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Donald Trump spoke in Waterford Township, Michigan at an airplane hangar on Saturday, Feb. 17, for a Get Out the Vote Rally in the crucial battleground state. He appeared wearing black gloves and a red MAGA baseball cap, and immediately began lambasting some of his recent legal woes when he took the podium. Trump’s appearance follows rulings in two separate New York cases last week. On Friday, Judge Engoron ordered Trump to pay $355 million in damages after the Trump Organization was found liable for financial…

On Thursday morning, news broke that someone was going around selling student data from the University of Michigan to tech workers that build AI chatbot tech. An employee at Google DeepMind, the company’s AI research hub, said they’d gotten an offer for recordings of lectures, student discussions, and office hours, as well as essays written by seniors and grad students all available for a paltry licensing fee. Now, the University says it was all a misunderstanding, that students gave their consent, and there’s nothing to…

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Quick Answer: Fans can watch the Iowa vs. Michigan women’s basketball game online with a Peacock subscription. Eight points is all it will take to make history. Iowa guard Caitlin Clark is on the way to breaking the NCAA women’s basketball scoring record today, as the No. 4 Hawkeyes host the Michigan Wolverines in Iowa City. (Kelsey Plum currently holds the Division…

Welcome back to the Connected States, the project that involves me living in a van for a year, driving around and telling stories. After going live last week I was absolutely overwhelmed by the positive response. I received so many tips, well-wishes, and offers of help that I haven’t been able to respond to them all yet. It was truly moving,Former NASA Astronaut Leland Melvin on the “Overview Effect”When we last left off I was in Iowa City, Iowa, which is not a very creative name for a city, so I moved on. By that point,…

The mother of the 15-year-old who killed four students at a Michigan high school in 2021 was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in a landmark ruling on Tuesday, Feb. 6. A jury unanimously convicted Jennifer Crumbley of all four counts against her, one for each of the four people her son, Ethan, killed at Oxford High School. Crumbley could face up to 60 years in prison, with each count carrying a maximum sentence of 15 years. She remains held on bond and will be sentenced on April 9.  A lawyer for…

Automakers are looking to an old friend to help offset rising labor costs: robots.For decades, car companies have increased automation inside their factories. Now, auto executives are looking more closely at this approach, to address a rising labor bill and take advantage of more sophisticated technology. Copyright ©2024Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Automakers are looking to an old friend to help offset rising labor costs: robots.For decades, car companies have…

HOUSTON —  In December 2021, Courtney Morgan finally had it all — or at least it seemed that way.He was back at Michigan as Jim Harbaugh’s director of player personnel, helping to construct the roster of the program that once built him from an inner-city Los Angeles kid into a worldly young man who was ready to conquer life after football. The Wolverines had just beaten Ohio State for the first time in a decade, and Morgan had worked to secure what would be a top-10 class for Michigan.But one night, Morgan’s phone…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, it created uncertainty for Americans' access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care. This uncertainty may have led to an increase in the number of Michigan adults who said they never want to have children, according to Michigan State University researchers. …

The Wolverines clinched a 34-13 victory over the Huskies for their first national title in the playoff era The University of Michigan Wolverines beat the Washington Huskies 34 to 13 to win their first national championship of the College Playoff era. For Michigan, it’s not only their first national title in the CFP era, but their first national championship since 1997. The storied program has enjoyed steady success in the Big 10 over the past several seasons, winning three conference titles to…

Updated Jan. 6, 2024 12:14 am ETJim Harbaughregularly says the kind of stuff that would sound completely ridiculous coming from anyone else’s mouth. The University of Michigan’s football coach promises to attack each day with “an enthusiasm unknown to mankind.” He once instructed his players not to eat chicken because it’s a “nervous bird,” which was weird, though not as weird as when he later apologized to the poultry he insulted. “I was dead wrong,” he said. “Chickens are low-maintenance and high-production.” Copyright…