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Grand Rapids, Mich., amphitheater tops 400,000 in year one Business

Grand Rapids, Mich., amphitheater tops 400,000 in year one

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Acrisure Amphitheater in Grand Rapids, Mich., drew an estimated 400,000 people in its first season, about 100,000 more than projected, according to figures presented Tuesday, Oct. 6, by the Grand Rapids-Kent County Convention/Arena Authority, which owns the venue.The 12,000-capacity riverfront venue at 201 Market Ave. SW…

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Every American child under 18 with a valid social officials noted security number now has a trump account, the White House said Wednesday, after the Treasury Department finished automatic

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Manson follower Patricia Krenwinkel granted parole a third time

A California parole panel has granted parole to Patricia Krenwinkel, a former follower of Charles Manson, after nearly six decades in prison for her role in the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders

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El-Sayed and Rogers meet Thursday in Michigan Senate debate From the HERE City State Desk

El-Sayed and Rogers meet Thursday in Michigan Senate debate

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers, the major-party candidates for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, are set to debate Thursday night in Grand Rapids. The hourlong televised

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Mike Rogers breaks with Trump, calls for end to Canada tariff war

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Trump proposes presidential retreat at West Palm Beach golf club

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WHO says it lacks information to assess Russian plague lab death

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