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Pfizer plans offering to pare Zoetis stake
TRENTON, N.J. - Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. plans to try to sell its controlling stake in its former animal health business, Zoetis Inc., through a voluntary stock exchange with Pfizer shareholders.Pfizer, the world's second-largest drugmaker, said Wednesday that its shareholders will be able to trade their Pfizer holdings for Zoetis shares at a discount expected to be about 7 percent. The ...
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Detroit Pistons picking eighth in 2013 NBA Draft
2013 NBA Draft Lottery with a slim chance of moving up into the top three. It seems quite likely they would be picking seventh when the actual event rolls around. Then, something improbably happened. No, the Pistons didn't move up. Instead, a team with even worse chances of getting a top three pick, the Washington Wizards, moved up, meaning the Pistons will be drafting ...
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Hunting of gray wolves in Michigans U.P. put on hold
Lansing - A planned hunt of gray wolves in the Upper Peninsula has been put on hold - for now - after the law authorizing the harvest was suspended Wednesday pending a statewide referendum vote in November 2014. The Board of State Canvassers determined Wednesday the group Keep Michigan Wolves Protected turned in more than the minimum 161,305 signatures required to get the issue on the ballot. ...
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Wolf hunt referendum to go on 2014 Michigan ballot
The Board of State Canvassers on Wednesday certified the signatures collected by Keep Michigan Wolves Protected to place the referendum on the ...
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Change of command at Maine shipyard Friday
Vice Adm. Kevin M. McCoy, commander of Naval Sea Systems Command, will preside over the change of command ceremony and give the keynote speech ...
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Falcon chicks atop Macomb County building named Wayne Oakland
'Oakland,' the Peregrine Falcon named by Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, makes a lot of noise as he and his brother named 'Wayne' were banded indoors at the Old Macomb County in Mt. Clemens, Michigan on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. / Eric Seals/Detroit Free ...
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Lions Delmas taking it easy not participating in OTAs
Louis Delmas is not taking part in Organized Team Activities this off-season as he continues to rehab from knee injuries that cut short his last two seasons.Delmas was one of two players on the ...
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Maurice Cheeks will have second interview with Pistons today
Evidently, Mo Cheeks impressed someone during a recent phone interview with the Detroit Pistons.The Oklahoma City Thunder assistant coach and former head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers and Portland Trail Blazers will have second interview with the Pistons today, according to two people with knowledge of the ...
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Michigan Traveler New tours on both sides of Windsor-Detroit border focus on Henry Ford
The Ford Piquette Avenue Plant in Detroit, where the Model T was invented, was the site of the announcement of new auto-related tours in Detroit and Windsor. / Ellen Creager/Detroit Free ...
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Large building fire in southwest Detroit
DETROIT (WXYZ) - The Detroit Fire Department is on the scene of a large fire at a commercial building in southwest Detroit. Michigan State Police has been asked to block traffic near I-75, around South Deacon and ...
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Police looking for witness from latest sexual assaults
East Lansing police are continuing the search to find the man responsible for two sexual assaults and an attempted sexual assault, the most recent occurrence taking place about 8 p.m. May 16 at the Abbott Pointe Apartments, 204 E. Pointe Lane. Officers now are looking for a witness that possibly saw the suspect leave the scene while walking his dog on the Northern Tier Trail near Abbott Pointe ...
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UN Secretary General Visits Africas Great Lakes Region
Kinshasa, May 22 (Presa Latina) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon began a 48-hour visit today to ...
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UK official Barbaric attack near London military barracks could be terror-related
A tent is erected near the scene of an attack in southeast London Wednesday today. LONDON - Two suspected Islamist terrorists have been shot after a soldier was allegedly beheaded in south east London today.The victim – who was wearing a Help For Heroes t-shirt – was said to have been attacked by men armed with knives, including a meat cleaver.One of the alleged killers said after ...
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Senate rejects bid to let states run food stamp program
Washington - The Senate has rejected a Republican amendment to turn the federal food stamp program over to the states. The current food stamp program is administered by the Agriculture Department and federal dollars are unlimited as long as recipients qualify. It cost $78 billion last year, more than double what it cost in 2008. The amendment by Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., to a wide-ranging farm ...
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Michigan Marijuana Driving Ruling By State Supreme Court Offers Limited DUI Protection
File photo. In this Tuesday Jan. 26, 2010 file photo, a pedestrian walks past neon sign advertising a medical marijuana provider along a street in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, ...
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U-M adding a QB transfer Not looking likely
With every day that passes, Michigan appears less likely to add a transfer quarterback for this fall.There have been only a few players briefly associated with U-M, and both have chosen other schools. Florida ...
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Duchess Kate brightens queens annual garden party
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, appeared with Prince Charles, left, and his wife, Camilla. It was Kate's first public engagement in a couple of weeks. / WPA Pool/Getty ...
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Sathwik Karnik of Massachusetts wins National Geographic Bee
WASHINGTON — Twelve-year-old Sathwik Karnik of Plainville, Mass., has won the 2013 National Geographic Bee.Sathwik correctly named Chimborazo as the mountain in Ecuador that represents the farthest point from the Earth's center to clinch the title. Thirteen-year-old Conrad Oberhaus of Lincolnshire, Ill., finished second.Sathwik led throughout the final round of the 25th annual ...
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Director for Detroits building dept. resigns
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing on Wednesday said he had accepted the resignation of Nathan Ford, the city's director for the Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department ...
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House Republicans promote 20-week abortion ban
These Republicans want to move ahead despite recent court decisions that have struck down similar state laws. The GOP lawmakers also are taking on their own leadership, which has shown little desire to hold votes on contentious social ...
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Judge wont allow hearing in lawsuit to void Detroit EM Orrs appointment
Mason - Ingham County Judge William Collette refused Wednesday to allow an evidentiary hearing to compel testimony from top state officials in a lawsuit seeking to void the appointment of Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr. Andrew Paterson, an attorney for union activist Robert Davis, had sought the hearing after the state Court of Appeals overturned Collette's earlier ruling that Orr and ...
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AAA About 1.1M in Michigan plan holiday travel
Dearborn - AAA Michigan says about 1.1 million residents of the state will travel 50 miles or more on vacation during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend. The auto club announced Wednesday travel in Michigan during the Thursday to Monday period is projected to be nearly on par with last year. AAA Michigan says nearly 92 percent in the state will travel by personal vehicle, slightly more than last ...
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US District didnt properly probe assault claims
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Education says a Grand Rapids-area school district failed to properly investigate allegations by two female students that they were sexually assaulted at their high ...
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Court rules for union in child-care dues dispute
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan child-care providers who sued to try to recover union dues have failed to persuade an appeals court to revive their ...
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Michigan Democrats Lay Out Auto Insurance Bills
Detroit’s Democratic state House Caucus is laying out an effort to change Michigan’s auto insurance policies. The package of legislation was revealed during a news conference in Detroit. Republicans control the state Legislature. Under the proposal, insurance companies couldn’t use credit history, education or occupation in determining a person’s premium. It would also ...
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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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