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Can William Lawrence, a Progressive, Flip a Key Michigan House Seat?

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Von: Catie Edmondson
William Lawrence, a progressive challenging a first-term Republican, is trying to rewrite the playbook for Democrats running in swing districts.

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William Lawrence, right, at an event at Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church in Lansing, Mich., last month. Mr. Lawrence has emphasized community-building efforts.
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Man Is Sentenced in Explosion of Hyperbaric Chamber That Killed a 5-Year-Old

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Von: Alena Cerro
The former safety manager of a Michigan alternative health care center will spend at least 19 months in jail in connection with the January 2025 death.

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Jeffrey Mosteller was handcuffed in an Oakland County courtroom at his hearing this week.
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Targeted by an Islamophobic Provocateur, a City’s Muslims Are on Edge

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Von: Richard Fausset
Jake Lang has descended four times on Dearborn, Mich., which is majority Arab American. His rhetoric and protests have stirred fear among residents.

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Jake Lang, the far-right agitator, outside a City Council meeting on Tuesday in Dearborn, Mich.
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A Growing Number of Election Deniers Hold Key Local Roles in Midterms

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Von: Nick Corasaniti and Alexandra Berzon
These officials oversee or help administer elections in counties across the nation where competitive House and Senate races will determine control of Congress.

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A surge of election deniers hold key offices overseeing or helping administer state and local elections, according to data from the Voting Rights Lab and a Times analysis.
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Shri Thanedar Is Ousted by a Democratic Socialist in a Michigan House Primary

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Von: Bayliss Wagner
Representative Shri Thanedar is among a wave of Democratic incumbents in Congress whom primary voters have sent packing in a surge of anti-incumbent fervor this cycle.

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Donavan McKinney ousted Representative Shri Thanedar of Michigan on Tuesday.
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Can a Progressive Win in a Purple State? Abdul El-Sayed Wants to Find Out.

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Von: Michael Kruse
Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary is a critical front in the fight between Democrats’ progressive and moderate flanks and a preview of the 2028 presidential primary.

© Nick Hagen for The New York Times

Abdul El-Sayed, the Michigan Democratic Senate candidate, outside the First Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Ann Arbor last month.
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Misery in the Epicenter of Cyclospora: ‘A Baseball Bat to Your Abdomen’

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Von: Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs
The debilitating malady has gripped Monroe County, Mich.

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Sherry Dommer is one of several thousand people across the Midwest who are believed to have contracted the cyclospora parasite.
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Wildfire Smokes Makes Air Hazardous for Millions in Midwest and East Coast

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Von: Judson Jones · Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Michael Levenson
The haze is likely to ease in the East this weekend but linger in the Upper Midwest, where some cities recorded extremely high pollution indexes on Thursday.

© Nic Antaya for The New York Times

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Newborn’s Body Is Found in a Portable Bathroom at Electric Forest Music Festival

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Von: Neil Vigdor
Investigators were asking for information from people who attended the Electric Forest music festival, which draws tens of thousands of people to Western Michigan.

© Joel Bissell/Muskegon Chronicle, via Associated Press

The campground at Electric Forest, a four-day music festival, in 2022.
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ICE Spent $700 Million on 7 Warehouses. Now It Wants to Get Rid of Them.

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Von: Hamed Aleaziz
Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to sell or give away most of the 11 warehouses it bought to detain migrants, reversing course on a signature initiative.

© Rachel Wisniewski for The New York Times

The warehouse that ICE recently purchased for $87 million in Hamburg, Pa.
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Gretchen Whitmer’s Approach to Trump Was Working With the President

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Von: Mitch Smith
Ms. Whitmer, the Michigan governor and one of the country’s most prominent Democrats, has been conciliatory with Mr. Trump. As she mulls the future, her party is split on that approach.

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan stood beside President Donald Trump at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Michigan last year.
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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Will Not Run for President in 2028

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Von: Mitch Smith
The Michigan governor made the remarks to a reporter on Thursday morning. Later, she sounded less definitive. Ms. Whitmer has been viewed as part of a field of possible Democratic candidates.

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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan at an event in Detroit in April.
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Fugitive Accused of Killing Punk Rock Singer in 1993 Is Arrested in Panama

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Von: John S.W. MacDonald
Richard Werstine was detained in Panama City last month after more than 30 years on the run, according to the authorities. He is accused of murdering Rodney Barger of the Detroit band Cold as Life.

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Richard Werstine, 56, center, is in Texas on his way to Detroit to face second-degree murder and felony firearms charges, according to prosecutors.
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What Are ‘Teen Takeovers’ and Why Are Police Struggling to Stop Them?

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Von: Clyde McGrady · Emma Schartz and Julie Bosman
Across the country, police and city officials are trying to crack down on sometimes violent youth gatherings, but the teens themselves say they need some way to socialize and blow off steam.

© Jamie Kelter Davis for The New York Times

Police officers detained a young person after chasing him down a street amid rumors of a “teen takeover” in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago last month.
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Potential 2028 Democrats Audition in Michigan,With a Focus on Trump

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Von: Tim Balk and Steve Friess
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey and Gov. Andy Beshear of Kentucky spoke at a gathering of party insiders in Detroit, fueling presidential speculation.

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Former Vice President Kamala Harris addresses the crowd at the Michigan Democratic Women’s Caucus Legacy Luncheon in Detroit on Saturday.
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