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Nov 1, 2023 · Robert H. Naftaly, 86, of West Bloomfield, Michigan and of Palm Beach, Florida, died on November 3, 2024. Beloved husband of 33 years of Anita Naftaly. Cherished father of Lisa (Howard) Brown, Beth Naftaly Kirshner,...
Justice Department set to monitor polling spots in 6 Michigan cities
Nov 1, 2024 · The decision came as Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey said Thursday her office expects a 53% voter turnout in the city, a high amount that would match the voter participation of 2008 when Democrat Barack Obama was elected. Winfrey also outlines security measures being put in place after Republican protested at the city convention center where absentee ballots were being counted in the ...
Trump wins Michigan in his return to the White House
Nov 6, 2024 · More:Here are all the 2024 Michigan election results More:Trump wins the White House in political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters More:Trump made gains in Detroit over 2020, but voter turnout falls far short of targets Just before 2 a.m., as the race was moving in Trump's favor, a crowd of Michigan Republicans gathered at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi became raucous.
Current and former AI employees warn of the technology’s dangers
Jun 4, 2024 · A handful of current and former employees at prominent artificial intelligence companies warned the technology poses grave risks to humanity in a Tuesday letter, calling on corporations to commit to being more transparent and fostering a culture of criticism that holds them more accountable. The letter, signed by 13 people, including current ...
DEI is getting a new name. Can it dump the political baggage?
May 5, 2024 · So instead of referring to DEI, Taylor switched to calling these efforts “IED,” putting the focus on “inclusion” as DEI accrued cultural and political baggage. SHRM, the human resources association he heads, changed the name of its annual DEI conference to “Inclusion 2023.”. Some practitioners and executives dismissed the rebrand as ...
Elon Musk targets Michigan with voter misinformation
Oct 22, 2024 · Two weeks before the presidential election, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, a Democrat, accused billionaire Elon Musk of spreading “dangerous disinformation” about voting in her state after Musk, owner of X and CEO of Tesla, shared a post suggesting falsely that the state’s voter rolls, swelled by large numbers of inactive voters, were likely to result in widespread fraud.
Analysis: Kamala Harris’s vice presidential pick comes into sharper …
Jul 31, 2024 · The Washington Post. Hear this story. It’s getting to be crunchtime for Vice President Harris’s choice of a running mate. The pick is due by Aug. 7, when the Democratic Party aims to formally nominate its ticket, solidifying Harris’s elevation to the top slot after President Biden’s exit from the contest. But we just got word that ...
Koch, Cummings: Nessel's climate lawsuit risks Michigan's future
Oct 15, 2024 · The United States Supreme Court agrees. More than a decade ago, in a unanimous decision authored by liberal Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the nation’s highest Court ruled that federal courts are not the proper venues for addressing climate change. Attorney General Nessel’s plan to wage lawfare against Michigan’s energy industry is the economic equivalent to shooting the state of Michigan ...
Opinion: Why Detroit is hitting ‘pause’ on electric vehicles
Aug 27, 2024 · The world’s biggest carmakers are in disarray over their plans to produce electric vehicles. From Ford to General Motors to Mercedes, one car company after another has announced delays, cancellations and billion-dollar write-downs due to their sputtering EV efforts.