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Stocks plunge as Fed hints at just 2 rate cuts for 2025

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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tumbled to one of their worst days of the year after the Federal Reserve hinted Wednesday it may deliver fewer shots of adrenaline for the U.S. economy in 2025 than earlier thought. The S&P 500 fell 2.9%, just shy of its biggest loss for the year, to pull ...

US safety regulators retreat from massive air bag recall

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DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have backed away from seeking a giant recall of nearly 50 million air bag inflators and will investigate further after the auto industry raised questions about whether all of the inflators are defective. The move Wednesday by the National Highway ...

Courthouse closed on holiday dates

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IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County Courthouse will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday for the Christmas holiday. The courthouse will also be closed Tuesday, Dec. 31, and Wednesday, Jan. 1, for the New Year’s holiday. A full list of courthouse holidays for 2025 can be found at ...

Wisconsin updates road forecasts

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Winter drivers in Wisconsin are getting an update to their road forecasts. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced changes to the state’s 511 website, specifically a new set of road condition categories. “We continually look for ways to enhance our 511 ...

Legislation strengthens safety system for commercial drivers

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House recently passed bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Michigan, to strengthen the national safety system for commercial drivers. Peters’ Strengthening the Commercial Driver’s License Information System Act, which he introduced with U.S. ...

House sends some bills to Senate; time window for others will expire

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Michigan state lawmakers are in the last week of the legislative session after lawmakers spent all last week burning the midnight oil as political divides between and within political parties set fire to certain legislative efforts. It’s the final days of a two-year Democratic trifecta in ...