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  • Jumpstart your year with these games under $30!

    Jumpstart your year with these games under $30!

    Looking to stuff your library with more games, but you don’t want to empty the coffers? We might be able to help! We’ve gathered a list of quality games regularly priced below $30 (not including tax). You may even find a game you like…

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  • Kettering University Announces Fall 2025 Class of MEDC Michigander Scholars

    Kettering University Announces Fall 2025 Class of MEDC Michigander Scholars

    Kettering University and the Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) have named 19 Kettering students to represent the University’s latest class of Michigander Scholars. The innovative Michigander Scholars program offers scholarships of $5,000 and up to $10,000 to qualifying scholars who complete a Co-op (or internship) and/or accept a full-time position as a computer, electrical, or process engineer, or as a software developer (or a similar job title) with a participating company.

    Employers such as Ford, GM, BorgWarner, Bosch, Hemlock Semiconductor, Magna, Mahle, Nissan, Our Next Energy Inc., and ZF are investing in this growing talent pipeline to ensure a steady flow of skilled professionals ready to contribute to next-generation mobility, energy, and manufacturing sectors.

    The Michigander Scholars program strengthens Michigan’s innovation ecosystem by connecting high-achieving students in tech and engineering with the state’s leading employers. Through career mentorship, industry engagement, and paid experiential learning, including Kettering University’s signature Co-op program, the initiative fosters early and ongoing relationships between students and companies that shape Michigan’s future economy.

    The first of its kind in the United States, this program represents an unprecedented public-private partnership with some of Michigan’s leading advanced manufacturing employers and universities. This MEDC initiative is a vital talent retention strategy that fills in-demand jobs in the semiconductor and electric vehicle industries, which are essential to Michigan’s economic growth.

    This class of Michigander Scholars includes:

    FORD MOTOR COMPANY

    • Leonardo Durasevic, Chesterfield, Dakota High School, Class of 2028, Mechanical Engineering
    • Yusef El-Sheikh, Canton, Plymouth High School, Class of 2028, Electrical Engineering
    • Sumukh Kallur, Novi, Novi High School, Class of 2028, Mechanical Engineering
    • Briana Lapuz, Farmington Hills, Mercy High School, Class of 2027, Electrical Engineering
    • Josiah Thompson, Macomb Township, Parkway Christian School, Class of 2028, Computer Science
    • Brandon White, Livonia, Churchill High School, Class of 2029, Electrical Engineering

    GENERAL MOTORS

    • Jordan Ceperov, Saline, Saline High School, Class of 2028, Mechanical Engineering
    • Paul Ibegbu, Canton, Divine Child High School, Class of 2028, Computer Engineering
    • Alyssa Shelton, Fenton, Hartland High School, Class of 2026, Mechanical Engineering*
    • Ashmit Swarnkar, Novi, Detroit Catholic Central High School, Class of 2027, Mechanical Engineering
    • Evan Thompson, Highland, Milford High School, Class of 2028, Computer Science
    • Aaliyah Washington, Lansing, Waverly High School, Class of 2027, Industrial Engineering
    • Alexander Yolles, Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Fair Lawn High School, Class of 2024, Electrical Engineering*

    HEMLOCK SEMICONDUCTOR

    • Elijah Rowland, Owosso, Flushing High School, Class of 2027, Mechanical Engineering

    MAGNA

    • Maddison Bourbeau, Grand Blanc, Grand Blanc High School, Class of 2027, Mechanical Engineering
    • Kianna Lucas, Spring, Texas, Class of 2026, Engineering
    • Giuseppe Waller, Ypsilanti, Plymouth Christian Academy, Class of 2028, Mechanical Engineering

    MAHLE

    • Andrew Johnson, Columbiaville, Lapeer High School, Class of 2027, Mechanical Engineering

    MOBIS

    • Aidan Petras, Sterling Heights, Stevenson High School, Class of 2026, Computer Engineering

    * Student was awarded a $10,000 full-time scholarship and will complete a Co-op (or internship) and/or accept a full-time position as a computer, electrical, or process engineer, or as a software developer (or a similar job title) with a participating company.

