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Business · WashingtonBiden will call on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months. He will also ask states to suspend their own gas taxes or provide relief to consumers. The White House says the three-month suspension will cost about $10 billion. The administration is also putting public pressure on oil companies to help Americans. If the gas savings were fully passed along to consumers, people would save roughly 3.6% at the pump. Many economists and lawmakers from both parties view the idea of a gas tax holiday with skepticism.See the Story
Biden to call on Congress to suspend gas tax for three months
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Smoking · WashingtonThe Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it will ban the sale of Juul e-cigarettes in the U.S. The decision is part of the agency’s broader review of the vaping industry following years of pressure from politicians and public health groups to regulate the segment as strictly as other tobacco products after vaping became more common among high schoolers.See the Story
FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes as government pursues broader crackdown on nicotine products
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Donald Trump Jr. · WashingtonJustice Department officials’ resistance to then-President Trump’s attempts to use their agency to legitimize his bid to remain in office will be the focus of Thursday’s hearing from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.See the Story
Jan. 6 panel to hear from DOJ officials who battled Trump’s ‘misuse’ of agency
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US & Canada · WashingtonThe court's landmark ruling on Dobbs v. Jackson overruled the Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey decisions, which were decided in 1973 and 1992, respectively. Currently, abortion in Nebraska is restricted after 20 weeks of pregnancy, save for life endangerment or severe risk to health.See the Story
Common questions about the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, answered
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Abbott Laboratories · WashingtonThe FDA has issued enforcement discretion letters for the importation of the infant formula products from six countries. The products have already started to hit the U.S. market and more will appear on store shelves over the coming weeks and months. The FDA has a policy of annually inspecting infant formula manufacturers because the products serve as the sole source of nutrition for some of our most vulnerable consumers.See the Story
U.S. FDA gets complaint of one more infant death related to baby formula
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5 children removed from home where 3-year-old boy was found dead in freezer
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US & Canada · WashingtonGov. Gretchen Whitmer filed a motion in the Michigan Supreme Court on Friday. She is seeking to overturn the state's 1931 abortion ban by finding a right to abortion in the state constitution. The motion was filed the day the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling.See the Story
Whitmer files motion asking state Supreme Court to quickly take up lawsuit over abortion rights
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Dearborn Heights · Dearborn HeightsTheodore Wafer was resentenced to 15-30 years in prison for second-degree murder. The Michigan Supreme Court vacated the statutory manslaughter conviction in February. Wafer shot and killed Renisha McBride around 4:40 a.m. in Nov. 2, 2013.See the Story
Michigan man resentenced to 15-30 years in fatal porch shooting of 19-year-old woman
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US & CanadaPolice said Euric Butler was charged with felonious assault, felony firearm and brandishing a firearm.See the Story
Suspect who pointed gun at man holding baby in Detroit gas station charged
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US & Canada · DetroitKisa was born Aug. 12, 2003, at the Royal Oak zoo. She was the eldest in the Devereux Tiger Forest. Life expectancy for Amur tigers, formerly known as Siberian tigers, is 10-15 years. Kisa "loved taking long walks through her home," the zoo says.See the Story
Oldest tiger at Detroit Zoo dies at age 18
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MurderKimora Launmei Hodges, 21, of Roseville, was initially charged with first-degree child abuse. Now that the child has died, the charges have been enhanced to felony murder. Hodges was arraigned Thursday, June 23, and was denied bond.See the Story
Michigan woman charged with murder in death of 23-month-old boy she babysat
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Detroit police seek man who sexually assaulted woman, 78
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US & Canada · MichiganTemperatures are in the mid 50s to near 60 degrees just before the sun wakes up today. Look for high temps to hit the mid and upper 80s around Metro Detroit today. We will get tons of morning sun on Saturday with slightly less comfortable temps in the low and mid 60s.See the Story
Metro Detroit weather: Weekend of warming and rain chances
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Arkansas · ArkansasChristopher Lewis Greer was arrested in Arkansas in connection with the Jan. 5 murder of two women. Police said Greer had dated Dominique Parchman for several years. After the murder, Greer fled in P Archman's car, which was later found abandoned in Ypsilanti Township.See the Story
Wayne double murder suspect arrested in Arkansas nearly 7 months later
Republican Party · MichiganThe decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will have political ramifications in Michigan's race for governor. The five Republican candidates running for governor have said they support the ruling "to preserve life" Pollster Bernie Porn said that if the candidates oppose abortion, even in cases of rape, incest, or when the mother's life is at risk, they could struggle to earn the support of primary Republican voters.See the Story
