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Cruise industry adopts passenger Bill of Rights
Asia Cruise passengers now have a new guarantee of cruise ship safety and customer service under a "bill of rights" approved by the industry's trade association.All members of the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) have agreed to the provisions, effective immediately for U.S. passengers who purchase their cruise in North America on member cruise lines, regardless of the ...
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You’ve Shipped Your Pants. Now Get Big Gas Savings At Kmart
Ship Your Pants and created a viral sensation? Well, now the retailer and agency Draftfcb are telling you the truth about your Big Ass...Savings, that is. This new ad for Kmart brings back the funny-sounding word humor, this time emphasizing how funny the term "big gas" sounds in different ...
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OverUnders For Game 4 Of Blackhawks-Red Wings
3. Toews CORSI rating after game 4 He currently has a 39.96 rating, best among all players to play more than five games this postseason. That’s an average of nearly five per night. What will it sit at after tonight's ...
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Report Detroits 36th District Court millions over budget may need new leadership
Michigan's 36th District Court in Detroit. has had difficulties in collecting fees and other costs related to parking violations, civil infractions, misdemeanor traffic, drunken-driving violations, and other misdemeanor violations, about $254 million according to their records in Detroit on Monday, Feb. 20, 2013. / February file photo by Romain Blanquart/Detroit ...
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McDonalds CEO bawled-out by 9-year-old
McDonald's needs kids more than today's kids need McDonald's.Perhaps no one knows that better than CEO Don Thompson, who was seriously put on the hot seat by a 9-year-old girl at Thursday's annual shareholders meeting in Oak Brook, Ill.For a few moments, Hannah ...
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Fan-fueled Bruce Springsteen documentary to hit theaters July 22
Bruce Springsteen plays during his concert featuring the E Street Band on Thursday, April 12, 2012 at the Palace of Auburn Hills. / Jarrad Henderson/Detroit Free ...
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Moroun family says it cant stop giant pet coke pile Stephen Henderson
I noted the convergence of several unfavorable interests around the pile of petroleum coke ...
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Recruiting Michigan State prospects get additional stars
Earlier this week, rivals.com updated its individual player rankings, and Michigan State saw a bump up the national recruiting rankings.The Spartans are now ranked 20th for the class of 2014, tied with Oklahoma. Both the Spartans and the Sooners have eight players verbally committed. The Spartans rank fifth in the Big Ten, behind Michigan (7th), Ohio State (9th), Northwestern (12th) and Penn ...
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Panel declares financial emergency in Hamtramck
LANSING — Hamtramck could be the next Michigan city with an emergency manager after a state-appointed financial review team on Thursday declared a financial emergency there.Gov. Rick Snyder now has 10 days to make a decision on the report.The review team was appointed April 17 after a request by city officials.In its report to the governor, the team cited a $3.3-million general fund ...
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Michigan lawmaker accused of sexual harassment
A state lawmaker is being accused of harassment by a former aide who says he was forced into a sex act.The former aide is a 29-year-old man who is a strip show promoter. He regularly drove Rep. Brian Banks to the Capitol from Harper Woods.Banks, a Democrat, says he ...
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Michigan budget panel OKs fund boost for colleges
Republican-led conference committees approved the community college and higher education budgets Thursday. The education budget proposals now head to the House and Senate floor for final ...
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Michigan joblessness falls 0.6 points in April
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan says that the seasonally unadjusted unemployment rate is down 0.6 percentage points statewide and in most major labor ...
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Hoke didnt know about U-Ms not in Ohio football
Michigan football coach Brady Hoke may not be a fan of Ohio State, but he has no problem with the State of Ohio itself.The footballs U-M receiver Bo ...
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Inge sports Penguins jersey around Pirates clubhouse
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates are wearing Penguins hockey jerseys on their road trip to Milwaukee and Detroit that begins with a flight tonight, but former Detroit Tigers infielder and alleged Red Wings fan Brandon Inge might have trouble getting through airport security.Inge took the support for ...
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French film In the House explores a dark teacher-student relationship
Germain (Fabrice Luchini) is a high school literature teacher frustrated by his ...
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DraftFCB and Kmart quickly debut a great sequel to Ship My Pants
"Big Gas Savings" is the sequel to the super successful "Ship My Pants" from DraftFCB/Chicago and client Kmart. Suddenly genius is busting out all over at DraftFCB/Chicago. The agency several weeks ago debuted a new Kmart commercial "Ship My Pants" that had people instantly laughing hysterically. And just a few weeks later, that spot has apparently become the 11th most ...
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Obama America at crossroads in terror fight
President Barack Obama speaks about his administration's drone and counterterrorism policies, as well as the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty ...
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Sens. Levin Stabenow back Peters for US Senate
Michigan's Democratic senators announced their support by email to supporters on Thursday. Peters announced earlier this month that he is running to fill the seat opening up with Levin's retirement next ...
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Kmart’s ‘Big Gas Savings’ Ad May Make You Ship Your Pants
came out of left field and dropped a contender for funniest ad of year with ';Ship My Pants.'; Like that ad, Kmart’s new ad ';Big Gas Saving'; makes use of a language trick to make the innocent sound a bit salty. Man, those sure are some big gas savings. The ';Ship My Pants'; ad currently boasts over 17.3 million views on YouTube. I think you can call that a ...
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Pistons Dumars has spoken with Jackson one or two times since Phil left town
Phil Jackson sits courtside at game between the New York Knicks and the Milwaukee Bucks at Madison Square Garden. / Jim O'Connor / USA TODAY ...
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Kate Upton prom teen finds new model date
The high school senior who asked Kate Upton to his prom didn't get that wish to come true. But his backup date isn't too shabby.Jake Davidson, the high school senior who asked Kate Upton to his prom, didn't get his wish. After first saying she'd have to check her schedule, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit cover girl finally turned him down.No worries. The Sherman Oaks, Calif., ...
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Big Ben picture frame closed Metro Airport for hours report says
DETROIT — The incident forcing the partial evacuation of Detroit Metropolitan Airport for hours one day last month was triggered by law enforcement ...
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Novi infant found unresponsive on Mothers Day autopsy planned
Jerrod Hart said today that a call came in from a home in the Novi Meadows trailer park off Napier near 12 Mile just after 3 p.m. Sunday. The family reported their 7-month-old daughter was ...
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Birmingham teacher Harry Berkowitz shot at least 3 times sources say
Neighbor is shocked by death of Harry Berkowitz: Nancy Katzman, 52, and other neighbors said they were shocked to learn of the death of Harry Berkowitz in ...
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Concerns about pet coke piled along Detroit River remain
Detroit - New testing on samples of the petroleum coke piling up along the Detroit River show results similar to those produced by state officials. But they are being interpreted differently. In March, state Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Detroit, walked on to the property in southwest Detroit where the massive piles of pet coke are stored and collected several samples of the black, rock-like material. ...
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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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