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  • Pakistan’s military changes after Op Sindoor expose its failures: CDS | Pune News

    Pakistan’s military changes after Op Sindoor expose its failures: CDS | Pune News

    Pune: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan on Friday said Pakistan’s hurried military and constitutional restructuring after Operation Sindoor was a tacit admission of its serious shortcomings exposed during the conflict. Op…

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  • Sustaining HIV, TB, malaria gains amid declining donor support – EnviroNews

    Sustaining HIV, TB, malaria gains amid declining donor support – EnviroNews

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    When 32-year-old Grace Choji, who lives in Mpape, a satellite town in the FCT, swallowed her antiretroviral medication, she whispered a quiet prayer that the pills would still be available next month.

    Choji, a front desk…

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  • Statement by the Eurogroup President on the nominations for the post of ECB Vice-President – consilium.europa.eu

    1. Statement by the Eurogroup President on the nominations for the post of ECB Vice-President  consilium.europa.eu
    2. Euro Zone’s Growing Eastern Wing Wants Seat at ECB’s Top Table  Bloomberg.com
    3. Eurogroup gets 6 candidacy to replace ECB’s Vice President Luis de Guindos  MarketScreener
    4. Six candidates bid to replace ECB vice president de Guindos -Eurogroup  Global Banking | Finance
    5. ECB vice-presidential hopeful Centeno flags “structural uncertainty” facing Europe  investingLive

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  • Maternal whooping cough vaccine shields newborns’ immune system

    Maternal whooping cough vaccine shields newborns’ immune system

    In 2024, Germany recorded the highest number of whooping cough cases since reporting became mandatory in the year 2013. With almost 122 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, infants under one year of age were the most affected age bracket,…

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  • Main road in Cannock due to be resurfaced

    Main road in Cannock due to be resurfaced


    Posted on Friday 9th January 2026

    An £115,000 highways project in Cannock is due to begin next week (12 January).

    Highways crews will be working on the eastbound carriageway of the A5190 Lichfield Road, between Devon Road and…

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  • Minister Joly announces over $240 million to boost defence innovation support for Canadian small and medium-sized businesses developing dual-use technologies

    NRC IRAP is launching Defence Industry Assist to provide advice and funding to high-potential, innovative SMEs, to advance made-in-Canada defence and dual-use technologies.

    January 9, 2026 – Ottawa, Ont. – National Research Council of Canada

    Today, the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Industry and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, announced the Government of Canada is investing $244.2 million in the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) starting in 2025-2026, to launch its Defence Industry Assist initiative (DI Assist).

    The Defence Industry Assist program will provide funding and advice to high-potential, innovative Canadian SMEs to advance made-in-Canada defence and dual-use technologies. This investment will support the innovative and collaborative capacity of the Canadian defence industry and address the needs of the Canadian Armed Forces.

    By working with industry to reduce barriers to market entry through targeted investments, connecting SMEs to procurement pathways, and strengthening supply chain collaborations, DI Assist will position innovative Canadian businesses to reinforce Canada’s defence priorities and compete globally.

    Research and development activities supported through DI Assist will grow our economy, create high-quality Canadian jobs, and will contribute to Canada’s efforts to meet its 2% NATO defence spending target. 

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  • National Girls & Women In Sports Day Celebration Set For Jan. 25

    National Girls & Women In Sports Day Celebration Set For Jan. 25


    Young Tar Heel fans are invited to join the North Carolina women’s sports teams for 2026 UNC National Girls & Women in Sports Day, an annual event to highlight women’s athletics at Carolina, brought to you by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of…

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  • PSU Percussion Brings a New Pulse to the Court

    PSU Percussion Brings a New Pulse to the Court

    PSU Percussion Ensemble performing at Viking Pavilion for the Tapspace video in September 2025.

    Basketball and percussion came together in the spring of 2025, when the PSU Percussion Ensemble took to Viking Pavilion to record their fifth music…

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