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15.02.2023 / 01:01

‘F— your thoughts and prayers,’ says Michigan lawmaker after university shooting

Michigan state representative Ranjeev Puri doesn’t want your condolences — he wants real change.After a gunman killed three students and wounded five others at Michigan State University on Monday night, Puri, a Democratic legislator, released a statement beginning with one powerful, strongly worded sentence: “F— your thoughts and prayers.” Read more: Three people killed after shootings at Michigan State University, police say Read next: Part of the Sun breaks free and forms a strange vortex, baffling scientists Puri said the shooting has caused “unimaginable trauma and grief” to the Michigan State University community.Today, we begin to collectively heal from the horrific events which transpired, tomorrow we work. My official statement regarding the Michigan State University shooting is below:Fuck your thoughts and prayers.

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Medical chief breaks down while speaking about MSU shooting victims

the five critically injured students. He said the response from the hospital’s team was overwhelming. "So many people that just came and," he said while taking a pause, "and we received a lot of texts that were just, ‘I’m on my way.’ People showing up, ‘Where do you need me?’ It was a sad but very proud night for all of us here."Eight students were shot, three of which were dead, according to MSU Deputy Police Chief Chris Rozman. Police said two of those killed were shot at Berkey Hall. The third was killed at the MSU Union, which is a few blocks east of Berkey Hall on Grand River in the heart of the MSU campus.The five wounded victims were all hospitalized with critical injuries. Four of them required surgery.

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Michigan State University shooting timeline: What we know as police search for shooter

EAST LANSING, Mich. (FOX 2) - An active shooter is still on the loose at Michigan State University after multiple shootings Monday night in East Lansing.People on and near the campus should shelter in place while police look for the active shooter.

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Whitmer Kidnapping Plot: Adam Fox, Barry Croft, Jr. guilty on all charges

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (FOX 2) - The two men on trial for conspiring to kidnap the Michigan governor have been found guilty, a jury ruled Tuesday.A jury convicted Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr.

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Second trial of Whitmer kidnapping suspects Adam Fox, Barry Croft Jr. begins Monday

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) - Two men accused of crafting a plan to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 and ignite a national rebellion are facing a second trial this week, months after a jury couldn’t reach a verdict on the pair while acquitting two others.The result in April was a blow to federal prosecutors, who had set out to show that extremists were committed to snatching Whitmer and causing chaos close to the election between Joe Biden and then-President Donald Trump.The trial of Adam Fox and Barry Croft Jr.

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2022 primaries: Takeaways from election results Tuesday night

Voters leave their local polling station after voting in the Missouri Primary Election at the National WWI Museum and Memorial on August 02, 2022, in Kansas City, Missouri. (Kyle Rivas/Getty Images)WASHINGTON (AP) - In one of the biggest days of this year's primary campaign season, voters rejected a measure that would have made it easier to restrict abortion rights in red-state Kansas and repudiated a scandal-tarred former governor seeking a U.S.

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Michigan governor named on hit list kept by gunman who shot retired Wisconsin judge

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s name appeared on a hit list kept by a man who allegedly fatally shot a retired Wisconsin judge on Friday, the governor’s office said on Saturday.

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Wisconsin shooting: Gunman's targets included political leaders, officials say

Gov. Tony Evers A gunman suspected of fatally shooting a retired county judge at a Wisconsin home had a list of targets that included Michigan Gov.

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Michigan governor among Wisconsin gunman's targets, spokesman says

DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 31: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer speaks during a drive-in campaign rally with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama at Belle Isle on October 31, 2020 in Detroit, Michigan.

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Gaylord tornado: 2 dead after police find another victim overnight in northern Michigan city

GAYLORD, Mich. (FOX2) - Two people are dead and at least 44 injured after a rare tornado hammered the northern Michigan city of Gaylord late Friday afternoon.Police said Saturday morning that they found a second victim in at a mobile home park overnight, raising the death toll from the believed one.

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Gretchen Whitmer Kidnapping trial: two suspects acquitted in kidnapping conspiracy

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (FOX 2) - A federal jury in Grand Rapids, Michigan, has found two suspects in the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer not guilty and a mistrial has been declared for the other two suspects after the jury could not reach a verdict.The jury reached the verdict around 2 p.m. on Friday for Daniel Harris and Brandon Caserta of not guilty on all charges.

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FBI agent in Whitmer kidnap plot arrested for assaulting wife after swingers party argument

FOX 2 - There are new details involving the arrest of the lead federal investigator in the plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer. That same FBI agent, Richard Trask, has testified several times in court about the alleged scheme - now, he's accused of assaulting his wife."(Trask) was allowed a personal bond and allowed to walk out, where my client who committed no violence, got $10 million (bond)," said attorney Nicholas Somberg.Somberg is talking about his client, 26-year-old Joseph Morrison - one of a total of 14 men accused at the state and federal level in the plot to kidnap and kill Governor Gretchen Whitmer."The most specific thing (Morrison) said, 'One, two, three, four, I'm going through Gov.

