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The Emergency Ark Hidden in Michigan's Thumb

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Bags of black horehound drops candy with price tags displayed alongside red candies at a discount store counter

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Bobby Mars·Jun 22

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Charlie LeDuff·Jun 24
Abdul El-Sayed smiles with arms crossed in front of a modern glass building, wearing a black henley shirt

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Anna Hoffman·Jun 23
Rural Michigan farm with red barn and silos sits beside empty field as power lines stretch overhead under cloudy sky

New Power Lines Are Forcing Farmers Off Their Land

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