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Storms today high winds hail possible today
The same storm system that spawned massive tornado in Oklahoma will bring showers and thunderstorms to metro Detroit today , according to the National Weather ...
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U.S. stock futures tilt higher
U.S. stock futures reversed direction to tilt higher this morning.Dow Jones industrial average index stock futures rose 0.07% to 15, 330, Standard & Poor's 500 index stock futures added 0.01% to 1, 664.80. Nasdaq 100 index stock futures rose 0.07% to 3,023.On Monday, the Dow fell 0.1% to 15,335.28. The S&P 500 0.1% to 1,666.29. The Nasdaq composite index fell 0.1% to 3,496.43.On ...
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Ray Manzareks keyboards opened musical doors
If ever there was a sonic siren that could compete with Jim Morrison's haunting vocals, it was the piercing, throbbing wail of Doors' keyboardist Ray Manzarek's Vox Continental organ.That sound has been silenced with Manzarek's death Monday in Rosenheim, Germany, where, according to the band's Facebook page, the 74-year-old co-founder of one of the 1960s' most ...
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Dancing With the Stars finals Zendaya rules
"Four couples left and everyone is amazing," said Kellie Pickler at the start of the final performance show of Season 16 ...
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Before Midnight Love hurts for Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy
NEW YORK — Sex scenes are strange and uncomfortable at the best of times, when it's two strangers groping and fondling on camera.It doesn't get any easier when the staged intimacy takes place between friends who have known each other almost two decades, as is the case with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy."It makes it weirder. You feel a little bit like brother and sister," ...
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Pontiac man gets jail for driving lawn mower while drunk
Raw video: Man arrested for riding lawnmower drunk: Roy Walton was arrested after police spotted the riding mower parked on the sidewalk outside Rite Aid on Woodward at Square Lake Road at 9:49 p.m. March 22, according to a report issued Thursday by the Bloomfield Township Police ...
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Duhatschek Red Wings look like a far better team now than they did in March
The Detroit Red Wings remind me of the protagonists in one of those cheesy 1950s-style Dracula movies. You know the kind. Someone has a chance to kill off the Count early, fails to do so - and all sorts of mayhem subsequently ensues.The Red Wings were like that with a week to go in the regular season - on the cusp of missing the playoffs for the first time in 22 years. Somebody just had to come ...
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Former airport CEO Mullin seeks $113K more in lawsuit
Detroit - Turkia Mullin wants more money. Just weeks after praising an arbitrator who awarded her $712,328 in back wages for being fired after two months as CEO of the Wayne County Airport Authority, Mullin filed court papers last week alleging the arbitrator made mistakes that cost her and her attorney $113,000 or more. Mullin wants a judge to affirm the arbitrator's ruling and give her ...
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Expert Summer gas prices likely to be lower than 2012
FILE - In this May 15, 2013 file photo, a service person works on sign at BP station at 35E and County Road E in Vadnais Heights, Minn. The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has jumped 11 cents over the past two weeks. The Lundberg Survey of fuel prices released Sunday, May 19, 2013 says the price of a gallon of regular is $3.66. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Marlin Levison, File) ...
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Swastika found carved into locker at E. Lansing school
Police say they're seeking malicious destruction of property charges against three Michigan high school students after a Jewish classmate found a swastika carved into her ...
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Trial set to start in attack on pregnant woman
A trial is set to start in Mount Clemens for two men charged in what police say was a plot to have a pregnant Detroit woman killed because one of the men didn't want another ...
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31st Annual Canton Cup Soccer Tournament returns
The 31st Annual Canton Cup Soccer Tournament will be held May 24 -26 on over 50 fields through Canton including fields at the event headquarters in Independence Park, Heritage Park, Griffin Park and the Plymouth-Canton Education High ...
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Detroit police Woman dead 2 men wounded in shooting
Police say a 55-year-old woman is dead and two men are wounded following a shooting at a vacant Detroit residence believed to have been used for drug activity.Police say the three were found shot about 1:40 a.m. today.The men ages 73 and 47 were listed in temporary serious condition following the shooting. No details about a possible suspect were immediately released.Police say the three may ...
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Donald Trump to address Oakland County Republicans today
Donald Trump is to address a group of Oakland County Republicans in Novi.The TV star and billionaire businessman is a scheduled speaker at tonight's Lincoln Day Dinner at the Suburban Collection Showcase convention center.Trump is an outspoken critic of President Barack Obama who flirted with a run for president in 2012.The New York real estate mogul decided against it, a decision he told ...
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Recruiting Michigan in good position for CB Jabrill Peppers
Michigan fans have grown accustomed to strong recruiting since coach Brady Hoke arrived in 2011. His first class, an amalgam between his ...
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Barry Bonds Detroit Tigers Miguel Cabrera the best ... but not better than me
San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds takes batting practice before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Sept. 29, 2006. / Associated ...
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Michigan students face charges over swastika carved into locker
Police say they're seeking malicious destruction of property charges against three Michigan high school students after a Jewish classmate found a swastika carved into her ...
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Flint tax hike could stabilize finances officials say
Flint officials including the state-appointed emergency manger want the Legislature to approve an income tax increase in the city to help stabilize city finances as property values ...
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Detroit expands its summer school academy
The Detroit Public Schools is expanding its summer school academy, reaching out to non-district students and offering a pre-kindergarten transitions ...
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Police standoff ends in Detroit
(WXYZ) - Apolice situation happening on Detroit's west side ended with a man taking his own life. The activity happened in the 1500 block of Elm Street nearthe MotorCity Casino Hotel late Monday night andinto Tuesday morning. Police say, bail bondsmen were carrying out an arrest warrant out of Warrenfor attempted murder whenthe suspect reportedly locked himself in a house and armed himself ...
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Sticker Shock Gasoline prices jump 10 cents
Prices at the pump have been going up -- the national average for regular unleaded gas was 44 cents higher on Feb. 19 compared to one month earlier, according to AAA. Take a look at which states have seen the biggest price hikes over the past ...
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NHL Playoffs Red Wings Take 2-1 Series Lead
DETROIT | Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller scored 31 seconds apart midway through the second period and Pavel Datsyuk restored a two-goal lead in the third to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 Monday night to take a 2-1 lead in the second round ...
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Ex-girlfriend details affair at Wayne County Judge McCrees disciplinary hearing
Ann Arbor - The woman Wayne County Circuit Judge Wade McCree admitted to having an affair with while she had a case before him said he asked her to have an abortion when she told him she was pregnant. "He was initially shocked," Geniene La'Shay Mott testified Monday. "At times he appeared thrilled. Other times he pushed for a termination." Mott took the stand Monday ...
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Laura Berman Chess club helps Detroit kids find their way forward one move at a time
Azola Martin, 10, of Eastpointe plots his next move while playing chess Friday at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Groups play frequently at the DIA, under the direction of coach Kevin Fite. A former math teacher, Fite has coached for more than a decade. (Ricardo Thomas / The Detroit ...
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Neighbors cite arrest in Grosse Pointe Park strangling death
Grosse Pointe Park - Neighbors of a 35-year-old woman who was fatally strangled last week said police on Saturday arrested a neighbor and removed clothing and other items from his flat. Sabrina Gianino was found dead Thursday in the home she shared with her boyfriend in the 1300 block of Wayburn. The boyfriend, who called police around midnight to report finding Gianino after returning home from ...
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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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