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                The matcha shop formerly known as "Matchacita" has re-branded after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from a Chicago business with the same name.
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                Zombies, monsters and chickens? Costumed protesters rallied in front of Representative Bill Huizenga's Portage office, some focused on the Palisades Nuclear Plant.
 
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                        This Halloween season will be the last for the bright orange magic and masquerade shop on West Main Street in Kalamazoo, which has been scaring up costumes since 1990.
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                        Members of a family associated with a regional trash-hauling business have donated a total of $16,400 to three Portage city candidates.
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                        Kalamazoo-based Parker Aerospace makes parts for several Airbus planes and helicopters. On October 24, the company marked 50 years of partnership with the French aircraft manufacturer.
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                        Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will be paused for around 1.4 million Michiganders in November due to the federal government shutdown.
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                        A model of the world sits alone in an empty building on Western Michigan University's campus.
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                        Benton Harbor Area Schools will soon have teachers instructing in-person students virtually in some of its classrooms.
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                        According to advocates, the cut may lead to a reduction in services for people with disabilities.
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                        The union at the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency said KRESA is once again engaging in unfair labor practices after it approved a new medical plan for employees.
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                        A contract worker at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant fell into a reactor cavity on Tuesday while performing work inside the containment building.