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Thursday, April 2, 2026
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., encouraged President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency to audit the country’s gold reserve at Fort Knox. Elon Musk, whom Trump put in charge of DOGE, responded to an X user who said it “would be great if @elonmusk could take a look inside Fort Knox just to […]
IROQUOIS FALLS, Ont. – Bouncing back from an early deficit, the Soo Eagles rebouned to clip the Iroquois Falls Storm 6-3 Saturday in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League action at Jus Jordan Arena. A quick-moving Storm side banged in the night’s initial marker 70 seconds in when Ben Sherwin took a […]
HEARST, Ont. – A pair of Benjamin Pouliot third-period goals, including the eventual game-winner, propelled the Soo Eagles to a 5-3 triumph over the Hearst Lumberjacks Friday evening in a Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League encounter at Claude Larose Recreation Centre. Plenty of tempo in the opening period saw the night’s […]
TIMMINS, Ont. – The Timmins Rock saw Alex Tremblay tally twice, including notching the game-winner, in a 4-1 triumph over the Soo Eagles in Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League play Thursday at McIntyre Arena. Some crisp puck movement on the night’s initial power play saw Timmins get on the board three […]
MARQUETTE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State (LSSU) men’s basketball team (21-4, 12-3 GLIAC) earned an 80-74 road victory over the Northern Michigan (NMU) Wildcats (16-7, 10-5 GLIAC) in overtime on Thursday. Tyson Edmondson (Ypsilanti, Mich.) opened up the game by splashing a three, but the Wildcats responded to take a three-point […]
MARQUETTE, Mich. – The Lake Superior State (LSSU) women’s basketball team (5-18, 2-13 GLIAC) fell on the road to the Northern Michigan (NMU) Wildcats (17-6, 11-4 GLIAC) by a final score of 67-44 on Thursday. Jaden Wilder (Manton, Mich.) got things started with a jumper, and a three from CeCe Hacker (Omaha, Neb.) had […]
Two of President Donald Trump’s most controversial Cabinet nominations, Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services Secretary, were both approved by the Senate this week, with New Jersey Senators Andy Kim and Cory Booker voting no. Gabbard and Kennedy, both former Democrats who became […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday removed a key legal hurdle stalling President Donald Trump ’s plan to downsize the federal workforce with a deferred resignation program. The Boston-based judge’s order in the challenge filed by a group of labor unions was a significant legal victory for the Republican president […]
OTSEGO COUNTY, MI. Troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Gaylord Post were called toinvestigate two persons squatting in a cabin located in Otsego County in June 2024. Troopers spoke with the occupants and confirmed they did not have permission to be there. The man, identified as 74-year- old John […]
If you have ever wandered around a gardening center or greenhouse looking for some kind ofornamental shrub to put in your yard, you probably have come across Japanese Barberry. Highlyacclaimed as a landscaping shrub, this is a shrub you should think twice about adding to your yard. First brought to […]