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Obama Targets Trump's Version of Masculinity

Joe Biden and President Trump also hit the campaign trail

(Newser) - Barack Obama blasted President Trump as egotistical and incompetent during a campaign event in Flint, Michigan, the AP reports. The former president spoke Saturday at a drive-in rally at his first joint campaign event with Joe Biden. Obama told the crowd that Trump "cares about feeding his ego" while...

His Second Lottery Win Was an Accident

Mistaken purchase of extra ticket brings Michigan man another $1M

(Newser) - In what most people would consider a lucrative mistake, a Detroit-area man who accidentally bought an extra lottery ticket has won two $1 million jackpots. Samir Mazahem, 56, of Dearborn Heights said he was saving numbers on a lottery app after buying a $2 ticket for the June 9 Mega...

University of Michigan Students Told to Shelter in Place

Order comes amid spike in COVID cases, though athletes are exempt

(Newser) - Campus life will play out in dorm rooms over the next 14 days at the University of Michigan, which is now under a stay-at-home order. University officials announced the two-week mandate on Tuesday, saying social gatherings on campus were "the main cause of recent COVID-19 spread on campus, in...

At Trump Rally, Cries of 'Lock Her Up' Not About Clinton

Michigan rally responds to attacks on governor

(Newser) - A crowd in Michigan provided a chorus for President Trump's attacks on the state's governor on Saturday, chanting "Lock her up!" The FBI announced earlier this month that it had uncovered a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. "They said she was threatened," Trump...

A Michigan Teen Lost Teeth. Now, a Hate Crime Charge

Lee James Mouat allegedly swung a bike lock at the teen's face in June

(Newser) - A 42-year-old Michigan man allegedly hurled insult after insult at three Black teens in a parking lot before attacking one of them in the face with a bike lock. Lee James Mouat was on Tuesday charged with a federal hate crime in connection with the June 6 incident at Sterling...

'Gut-Wrenching' Abortion Story Is a Senatorial First

Mich.'s Gary Peters recalls how the procedure may have saved the life of his first wife

(Newser) - As the Amy Coney Barrett Supreme Court confirmation hearings continue—and liberals continue to fret over what her ascending to the court bench might mean for abortion rights—one Democratic senator is sharing his own personal tale on the topic. Per the Detroit Free Press , Michigan's Gary Peters sat...

&#39;I Don&#39;t Know, Boys, We Gotta Do Something&#39;
'I Don't Know, Boys,
We Gotta Do Something'
the rundown
Oct 9, 2020 11:45 AM CDT

'I Don't Know, Boys, We Gotta Do Something'

Details emerge in anti-government plot in Michigan

(Newser) - The story behind the jarring arrest on Thursday of several men who allegedly plotted to kidnap Michigan's governor may have begun with a plea made by one of the suspects in a Facebook video in June. Adam Fox complained about the judicial system and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's COVID...

With Plot Broken, Governor Calls Out Trump's Rhetoric

President's adviser accuses Whitmer of hating

(Newser) - After law enforcement officials announced the arrests of 13 people they said were plotting to kidnap her, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer stepped to the microphone. After thanking the people who foiled the domestic terrorism conspiracy , she addressed the big picture, the Detroit Free Press reports. In a time when Americans...

Razor Blades Cut Worker Removing Sign

Homeowner denies knowing about boobytrap

(Newser) - A Michigan building inspector who'd pulled over to take out two political signs that were too close to the road at first thought he'd been electrocuted. Instead, he'd been cut; razor blades taped along the edges had sliced three of his fingers when he grabbed the sign,...

Political Operatives Might Have Gone Too Far This Time

Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman are accused of masterminding 'fake' robocalls

(Newser) - A pair of right-wing operatives are facing serious charges in Michigan that could put them behind bars for years, the Washington Post reports. Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman—famed for their conspiracy theories and aggressive tactics—allegedly intimidated urban voters with robocalls designed to suppress mail-in voting. The calls targeted...