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New daily COVID-19 cases in US have doubled in past 3 weeks

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Enbridge defies Michigan order, plans to continue operating Line 5

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer gave Enbridge until May 12 to turn off the taps to the pipeline that runs through the Straits of Mackinac, and is now threatening financial penalties against the company for failing to follow her order.

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Canada could see 50% cut in fuel capacity if Line 5 pipeline shut down: experts

Line 5 pipeline gets shut down, with some saying the country could see its fuel capacity get cut in half.The pipeline, which serves as a vital artery for North America’s energy infrastructure, is facing a looming shutdown threat from Michigan Gov.

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Battle brews over fate of Enbridge Line 5 pipeline

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is ordering the shutdown of Enbridge’s cross-border Line 5 pipeline, which transports crude and natural gas liquids from Alberta through Michigan and the Straits of Mackinac to central Canada.

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Gov. Whitmer among 7 awarded for courage by JFK Foundation

BOSTON – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and six other people who risked their own health and safety to help and protect others during the coronavirus pandemic will receive Profile in Courage awards next month, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation announced Tuesday.

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3 Whitmer kidnapping plotters face weapons of mass destruction charges

WASHINGTON - Three of the men accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan's governor had new charges added to the government's lawsuit against them, tacking on a weapon of mass destruction count.The defendants, Adam Fox, 40, Barry Croft Jr., 45, and Daniel Joseph Harris, 23, were all charged with knowingly conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction against persons or property.An indictment from a federal grand jury in Michigan alleges that Fox, Croft, and Harris intended to use the devices to destroy a nearby bridge.Six men were arrested in October 2020 after law enforcement learned of plans to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer.

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Rep. Jewell Jones, female passenger found with pants down before arrest, per report

INKSTER, Mich. (FOX 2) - Michigan State Representative Jewell Jones (D-Inkster) was found with his pants down with a woman when he was arrested three weeks ago in Livingston County, according to a report from Michigan Information & Research Service (MIRS).The Michigan lawmaker was brought up on obstruction and weapons charges and was seen resisting arrest in dashcam footage during the traffic stop, in which he is also accused of trying to use his position as a lawmaker to get out of the arrest, saying he would call Gov.

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Whitmer visited elderly father in Florida during pandemic

LANSING, Mich. – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer traveled out of state more than a month ago to visit her elderly father, a snowbird who has lived in Florida and has a chronic disease, her office said Monday.

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Biden to surge vaccinators, testing to hard-hit Michigan

WASHINGTON – Washington is surging federal resources to support vaccinations, testing and therapeutics, but not vaccines, to Michigan in an effort to control the state's worst-in-the-nation COVID-19 transmission rate, the White House said Friday.

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Michigan approves Great Lakes oil pipeline tunnel permits

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Michigan's environmental agency said Friday it has approved construction of an underground tunnel to house a replacement for a controversial oil pipeline in a channel linking two of the Great Lakes.

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Jaime Harrison to take helm at DNC as party chairman

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Democratic National Committee is set to formally elect Jaime Harrison of South Carolina as chairman on Thursday, signifying an early alignment between newly inaugurated President Joe Biden and state party leaders around the country.The party’s post-inauguration meeting, with election of a full slate of new officers, will take place virtually, reflecting continued concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Vice chairs on the roster include Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Michigan Gov.

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States declare emergencies, close capitols ahead of rallies

extensive amount of concerning online chatter, ” including calls for armed protests.Governors across the country are sending thousands of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., where the National Mall has been closed to the general public as part of an intense security effort. More than a dozen governors also have called out the Guard to protect their own state capitols and aid local law enforcement officers."We are prepared for the worst, but we remain hopeful that those who choose to demonstrate at our Capitol do so peacefully, without violence or destruction of property,” Michigan State Police Col.

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Delaware man in plot to kidnap governor seeks release from prison

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - A Delaware man charged with plotting to kidnap the governor of Michigan is asking to be released from prison as he awaits court hearings. The News Journal in Delaware reports that federal prosecutors say in court filings that Barry Croft Jr.

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Michigan governor blames White House 'corruption or ineptitude' for shortage of planned vaccines

Federal delays in Pfizer vaccine distributions have left states wondering when they can expect shipments, as COVID cases spike nationally. "I still cannot get a straight answer out of the Trump administration about why Michigan, like many other states, is receiving a fraction of the vaccines that we were slated to receive," Michigan Gov.

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6 men indicted in alleged plot to kidnap Michigan governor

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – A federal grand jury has charged six men with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in what investigators say was a plot by anti-government extremists who were angry over her coronavirus policies.The indictment released Thursday by U.S.

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Michigan's order to restrict gatherings and close businesses extended 12 days

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (FOX 2) - Michigan Gov.

