
Native American ceremonial mound in Bronson Park receiving landscaping upgrade
KALAMAZOO, MI (WKZO AM/FM) - A mound in Kalamazoo's Bronson Park believed used by Native Americans for ceremonial purposes over 1,000 years ago is receiving an update. The city is teaming with the Gun Lake Tribe of the Band of Pottawatomi to add native, low-growth plants will be added to the mound to prevent pedestrian...
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A year after 'Liberation Day,' Trump sets new drug tariffs, adjusts metals duties
By David Lawder and Ahmed Aboulenein WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump ordered 100% tariffs on certain branded pharmaceutical imports and overhauled steel, aluminum and copper duties on Thursday as his administration sought to...
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Russian mariner held after Houthi Red Sea attack leaves Yemen for home
April 2 (Reuters) - A Russian mariner detained for around eight months after being on board a ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi militants has left the country for Russia following medical treatment in Sanaa, the Houthi-run foreign ministry said on Thur...
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Exclusive-Oil giants show early interest in US Gulf deepwater field stake, sources say
By David French, Shariq Khan and Andres Gonzalez LONDON/NEW YORK, April 2 (Reuters) - European energy majors TotalEnergies and Shell are among companies eyeing a majority stake in one of the U.S. Gulf's most promising sites, three sources with knowledg...
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Russian forces maintain day-long drone barrage of Ukraine's Kharkiv
April 2 (Reuters) - Russian forces maintained a day-long barrage of drone strikes on Kharkiv, Ukraine's second largest city, on Thursday, injuring at least two people, local officials said. Kharkiv Mayor Ihor Terekhov posted reports on Telegram thro...
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Former top defender Stephon Gilmore retires after 13 seasons
Former NFL Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore formally announced his retirement on Thursday. The five-time Pro Bowl cornerback over 13 NFL seasons didn't play in 2025. "I have had an incredible 13 years in the League, and I cannot wait to...
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Director Lin-Manuel Miranda will make musical 'Octet' into movie
By Danielle Broadway LOS ANGELES, April 2 (Reuters) - Lin-Manuel Miranda, director of the 11‑time Tony Award-winning musical "Hamilton," will direct a musical film adaptation of Dave Malloy's chamber choir musical "Octet" as his next feature project,...
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US Interior Department to reduce staff through deferred resignation, early retirement
April 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of the Interior will offer employees new opportunities to leave the agency as part of a plan to improve efficiency, it said in a statement on Thursday. Interior will offer a deferred resignation program and vol...
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Appeals panel orders resentencing of ex‑Colorado clerk over voting machines
By Brad Brooks April 2 (Reuters) - A Colorado appeals court on Thursday overturned the nine-year prison sentence, but not the conviction, given to Tina Peters, a former county clerk convicted of tampering with voting machines in her pursuit of claims ...
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Starbucks closes China deal with Boyu, plans to expand stores
By Waylon Cunningham April 2 (Reuters) - Starbucks has closed its deal with Boyu Capital to sell control of its China operations, the Seattle-based coffee company announced Thursday. The deal, whose outline was announced in November, is intended to ...
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