A federal jury has ordered the Detroit Club and its owner to pay more than $6.25 million to three former employees who said they were punished after speaking out about racist treatment of Black guests and workers at the historic downtown private club.

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A Michigan drinking water expert who helped expose the Flint water crisis is suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, alleging she was fired for signing a petition critical of the Trump administration’s environmental policies.

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