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Facial recognition technology quickly identifies Boston Marathon bombing suspect
Researchers at Michigan State University including an Indian professor were able to quickly identify one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects from law enforcement video, using the latest in automatic facial recognition technology. In the Pattern Recognition and Image Processing laboratory, Anil Jain, MSU Distinguished Professor of computer science and engineering, and Josh Klontz, a research ...
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Motown Mowdown going on in Detroit thru Sunday
The first stop for the gang, O'Shea Park on the Westside of the city. The grass is overgrown and it's not the only park in the city that's in bad condition. This is the gang's first event of this kind, but for the last few years they have been giving abandoned playgrounds of Detroit a much needed makeover for the children. "There are a lot of parks in Detroit and it is ...
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Mich. train strikes semi carrying load of kayaks
Washtenaw County sheriff's spokesman Derrick Jackson says the semi couldn't cross a one-lane bridge and was backing up over the tracks when the train split it in two. The driver was able to get out of the cab before the ...
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Woman and son hurt in Pontiac apartment blaze
A woman and her son were hurt in a fire in Pontiac this morning.The boy, who is younger than 10, is being treated for smoke inhalation at ...
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Murder trial begins for 2 men accused in Pontiac party bus shootings
Trial began Friday for two men charged with first-degree felony murder, accused of opening fire on a crowded party bus parked in front of a Pontiac bar, killing two.Prosecutors say Lerrick Myers, 21, of Pontiac and Craig Lewis, 23, formerly of Pontiac but now a resident of Taylor, fired semiautomatic handguns into a rented bus the morning of May 13, 2012, as they sat parked in front of ...
Movie Review
Eastern Promises
Eastern Promises is a superior genre exercise, a film that takes the broad parameters of the gangster film and reworks them into something that feels invigorating and new. The story is set in the dark world of expatriate Russian mobsters li ... ...
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Drew Sharp Tigers celebrate 1968 champs the team that cooled a hot city
The 1968 Tigers won the American League pennant and the World Series, and they helped dissipate the lingering fear and animosity of the 1967 Detroit riots. / Ernie Harwell ...
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Michigan trooper kills man during traffic stop
The Flint Journal says the man was wanted by federal marshals and Flint police. State police say the man fled from a car during a traffic stop today in Mount Morris Township. The trooper caught him and shot him during a struggle for a gun.Lt. Brian Cole says the trooper was not injured. No names were ...
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How Detroit can be a cautionary tale for other cities
Co-director of the award-winning documentary "Detropia," Rachel Grady, joins MSNBC's Alex Witt in-studio. Grady gives her insights on how the once fastest growing city became the fastest shrinking. She talks about making her documentary and how Detroit can be a cautionary tale for other American ...
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Authorities Detroit man opened fire while following driver in St. Clair County
A 60-year-old Detroit man is accused of opening fire on a driver he was following in St. Clair County Friday night.The man, whose name has not been released, is expected to be charged with attempted murder, discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle and driving with a suspended license. He was arrested at the Marysville Meijer after the driver he was following called 911 and reported his ...
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11 lawn statues mysteriously appear at Grosse Pointe South High School
A mystery has unfolded in the Grosse Pointes.This morning, a resident discovered 11 lawn statues, including rabbits, angels and one forlorn-looking baseball player, arranged neatly underneath the front columns of Grosse Pointe South High School, according the Grosse Pointe Farms Department of Public ...