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Today in History: 1989, the Tiananmen Square Massacre

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Today is Thursday, June 4, the 155th day of 2026. There are 210 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 4, 1989, hundreds, perhaps thousands, of pro-democracy demonstrators and dozens of soldiers are estimated to have been killed when Chinese troops crushed a seven-week-long protest ...

Social Security event to be held Friday at PWPL

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FROM A NEWS RELEASE MARQUETTE — Social Security is spending more each year on recipients than it collects through payroll taxes. Unless Congress takes action, in less than 10 years, the Social Security program will have to reduce benefits. A community forum on protecting Social ...

MDOC raises pay for new officers at five U.P. prisons

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LANSING – Five Upper Peninsula correctional facilities are offering an increased pay rate of approximately $10,000 per year for new corrections officer recruits as the Michigan Department of Corrections seeks to address persistent staffing shortages. Under the department’s Safe Prisons ...