AP News Digest - Great Lakes
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ILLINOIS - UPCOMING - SPORTS
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BBO--ATHLETICS-WHITE SOX
DESCRIPTION: Athletics plays Chicago at Rate Field. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 04/17/2025 1:10 p.m. CDT, Text
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ILLINOIS - NEW AND DEVELOPING - NEWS
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US--FEDERAL RESERVE-POWELL
Powell says Federal Reserve can wait on any interest rate moves
SUMMARY: The Federal Reserve can stay patient and wait to see how tariffs and other economic policies of the Trump administration play out before making any changes to interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday. The sharp volatility in financial markets since President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs April 2, only to put most of them on hold a week later, has led to speculation about whether the Fed would soon cut its key interest rate or take other steps to calm investors. Yet the Fed is unlikely to intervene unless there is a breakdown in the market for Treasury securities or other malfunctions, economists say.
WORDS: 674 - MOVED: 04/16/2025 1:56 p.m. CDT
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INDIANA - NEW AND DEVELOPING - NEWS
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US--MEASLES OUTBREAK-EXPLAINER
US measles cases surpass 700 with outbreaks in six states. Here’s what to know
SUMMARY: Kansas health officials confirmed five new cases of measles Wednesday. U.S. measles cases topped 700 as of Friday, and two children and an adult have died. New Mexico, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas have active measles outbreaks. Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. It is prevented by vaccines. Measles cases also have been reported in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont and Washington.
WORDS: 1509 - MOVED: 04/16/2025 1:07 p.m. EDT
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MICHIGAN - UPCOMING - SPORTS
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BBO--ROYALS-TIGERS
DESCRIPTION: Kansas City plays Detroit at Comerica Park. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 04/17/2025 6:40 p.m. EDT, Text
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HKN--RED WINGS-MAPLE LEAFS
DESCRIPTION: The Detroit Red Wings visit the Toronto Maple Leafs. UPCOMING: 300 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 04/17/2025 7:00 p.m. EDT, Photo, Text
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MICHIGAN - NEW AND DEVELOPING - NEWS
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US--TRUMP-UNIVERSITIES-PARTNERS IN RESEARCH
How war, money and the quest for discovery entwined the US government and universities
SUMMARY: The showdown between the Trump administration and Harvard University is spotlighting bare-knuckled politics and big dollar figures. But in the battle of the moment, it’s easy to lose sight of a decades-long alliance between the U.S. government and the nation’s most prominent universities, forged to fight a world war. For eight decades, that interdependence has been prized by academic leaders and politicians of both parties as a paragon for American discovery and innovation. That explains the more than $2 billion in grants and contracts to Harvard frozen this week by administration officials after the school defied their demands to limit activism on campus.
WORDS: 1225 - MOVED: 04/16/2025 6:02 p.m. EDT
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US--ENBRIDGE PIPELINE
US Army engineers decide to fast-track Great Lakes tunnel permits under Trump energy emergency order
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will fast-track permits for building a protective tunnel around an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes. The decision is stoking environmentalists’ fears that the project will escape scrutiny. The move comes after President Donald Trump issued an executive order in January declaring that the U.S. has become too dependent on foreign energy sources. The order mandates that federal agencies identify energy projects for expedited emergency permitting. The corps designated the tunnel project as an emergency under the order on Tuesday. Corps officials say they don’t have an expedited timeline yet. They had initially planned to make a permitting decision early next year.
WORDS: 912 - MOVED: 04/16/2025 5:20 p.m. EDT
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US--PRISON DEATH-RAILING
Fifth Michigan prisoner since 2020 dies after falling over rail from upper gallery
SUMMARY: A man has died after falling from an upper gallery at a Michigan prison. It’s the fifth inmate since 2020 to die from falling or jumping at two prisons where railings are only a few feet high. Ervin Robinson II died on Saturday after a fall at the Egeler prison in Jackson County. A spokesman says the death remains under investigation. The Detroit Free Press reports that railings on upper floors at two prisons are 38 inches high. Safety regulators closed a complaint from an employee and didn’t take any action in 2023.
WORDS: 254 - MOVED: 04/16/2025 3:17 p.m. EDT
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OHIO - UPCOMING - NEWS
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US--MEASLES OUTBREAK-EXPLAINER
DESCRIPTION: Continuing coverage of measles outbreaks around the U.S., with case numbers in Ohio updating. UPCOMING: 1,300 words, file photo by 4 p.m. ET.
UPCOMING: By 04/17/2025 4:08 p.m. EDT, Photo, Text
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OHIO - UPCOMING - SPORTS
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BBO--MARINERS-REDS
DESCRIPTION: Seattle plays Cincinnati at Great American Ball Park. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 04/17/2025 12:40 p.m. EDT, Text
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BBO--GUARDIANS-ORIOLES
DESCRIPTION: Cleveland plays Baltimore at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. 150 words, more on merit.
UPCOMING: By 04/17/2025 6:35 p.m. EDT, Text
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HKN--ISLANDERS-BLUE JACKETS
DESCRIPTION: The New York Islanders visit the Columbus Blue Jackets. UPCOMING: 300 words, photos.
UPCOMING: By 04/17/2025 7:00 p.m. EDT, Text
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OHIO - NEW AND DEVELOPING - NEWS
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US--MEASLES OUTBREAK-EXPLAINER
US measles cases surpass 700 with outbreaks in six states. Here’s what to know
SUMMARY: Kansas health officials confirmed five new cases of measles Wednesday. U.S. measles cases topped 700 as of Friday, and two children and an adult have died. New Mexico, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma and Texas have active measles outbreaks. Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne and spreads easily when an infected person breathes, sneezes or coughs. It is prevented by vaccines. Measles cases also have been reported in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont and Washington.
WORDS: 1509 - MOVED: 04/16/2025 1:07 p.m. EDT
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WISCONSIN - UPCOMING - NEWS
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US--WISCONSIN-UNCOUNTED BALLOTS
DESCRIPTION: MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Elections Commission was set to discuss its investigation into how the Madison city clerk failed to count 200 absentee ballots during the November election. Developing from 10 a.m. Central meeting. Photos on merits.
UPCOMING: By 04/17/2025 2:23 p.m. CDT, Photo, Text
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WISCONSIN - NEW AND DEVELOPING - NEWS
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US--ENBRIDGE PIPELINE
US Army engineers decide to fast-track Great Lakes tunnel permits under Trump energy emergency order
SUMMARY: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will fast-track permits for building a protective tunnel around an aging Enbridge oil pipeline that runs beneath a channel connecting two Great Lakes. The decision is stoking environmentalists’ fears that the project will escape scrutiny. The move comes after President Donald Trump issued an executive order in January declaring that the U.S. has become too dependent on foreign energy sources. The order mandates that federal agencies identify energy projects for expedited emergency permitting. The corps designated the tunnel project as an emergency under the order on Tuesday. Corps officials say they don’t have an expedited timeline yet. They had initially planned to make a permitting decision early next year.
WORDS: 912 - MOVED: 04/16/2025 4:20 p.m. CDT
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