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European leaders meet as Arctic thaw opens shipping routes and Russian buildup stokes security fears

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ROVANIEMI, Finland (AP) — European leaders joined forces Monday to highlight growing competition in the Arctic, where global warming is opening new shipping routes, governments are vying for vast natural resources and a Russian military buildup is heightening security concerns. The leaders, mostly from Nordic and Baltic countries, put a spotlight on environmental challenges, economic opportunities and military vulnerabilities at a time of doubts about whether the United States, through NATO, will remain a bulwark against Russia. "This region has become a geopolitical hotspot," ...

Second federal judge freezes Trump mail ballot order with US Supreme Court poised to weigh in

National News

A federal judge late Sunday ordered that the U.S. Postal Service not implement President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail balloting, adding another obstacle to the administration's effort to rewrite election rules as the Supreme Court is poised to weigh in on the matter. The nation's highest court already is considering the administration's appeal of an order by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani in Boston prohibiting the Postal Service from enforcing its new rule on mail voting before this year's midterm elections. Late Sunday, U.S. District Judge Carl J. Nichols ...

Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? El Nino might bring record slow storm season

National News

The Atlantic is quiet — record quiet — this hurricane season thanks to an enormous El Nino that crushes storms before they get going. No Atlantic hurricanes have formed yet this year and none are likely to form for at least another week, even though this would normally be the peak of the season, according to the National Hurricane Center. Only five relatively weak and brief tropical storms have spun up this season. On Saturday, 2026 set a record for the longest a season has begun without a storm that has reached winds of 74 mph (119 kph) to qualify as a hurricane — at least ...

Gas rate hike approved for DTE

Local News

State regulators Thursday approved a $74.52 million gas rate hike for DTE Energy customers, which was less than half the total requested. A residential customer with typical usage of 75 hundred cubic feet of gas per month will see a 3.34% bill increase, or $2.87 per month, officials said. The ...

Rosy's Diner keeps tradition going

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ESCANABA — A beloved eatery on Ludington Street has operated in a few variations for the last 95 years. What is now Rosy’s Diner and a favorite breakfast spot for many got its start as Uneeda Lunch in the 1930s. The building was new then; Sanborn maps from 1929 show no structure on the ...

Senators from both parties question OpenAI on breach of AI startup Hugging Face

Business News

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers worried about the existential risk posed by new artificial intelligence products demanded information from OpenAI on Thursday with separate queries that underscored growing concerns in Washington about the technology's potential to elude human control. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., launched an investigation Thursday into OpenAI for its artificial intelligence system hacking into another AI company on its own. He is seeking more details about the attack on AI startup Hugging Face, which was disclosed by OpenAI in July, and leads a Senate subcommittee with ...