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  1. promises
    This Woman’s Hilarious Campaign Ad Takes on Sexual Harassment in Politics“Who can you trust most not to show you their penis in a professional setting?”
    By Gabriella Paiella
  2. milk money
    World’s Best Kindergartner Crowdfunds $5,000 to Buy Classmates’ MilkShe’s raised enough to give them milk for more than four years.
    By Clint Rainey
  3. the chain gang
    Domino’s Is Testing Driverless Cars That Make Door Delivery Your ProblemA trial starting today in Michigan will see if customers “like the idea.”
    By Clint Rainey
  4. early and often
    Poll: Trump Embarrasses More Than 60 Percent of Voters in 3 Crucial StatesTrump’s response to Charlottesville doesn’t seem to have gone over so well in the three states that narrowly handed him last year’s election.
    By Chas Danner
  5. immigration
    A Michigan Restaurant Owner Refused to Let ICE Agents Enter Her KitchenThe agents reportedly showed up looking “pretty equipped.”
    By Clint Rainey
  6. scary things
    Flint, Michigan, Airport Stabbing Investigated As Act of TerrorismA Canadian man shouted “Allahu akbar” and stabbed a police officer in the neck.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  7. Michigan Health Chief Charged With Manslaughter for Role in Flint Water CrisisNick Lyon may be held criminally liable for suppressing information about a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that killed 12 in the Flint area.
    By Eric Levitz
  8. ICE Agents Ate Breakfast at a Restaurant — Then Detained 3 of Its EmployeesAn owner in Ann Arbor, Michigan, makes the shocking accusation.
    By Chris Crowley
  9. Will the Reality of President Trump Help Reverse the Black Turnout Slump?A sharp drop off in African-American voting helped Trump defeat Clinton. Democrats need a way to reverse that without Obama on the ballot.
    By Ed Kilgore
  10. sugar rush
    Mountain Dew Spill Creates ‘Huge Foaming Event’ at Pepsi PlantIt triggered the state’s Pollution Emergency Alert System.
    By Clint Rainey
  11. celebrity politics
    Kid Rock Could Be a Senate Candidate in Michigan’s 2018 RaceRunning on the campaign promise of “bawitdaba da bang da bang diggy diggy diggy.”
    By Tolly Wright
  12. ice cream wars
    Two Michigan Towns Are Locked in a Raging Ice-Cream Sundae BattleHundreds of gallons of ice cream have perished.
    By Chris Crowley
  13. the national interest
    Donald Trump Is Not Going to Win MichiganAs a native of the state, I am frankly offended by the notion.
    By Jonathan Chait
  14. head scratchers
    Domino’s Won’t Force Delivery Guy to Repay Money Stolen From Him After AllPer company policy, the chain could have demanded it back, though.
    By Clint Rainey
  15. drone deliveries
    Fro-Yo, Too, Is Now Delivered by DroneOrange Leaf is testing what’s hopefully the world’s fastest delivery service.
    By Clint Rainey
  16. Clinton Takes Lead in Post-Debate Polls of 4 Battleground StatesCrushing Trump in a nationally televised debate seems to be paying off.
    By Eric Levitz
  17. women’s health
    Michigan Hospital Refused to Treat a Woman’s Miscarriage on Religious PrinciplesAnd a Michigan court just ruled that the hospital won’t be held legally responsible.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  18. love and war
    Pro-Life Republican’s Wife Opens Up About Her Abortion“It’s haunted me. It’s made me weep. … But now, it’s time for me to tell my story.”
    By Catie L'Heureux
  19. Crime Scene
    Whole Foods Poisoner May Have Mental IllnessThis saga gets sadder.
    By Clint Rainey
  20. Dumb Criminals
    FBI Apprehends Whole Foods Customer It Says Sprayed Mouse Poison in the StoreOfficials believe he also did it in about 15 other grocery stores.
    By Clint Rainey
  21. Dumb Criminals
    FBI After Man Who Contaminated a Whole FoodsThe store had to dump everything on its prepared food bars.
    By Clint Rainey
  22. is it too late now to say sorry
    Felon Apologizes in Court to the Tune of Adele’s ‘Hello’He was, unfortunately, still sentenced to at least three years in prison.
