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U.S. auto factories cutting back on summer downtime
DETROIT The Detroit automakers are largely forgoing the traditional two-week summer break at their factories and speeding up production to meet buyers' growing demand for new cars and trucks. Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that 21 of its North American factories will shut for only one week this summer. That includes the Chicago plant that makes the Ford Explorer SUV and the Mexican plant ...
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Children elderly woman rescued from burning home in Detroit
Two children and an elderly woman are being treated at area hospitals after Detroit firefighters rescued them from their burning home this morning.A fire was reported in the home in the 800 block of Navahoe Street, near East Jefferson and Conner, at about 6 a.m., Detroit Fire Department Senior Chief Larry Gassel said ...
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Port Huron woman to be arraigned today in fake rape case
Sara Ylen, 38, who gained sympathy after a 2002 rape and then rallied people when her cancer diagnosis became pubic, faces fraud charges after state police found no doctor who diagnosed cancer. / Wendy Torello/Times ...
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Financially troubled Buena Vista Schools district recalls more workers
Buena Vista School District Superintendent Deborah Hunter-Harvill, left, speaks during a May 9 Buena Vista School District Board of Education meeting. / Colleen Harrison/The Saginaw News/Associated ...
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Jackson too creepy for Clippers MAY 22
Lakers executive Jeanie Buss. While the source insisted it wasn't a reflection on Jackson's coaching ability, it would simply be "too creepy" for ...
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LeBron knows Indy can beat the Heat MAY 22
Heat by not calling Miami just another team. LeBron is looking for an emotional edge because he knows Miami's physical edge is much less ...
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Sixers owner would consider Bynums return MAY 22
Sixers have exclusive rights to negotiate with [Bynum], who earned $16.5 million despite not playing at all last season due to knee injuries. Free agency begins July 1. If ...
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Oklahoma residents come home to pick up the pieces
It was the 83-year-old grandmother's first time back at her home since a monstrous and deadly tornado ravaged her neighborhood in suburban Oklahoma City. Part of the roof was sitting in the front yard, and the siding from the front of the house was gone. As her son, Jeff, and her grandsons picked through what was left of her belongings, Arvin found some dark humor in the ...
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WMU student completes 216-mile kayak trip for fundraiser
Muskegon - A Western Michigan University student has completed a six-day, 216-mile kayak trip down the Muskegon River to raise money for Parkinson's disease research, education and advocacy. Cody Ledsworth paddled to the finish line at a boat launch on Muskegon Lake on Tuesday. The Muskegon Chronicle reports that 20-year-old's trip was in honor of his grandmother, Marguerite Ledsworth, ...
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Baby girl injured in Detroit house fire
Detroit - Two children were reportedly injured in an early morning house fire on the city's east side. The injured included a baby and a 7-year-old girl. An elderly woman was also pulled from the home but her condition is unknown at this time. According to WDIV-TV (Channel 4), the blaze broke out at a home in the 800 block of Navaho Street in an area south of E. Jefferson Avenue and west of ...
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Flint man accused of lawmaker threats ruled incompetent
Flint - A Flint man who authorities say threatened to kill three lawmakers from Michigan has been ruled incompetent to stand trial. The Flint Journal reports U.S. District Judge Mark A. Goldsmith made the determination Tuesday about 54-year-old Randall Dellinger. Dellinger's lawyer, Elias Escobedo Jr., says the ruling followed a review by a psychologist, and Dellinger likely will be ...
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Whole Foods ready to show itself off in Detroit
"This was a vision I had years ago," said store manager, Larry Austin. "I wanted our stores in cities like Chicago and Detroit, and seeing this all come to life is a ...
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Missing woman posts help message on Facebook
Family members says the only communication they have had with Kelley since then was in the form of a Facebook post that read, "I need help.I'm stuck in Detroit.This guy won't let me out of his house I'm locked in the basement.I have to hide my ...
