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"The dirtiest residue from the dirtiest oil on earth'; now lining the Detroit shoreline...courtesy of the Koch Borothers. Photo: Fabrizio ...
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The vistas in struggling Detroit are not always beautiful. Once-grand commercial buildings stand open to the winds while wild grasses strangle those swathes of the city where abandoned homes have been razed. And now residents must deal with an enormous and fast-growing mountain of pitch-black ...
Development vs. preservation on Mackinac Island

MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) -- The northern Michigan resort island that bans cars and yet draws close to a million visitors each year is facing key decisions on what development to allow to accommodate the tourist business that keeps it ...
New provost named at Oakland University

Oakland University has a new academic leader.OU President Gary Russi has named James Lentini as senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. Once approved by the ...
Bing wont seek re-election as Detroit mayor

A visibly frustrated Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced Tuesday that he won't seek a second term and ripped Michigan officials for not giving him enough time to solve the financially strapped city's problems on his ...

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Road Trip

If vulgarity is an art form, then "Road Trip" aims to a masterpiece. Obscene and often quite funny, "Road Trip" is a direct descendent of the "Animal House"-inspired comedies of the 1980s cross-bred with the Farrelly Brothers ("There's Something About Mary"). It will likely be compared to last summer's gross-out teen comedy "American Pie," although "Road Trip" is decidedly lacking in the sentimen ... ...

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General Motors shares above IPO price

Shares of General Motors reached an important milestone on Saturday, closing above their initial public offering price of US$33 for the first time in more than two years. GM shares reached US$33.77 before slipping back to close at US$33.42, up 3.2 per cent. The car giant sold shares to the public for US$33 in a November 2010 IPO, but they have traded below that price since May ...
Suspect IDd in firebombing of furniture heir home

GROSSE POINTE PARK, Mich. (AP) -- Authorities have identified a 20-year-old man they've arrested in the firebombing of the suburban Detroit home of an heir to the Art Van Furniture ...
Eastern Market Flower Day Shipping container hotel project floats its plan today

Dorothy Teojanowski of Detroit works on the First Container Collision Works Story Box project at Eastern Market in Detroit. / Jarrad Henderson/Detroit Free ...
AP CEO calls records seizure unconstitutional

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The president and CEO of The Associated Press says the government's seizure of AP journalists' phone records was "unconstitutional" and already has had a chilling effect on ...
Law requires 1 form for authorization of medicine

LANSING, Mich. (AP) -- A new Michigan law calls for the creation of a universal form that doctors can use when patients need prior authorization for coverage of prescription ...

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Ex-Jets quarterback Tebow's motivational speech in Michigan holds 'no insight' on NFL future

American football player Tim Tebow has addressed the public for the first time in a motivational speech since his termination from the New York Jets.

The speech did not include any proclamation on Tebow's National Football League's (NFL) future as he shared his positive message on impacting lives, the New York Daily News reports.

According to the report, the quarterback remained mum about his football career but said that he is aware of who controls his future though uncertain as to what his future holds.

The speech ended with a standing ovation even though the footballer spoke about his attempt at reading scriptures to solve the 'trials and tribulations' in his life, indicating Tebow's popularity among the masses as he stands to be in the Forbes' 2013 list of America's most influential athletes.

Senior vice president of Sports for Nielsen Stephen Master recognized the incredible popularity of the former Jets quarterback, despite being homeless and jobless. (ANI)