| August 25, 2021 
 A growing percentage of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are among fully vaccinated individuals as the more infectious delta variant continues to spread. In the last 30 days, vaccinated individuals in Michigan have represented 23.4% cases, 28.1% of hospitalizations, and nearly 15.4% of COVID-19 deaths, according to data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. Health officials have warned that new coronavirus strains like delta could result in more vaccinated people getting sick, but they continue to promote the available vaccines as effective at dramatically reducing risk of severe illness and death from coronavirus infection. READ MORE ►Doctors hope to see bumps in vaccination rates, mandates following FDA's Pfizer approval  Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has new ideas of how to spend Michigan’s federal stimulus money, although she’ll need to get the Republican-led Legislature on board to make it a reality. Whitmer unveiled a new proposal on how to spend $2.1 billion worth of American Rescue Plan money on Monday, Aug. 23. She’s suggested a handful of plans throughout the year on how to spend the federal aid, but they haven’t come to fruition. Michigan’s state government received $6.5 billion from President Joe Biden’s stimulus package. Democrats and Republicans disagree about how to spend the money, which is why the cash remains in limbo. READ MORE  From MLive Chief Meteorologist Mark Torregrossa: "Hot and humid weather, combined with upper-air disturbances, will put Michigan in a thunderstorm pattern over the next week. The interesting part is the thunderstorms won’t come at the likely time of the day. Normally summer thunderstorms flare up in the heat of the afternoon and early evening, and then diminish overnight. The recent thunderstorm pattern has a bit of a different life cycle. The thunderstorms have been developing overnight, lasting about 12 hours and diminishing to nothing during the morning." READ MORE ►Great Lakes' water temperatures soaring with recent hot weather
 Miguel Cabrera’s 500th home runwon’t help the Detroit Tigers make the playoffs or win the pennant. But it will be added to the list of memorable home runs in the franchise’s 121-year history. Yes, it probably would have been higher on the list had it occurred in front of a packed house at Comerica Park. But by becoming the 28th player in Major League history to achieve such a feat and the first to do in a Tigers’ uniform, Cabrera has cemented a place in baseball history. Here are some other memorable round-trippers that you might recall: HOME RUN MEMORIES HERE  It’s booze, food and vintage arcade games as the Barcade brand opened its first Michigan location earlier this week. The focus of Barcade is on vintage video games. There are more than 60 classics to choose from, including Asteroids, Defender, Dig Dug, Donkey Kong, Frogger, Galaga, Joust, Ms. Pac Man, NBA Jam and Tron. Barcade Detroit has more than 20 rotating craft beers on tap, with many of them from local breweries. There’s also bar food with sandwiches, appetizers and sharables like Nashville chicken sliders and cheese curds. Check it out: READ MORE Get your local news 24/7 Connect with MLive
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