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Tim Elko singled and scored pinch runner Korey Lee in the 10th inning to give the Chicago White Sox a 3-2, walk-off win over the American League-leading Detroit Tigers on Thursday.
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With the win, Chicago split the four-game series. The Tigers had swept the White Sox in April in the first of four series between the teams this season.
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Roughly a quarter of consumers use "buy now, pay later" loans for ordinary expenses like groceries. That's worrisome, a personal finance expert says.
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Roughly a quarter of consumers use "buy now, pay later" loans for ordinary expenses like groceries. That's worrisome, a personal finance expert says.
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The fungus labeled a "potential agroterrorism weapon" in a recent arrest likely originated in North America and is already widely prevalent around the country, says a researcher who studied the fungus for the government.
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Two Chinese researchers were charged with trying to smuggle strains of a fungus called Fusarium graminearum into the U.S.
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President Trump signed a proclamation to ban travel from certain countries, citing national security risks. It's set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Monday.
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President Trump signed a proclamation to ban travel from certain countries, citing national security risks. It's set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Monday.
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Police in Van Buren Township, Michigan, are warning residents of a social media trend where kids are ringing doorbells and kicking in doors.
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Police in Van Buren Township, Michigan, are warning residents of a social media trend where kids are ringing doorbells and kicking in doors.
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Javed Ali, a counter-terrorism expert at the University of Michigan, says that based on information from the official criminal complaint, it doesn't look like a legitimate attempt at research.
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Javed Ali, a counter-terrorism expert at the University of Michigan, says that based on information from the official criminal complaint, it doesn't look like a legitimate attempt at research.
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Rape survivor and activist Brenda Tracy is suing Michigan State's Board of Trustees for mishandling the case involving former Michigan State University football coach Mel Tucker.
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Rape survivor and activist Brenda Tracy is suing Michigan State's Board of Trustees for mishandling the case involving former Michigan State University football coach Mel Tucker.
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An expert says that although the species is widely distributed and exists in fields around the U.S., it can harm crops.
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The noxious fungus is known to cause "head blight," a disease that impacts barley, rice, wheat and maize and causes economic losses worth billions of dollars each year, according to a release.
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Drivers traveling over Michigan's Mackinac Bridge on Wednesday may experience a haze. However, officials say it is not fog but smoke.
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Drivers traveling over Michigan's Mackinac Bridge on Wednesday may experience a haze. However, officials say it is not fog but smoke.
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The active ingredient in Pepto Bismol, bismuth subsalicylate, is often used to treat and prevent diarrhea while traveling — but a new study found it may not help with prevention.
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The active ingredient in Pepto Bismol, bismuth subsalicylate, may not help with prevention of diarrhea while traveling, a study found.
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The "ice battery" system freezes water at night when the cost of electricity is low. Then, during the day, when the price is high, the building is cooled with the previous night's ice instead of using expensive electricity.
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A GOP lawmaker has filed articles of impeachment against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, accusing her of violating the campaign finance law.
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A GOP lawmaker has filed articles of impeachment against Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, accusing her of violating the campaign finance law.
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The declaration was issued for the city of Lansing, as well as Allegan and Baraga counties
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The declaration was issued for the city of Lansing, as well as Allegan and Baraga counties
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Shane Smith pitched three-hit ball into the sixth inning, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 8-1 on Tuesday night to stop a four-game slide.
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Michael A. Taylor homered and drove in four runs for the Sox.
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McDonald's Snack Wrap, a gone-but-not-forgotten customer favorite, is returning to the fast-food chain's restaurants in the U.S. after a nine-year hiatus.
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McDonald's iconic Snack Wrap is returning to the fast-food chain's menu on July 10.
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The Detroit Police Department is investigating the death of a man who died four months after he was assaulted.
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The Detroit Police Department is investigating the death of a man who died four months after he was assaulted.
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A pet zebra has been on the run for days in Tennessee after "wreaking havoc" on a highway outside of Nashville, officials say.
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The zebra escaped into a wooded area off an interstate outside of Nashville, the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office said.
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City officials in Ypsilanti, Michigan, say they will fix a sinkhole that residents say has plagued them for a year.
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City officials in Ypsilanti, Michigan, say they will fix a sinkhole that residents say has plagued them for a year.
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People who follow a MIND diet, even if started later in life, were significantly less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or related forms of dementia, according to new research.
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People who follow a MIND diet, even if started later in life, were significantly less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or related forms of dementia, according to new research.
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Amid a widespread decline in childhood measles vaccination rates since before the COVID-19 pandemic across the United States, a study published Monday found that coverage can vary substantially within a state.
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Of the 2,066 counties the study looked at, 78% saw a decline in MMR vaccination rates. But rates can vary substantially within a state.
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