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Lakeview skating announced

MARQUETTE — Public skating in the city of Marquette has begun. Lakeview Arena’s public skating hours are: ≤ Drop-in figure skating, 9 to 9:50 a.m. Monday through Friday; ≤ Preschool/parent and senior citizens, 10 to 11:20 a.m. Monday through Friday; ≤ Drop-in hockey, 11:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. Monday through Friday; ≤ Public skate (all ages), 1 to 2:50 p.m. Monday through Sunday; ≤ Senior/adult skate (age 55 and older), 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday beginning Oct. 14, free to Marquette city senior residents with identification; ≤ Adult drop-in hockey (age 18 older), ...

Russia seeks closer security ties with China as key goal

MOSCOW (AP) — A top Russian security official declared Monday on a visit to China that the Kremlin considers beefing up ties with Beijing as a top policy goal. Nikolai Patrushev, secretary of the national Security Council chaired by Russian President Vladimir Putin, described the “strengthening of comprehensive partnership and strategic cooperation with Beijing as an unconditional priority of Russia’s foreign policy.” Patrushev is one of Putin’s closest associates. Speaking during a meeting with Guo Shengkun, a top official of China’s Communist Party, he said “in the ...

Michigan State U. leader on hot seat; retirement urged

EAST LANSING (AP) — The president of Michigan State University is acknowledging a “moment of uncertainty” on campus amid tension with the school’s governing board and some calls for his departure. Samuel Stanley Jr. has been MSU president since 2019. was hired in the wake of the Larry Nassar sexual assault scandal. Stanley defended his administration’s handling of the resignation of the business school dean during an address to the Faculty Senate. Stanley did not directly address his own job. Trustee Rema Vassar says Stanley should retire, though he has two years remaining ...

Sailor killed at Pearl Harbor to be laid to rest, at last

By DON BABWIN, Associated Press CHICAGO — A 21-year-old sailor will be laid to rest on Tuesday following a decades-long effort to identify remains pulled from Pearl Harbor, more than 80 years after he was killed in the attack that propelled the United States into World War II. Members ...

A servant queen’: World pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Across the globe, the death of Queen Elizabeth II has prompted reflections on the historic sweep of her reign and how she succeeded in presiding over the end of Britain’s colonial empire and embracing the independence of her former dominions. Tributes to ...

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Oregon utilities shut power amid high dry winds, fire danger PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon utilities began shutting down power to thousands of customers on Friday as dry easterly winds swept into the region, raising the risk of wildfire danger. Portland General Electric halted power in the Columbia River Gorge and around Mount Hood and a second power company was poised to do the same Friday. More than 40,000 customers will likely lose power in planned shutoffs as winds of up to 60 mph hit some areas. Authorities urged residents to charge cellphones and be ready to evacuate. Power ...