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Senators working on immigration bill agree to tighten asylum controls
Washington - Senators working on a wide-ranging immigration bill have agreed to tighten controls on the asylum system that allows people fleeing war or persecution to find refuge in the U.S. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina offered the amendment, which would terminate asylum or refugee status for anyone who returns home to the country they fled, unless they can show a good reason ...
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Pistons at Timberwolves Game Preview - April 6 2013
Regular Season Game #77 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Sitting on 999 career victories, Minnesota Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman is on the brink of joining an exclusive club that is sure to bring some long overdue attention his way. After failing in their first bid to help Adelman become the eighth coach in NBA history to win 1,000 career games, the Timberwolves host the Detroit Pistons on Saturday ...
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Judge McCrees hearing Mistress to return to stand at 1 p.m.
Judge Wade McCree, who has been suspended without pay, is accused of sexting from the bench with Geniene La'Shay Mott and having sex with her in his judicial chambers last year, according to a 20-page complaint filed by the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission in March. ...
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Deadly tornadoes hit Plains Midwest
Witnesses: Oklahoma tornado more than half-mile wi...: Christopher Apgar and John Spain captured highly destructive tornadoes on camera near Shawnee, Oklahoma. They say one was nearly half a mile to a mile ...
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Lions Calvin Johnson Injuries no excuse last season looking for bigger things
Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson smiles as he signs autographs for fans during the Taste of the Lions event at Ford Field on May 7, 2013. / Andre J. Jackson / ...
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Revolutionary Road
When Richard Yates published his first novel Revolutionary Road in 1961, it was part of a wave of social criticism that rejected the comfy conformity of the American suburban ideal of the 1950s--manicured lawns, happy housewives, and bring-home-the-bacon husbands--by ... ...
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GM hires 110 student interns to help clean up Detroit
General Motors President North America Mark Reuss addresses the gathering at the Automotive News World Congress Wednesday, January 16, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. / John F. Martin for General ...
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Protect your small business from hackers
There is little doubt that small businesses face a growing ...
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MI GOP to open permanent regional office across the state
LANSING — The Michigan Republican Party plans to open five permanent regional offices around the state, hire additional staff and invest in new technology as it launches a new plan to improve the ...
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Jessica Heeringa search Michigan police get high-priority tips over weekend
Jessica Heeringa, 25, apparently was abducted Friday, April 26, 2013, from the Exxon Mobil gas station where she worked as a clerk in Norton Shores. Police on Sunday, April, 28, 2013, said they were seeking information on a silver minivan and its male driver seen in the area about the time of her disappearance. / Norton Shores Police Department / Associated ...
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Recruiting Michigan State evaluating Clarkston DL David Beedle
One of the players that Head Coach Mark Dantonio and the Michigan State staff are taking a close look at for the class of 2014 is defensive lineman David Beedle of Clarkston High School. The 6-foot-5, 278-pound prospect is seeing his stock rise this spring and he now holds over half a dozen scholarship offers from a host of MAC programs and the Cincinnati Bearcats.Beedle talked with ...
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Nothing will ever completely replace playing the game I love, however I feel like I'm starting a new adventure and I'm genuinely excited about what lies ahead. I'm fortunate to have been given many opportunities throughout my career and now I feel it's my time to give back.
David Beckham
The world's best known footballer was speaking after formally announcing his retirement.
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Millennium Hotel, Queenstown, New Zealand
I've reviewed this hotel before, and found it one of my favourites in New Zealand. Queenstown is located in the ...
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