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COVID by the numbers in 2021: More deadly than first year in Michigan

The second year of the coronavirus pandemic began with the promise of medical miracles, with new vaccines and treatments predicted to allow the economy and schools to reopen, life to resume and deaths to subside.

More abortion restrictions were introduced in 2021 than ever

For the first time ever, states enacted more than 100 abortion restrictions in a single year in 2021. Michigan was no exception to this, with the GOP-controlled Legislature introducing a slew of new legislation to limit access to abortion care in the state. The most restrictive was implemented in Texas.

State of Michigan now recognizing other state health care licenses

Michigan is joining 21 other states, allowing healthcare licenses across the country to be recognized in the state.

COVID-19 case counts explode to new highs in Michigan

Michigan on Wednesday recorded COVID-19 case counts that shattered a previous high, reporting nearly 13,000 a day — almost a third more than the peak set over a year ago.

Michigan paid $8.5B in fraudulent pandemic jobless claims

Michigan likely paid about $8.5 billion in fraudulent jobless benefits over a 19-month period during the coronavirus pandemic, far more than previously estimated, according to a report released Wednesday by the state’s unemployment agency.

New Year’s Day snowstorm a big possibility, up to 6 inches of snow in early forecast

Specific details will be clearer by New Year’s Eve, but right now NWS meteorologists say this weather system could usher in some of the coldest air of the winter and up to 6 inches of snow in some parts of the Lower Peninsula. For areas in the southern Lower Peninsula, this could be the biggest snow of the season so far.

See which new congressional district your Michigan county is in

The new map is in – the congressional boundaries are set for Michigan’s elections for the next decade.

Public housing chair resigns amid ‘ugly’ legal battle to evict Kalamazoo family

The chair of the Kalamazoo Housing Commission resigned in September, several years before his term was to end, while embroiled in a legal battle with a tenant he sued to evict.

Michigan’s longest-serving Congressman Fred Upton placed in same district as fellow Republican Bill Huizenga

Michigan’s longest-serving congressman still in office, U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, will face off against U.S. Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Zeeland, should Upton decide to run for reelection for the newly created 4th Congressional District. Huizenga already announced he’s seeking reelection.

MDHHS to retain current quarantine guidelines while awaiting additional CDC info

“The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services intends to review the supporting evidence behind this guidance, while awaiting additional information from the CDC, specifically for special populations and in high-risk settings.

GUILTY GHISLAINE

The British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell was convicted Wednesday of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by the American millionaire Jeffrey Epstein.

WATCH: DC Jail abruptly terminates Jan. 6 rioter's Newsmax interview after he tells people to 'band together'

The Washington, D.C. Jail abruptly terminated an interview between Newsmax and a man who is accused of hitting police with a baseball bat during the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol.

Infectious Disease Expert: Cases Will Rise So ‘Dramatically’ in Coming Weeks It Will Be Hard to Keep ‘Everyday’ Life Operating

Dr. Michael Osterholm warned viewers of Morning Joe that a sharp spike in Covid-19 infections in the coming three to four weeks means “we’re going to have a hard time keeping everyday life operating.”

New COVID-19 cases in US soar to highest levels on record

More than a year after the vaccine was rolled out, new cases of COVID-19 in the U.S. have soared to their highest level on record at over 265,000 per day on average, a surge driven largely by the highly contagious omicron variant.

'Danger zone': Longtime observer warns Trump-shaped Supreme Court no longer reflects American values

"One might suppose that the supercharged conservative majority might proceed with some caution, if not humility, before projecting its agenda on a wary country that never signed up for it," Greenhouse wrote.

Marjorie Taylor Greene Suggests ‘National Divorce,’ Gets Smoked on Twitter: ‘Officially Declare Yourself a Traitor’

On Wednesday morning, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) retweeted said chud and endorsed his view, saying that “brainwashed people” who move to states such as Florida from places like New York and California “really need a cooling off period.” She also appeared to suggest the country undergo a “national divorce.”

‘Slow-motion insurrection’: How GOP seizes election power

In battleground states and beyond, Republicans are taking hold of the once-overlooked machinery of elections. While the effort is incomplete and uneven, outside experts on democracy and Democrats are sounding alarms, warning that the United States is witnessing a “slow-motion insurrection” with a better chance of success than Trump’s failed power grab last year.

Biden, Putin To Hold Call Over Stepped Up Security Demands

President Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin will speak Thursday as the Russian leader has stepped up his demands for security guarantees in Eastern Europe.

‘The Fuse Has Been Blown,’ and the Doomsday Glacier Is Coming for Us All

New data suggests a massive collapse of the ice shelf in as little as five years. “We are dealing with an event that no human has ever witnessed,” says one scientist. “We have no analog for this”

Brown scores 24 as No. 10 Michigan State beats High Point

Gabe Brown scored a career high 24 points, as short-handed No. 10 Michigan State pulled away in the second half to beat scrappy High Point 81-68 in Wednesday’s matchup of longtime coaching friends Tom Izzo and Tubby Smith.

Burks, Knicks bench power past short-handed Pistons 94-85

Alec Burks scored a season-high 34 points to lead a huge night from New York’s bench and the Knicks beat the short-handed Detroit Pistons 94-85 Wednesday.

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