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TL/DR - The Grand Rapids Mary Free Bed wheelchair athletes, known as the Pacers, are preparing to compete in the National Wheelchair Basketball Association championship on April 12th. The Pacers have been practicing since September, with some players also participating on the Paralympic level. The last time the Pacers won first place was in 1987,…

TL/DR - A former assistant principal at Richneck Elementary in Virginia, Ebony Parker, has been indicted and charged with eight felony counts of child abuse and disregard for life. This follows an incident where a 6-year-old student brought a gun to school and shot his teacher. The teacher, Abigail Zwerner, who survived the shooting, has since…

TL/DR - President Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act, which allocates about $1 trillion toward tax credits, grants, and loans for clean energy, has not been well-received among voters, despite the administration highlighting its benefits such as job creation, reduced costs for families, and tax code simplification. More than 40% of the public…

TL/DR - The Upper Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) in Michigan is seeking approval from the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) to change how it calculates power outages during catastrophic conditions. Currently, UPPCO is required to count each outage separately, but the company wants to count multiple outages during a single event as one.…