A retired Michigan autoworker got a Facebook message from a stranger: Did you lose your wallet? That message resolved a mystery that had lasted more than 10 years. Minnesota mechanic Chad Volk found Richard Guilford’s wallet under the hood of a Ford Edge. It had fallen out of his shirt pocket in 2014.
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University of Michigan drops private security after reports of surveillance
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Santa Ono rejected for University of Florida presidency amid conservative backlash
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