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Deaths were reported in Indiana, Arkansas after multiple tornadoes downed trees and damaged homes, authorities say.At least three people have died after severe storms hit the US states of Indiana and Arkansas, local authorities said, as several tornadoes touched down in some areas. Tornadoes were reported Sunday afternoon in southern Indiana, according to the National Weather Service. Images and footage from local media showed fallen trees blocking roads and destroying homes. Large hail was also reported in Indiana and nearby states, officials said. Emergency officials from Martin County, Indiana have confirmed one death. The victim's injured partner was airlifted to…

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Superior, Wisconsin CNN — President Joe Biden poked fun at former President Donald Trump while announcing a major infrastructure investment during a visit to the crucial battleground state of Wisconsin on Thursday. The trip comes as the president and his team are aggressive this week on improving consumer sentiment, a move that his allies hope will eventually translate into better feelings about the president's handling of the economy as he looks to a rematch with Trump. That push was on display Thursday with two events in the Midwest, starting with a trip to Superior, Wisconsin, where Biden will be equipped…

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Corner down icon An icon in the shape of a corner pointing down. Stanford/Facebook alumni? Jeremy Rauckman/Flickr; Melia Robinson/Business Insider A new scholarship at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, one of the top business schools, covers tuition and fees for MBA students. But the program comes with a catch: Students must be willing to take a job in the Midwest. Students often choose California-based Stanford because they know they'll get an excellent education and make contacts in Silicon Valley, where many of them likely want to work after graduation. But the school has plans to funnel students into more…

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Beautiful fall foliage continues to expand south along the Lower 48. Progress, however, has been slowed by unseasonably warm air in the eastern two-thirds of the country. Next week, a change to much cooler weather will facilitate a quicker change.According to foliage monitoring website Explore Autumn, the top color now covers much of non-mountainous New England, New York, and Pennsylvania. The zone from lower Michigan to southern Nebraska also has a primary color.The leaves are now turning in many of the major cities in the Northeast and Midwest, and some color is even creeping into lower elevations of the Mid-Atlantic…

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In the middle of an urban farm, hidden behind houses and tall greenery, sit seven piles of food waste each in different stages of composting.Brooke Salvaggio and Daniel Heryer take a scoop from one of the piles of what they call “black gold” and lift it up to their noses to inhale. “It just smells like very rich soil, and when we put our fields in it becomes very rich soil,” Heryer said. Not all their neighbors agree about the smell. While Salvaggio said the compost improves the yields of their farm, Urbavore, neighbors have complained to officials that it…

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Exists a good chance in a few years to ride a motorcycle, buy a home appliance, or fly in an airplane with components that Midwest Composite Technologies LLC is helping to design right now. The Hartland-based company specializes in helping companies with new product development and low-volume manufacturing. It has been this way since Helmut Keidl started the company in 1984. Over the past 10 to 15 years, MCT has increasingly focused on the use of additive manufacturing or 3D printing. Core Industrial Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, acquired Midwest Composite Technologies last year. Ryan Martin, a former GE…

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Little Caesars ArenaDetroit Award of Merit Owner: Downtown Development Authority / Olympia Development of MichiganGeneral Contractor: Barton Malow/AECOMHunt (joint venture)Leading design firm: OKStructural engineer: Magnusson Klemencic AssociatesAs the future home of the Detroit Red Wings, Little Caesars Arena had to be built in 28 months, in time for the team's 2017-18 season opener. Starting with the excavation, crews worked seven days a week, excavating to a depth of 40 feet and removing more than 500,000 cubic yards of dirt. Less than 10 months until the grand opening, the Detroit Pistons announced that the arena would also become their new home.…

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History links ST. LOUIS – Saint Louis University and Bally Sports Midwest announced today that at least 11 Billiken men's basketball games will be carried on the network during the 2022-23 season. There is the option for additional road games to be added to the package. Dan McLaughlin, who for 24 seasons has called games for St. Louis Cardinals for Bally Sports Midwest, will be the primary television play-by-play voice for the seventh consecutive year. Billiken Hall of Famer Scott Highmark returns as an analyst. The Bally Sports Midwest deal was reached on behalf of SLU by its…

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Tim Hrentsir | Topeka Capital-JournalWhen you get national recognition, “it's always a big deal,” Bob Archer said Tuesday.Archer, chairman of the Shawnee County Commission, spoke during a ceremony at the Midwest Health Aquatic Center, 2201 SW Urish Road, at which Bill Maasen — president of the National Association of County Parks and Recreation Officials — presented the “Outstanding Contributor Award » by NACPRO in Topeka. -based on Midwest Health.NACPRO recognized the company and its founders and owners, Jim Klausman and Butch Eaton, for a $1 million Midwest Health gift made to support the creation of the aquatic center, which opened…

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