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Subject to change --------------------- Today --------------------- High school volleyball Ishpeming at Houghton, 6:30 p.m. West Iron County at L’Anse, 6:30 p.m. Westwood at Menominee, 6:45 p.m. EDT Kingsford at Marquette, 7 p.m. Stephenson at Munising, 7 p.m. Cheboygan at Manistique, 7 p.m. Newberry at St. Ignace, 7 p.m. Big Bay de Noc at Superior Central, 7:15 p.m. Baraga at Bessemer, time TBA --------------------- High school football Westwood vs. Negaunee, at Marquette Senior High School, 7 p.m. (change in ...

CO2 emissions rising slowly

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN — The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that it expects carbon emissions from the burning of fossil fuels to rise again this year, but by much less than in 2021 due to the growth in renewable power and electric cars. Last year saw a strong rebound in carbon dioxide emissions — the main greenhouse gas responsible for global warming — after the global economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. The Paris-based IEA said CO2 emissions from fossil fuels are on course to rise by almost 1% in 2022 compared to the ...

Public-private partnership offers path to employment

By Journal Staff MARQUETTE — InvestUP, the Upper Peninsula’s regional economic development organization, together with support from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation and other partners across the U.P., has created an initiative aimed at supporting the demand for advanced manufacturing talent. InvestUP announced the training and job placement program, called UP Pathways to Employment in Manufacturing, started this fall. It is open to the general public who meet the following criteria: high school graduates, early career workers, displaced workers and others seeking ...

Family: Saudi’s sentence US citizen to 16 years over tweets

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An American citizen has been arrested in Saudi Arabia, tortured and sentenced to 16 years in prison over tweets he sent while in the United States, his son said Tuesday. Saad Ibrahim Almadi, a 72-year-old retired project manager living in Florida, was arrested last November while visiting family in the kingdom and was sentenced earlier this month, his son Ibrahim told The Associated Press, confirming details that were first reported by the Washington Post. Almadi is a citizen of both Saudi Arabia and the U.S. There was no immediate comment from ...

Mary Kelly

NORFOLK, VA - Mary Kelly, age 75, former Ishpeming resident, passed away on Wednesday, October 12th, 2022, at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia, after a year battle with breast cancer. Mary was born on April 28th, 1947, in Norristown, PA. She married, James Kelly, who she met while ...

Zelenskyy to publish book of wartime speeches

NEW YORK (AP) — A collection of wartime speeches by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, featuring an introduction written by the Ukrainian president, will be published Dec. 6. Crown, a Penguin Random House division, announced Monday that the book will be called “A Message from Ukraine” and will also ...