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Local entertainment for the week of June 20, 2025

(Please check with venues first in case of cancellation) Friday, June 20: — Escanaba Fairgrounds, Motor Mayhem. From 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. – Wingin’ It. Starting at 8 p.m. – The Krank Daddies. — Upper Hand Brewery, 5-8 p.m. – Jack Neumann — Leigh’s Garden Winery, 6 p.m. – Friday Night Piano with Gavin Hedin and Autumn Fournier — Saunders Point Brewing in Gladstone, 6-9 p.m. – Tom Edberg — AmVets, 7-11 p.m. - Magic Key Karaoke — Freshwater Tavern, 8:30-11:30 p.m. – Live Music Acoustic Fridays through Oct. 17. Saturday, June 21: — Escanaba ...

Food producers will pull artificial dyes from products

Two major food producers say that they will be pulling artificial dyes from their U.S. products starting in 2027. The shift comes nearly two months after U.S. health officials said that they would urge foodmakers to phase out petroleum-based artificial colors. Kraft Heinz said Tuesday that it will be removing artificial dyes from its U.S. products beginning in 2027 and will no longer roll out new products with the dyes. Hours later, General Mills announced that it plans to remove artificial dyes from all of its U.S. cereals and all foods served in K-12 schools by the summer of 2026. ...

Who will have the 2025 song of the summer?

NEW YORK (AP) — What makes a great song of the summer? Is it an up-tempo pop banger? Something with an earworm chorus? Does it need to feature the words "summer," "sunshine," or another synonym — "California" — in the title? How could anyone attempt a song of the summer after the late, ...

Baby delivered from brain-dead woman on life support in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — The baby of a woman in Georgia who was declared brain dead and has been on life support since February was delivered early Friday morning, her mother said. April Newkirk told WXIA-TV that 31-year-old Adriana Smith's baby was born prematurely by an emergency cesarean section early Friday, the Atlanta station reported Monday night. She was about six months into her pregnancy. The baby, named Chance, weighs about 1 pound and 13 ounces and is in the neonatal intensive care unit. "He's expected to be okay," Newkirk told the TV station. "He's just fighting. We just want ...

The Trump family’s next venture, a mobile phone company

NEW YORK (AP) — If Trump watches or sneakers or bibles aren't your thing, the family business just added another product to show your support for the U.S. president: mobile phones. The Trump company announced Monday a new business, Trump Mobile, that will offer cell service in a licensing deal and sell gold phones by the summer. It's the latest in a string of new ventures struck despite mounting ethical concerns that the U.S. president is profiting off his position and could distort public policy for personal gain. Eric Trump, the president's son running The Trump Organization in his ...