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DR Congo In Goma Secretary-General hails regional accord as best chance for peace in years
23 May 2013 150 Arriving today in restive eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged all the leaders of Africa's Great Lakes region to throw their support behind a recently-signed peace accord which aims to ensure security, as well as development, for the long-troubled country. "We have the best chance in many years to bring peace ...
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GM recalls nearly 20000 new Cadillac SRX SUVs
General Motors Corporation said it is recalling nearly 20,000 new Cadillac SRX SUVs for faulty wheel lug nuts, according to a Detroit News report. The Detroit automaker told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration it is recalling 18,871 2013 SRX SUVs in the US and nearly 1,000 in Canada over concerns that a wheel could eventually fall off, reported Xinhua. GM has been investigating ...
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Big Ten baseball Illinois 3 Michigan 2
Illinois stayed alive in the Big Ten Conference baseball tournament, holding off Michigan 3-2 in an elimination game Thursday afternoon at Target Field. Designated hitter Michael Hurwitz led the way for the No. 5 seeded Illini (34-17), going 2 for 4 and driving in Thomas Lindauer with the winning run on a fifth-inning triple. Michigan (29-27), the No. 6 seed, is the first team eliminated from ...
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Game thread Tigers-Twins will start in a rain delay
It was a rainy night in Cleveland on Wednesday. Tonight is no different at Comerica Park, where it looks like tonight's Tigers-Twins game will be delayed. The two teams are opening a 4-game weekend series.Scott Diamond (3-4, 4.99 ERA) of the Twins faces Rick Porcello (2-2, 5.92) of the ...
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Detroits Whole Foods Market gets vibrant murals brightening Midtown
Detroit artist Jerome Ferretti stands beside the whimsical mural he created for the exterior of the Whole Foods Market set to open June 5 in Midtown. / Andre J. Jackson/Detroit Free ...
Movie Review
Melancholia
Lars von Triers Melancholia is being praised by many as a genuine late-season masterwork, but it strikes me as little more than an overlong, self-indulgent mishmash of gorgeous imagery and nihilistic overload. Von Trier has forged the majority of his career wallowing in darkness a ... ...
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Lakers Kupchak thinks Dwight Howard can play nice with coach MAY 23
06:30 PM ET 05.23 | Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak believes Dwight Howard will take a return to Los Angeles seriously. The Long Beach Press-Telegram reports that Howard is also interested in Dallas, Houston, Golden State and Atlanta as free agency destinations. But he will also consider the Lakers, whose coach, Mike D'Antoni, is rumored to have rubbed Howard the wrong way. Kupchak ...
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Nate McMillan done as Team USA assistant MAY 23
05:58 PM ET 05.23 | On the same day coach Mike Krzyzewski announced he would return to coach Team USA, his assistant, Nate McMillan, said he won't. McMillan is currently searching for a head coaching opportunity that would fit him. ...
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Kobe Bryant ties records for most All-NBA selections MAY 23
06:11 PM ET 05.23 | Kobe Bryant may not have a chance to usurp Michael Jordan for greatest ever, but he's in the running for having the greatest longevity. The Los Angeles Lakers guard was named to the All-NBA First Team on Thursday, the 11th time he's appeared on the first team and the 15th time he's been on the list overall. That ties him with former Utah Jazz forward Karl ...
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State Senate committee moves to shorten foreclosure redemption period
Lansing - A Senate committee approved legislation Thursday significantly shortening the redemption period for homeowners in foreclosure. Opponents predicted it would slow Michigan's recovery from the mortgage crisis, while a foreclosure expert argued it would boost the state's home sales. The Banking and Financial Institutions Committee sent the legislation, included in a package of ...
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Michigan panel OKs 3 pct. raise for K-12 schools
LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- Michigan's public schools would get about 3 percent more and it's community colleges and universities about 2 percent more in overall funding next fiscal year under measures nearing final approval in the ...