    By Eve Peyser
  23. early and often
    Sanders Beats Clinton in Big Michigan Primary UpsetSanders managed to hang onto his narrow lead.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  24. early and often
    GOP Candidates Have High Hopes for Tuesday’s Primaries — Except for Rubio Four Republican contests are mostly table-setters for the potentially decisive March 15 primaries.
    By Ed Kilgore
  25. flint water crisis
    Flint Residents Protest for $15 Minimum Wage in Face of Water CrisisHundreds rallied outside Sunday’s Democratic debate.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  26. Michigan Gives Flint Residents $30 Million to Pay Water BillsThe money will pay for clean water through April.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  27. awful things
    Michigan Uber Driver Kills 6 in Random Shooting SpreeHe may have been taking fares between the shootings.
    By Chas Danner
  28. Flint Cases Could Yield Manslaughter ChargesAlso, Flint residents got a boil-your-water advisory Wednesday.
    By Samuel Lieberman
  29. Flint State Workers Got Bottled Water a Year AgoFrom bad to worse.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  30. flint water crisis
    Obama Declares Federal Emergency Over Flint, Michigan, Water SupplyAnd the many failures to protect the city’s residents have now become a presidential-campaign issue.
    By Chas Danner
  31. Troops to Aid City That’s Gone Months Without Drinkable Tap Water, in AmericaThe National Guard heads to Flint, where 99,000 Americans have been drinking tainted tap water for months.
    By Eric Levitz
  32. Stephen Colbert Hosted a 40-Minute Public Access Show in Monroe, MichiganSome residents of Monroe, Michigan recently discovered that Stephen Colbert and his Late Show crew were in town for a mysterious reason, and […]
    By Megh Wright
  33. Shots Fired
    Restaurant Owner Defends American Sniper by Banning Seth Rogen andBecause those guys really want to visit his steakhouse.
    By Clint Rainey
  34. Customer Service
    This Unpleasant Exchange With a Customer Got a Domino’s Manager FiredIt all went down after the customer asked for white sauce and got “light sauce.”
    By Clint Rainey
  35. oops
    Drunk Woman Picked the Wrong Place to Mistake for a Bar A jail.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  36. oopsie
    Michigan Democrat Claims GOP Distributed His Sick Mom’s NumberShe’s in hospice care for a heart failure.
    By Katie Zavadski
  37. crimes and misdemeanors
    Theodore Wafer Found Guilty of Murder in Renisha McBride ShootingThe Michigan man who killed a teenager on his porch was convicted on three counts.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  38. very sad and scary things
    Absolutely Horrifying Craigslist Murder Leaves Pregnant Teen, Boyfriend DeadThe shocking case in Michigan has the grisliest details imaginable.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  39. the supremes
    Sotomayor’s Epic Affirmative-Action-Ban DissentThe court ruled against her 6 to 2.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  40. equal rites
    Michigan’s Ban on Gay Marriage Also UnconstitutionalThe latest to fall.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  41. sex ed
    Uncool Michigan High School Yearbook Bans Trendy Baby BumpsOnly celebs should flaunt them.
    By Kat Stoeffel
  42. Frank Rich on the National Circus: America’s Real Fiscal CrisisWho’s really hurting workers? The Koch brothers, for starters.
    By Frank Rich
  43. the national interest
    In Michigan, the Republican Will to PowerWhy these Republican-controlled states keep starting huge fights.
    By Jonathan Chait
  44. Quote of the Day
    Mario Batali, Lovestruck for Lake MichiganMolto, lakeside.
    By Alyssa Shelasky
  45. stitches for sympathy votes
    Owner of Dog That Bit Michigan Politician Lets Her Put Campaign Sign on His LawnState Legislature candidate Ann Dolye calls it a “sympathy vote.”
    By Andre Tartar
  46. oopsies
    Michigan GOP Error in Romney’s Favor: Collect Sixteen Total DelegatesWhoops!
    By Brett Smiley
  47. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney’s Unimpressive Michigan Win Gets Even Less ImpressiveHe won just as many delegates as Rick Santorum.
    By Dan Amira
  48. gop 2012
    Romney Prevails in MichiganBut not without a scare.
    By Brett Smiley
  49. early and often
    Great (Lakes) Expectations: What Michigan’s Results Will MeanRomney is going to have to do more than just win to impress people.
    By Dan Amira
  50. early and often
    Latest Poll: Romney Takes Small Lead Over Santorum in MichiganTwo percent.
    By Brett Smiley
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