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War vet gets prison for robbery in Macomb County

A U.S. veteran who served in Iraq has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after a judge rejected pleas for probation and mental health ...
Big pay day possible for ex-city clerk in tax flap

HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) -- A western Michigan city could owe hundreds of thousands of dollars after the state appeals court ruled in favor of a former clerk who was fired over a property tax exemption on her ...
$7000 St. Francis statue stolen in Grand Rapids

http://bit.ly/145ODGR ) that the statue was installed in October. Several statues have been placed along a walkway in a large wooded area. The walkway, named for Grand Rapids philanthropist Peter Wege (WEG'-ee), opened in 2011 after donors gave hundreds of thousands of ...
Pistons 5050 Payday Raises More Than $200K in Donations

Non-Profit Partners and Winners Recognized Final Game of the Pistons Season AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - The Detroit Pistons 50/50 Payday charity raffle has raised more than $200,000 during its inaugural Pistons' 2012-13 season, helping support non-profits throughout the State of Michigan, as well as the organization's Come Together Foundation in support of volunteerism, youth leadership ...
Annual Concert of Colors celebrates Michigans musical ethnic diversity

Mick Collins of the Dirtbombs, right and Randy Jacobs, left on the guitar during rehearsal with an assortment of local musicians for a super jam session lead by Detroit producer Don Was at Concert of Colors on Friday, July 18, 2008 at the Arab American Museum in Dearborn. / Romain Blanquart / Detroit Free ...

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The Adventures of Antoine Doinel: The 400 Blows, Antoine and Colette, Stolen Kisses, Bed and Board, Love on the Run [DVD]

In the early 1950s, with the help of noted film theorist and critic Andr Bazin, 20-year-old Franois Truffaut began writing regularly for the Parisian film journal Cahiers du cinma. He quickly gained a reputation as an uncompromising and often vicious critic with a clear-cut sense of what was great about the cinemahe openly took aim on such previously untouchable French masters as Marcel Car ... ...

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Study HPV vaccine reduces cancer virus in girls by 56

Lauren Fant, left, 18, winces as she has her third and final application of the HPV vaccine administered by nurse Stephanie Pearson at a doctor's office Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007, in Marietta, Ga. / John Amis / Associated ...
Helene St. James Detroit Red Wings cant afford to tango with Kris Letang

June 5, 2013; Boston, MA USA; Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang (58) skates with the puck during the first period in game three of the Eastern Conference finals of the 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports / Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY ...
Michigan man who fleeced inmates kin faces prison

Federal prosecutors are recommending 17 years in prison for a Michigan man who collected $2 million by promoting himself as a law expert who could win freedom for inmates across the ...
Michigan Senate OKs allowing schools to be dissolved

The state's school superintendent and treasurer could dissolve a deficit-ridden district and send the students to nearby schools under legislation narrowly approved Wednesday by a divided Michigan ...
Judge digs in to cut costs at Detroit court

DETROIT (AP) -- A judge appointed to fix the finances of a troubled Detroit court is moving quickly to save millions by July 1, the start of a new budget ...

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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

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US Names New Envoy to Africa's 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 humanitarian crisis involving militia and rebel groups, some from neighboring Rwanda and Uganda.

Kerry said that stabilizing the region and disbanding the preeminent rebel group M23 are high priorities for the Obama administration.

"We are convinced that we have to help the parties find a path to a lasting peace, to a permanent cessation of hostilities, and to the disarmament and demobilization of M23," he said.

The DRC government has accused Rwanda and Uganda of supporting M23, which took over the city of Goma briefly last year. Rwanda and Uganda deny the accusation.

Kerry said Feingold - who is 60 years old and served three terms as a senator from the state of Wisconsin - was known as the Senate's leading advocate and expert on Africa.

The appointment was quickly applauded by activist group The Enough Project, which works to end crimes against humanity in Africa. ...