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Business After Hours at Upper Hand Brewery

ESCANABA — The next Business After Hours event, sponsored by Upper Hand Brewery, located just past the Delta County Airport at 3525 Airport Road, Escanaba, will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 5 to 7 p.m. The event will give attendees an opportunity to socialize, network with local business people, and enjoy appetizers and drinks. A brand-new Upper Hand Brewery beer, “Phoenix Rising,” will be released at the event as well, with attendees offered samples. Business After Hours is a social event held each month, and provides an opportunity to make valuable business contacts, as ...

Michigan unemployment rate increased in August

LANSING – Michigan’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate inched up by one-tenth of a percentage point to 5.0 percent during August, according to data released today by the Michigan Department of Technology, Management & Budget. Employment decreased by 25,000, and the number of unemployed people was unchanged over the month, resulting in a workforce decline of 25,000 in August. “The uptick in Michigan’s unemployment rate was driven by an overall reduction in the state’s workforce in August,” said Wayne Rourke, labor market information director for Michigan’s Center for ...

Today in Sports Sept. 19

1925 — Bill Tilden wins his sixth straight U.S. Open tennis championship with a five-set victory over Bill Johnston. Tilden wins 4-6, 11-9, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. It’s the fourth consecutive year that Tilden beats Johnston in the final. 1942 — Alsab, runner-up in the 1942 Kentucky Derby, beats 3-10 favorite Whirlaway, the 1941 Triple Crown champion, by a nose in a $25,000 match race at Narragansett Park. Alsab and Whirlaway meet twice more in 1942, with Whirlaway winning the Jockey Club Gold Cup on Oct.3, and Alsab taking the New York Handicap on Oct. 10. 1948 — Pancho Gonzales, 20, ...

Murakami hits 3-run homer, White Sox top Tigers to move into 1st place tie in AL Central

CHICAGO (AP) — Munetaka Murakami hit his team-leading 32nd home run and the Chicago White Sox moved into a tie with idle Cleveland for first place in the AL Central with a 3-1 win over the Detroit Tigers on Thursday night. Bryan Hudson (5-4), the second of four White Sox pitchers, got four ...

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Vance blasts Democrats as 'lunatics' in Iowa rally push for GOP candidates

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Vice President JD Vance on Friday mounted a vigorous defense of the Trump administration's policies and Iowa GOP candidates on the November ballot, arguing that the Democrats had turned into the party of "lunatics," in his second trip to the politically consequential state this year. While in Iowa, Vance tried to nationalize the elections, invoking Democratic candidates in other states such as Kansas, Texas and New York at a time when the state's Democratic ticket has tried to keep its focus local. But he took plenty of swings at Iowa Democrats, saying ...