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The Latest: Biden names prominent allies as inaugural chairs

WASHINGTON – The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden (all times local):9 a.m.President-elect Joe Biden is naming some of his most prominent allies to be the co-chairs for his upcoming Inauguration.Biden named Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) as the chairman for the Jan.

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Kelly Stafford, wife of Lions quarterback, rails against Michigan's latest coronavirus restrictions

Kelly Stafford, the wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, went on a rant against Michigan’s latest coronavirus restrictions in an Instagram video on Thursday. Michigan Gov.

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States initiating new measures to slow COVID spread

The dramatic nationwide surge in COVID-19 cases and the resulting strain on hospital capacity is prompting mayors and governors across the country to implement new restrictions in an attempt to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

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Alberta premier and Enbridge respond to Michigan seeking shut down of Line 5 pipeline

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney calls an attempt by the Michigan government to shutdown the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline very concerning and a continued effort to landlock Canadian energy.“The impact of this would be devastating,” Kenney said.“It is the single largest supply of gasoline ultimately in southern Ontario, for aviation fuel out of the Detroit airport, for heating fuel in northern Michigan, for the refineries in northern Ohio that fuel much of the midwest U.S. economy, so this is a very very big deal.”Kenney made the comments on The Roy Green Show Sunday.On Friday, Michigan Gov.

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Whitmer says Michigan may require new coronavirus measures as cases spike

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Thursday that "quick action" may be needed amid a surge in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the state, according to reports.

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Michigan Gov. Whitmer congratulates Biden, pledges to beat 'common enemy' COVID-19

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pledged to work with President-elect Joe Biden’s administration to combat the coronavirus pandemic in a congratulatory message Saturday following his victory over President Trump in the 2020 election.

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Trump riles up supporters with attack on Michigan governor

In the U.S., President Donald Trump once again attacked Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, who’s been one of his frequent targets due to her state’s COVID-19 restrictions.

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Michigan governor pushes back against Trump rally chants

DETROIT – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Sunday that President Donald Trump is inciting “domestic terrorism” following “lock her up” chants at his rally in the state the night before.

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Five suspects charged with plotting to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to stand trial

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A Michigan judge has ruled there's enough evidence for a trial regarding the conspiracy to kidnap Gov.

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Michigan law enforcement on high alert after anti-government militia also plotted to target, kill police

(Photo by JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images) DETROIT - Law enforcement in Michigan remains on high alert after the FBI said the same group of alleged militia members who conspired to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer also were seeking to identify the family homes of officers and were involved in a "plan to target and kill police.""We're cautious.

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Wisconsin man is 14th to be charged in Whitmer Kidnapping Plot

14 men are accused of plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The 14th person has not been identifed, as of Oct.

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Paramilitary groups discussed kidnapping Virginia governor, FBI agent says

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Members of anti-government paramilitary groups discussed kidnapping Virginia’s governor during a June meeting in Ohio, an FBI agent testified Tuesday during a court hearing in Michigan.Special Agent Richard Trask was part of the investigation that led to six men being arrested and charged last week with plotting to kidnap Michigan's Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

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Gov. Whitmer says Joe Biden ‘is deeply decent’ in first Face the Nation interview since kidnap plot against her uncovered

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer appeared on CBS’ “Face The Nation” Sunday for her first interview with the program since a plot to kidnap her and overthrow the state government was uncovered.

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5 men in Michigan governor kidnapping plot to face hearings

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Five men accused in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will appear in federal court Tuesday for a hearing on whether they should be detained before trial.U.S.

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Michigan Supreme court denies Gov. Whitmer's request for 'pandemic executive orders' extensions

The Michigan Supreme Court on Monday denied Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s request to extend emergency powers that she invoked to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

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Whitmer kidnap plot puts Michigan sheriff in hot seat over coronavirus protest link

Some of the people charged in the plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer shared the stage in May with a county sheriff during a protest against state coronavirus restrictions.

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2 charged in Michigan plots served in US Marines

DETROIT – The U.S. Marine Corps confirmed Saturday that two men charged in plots against Michigan's government spent time in the military.Officials are “aware of the circumstances surrounding” Daniel Harris and Joseph Morrison and will assist in any way in the investigation, the Marine Corps said in an emailed statement.Harris is one of six men charged federally with conspiring to kidnap Democratic Gov.

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Attorney General Barr calls Whitmer kidnap plot 'abhorrent'

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the public on Thursday, Oct.

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Judge Andrew P. Napolitano: Michigan court ruling overturning COVID-19 restrictions is victory for liberty

“If the provisions of the Constitution be not upheld when they pinch as well as when they comfort, they may as well be abandoned.” U.S. Supreme Court Justice George Sutherland (1862 to 1942) Late last week, the Supreme Court of Michigan — the state’s highest and final court — invalidated the coronavirus pandemic executive orders of Democratic Gov.

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