Dispute Over Line Cutting Leads to Fatal Shooting

Man is shot dead after disagreement outside Michigan haunted house attraction

(Newser) - A minor dispute about line cutting at an unlikely place—outside a popular haunted house attraction in Michigan—has left a man dead, say local police. The victim is a 29-year-old Detroit man, reports MLive . Police say he was with his girlfriend waiting to enter the Erebus Haunted Attraction in...

Conjoined Twins Home After Surgery
Sisters Born
in Embrace
Separated
Sep 20, 2020 1:10 PM CDT

Sisters Born in Embrace Separated

The twins, now home, were attached at the chest and abdomen

(Newser) - An 11-hour operation has separated conjoined sisters who were born with their arms around one another. Sarabeth and Amelia Irwin, who were born in June 2019, underwent the surgery Aug. 5 in Michigan, the Detroit Free Press reports. The girls are home now, crawling and adjusting to their independence. "...

Official: Lawn Toilet Display Is a Crime

A Michigan resident suggested voters put mail-in ballots inside a toilet

(Newser) - A Michigan resident's apparent joke showing disdain for voting by mail is no laughing matter for one election official, the AP reports. The resident put a toilet on their lawn with a sign that says, "Place mail in ballots here." Barb Byrum, the Democratic clerk of Ingham...

Pastor Admits He Wrote Scathing Email to Journalist

Rev. Dave Muns says he 'just caved,' but Sarah Jeong isn't accepting his apology

(Newser) - A Michigan pastor admits he crossed the line by unloading on a journalist from his church email account, the Detroit Metro Times reports. "How about if we took all the little bitter Asian woman and had a lottery and cut their [explicit] like the Muslims do," Rev. Dave...

Woman With Concealed Gun Confronts Meijer Stabbing Suspect

Bystander intervened after elderly man was fatally stabbed in Adrian, Mich.

(Newser) - An 85-year-old man was fatally stabbed at a Meijer in Michigan on Wednesday before a bystander with a concealed weapon intervened. Police had received a report about a man with a knife in the automotive section of the Meijer in Adrian around 12:30pm, per the Daily Telegram . Police Chief...

Trump Responds to Reporter's Accusation: 'I Didn't Lie'

President also calls Bob Woodward a 'whack job' at Michigan campaign rally

(Newser) - President Trump continued on Thursday to defend his interviews with Bob Woodward , whom he had some harsh words for. Earlier in the day, at a White House press conference, Trump snapped at a reporter following up on the Woodward tapes, apparently referencing a recording made in February in which Trump...

A Century Later, 1920 Postcard Is Delivered
Postcard Arrives
in the Wrong Century
Sep 10, 2020 11:56 AM CDT

Postcard Arrives in the Wrong Century

Michigan woman shocked to receive some very old Halloween greetings

(Newser) - A Michigan woman picked up her mail on Tuesday and was transported back in time. Figuratively, of course. Sitting on top of Brittany Keech's stack of mail was a postcard that might've appeared somewhat timely—"Halloween greetings," it read, next to an image of a witch...

Island Becomes Drive-Thru COVID Memorial

Families set up large photos of victims on Detroit's Belle Isle

(Newser) - A Detroit island park was transformed Monday into a drive-thru COVID-19 victims memorial, as hearses led processions around Belle Isle Park. More than 900 large photos of local coronavirus victims provided by relatives were turned into posters and staked into the ground, the AP reports. The pictures in the island...

Lawsuit: Nursing Home Staff Were Ordered Not to Wear PPE

Virus killed 19 at Michigan facility

(Newser) - Former employees of a Michigan nursing home say it had a strict mask policy in the weeks after the pandemic hit the state: No masks allowed. Three ex-employees are suing the the Villages of Lapeer Nursing and Rehabilitation in Lapeer, along with relatives of Wanda Parker, one of 19 residents...

Couple in Confederate Flag Flap Finds a Solution

Greg and Kjersten Offenbecker want to show their Scandinavian pride

(Newser) - A couple who came under attack for displaying the Norwegian flag outside their mid-Michigan inn because some observers mistook it for a Confederate flag have found another way to show their Scandinavian pride, the AP reports. Greg and Kjersten Offenbecker, who own The Nordic Pineapple in St. Johns, outside Lansing,...

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