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SportsBOSTON, Mass. — Michigan got a taste of the other side of a championship rivalry Friday night, as No. 4 UConn beat the 16th-ranked Wolverines 85-77 at TD Garden in Boston seven months after losing the 2026 national title game to them. The Huskies controlled…
SportsANN ARBOR, Mich. — Fifth-ranked Michigan started the women's basketball year with a 77-66 victory over second-ranked UConn on Thursday night at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, the top-ranked win the program has ever posted. Te'Yala Delfosse poured in a personal-best 22 points and pulled…
Education
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Ann Arbor Public Schools will seat a largely new Board of Education in January after unofficial returns from the Nov. 3 election put one incumbent and four newcomers into office. Becca Hogan led the four-year field, followed by incumbent Rima Mohammad, Brandon Smith and Aaron Puno.…
Education
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Scientists from the University of Michigan and Michigan State plan a Saturday peecycling faceoff at Ann Arbor Golf Club, just across from Michigan Stadium, during rivalry football weekend in Ann Arbor. A pair of yurts will greet fans and tailgaters. Volunteers intend to point people to…
Events
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Saturday's football rivalry game between Michigan and Michigan State in Ann Arbor, Mich., comes with a side competition that has nothing to do with touchdowns: the two schools want to see whose fans can donate more urine for science. The friendly contest, nicknamed the Piss-Off by…
From Merger Monday
A month ago the debate over the two leading AI labs was whether they were worth $1.5 trillion or $2 trillion. This week the debate moved lower. OpenAI closed $11 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation, below the price it first sought and far short of the $30 billion it…
From Merger Monday
OpenAI closed on $11 billion of new funding, the first piece of a round that values the artificial-intelligence company at $1.25 trillion, according to people familiar with the matter, as investors grow more selective about the prices they will pay for AI developers. The initial close covers a little more than…
From Merger Monday
A joint venture of PGIM, Stiles Corp. and Hensler Development refinanced Peabody Union, a new mixed-use tower in downtown Nashville, Tenn., with a $310 million bridge loan from Blackstone’s real-estate debt business. Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies provided the loan, which has a three-year term and two one-year extension options. A…
Politics
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Machines that turn cash into cryptocurrency will need a city license in Ann Arbor, and their customers will face daily spending caps, under an ordinance City Council passed at its Thursday, Nov. 5 meeting. Operators must post fraud warnings, check photo identification, hand out receipts and…
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