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People should get tested for monkeypox if they notice symptoms or believe they've been exposed.
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Ali Khara/ReutersTue., Aug. 9 at 10 p.m. on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING | An undercover investigation into the Taliban’s crackdown on women in Afghanistan. -
Courtesy/PBSWed., Aug. 10 at 8 p.m. on WKAR-HD 23.1 | Follow a close-knit family of wild dogs growing up in a land ruled by lions.
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Nate Ryan/MPRWednesdays, Aug. 3-31 at 7 p.m. on 90.5 FM & STREAMING | Experience the classical influences of Afro-Americans through the lens of the 13th Amendment.
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BBC Studios/Getty Images/iStockphotoWed., Aug. 10 at 9 p.m. on WKAR-HD 23.1 | Venture back to the birth of space and time as NOVA probes the mystery of the Big Bang.
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Courtesy of Michigan Fish Producers AssociationA class-action lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has reached a settlement. The Michigan Fish Producers Association sued the Michigan DNR over regulations that producers claimed interfered with their livelihoods.
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Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty ImagesThis was supposed to be a week where President Biden celebrated a series of legislative victories. But it was overtaken by news that FBI agents had searched the home of former President Donald Trump.
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Steve Carmody/Michigan RadioMI Sens praise Inflation Reduction Act; GOP says it 'will only make a tough situation already worse'Michigan’s two U.S. Senators praised the Senate's passage of a bill they claim would help curb inflation.
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Courtesy/Governor Gretchen WhitmerMichigan’s governor is facing a subpoena in her lawsuit to invalidate the state's 1931 abortion ban.
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Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesFormer President Trump said FBI agents executed an "unannounced raid" at his home in South Florida Monday. His son said it was related to documents taken from the White House when Trump left office.
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Those households are struggling to stay afloat, according to a new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
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NIAIDWastewater testing has proved a reliable early alarm bell for COVID-19 outbreaks. U.S. researchers are now adapting the approach to track the explosive spread of monkeypox, and maybe other viruses.
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Eaton County/eatoncounty.orgCounty officials are working on building a two and a half mile walking path to make the park more accessible to visitors.
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Coverage continues on WKAR World,102.3 WKAR NewsTalk & STREAMING | Watch live coverage of the House committee’s investigation into the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol.
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More than 80 aspiring young scientists turned out for the Curious Crew casting call held earlier this month. With each child accompanied by parents, guardians, and tag-a-longs, an estimated 200 community members got an inside look at WKAR TV studios during the 3 hours of auditions.
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After spending many hours reporting news for the Capital Region’s PBS and NPR station, WKAR Politics and Civics Reporter Sarah Lehr will be moving to Madison, WI to report for Wisconsin Public Radio.
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Artists relate the music they play to societal issues and their own lived experiences.
Jul. 1–Aug. 12 on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING
Artists relate the music they play to societal issues and their own lived experiences.
PODCAST: ¿Qué Onda Michigan?
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En el episodio del 29 de julio del 2022 de ¿Qué Onda Michigan? les contamos todo lo que tiene que saber sobre la viruela del mono.
Current Sports with Al Martin
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Lou Whitaker, a Detroit Tigers legend, was honored on Saturday by having his No. 1 retired by the organization.
MSU Today
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Michigan State University's renowned College of Education has a new leader. It's Jerlando F. L. Jackson, who is also an MSU Foundation Professor of Education.
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A: WKAR is celebrating a Century of Service this month and all year long.
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As a mother, educator, writer, and community leader, words rarely escape me. However, after witnessing the devastating tragedy of the Uvalde, Texas school shooting, I am rendered speechless.
PODCAST: Life, Meet Tech
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Prabu David is joined by leading global futurist Shawn Dubravac for a peek into his crystal ball at the incredible future of consumer technology and the industrial economy.
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