Owen McCarthy
@OwenMcCarthyJRN
Business reporting intern @DetroitNews via @DJNF || Prev. MSU admin reporter for @thesnews || Compass in Knoxville, TN || Thoughts? Intel? DMs are open.
HEADLINE: Gone global: Detroit-style pizza lands on four continents ... and counting My latest via @detroitnews on the Detroit-style diaspora. It stretches from Toronto to Mexico City, London to Berlin, Dubai to Seoul and Adelaide, Australia. detroitnews.com/story/entertai…
ICYMI: Higher ed analysts say Santa Ono could still land a university presidency — but it'll likely come with a pay cut and at a school that can look past his ideological flip-flopping. The chair of a big search firm also weighed in. @detroitnews detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…
A man is accused of groping a minor on a July 5 Delta flight from Tokyo to Detroit. He appeared in federal court today, the U.S. attorney's office for the Eastern District of Michigan said. Via @detroitnews detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…
He helped lead a disgraced college accreditor. Under Trump, he might have another shot. chronicle.com/article/he-hel…
HEADLINE: 'What animal welfare should look like': Dearborn shelter expands in size, mission Read my latest for @detroitnews. **there’s also really cute pictures of cats and dogs** detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…
Exclusive | Jeffrey Epstein’s Friends Sent Him Bawdy Letters for a 50th Birthday Album. One Was From Donald Trump. - WSJ wsj.com/politics/trump…
Major news for Michigan this morning: Semiconductor manufacturing project near Flint, sought by Gov. Whitmer, falls through Michigan Democrats are blaming President Trump detroitnews.com/story/news/pol…
Michigan's health insurers are seeking some of the highest increases to premium rates in years. Experts say an impending change to Affordable Care Act rules are likely motivating them. Full story, via @detroitnews: detroitnews.com/story/business…
Michigan’s National Weather Service offices are beset by vacancies. Experts and some lawmakers see now as an especially inopportune time to be downsizing the department. Full story in today’s @detroitnews detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…
Woman killed in Detroit house explosion detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…
The barrels are back: MDOT resumes road work after holiday weekend detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…
Detroit's land bank says it has led a city housing revival. The jury is still out detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…
McLaren Macomb hospital workers to strike over pay, staffing Via @detroitnews detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…
Exclusive: FBI just one problem facing ex-Pistons player Malik Beasley amid $8M in alleged debts owed to a banker, a marketing firm, a celebrity barber & a Dan Gilbert high-rise in Detroit detroitnews.com/story/sports/n… via @detroitnews
The UM baseball coach has hired a marketing agency to produce TikToks for him. It’s a key part of his NIL strategy to keep the team relevant as it’s likely to miss out on rev-share, he says. Some are skeptical of the plan. Via @detroitnews detroitnews.com/story/sports/c…
Tariffs, tensions cloud outlook for fireworks sellers, shows, next year My latest, via @detroitnews detroitnews.com/story/business…
HEADLINE: Ono says he won't return to UM faculty, makes first remarks on failed Florida bid Of UF, he tells me, "I would do anything I could to support them into the future." Via @detroitnews detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…
New for @chronicle: Federal research grants increasingly require compliance with Trump’s orders. Researchers are unsure how the requirements will affect their work, and they say colleges don’t always give them guidance on how to proceed. chronicle.com/article/resear…