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Gladstone Farmers Market closes out lively season

GLADSTONE — The Gladstone Farmers Market has officially wrapped up its Market Mondays for the 2026 season. The city's last Market Monday of 2026 was held this week, marking the end of a booming year for vendors and shoppers. The community has one more chance to attend a market in ...

Escanaba Downtown Day to highlight reopened Ludington Street

ESCANABA — The completion of the Ludington Street reconstruction project will take center stage during Escanaba’s Downtown Day celebration Saturday, giving residents and visitors a chance to experience the newly improved downtown streetscape. Initiated by the Michigan Downtown ...

US diplomats told to say 'super intelligence' — not 'artificial intelligence' — after Trump's call

NEW YORK (AP) — The State Department is ordering diplomats in its international organizations bureau to use the term "super intelligence" instead of "artificial intelligence" in all communications following President Donald Trump's attempt to rebrand the technology in his address to the U.N. General Assembly this week. "Following the president's remarks at the GA today, please change all references of 'Artificial Intelligence' to 'Super Intelligence' in our documents and positions. We will be using 'SI' in all remarks, positions and press elements moving forward," said an email ...

Open house culminates with multiple bands Friday

ESCANABA — A joint event between Race-Driven Powersports and Cat-Man-Do's will bring two bands to downtown Escanaba on Friday. The activity marks the conclusion of Race-Driven's week-long open house, which has been running since Monday to offer special pricing and giveaways to ...

'You should not be here,' Trump tells CNN at UN as standoff with media outlets persists

NEW YORK (AP) — On a day of high-stakes diplomacy on the global stage, President Donald Trump began his United Nations visit by telling a prominent U.S. journalist, "You should not be here." "It's an honor to be here," Trump said as he entered U.N. doors Tuesday ahead of his speech to the General Assembly and faced Kaitlan Collins of CNN, a frequent target of his ire. "I'm surprised that CNN is here covering me. You should not be here covering me. You said you weren't going to cover me." As Collins noted later on air, CNN said nothing of the kind. The administration had banned ...

Airbnb announces ‘Farm to Stay’ Grant Program

Yesterday, Airbnb announced a partnership with the American Farmland Trust to create the ‘Farm to Stay’ grant program. This program will offer farmers and ranchers up to $10,000 per grant to start or expand agritourism. The grant program is intended to help farmers renovate or prepare their properties to host overnight guests, or to launch agritourism experiences. Alongside the grants, Airbnb and American Farmland Trust will host a set of webinars to help farmers get started on the platform — from setting up a listing or experience to welcoming their first guests and building ...