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Amber Alert explanation

March 13, 2023

Amber Alert explanation on Michigan’s 20th anniversary of first alert

Amber Alerts were started after Texas native Amber Hagerman, 9, went missing on Jan. 13, 1996, and was found murdered five days later. According to the Michigan State Police, local broadcasters teamed up with law enforcement to develop a warning system to help find abducted children which led to the Amber Alert system.

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Supreme Court asks Congress for more security money

March 10, 2023

Supreme Court asks Congress for more security money due to threats

With a new annual budget request posted Thursday, the Supreme Court told Congress that it needs nearly $6 million in new security funding to expand the protection justices receive following threats to the court last summer.

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Michigan House OKs repeal of third grade reading retention law

March 8, 2023

'It's not working': Michigan House OKs repeal of third grade reading retention law

The Michigan House voted Tuesday to repeal a 2016 law that requires students to be reading at grade level before being allowed to advance to the fourth grade.

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ChatGPT passes exams from law and business schools

March 7, 2023

After completing 95 multiple choice questions and 12 essay questions, the bot performed on average at the level of a C+ student, achieving a low but passing grade in all four courses.

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