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School district switches to new athletics app

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MARSHALL — As Marshall Public Schools starts a new school year, the district is going through “a bit of a transition” in adjusting to a new computer registration platform for managing school athletics and activities. This week, MPS Activities Director Mitch Grunig went over the basics of the new platform, Bound, for members of the Marshall School Board. “I was telling our kids and our coaches this year, we probably have the biggest change in high school athletics and activities in the last 15 years with the transition from our previous platform to our new one, which is ...

Stocks fall on Wall Street as oil prices jump back above $100 a barrel after Iran war escalates

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(AP) — Stocks on Wall Street lost ground again Wednesday as the price of crude oil climbed back above $100 a barrel amid further escalation in the U.S. war with Iran. The S&P 500 index fell 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite gave up 0.6%. The indexes are each on track for a weekly loss. The losses were broad, with retailers among the companies that pulled the market lower. Amazon fell 1.8%, Starbucks lost 1.9% and Home Depot dropped 1%. Every sector within the benchmark S&P 500 declined except for energy, which rose as oil companies ...

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MARSHALL — A report was sent to the county and city attorneys’ offices for consideration of fleeing in a motor vehicle and instruction permit violation charges against a Marshall boy, 16, and permitting illegal operation charges against a Marshall woman, 32, in a traffic stop at 10:06 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of South Bruce Street and East Lyon Street, Marshall Police said. MARSHALL — A report is pending on an incident at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday on the 1400 block of South Saratoga Street, Marshall Police said. RUSSELL — A report is pending on an incident at 1:59 p.m. ...

Trump says oil prices that spiked because of Iran war likely won't come down until after midterms

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil prices that have surged because of the Iran war likely won't come down until after U.S. midterm elections. Oil prices on Wednesday jumped more than 3%, pushing international Brent crude past the $100 threshold for the first time since July as salvos between the U.S. and Iran escalated. "Right after the election, oil prices are going to be tumbling downward," Trump said. "I think it's going to take a little bit longer than the midterm." Trump, in an exchange with reporters before traveling to Dallas for the midterm ...

Trade war with Canada escalates as new tariffs launch

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WASHINGTON — Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on American goods kicked in Tuesday, escalating a trade war with one of the largest U.S. trading partners that President Donald Trump continued to antagonize over the holiday weekend. Trump posted an AI-generated cartoon image of himself Sunday evening in which he is depicted as a hockey player striking Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is shown down on the ice, with a hockey stick. “Get up, governor,” a speech bubble from Trump’s mouth reads, apparently referring to Canada as a U.S. state rather than a sovereign country. ...