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  • Out of Austria, The Counterfeiters is up for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. But the tale of World War II concentration-camp inmates forced to help undermine the British and U.S. economies has critics as well as admirers.
  • In Nevada, federal land managers have approved a new lithium mine that could supply 37,000 new electric cars a year. But a new lawsuit and the reelection of Donald Trump pose challenges.
  • Kalamazoo will host one of 700 women's marches across the country this weekend. A second recall effort against Albion's mayor has been dropped. Michigan's…
  • People who lack special needs but simply want to keep their pets with them all the time can easily find fake "service animal" certifications on the Web. But those phony credentials can create problems for people with disabilities who legitimately need trained service dogs.
  • JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to pay $1.7 billion to settle criminal charges accusing the bank of ignoring obvious warning signs of Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme.
  • Heads of state are in Paris to attend the opening of the U.N. climate change conference on Monday. It's a huge security challenge for a city still reeling from the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks.
  • Doctors who performed the world's first partial face transplant provide an update on the procedure and the patient's condition. The recipient was a 38-year-old French woman who had been mauled by a dog.
  • Energy production, military realignment, Hispanic immigration, student enrollment and changing retirement patterns are among the forces driving population gains in America's fastest-growing counties.
  • In 1965, peaceful marchers were attacked by Alabama state troopers at the Edmund Pettus Bridge. Selma has become a rallying cry for equal rights around the world.
  • A week of coverage from New Orleans to explore what residents and business leaders are thinking about the future of their city begins with visits to a woman at an Algiers church, a husband and wife cleaning up in Saint Bernard Parish and a Holocaust survivor. They are not sure if to stay or leave the city they love.
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