for the release of a Wall Street Journal detained in Russia on unsubstantiated charges of espionage. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/russian-journalists-demand-the-release-of-evan-gershkovich-in-open-letter

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who has indicted former President Donald Trump, is following a well-trod Democratic playbook. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/trump-indictment-follows-democratic-playbook-says-former-house-gop-majority-leader-tom-delay

Disney CEO Bob Iger on Monday said any retaliatory actions by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature against the company that threaten jobs or expansion at its Florida resort is not only "anti-business but anti-Florida." https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/disney-desantis-war-of-words-heats-up-at-annual-meeting

The Tampa Bay Rays are looking to keep a three-game win streak intact when they take on the Washington Nationals. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/rays-take-win-streak-into-game-against-the-nationals

Klever Ortega and Cristina Lema had a good life until COVID-19 crippled Ecuador's economy. https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/more-ecuadorians-move-to-u-s-spared-many-others-hurdles

Stories mapped around his life echo off the chest of elder Tom Binesiwegiizhig as he recalled his childhood in northern Michigan. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/anishinaabek-neighbors-tom-binesiwegiizhig

Stormy Daniels, the adult film star who received the alleged hush money payment at the center of the Manhattan district attorney's indictment of Donald Trump, says she is not afraid to take the stand against the former president but worries about violence from his supporter https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-national/stormy-daniels-not-afraid-to-take-stand-against-trump-worries-about-violence-from-supporters

Supporters of the move say the system is duplicative of a federally mandated index Michgian already uses, though is more misleading. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/michigan-looks-to-drop-a-f-school-grading-system

Four-time Pro Bowl CB Asante Samuel won two Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, but he recommends Lamar Jackson stay away from Bill Belichick
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Content Warning: This article contains mentions of sexual violence and r**e We pull into an empty parking lot illuminated by a flickering "7-Eleven" sign. My parents rouse me from my half-sleep to tell me that we have to pick up breakfast for the next morning. The fluorescent light emanating from th... https://ourcommunitynow.com/news-local/the-inescapable-perpetuity-of-being-a-pretty-princess

Mike Rhoades has agreed to become the next men's basketball coach at Penn State and leave VCU, which is close to hiring Utah State's Ryan Odom as his replacement, sources told ESPN. https://ourcommunitynow.com/sports/sources-rhoades-to-psu-as-vcu-eyes-odom

Democratic Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said Tuesday that an income tax cut expected to be levied this year is impermanent, and rates will revert back to normal in 2024. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/michigan-ag-nessel-says-income-tax-cut-temporary

The cryptocurrency entrepreneur's latest indictment alleges conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister, who had called for a halt on sweeping judicial reforms. Netanyahu's proposal has sparked months of protests in Israel and abroad.
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With just over one month until the 2023 NFL draft, all 32 teams are hosting prospective draft picks on top 30 visits or holding private workouts for them. The Washington Commanders have scheduled a few top 30 visits thus far, https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/commanders-held-private-workout-with-michigan-tight-end-joel-honigford

There is a purity to the tournament, the idea that anything is possible playing out before our eyes. So long as Alabama remained, that was tainted.
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Penn State vs. Michigan on Friday, March 24, 2023, during an NCAA Regional hockey tournament at PPL Center in Allentown. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/penn-state-vs-michigan-ncaa-regional-hockey-photos

Kansas State guard Markquis Nowell reacts after a play in the second half of a Sweet 16 college basketball game against Michigan State in the East Regional of the NCAA tour https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/markquis-nowell-breaks-ncaa-assist-record-as-kansas-state-beats-michigan-state-in-ot

A Boston sports radio talk show host is under fire for using an ethnic slur to describe ESPN personality Mina Kimes.
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After nine years, the sixth generation Camaros will come off the assembly line at the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant in January 2024.
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The tide has fully turned toward Michigan football over rival Ohio State. Not only have the Wolverines beaten the Buckeyes in back-to-back meetings on the field, but the maize and blue just did what’s recently been thought as unthinkable: pulled a top-tier player out of Ohio that OSU wanted. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/reactions-to-jordan-marshalls-surprise-commitment-to-michigan-football

Kristen McDonald Rivet celebrated “Rosie the Riveter Day” with her constituent Vera Gobeski, a real-life Rosie, and hundreds of other women in manufacturing from across the state at the Capitol building on Tuesday. https://ourcommunitynow.com/post/real-life-rosie-the-riveter-meets-senator-mcdonald-rivet

House GOP committee chairs have asked Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to testify on the investigation into money paid to Stormy Daniels.
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Amazon will be eliminating roles in its cloud computing unit, human resources division, advertising and Twitch, CEO Andy Jassy said Monday.
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