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Gov. Snyder Michigan can learn from Israels entrepreneurial spirit
Gov. Rick Snyder spent part of Tuesday visiting an early childhood program in Israel and hopes to bring some ideas in that area back to Michigan. / 2011 photo by Eric Seals/Detroit Free ...
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So You Think You Can Dance Northvilles Yakima Dearborn Heights Jade Zuberi make top 20
Amy Yakima, 19, of Northville, is a Top Twenty finalist on Fox Network's 'So You Think You Can Dance.' She's a 2011 Northville High graduate. / Mathieu ...
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Obama declares disaster for Michigan to aid recovery from spring floods
LANSING — President Barack Obama has issued a disaster declaration for Michigan to aid the recovery effort from severe spring ...
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U-Ms John Beilein throws out first pitch at Tigers game
Michigan basketball coach John Beilein throws out the ceremonial first pitch before the Tigers' game against the Orioles on June 18, 2013. / Julian H. ...
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New Eminem song to debut tonight
Eminem is poised to unveil a new song.A track from the Detroit will be premiered during the 8 p.m. hour tonight on Shade 45, the Detroit ...
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Mike Duggan cant run for Detroit mayor Michigan appeals court rules
LANSING — If former Detroit Medical Center CEO Mike Duggan is going to continue his quest to be reinstated as a candidate for mayor of Detroit, he is going to need a favorable ruling from the state Supreme Court.In a 2-1 opinion released Tuesday, the Michigan Court of Appeals upheld last ...
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Onlookers call search for Hoffa a waste of time
A man who identified himself only as a forty-year-old man from Lake Orion with the name 'Mr. Ed', appeared at the site to mock the scene and protest the waste of resources. (David Guralnick/The Detroit ...
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Opening statements start Wednesday in Mitchell Young trial
Opening statements start Wednesday in the trial for a man charged with 1st degree murder in the April 2012 baseball beatings at a Farmington Hills family's ...
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Boaters trapped in storm call 911 from Lake St. Clair
PICTURES, VIDEO AND A LOOK BACK AT THE INVESTIGATION. MONDAY, FOR DETROIT. HIGH WINDS KNOCKED DOWNED POWER LINES, SMALL TREES. BUT ALSO CAUSED BIG PROBLEMS ON THE WATER FOR ONE COUPLE. STEVE GARAGIOLA JOINS US LIVE. STEVE, BIG WAVE LEFT THEM WITH A SERIOUS SITUATION ON THEIR HANDS? BOY, IT SURE DID. IT GOT WILD OUT THERE ON THE LAKE. THIS WAS THE BOAT. OUT THERE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS IS A PERFECT ...
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NHL notebook Datsyuk Red Wings reach deal
Pavel Datsyuk and the Red Wings agreed on a three-year contract, which keeps the Russian superstar through the 2016-17 season. He can't sign the contract until July 5 because he was entering the last year of his current deal. The extension is worth $22.5 million total, with a cap hit of $7.5 million ...
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Editorial In disqualifying Mike Duggan judges disenfranchise Detroit voters
Mike Duggan submitted his petitions to run for Detroit mayor too early, an appeals court ruled Tuesday, meaning he is ineligible to be on the ballot. / Carlos Osorio/Associated ...
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Deal with some Detroit creditors could be a couple weeks away Orr says
Kevyn Orr speaks after meeting with creditors: Kevyn Orr speaks to the media after meeting with creditors at the Westin Hotel at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Mandi Wright/Detroit Free ...
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Game thread Tigers Verlander looks to continue dominance vs. Orioles
Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander must love facing the Baltimore Orioles.He is 8-0 with a 2.93 ERA in 12 starts vs. the ...
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Mistrial for police officer accused of killing 7-year-old during raid
A judge in Detroit Tuesday declared a mistrial in the case of a police officer charged in the shooting death of a 7-year-old girl during a raid. Wayne Circuit Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway announced her decision after jurors said they could not reach a verdict after deliberating for three days in the involuntary manslaughter trial of Joseph Weekley, who shot Aiyana Stanley-Jones during a May 2010 ...
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Jimmy Hoffa search continues in grassy field nothing found yet
Jimmy Hoffa search: crews still digging, nothing f...: Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard said a cadaver dog hit on a spot but no conclusive evidence has been found today. Tammy Stables ...
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The search for Jimmy Hoffa interactive timeline 1975-2013
digging in a grassy field in Oakland County, searching for his body. Navigate through the interactive timeline below to follow the case since his ...
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Tucker Cipriano trial Opening statements expected Monday
Jury selection will continue Friday in the murder trial of Mitchell Young, accused of killing a Farmington Hills man with a baseball bat and nearly killing the ...
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Michigan congressmen Amash Conyers introduce bill to restrict government snooping
U.S. Reps. John Conyers, D-Detroit, left, and Justin Amash, R-Cascade Township, right, have introduced a bill they say would restrict the government's authority under the Patriot Act to collect information on Americans unconnected to any ongoing investigation. / AP file ...
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Medicaid expansion bill still in limbo in state Senate
LANSING — Despite privately caucusing for four hours to try and reach the 20 votes needed to pass a Medicaid expansion, state Senate Republicans ...
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Community in Detroit fighting back against crime
ALSO, A LOCAL DIVER'S INCREDIBLE DISCOVERY. SEE THE MESSAGE HE FOUND ON THE FLOOR OF THE ST. CLAIR RIVER. SAVING THE STREETS. ONE DETROIT NEIGHBORHOOD IS GOING TO EXTREME MEASURES TO STOP THE VIOLENCE. HOMEOWNERS SAY THEY'RE TIRED OF THE CRIME AND DECIDED TO TAKE MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS. Ruth: THEY'RE GOING ON PATROL IN THE AREA OF WOODWARD AND McNICHOLS ON THE EAST SIDE AND ...
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Why do the sirens sound if theres no tornado warning
Monday afternoon and evening, several severe thunderstorm warnings were issued by the National Weather Service, and some of you heard your tornado sirens sound, even though there was no tornado warning. What ...
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A city up in smoke The arson epidemic plaguing Detroit
middle class . in a city where population and wages are in decline and joblessness is high, it's led to more than 80,000 homes being abandoned and that has led to a rash of ...
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Pedestrian 24 killed crossing Oxford Township Road.
A 24-year-old pedestrian died Thursday when he was struck while crossing Lapeer road in Oxford Township.A 28-year-old Ortonville man was driving a 2004 Kia Sorento northbound on Lapeer Rd when he struck the Oxford Township man, according to the Oakland County ...
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Why Detroits art must stay
Let me clear this up so that Donn Zaretsky can have no doubt. When I say that the Michigan attorney general is "absolutely right" that the art collection of the Detroit Institute of Arts cannot be sold to satisfy the city's financial obligations, I mean that he's right both legally and normatively. Zaretsky is a longstanding critic of the laws and norms surrounding ...
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Judge declares mistrial in case of Detroit cop accused in Aiyanas death
Detroit Police Officer Joseph Weekley on Tuesday as Wayne Circuit Court Judge Cynthia Gray instructs jurors to continue their deliberations. (John T. Greilick/The Detroit ...
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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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