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Gilda’s LaughFest underway in Grand Rapids

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Gilda’s Laughfest kicked off its 14th year Wednesday in Grand Rapids. Named for Gilda Radner, a Detroit native and Saturday Night Live original cast member who died from ovarian cancer, Laughfest supports Gilda’s Club in Grand Rapids. It helps those dealing with cancer and grief. Gilda’s Laughfest events manager Zach Berends says events run through Sunday.. ...Read Full Story

Haley says fractured GOP primary proves Trump will lose to Biden. History suggests otherwise

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(WASHINGTON) — Any voter who listened to a stump speech from former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley during her primary campaign against Donald Trump — which she just ended — was likely to hear a variation of one message: The former president can’t win in November because he’s been losing a notable minority of Republican voters.. ...Read Full Story

What to know about Louisiana's new tough-on-crime laws

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(BATON ROUGE, La.) — Louisiana on Tuesday became one of the toughest states in the nation on crime when Gov. Jeff Landry signed a series of bills that will keep criminals in prison longer, enables citizens to carry guns without a permit, and resurrects the electric chair and adds nitrogen gas to lethal injection as methods used to execute death row inmates.. ...Read Full Story

Explosion rocks Macomb County, killing one

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CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A fire that destroyed a building which housed suppliers for the vaping industry caused multiple explosions that killed one person and injured a firefighter as the blasts rocked suburban Detroit, sending gas cannisters and debris shooting far into the air, authorities said.. ...Read Full Story

Opill, first over-the-counter birth control pill, will go on sale later this month

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(WASHINGTON) — Opill, the first over-the-counter birth control pill that can be purchased without a prescription, will be available later this month online and in pharmacies for $19.99 a month, $49.99 for a three-month supply or $89.99 for a six-month supply, its parent company, Perrigo, said Monday.. ...Read Full Story