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Eric Garcetti elected mayor of Los Angeles
Los Angeles - Eric Garcetti has defeated Wendy Greuel in the race to become next mayor of Los Angeles. With all precincts reporting Wednesday, the city councilman grabbed 54 percent of the votes against his fellow Democrat. Garcetti sent out a tweet thanking voters and saying he's honored to lead the city. The 42-year-old Garcetti will be the city's first elected Jewish mayor. He was ...
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Student paddles 216-mile fundraising kayak trip
MUSKEGON, Mich. (AP) -- 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 ...
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Man hit by pickup killed while stopped along road
BROOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- Authorities say a 37-year-old man is dead after being hit by a pickup truck while stopped along the side of a mid-Michigan roadway to check on another ...
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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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BRIEF-Pfizer up in premarket after plans to unwind remaining majority stake in Zoetis
NEW YORK | Wed May 22, 2013 8:14am EDT NEW YORK May 22 (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc : * Up 2.2 percent to $29.40 in premarket after plans to unwind remaining majority stake in ...
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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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Ryan Gosling breaks Cannes heart misses premiere
Cannes festival director Thierry Fremaux, right, reads a letter from actor Ryan Gosling explaining why he could not attend the festival, as director Nicolas Winding Refn, centre, and actress Kristen Scott Thomas listen during a press conference for the film Only God Forgives at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 22, ...
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Anthony Weiner launches bid to become New York City mayor
New York - Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on. The ex-congressman whose career imploded in a rash of raunchy tweets two years ago said in a YouTube video announcement late Tuesday that he's in the New York City mayoral race. He'd said last month he was considering it. "I made some big mistakes and I know I let a lot of people down, but I also learned some ...
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Proposal seeks to block insurance coverage for abortions in Michigan
Lansing - Michigan's election board is expected to consider a petition form for a proposal that would prohibit Michigan health insurance plans for covering elective abortions unless individuals or businesses buy a supplemental policy. The State Board of Canvassers could decide Wednesday whether the petition form started by a group called No Taxes for Abortion Insurance complies with state ...
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House panel to vote on changes to curb military sexual assaults
Washington - Determined to check the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the armed forces, a House panel is poised to approve a series of revisions to longstanding military law. They include stripping commanding officers of their unilateral authority to change or dismiss a court-martial conviction and requiring that service members found guilty of sexual offenses be dismissed or dishonorably ...
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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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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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Trump says hed consider investing in Detroit
Trump told Republicans at the Lincoln Day Dinner they have a difficult road to win back the White House. He also highlighted efforts of Republican Gov. Rick Snyder to help the state's economy, saying Snyder is "doing a fantastic job" and should win a second ...
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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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Bank vows funds for Great Lakes peace push
Kinshasa - The World Bank on Wednesday announced $1-billion in development funding for Africa's Great Lakes region, where renewed fighting this week between the government and rebels in eastern Congo has raised fears once again of an escalation in ...
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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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