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WEBRichard Romanowski. Age 73. Traverse City, MI. Richard Romanowski, 73, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at Munson Hospice House. Richard was born on January 2, 1951, in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Alfred and Genevieve (Ciesniewski) Romanowski.
Buying a home? Here’s what to watch out for with the new contracts
WEBSep 24, 2024 — Real estate contracts have always been complicated. But now, home buyers are required to sign agreements with their agents that specify the fee and services before the search begins - the result of a landmark $418 million settlement with the National Association of Realtors that upended the traditional commission structure.
Opinion: Why Detroit is hitting ‘pause’ on electric vehicles
WEBAug 27, 2024 — The world’s biggest carmakers are in disarray over their plans to produce electric vehicles. From Ford to General Motors to Mercedes, one car company after another has announced delays, cancellations and billion-dollar …
DEI is getting a new name. Can it dump the political baggage?
WEBMay 5, 2024 — So instead of referring to DEI, Taylor switched to calling these efforts “IED,” putting the focus on “inclusion” as DEI accrued cultural and political baggage. SHRM, the human resources association he heads, changed the name of its annual DEI conference to “Inclusion 2023.”. Some practitioners and executives dismissed the rebrand as ...
Rent, utilities rose faster than home values for first time in a decade
WEBSep 12, 2024 — The cost of rent and utilities in 2023 rose faster than home values for the first time in a decade, the latest sign that a distorted housing market has pushed more people into renting. That’s one takeaway from the 2023 American Community Survey, released Thursday by the Census Bureau. From 2011 to 2019, real rent costs rose less than 3% every ...
Analysis: Kamala Harris’s vice presidential pick comes into sharper …
WEBJul 31, 2024 — The Washington Post. Hear this story. It’s getting to be crunchtime for Vice President Harris’s choice of a running mate. The pick is due by Aug. 7, when the Democratic Party aims to formally nominate its ticket, solidifying Harris’s elevation to the top slot after President Biden’s exit from the contest. But we just got word that ...
Lions coach Dan Campbell gives updates on Frank Ragnow, Ifeatu …
WEBSep 28, 2024 — Safety Ifeatu Melifonwu (ankle) is still working to come back after he was injured in the preseason, and Campbell said "there's really not" any clearer picture on his return. Rookie offensive tackle Christian Mahogany (illness) is nearing an attempt at returning to practice, while Brodric Martin (knee) remains a bit further from that.
What the E.U.'s sweeping rules for Big Tech mean for your life online
WEBAug 30, 2023 — "The big picture I think internet users should care about is that it's a law about how platforms moderate online speech, and it puts a whole lot of new procedural protections in place for users when platforms remove or demote their posts," said Daphne Keller, director of the platform regulation program …
Europe moves ahead on AI regulation, challenging tech giants' …
WEBJun 14, 2023 — Unlike domestic lawmakers, the European Union has spent years developing its artificial intelligence legislation. The European Commission first released a proposal more than two years ago, and has amended it in recent months to address new concerns introduced by recent advances in generative AI.