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US Names New Envoy to Africas Great Lakes
Former Senator Russell Feingold has been named the U.S. special envoy to Africa's troubled Great Lakes region. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who announced the appointment Tuesday, said Feingold will work closely with U.N. envoy Mary Robinson to advance a U.N. framework for peace in the region. The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has endured years of conflict and ...
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General Motors recalls 231000 SUVs over fire risk
US General Motors Co. is set to recall about 231,000 older SUVs over fire risks and has urged owners to park them outside garages until they are repaired, a media report said. The Detroit-based automaker agreed to recall 193,000 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, SAAB 9-7x, Isuzu Ascender and 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL in the US, reported ...
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FedEx Trade Networks Opens Distribution Center in Michigan
has opened a new distribution facility in Romulus, Mich.The FedEx unit has offered customs brokerage and freight forwarding services in Romulus for several years, and with the new facility, now offers additional distribution and warehousing options."Romulus is a key point of entry for FedEx Trade Networks and one of our largest U.S. customs brokerage operations," said Fred Schardt, ...
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Billionaire Dan Gilberts 7.6 Million Square Foot Stake In Detroit
Dan Gilbert, Chairman, Rock Ventures and Quicken Loans, speaks in Detroit. (Image credit: Getty Images via @daylife) Even as Detroit battles to stay fiscally afloat, billionaire Dan Gilbert continues to snap up property in the Motor City. On Tuesday, Gilbert's Rock Ventures confirmed that Gilbert has purchased two more buildings ...
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Detroit-native Dennis Finley looks to join Michigan State Spartans brotherhood
-83.002601623535 "They told me they're going to redshirt me, so I can learn all the plays and get stronger,'' said Finley. "They want to put about 30 pounds of muscle on me, and then maybe as time goes by this season, I could work my way into games at the end of the season if I'm ready.'' Finley will be Michigan State's only offensive lineman in the ...
Movie Review
War, Inc.
War, Inc. is a self-described political cartoon that is either too cartoonish, or not cartoonish enough. Satire is a tricky feat, especially when aimed at something as distinctly in the moment as the occupation and attempted democratization / corporatization of a Middle Eastern country. ... ...
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Pfizer settles with patients who had suicidal behaviour
REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Files Drug maker Pfizer will pay $4.8 million in compensation to Canadians who tried to commit suicide after being prescribed a drug to treat seizures. The class-action settlement, announced Wednesday by law firm Siskinds, applies to patients who took Neurontin at any time prior to Aug. 5, 2004. Ontario Superior Court approved the settlement, which awards $150,000 for ...
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2 naval landing craft on auction block at Great Lakes
The auction of the LCM-8s, also known as Mike Boats, began Tuesday morning and runs through 4 p.m. Thursday on govliquidation.com — search for ';Illinois.'; Bids started at $25, but had reached $6,000 and $6,150 by Tuesday ...
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American Medical Association recognizes obesity as a disease
The American Medical Association, the nation's largest physician organization, decided Tuesday to recognize obesity as a disease that requires a range of medical interventions for treatment and prevention.The decision was made at the group's annual meeting in Chicago.Experts in obesity have struggled for years to have obesity recognized as a disease that deserves medical attention and ...
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Skeptics forensic anthropologists arrive at Hoffa search site
Law enforcement officials block the street to the scene in Oakland Township, Mich., Monday, June 17, 2013 where officials search for the remains of Teamsters union president Jimmy Hoffa who disappeared from a Detroit-area restaurant in 1975. / Carlos Osorio / Associated ...
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Lions Gab Detroit has best QB situation in the division
Detroit Lions quarterbacks, from left, Kellen Moore, Shaun Hill and Matthew Stafford throw during practice in Allen Park on June 4, 2013. / Associated ...