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Trump threatens Strait of Hormuz blockade after US-Iran ceasefire talks end without agreement

ISLAMABAD — President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would "immediately" begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after historic U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement or next diplomatic steps in sight. In his first public comments after the 21-hour talks, Trump sought to exert strategic control over the waterway that was responsible for the shipping of 20% of global oil supplies before the war, hoping to eliminate Iran's key source of leverage. A U.S. blockade could further rattle global energy markets and ...

Hints From Heloise: Trying out fruits at the grocery store

Dear Heloise: I read your column in the Journal Gazette of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Jim R., in Houston, wrote about people who are eating produce that they haven't purchased. But there is another view on this issue. Purchasing grapes, for example, without tasting them, often leads to sour grapes ...

Actor Max Greenfield speaks at NMU

YMCA to host Healthy Kids Day on April 18

MARQUETTE — From 12:30-2 p.m. on April 18, The David and Thu Brule YMCA in Marquette will be hosting the annual Healthy Kids Day event, featuring activity and education. “Healthy Kids Day is a national YMCA event that promotes health and wellness for children and families in our ...

Michigan considers ‘1 buck rule’ to balance herd, better control population

Hunters are divided over a proposed “one buck rule” that some hope would help balance the buck-to-doe ratio, curb overpopulation in the Lower Peninsula and make deer hunting better for future generations by leaving more prize bucks on the table. The Michigan Natural Resources Commission, ...

War in Iran sends inflation soaring and the mood of American consumers plunging

WASHINGTON — The largest monthly jump in gas prices in six decades caused a sharp spike in inflation last month, creating major challenges for the inflation-fighters at the Federal Reserve and heightening already substantial political hurdles for the White House. Consumer prices rose 3.3% ...