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Reviving Detroit from the ground up
>Editor's note: John Bare is vice president of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation and executive-in-residence at Georgia Tech's Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship.(CNN) -- When others dismissed Detroit as a falling knife unworthy of investment, David Egner saw something else. Egner imagined Detroit regenerating from within, with damaged civic tissue repairing itself to foster new ...
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Reviving Detroit from the ground up
>Editor's note: John Bare is vice president of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation and executive-in-residence at Georgia Tech's Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship.(CNN) -- When others dismissed Detroit as a falling knife unworthy of investment, David Egner saw something else. Egner imagined Detroit regenerating from within, with damaged civic tissue repairing itself to foster new ...
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Reviving Detroit from the ground up
>Editor's note: John Bare is vice president of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation and executive-in-residence at Georgia Tech's Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship.(CNN) -- When others dismissed Detroit as a falling knife unworthy of investment, David Egner saw something else. Egner imagined Detroit regenerating from within, with damaged civic tissue repairing itself to foster new ...
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Reviving Detroit from the ground up
>Editor's note: John Bare is vice president of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation and executive-in-residence at Georgia Tech's Institute for Leadership and Entrepreneurship.(CNN) -- When others dismissed Detroit as a falling knife unworthy of investment, David Egner saw something else. Egner imagined Detroit regenerating from within, with damaged civic tissue repairing itself to foster new ...
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Police release sketch of Wixom apartment robbery suspects
Police in Wixom are asking for help identifying two teens who robbed and attacked a resident on Monday.Investigators released sketches of two teens wanted in the 11 p.m. incident Monday at the Village Apartments on Thornwood Street. The two teens forced their way into the apartment and demanded money. When the victim said he did not have any money, the pair attacked him before a third man armed ...
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Detroit Country Day 6th grader among finalists in geography bee
WASHINGTON — Ten young geography experts will field questions about history, cultures, landmarks and climates ...
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2 children 1 woman rescued from Detroit house fire
Detroit Fire Chief Robert Zygmontowicz said when firefighters arrived at the scene in the 800 block of Navahoe Street, a baby had already been rescued from the fire but had suffered ...
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Black bear makes surprise visit to Michigan school
MANCELONA, Mich. A black bear that wandered into a Michigan schoolyard prompted officials to keep students inside until it ambled out of the area.Mancelona Middle School Principal Chad Culver says he spotted the bear on Monday morning when he looked out a window as he met with a teacher.Culver tells ...
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Chicago Blackhawks still confident but Game 4 vs. Detroit Red Wings is huge
Chicago Blackhawks left wing Viktor Stalberg (25) grimaces after hitting the wall during the first period against the Detroit Red Wings on May 20, 2013. / Associated ...
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NBA mock draft has Trey Burke going second overall to Orlando
Whom could Pistons take with 8th pick in NBA draft...: Free Press columnist Drew Sharp and Pistons beat writer Vince Ellis analyze the Pistons draft ...
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Drew Sharp Pistons should consider drafting Cody Zeller trading Greg Monroe
Whom could Pistons take with 8th pick in NBA draft...: Free Press columnist Drew Sharp and Pistons beat writer Vince Ellis analyze the Pistons draft ...
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May 21 roundup Trenton softball takes two from Melvindale
Garden City 9, Allen Park 5: Abby Joseph had three hits and drove in four runs for Garden City (21-7). Rachel Bommarito collected three hits and three runs.Trenton 3-14, Melvindale 1-0: Davin Trombley went 2-for-3 at the plate and scattered five hits, while striking out seven in the first game for Trenton (23-8, 14-4 Downriver). Paige Machnacki was 3-for-3 and scored three runs in Game ...
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Detroit, the little motor city that could?
Detroit has been kicked in the face by the world economy, political scandals and budget deficits. But are things perhaps looking up for the automotive capital of the country?
Detroit has long been considered the US capital of car manufacturing, giving rise to its nickname, Motor City. In the 1950s the city was the fourth largest in the country, but a decline in fortunes and a changing economy has left the city with just half as many people it had in its heyday. Read more
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