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The digital gender divide limits girls' opportunities and threatens their future. It's not just that girls must learn how to use digital technology at the same rate as boys, they must also be at the heart of its creation, write Julia Spencer and Nikita Shrubsole.

A 73-year-old woman is being remembered after a hit-and-run driver killed her as she walked to work in East Oakland. KTVU has learned this incident and others have prompted police to position more officers in the area.

Our roundup of the latest news from metro Detroit and Michigan businesses as well as announcements from government agencies.

Background Information on Plan International Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child. But this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it’s girls who are most affected. Working together with children, young people, our supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challen...

Police investigate ‘intentionally set’ house fire The Poplar Bluff Police Department is asking for the publics help in their fire investigation. (Source: Poplar Bluff Police Dept.) By Jorge Quiquivix | March 13, 2021 at 10:17 AM CST - Updated March 14 at 10:34 AM POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KAIT) - The Poplar Bluff Police Department is investigating an intentional fire set last Saturday. In a video posted to the department’s Facebook page, police said the fire broke out at a home o...