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  • What Detroit crisis Pension fund trustees hang out in Hawaii

    Detroit's emergency financial manager Kevyn Orr talks to members of the media outside the Detroit Newspapers building about the report he delivered to the State of Michigan about Detroit's finances, in Detroit, Michigan May 13, ...

  • Michigans new learning standards spur debate

    Educational goals being implemented in Michigan schools have sparked a contentious debate in Lansing, pitting Republican Gov. Rick Snyder against the Republican-led Legislature that is taking steps to halt the standards.In 2010, Michigan's State Board of Education adopted the Common Core State Standards benchmarks in reading, writing and math, which 44 other states have adopted. The ...

  • Canton Township service planned after man dies day after wedding

    Jordan Costa and his wife, Heather Favazza-Costa, pose for a photo at their wedding at Connection Church in Canton Township on Saturday, May 18, 2013. / Connection Church / Associated ...

  • Amanda Bynes I dont drink or do drugs

    Amanda Bynes busted on drug charges: Police say Amanda Bynes threw a bong out of her apartment window, right in front of officers. The actress is also accused of rolling a joint in the lobby and smoking pot in the ...

  • Detroit 6 Minnesota 0 No second no-hitter for Tigers Anibal Sanchez

    Tigers' Anibal Sanchez talks about near no-hitter: Tigers right-hander Anibal Sanchez talks about his near no-hitter against the Minnesota Twins on Friday night at Comerica ...

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Jubal [Blu-Ray]

Jubal [Blu-Ray]

An intense drama whose Shakespearean tensions are embodied in the enormity of the Grand Tetons beneath which it unfolds, Jubal is an almost forgotten psychological western that, despite obvious differences, warrants comparison to the contemporaneous works of Howard Hawks and John Ford in term ... ...

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  • Red Wings forward Drew Millers return helps penalty kill deliver at right time

    Wings want to 'stick to it' in Game 4: The Detroit Red Wings are focused on building a 3-1 series lead over the Chicago Blackhawks. Video by Helene St. James / ...

  • General Motors and Deloitte Touche in $303 million securities class action

    A securities class action brought against General Motors (GM) by German’s DekaBank has led to a cash settlement of $277 million. In one of the biggest shareholder recoveries of 2008, the settlement will be paid to shareholders following an alleged misstatement of the auto company’s financials dating back to 2000. GM’s outside auditor, Deloitte & Touche, is ...

  • Union of Concerned Scientists Northwest Airlines Asks Clear Channel to Pull Science Groups Anti-Nuclear-Weapons Ad in Minneapolis Airport

    Billboard Calls for Sen. McCain to 'Get Serious' About Reducing the Threat of Nuclear Weapons WASHINGTON - August 19 - Northwest, the official airline of the Republican National Convention, has taken on a new role of censor. Yesterday it asked Clear Channel Communications to remove a Union of Concerned Scientists' (UCS) anti-nuclear-weapons billboard in the Minneapolis airport ...

  • Will an Andretti reign at Indy 500 again

    INDIANAPOLIS — Mario Andretti was hanging out in the media center at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Carb Day on Friday, speaking fluent Italian to a stoutly built friend in the front of the room.Indy is a place Andretti both loves and hates but respects for its ability to lure you in and devour you just when you think you have the track beaten.Andretti won only one Indianapolis 500 in ...

  • Lions safety Silva working on strength speed

    Ricardo Silva heard the whispers.Silva started six games at safety for the Lions midway through last year after being signed off the practice squad, but by the time the season ended he was inactive and on the bench.He was a step too slow or maybe ...

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