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FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2020 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, right, and House Speaker Lee Chatfield, R-Levering, left, speak to the media at the Michigan Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Shirkey and Chatfield are headed to the White House on Friday as President Donald Trump made an extraordinary and sure-to-be futile attempt to block Joe Biden's victory in the battleground state and subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/David Eggert)

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Trump, allies make frantic steps to overturn Biden’s victory

by Colleen Long Associated Press, Zeke Miller Associated Press, Jill Colvin Associated Press, and David Eggert Associated PressNovember 20, 2020

WASHINGTON — Michigan state legislators headed to the White House on Friday as President Donald Trump made an extraordinary and sure-to-be futile attempt to block Joe Biden’s victory in the battleground state and subvert the results of the 2020…

Dr. Larry Nassar appears in court for a plea hearing in Lansing, Mich. Michigan State University has reached a $500 million settlement with hundreds of women and girls who say they were sexually assaulted by Nassar in the worst sex-abuse case in sports history. The deal was announced Wednesday, May 16, by Michigan State and lawyers for 332 victims.

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Michigan State, Nassar victims reach $500M settlement

by David Eggert Associated Press, and Ed White Associated PressMay 16, 2018

William Strampel appears on a monitor during his video arraignment, Tuesday, in East Lansing, Mich.

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Ex-Mich. State dean facing sex abuse charges

by David Eggert Associated PressMarch 27, 2018

Larry Nassar appears for his sentencing at Eaton County Circuit Court in Charlotte, Mich. William Strampel, a high-ranking Michigan State University official, has been arrested amid an investigation into the handling of complaints against now-imprisoned former sports doctor Nassar. Ingham County Sheriff Scott Wriggelsworth told The Associated Press that Strampel was in custody at the jail Monday night, March 26.

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Michigan State dean charged, accused of harassing students

by David Eggert Associated PressMarch 27, 2018

Larry Nassar listens during his sentencing at Eaton County Circuit Court in Charlotte, Mich., Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. The former Michigan State University sports-medicine and USA Gymnastics doctor received 40 to 125 years for three first degree criminal sexual abuse charges related to assaults that occurred at Twistars, a gymnastics facility in Dimondale. Nassar has also been sentenced to 60 years in prison for three child pornography charges in federal court and between 40 to 175 years in Ingham County for seven counts of criminal sexual conduct. (Cory Morse /The Grand Rapids Press via AP)

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Athletes vow to keep fighting in doctor sex-abuse scandal

by David Eggert Associated PressFebruary 5, 2018

FILE- In this Jan. 22, 2018, file photo, Whitney Mergens speaks during the fifth day of victim impact statements against Larry Nassar in Ingham County Circuit Court. Mergens' parents and boyfriend stand at her side. (Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal via AP, File)

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Gymnasts’ parents say they’ll ‘never get rid of the guilt’

by David Eggert Associated Press, and Tammy Webber Associated PressJanuary 25, 2018

Larry Nassar sits with attorney Matt Newburg during his sentencing hearing Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018, in Lansing, Mich. The former sports doctor who admitted molesting some of the nation's top gymnasts for years was sentenced Wednesday to 40 to 175 years in prison as the judge declared: "I just signed your death warrant." The sentence capped a remarkable seven-day hearing in which scores of Nassar's victims were able to confront him face to face in the Michigan courtroom. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

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Sports doctor sentenced to 40-175 years

by David Eggert Associated Press, and Mike Householder Associated PressJanuary 24, 2018

Dr. Larry Nassar is seated during the seventh day of his sentencing hearing on Jan. 24 in Lansing, Mich. Nassar has admitted sexually assaulting athletes when he was employed by Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics, which is the sport’s national governing organization and trains Olympians.

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Gymnastics doctor sentenced to 40 to 175 years in prison

by David Eggert Associated Press, and Mike Householder Associated PressJanuary 24, 2018

"I trusted you, you groomed me, you even gave me a nickname, you called me 'guinea pig,'"former Twistars gymnast Kamerin Moore said addressing Larry Nassar Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, during the fifth day of victim impact statements against Nassar in Ingham County Circuit Court. Nassar has admitted molesting athletes during treatment when he was employed by Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics, which trains Olympians. He will be sentenced on seven sexual assault charges this week. (Matthew Dae Smith/Lansing State Journal via AP)

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Judge: Victims of sports doc are ‘sister survivor warriors’

by David Eggert Associated Press, and Mike Householder Associated PressJanuary 22, 2018

Dr. Larry Nassar appears in court for a plea hearing in Lansing, Mich., Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017. Nasser, a sports doctor accused of molesting girls while working for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University, pleaded guilty to multiple charges of sexual assault and will face at least 25 years in prison. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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Ex-USA Gymnastics doctor pleads guilty to sex charges, facing 25 years

by David Eggert Associated PressNovember 22, 2017