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• Man shot in Detroit over pair of Air Jordans

  15-07-2016 23:42
  
  Detroit police are investigating after a 25-year-old man was shot walking down the street over a pair of shoes.
  
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• More than 800 police officers do "final call" for officer Joseph Zangaro

  15-07-2016 23:15
  
  Zangaro was one of four people shot -- two fatally -- when a hail inmate attempted to escape Monday from the Berrien County Courthouse.
  
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• 'Running from the cops was on my bucket list,' says man who fled police

  15-07-2016 22:20
  
  After leading police on a pursuit, losing control and crashing, the suspect had a positive outlook on what had just transpired.
  
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• Watchdog group wants documents on new DEQ director from Gov. Snyder

  15-07-2016 22:18
  
  A watchdog group is asking Gov. Rick Snyder to release all documents related to the appointment if Heidi Grether as director of the state Department of Environmental Quality.
  
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• Person of the Week: Khodr Farhat helps the blind

  15-07-2016 21:52
  
  Khodr Farhat, 23, has never let his impairment stop the sights he has set on his future.
  
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• More than 1,500 attend funeral for Berrien County Courthouse bailiff

  15-07-2016 21:42
  
  Judges, civic leaders and more than 800 police officers celebrated the life of bailiff Joseph Zangara.
  
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• 'Mr. Anti-White' charged after making death threats to police

  15-07-2016 20:50
  
  A Kentucky man is jailed facing criminal charges after he made numerous calls to three police departments following the attack that killed five Dallas police officers.
  
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• France attack reverberating in metro Detroit - Detroit Free Press

  15-07-2016 20:43 via freep.com
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  France attack reverberating in metro Detroit
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  Reverberations of Thursday's tragedy in Nice in which 84 people were killed, including 10 children, on France's Independence Day are being felt today in metro Detroit. A public vigil is planned for 6 p.m. Saturday at Ste. Anne de Detroit Catholic ...and more »
  
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• Former Flint EM ripped ex-mayor, council in report to state

  15-07-2016 20:28
  
  Six months after he was appointed to run the city of Flint, former emergency manager Ed Kurtz told the Michigan Treasury Department in early 2013 that he was dealing with local elected officials who were "basically dysfunctional, and not capable of acting responsibly or timely."
  
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• How to Watch: Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals - The Detroit News

  15-07-2016 20:26 via detroitnews.com
  
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  How to Watch: Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals
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  The Tigers (46-43) begin play after the All-Star break tonight against the Royals (45-43) at Comerica Park. Loading… Post to Facebook. How to Watch: Detroit Tigers vs. Kansas City Royals The Tigers (46-43) begin play after the All-Star break tonight ...
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• Faster Horses: Live updates from the 1st day of the country music festival

  15-07-2016 20:26
  
  This post will serve as a live updates post where we will post any weather, notable tweets, the weird or music news in the comments section and body of this post.
  
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• Judge emphatically denies murder convict Bob Bashara's request for new trial

  15-07-2016 20:15
  
  Evans, who was previously caught "Tweeting" during the 2014 murder trial, on Friday spent nearly 45 minutes dramatically denying convicted murder Robert Bashara's request for a new trial.
  
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• Faster Horses: Jon Pardi ready for 'Pardi' of the Summer at MIS

  15-07-2016 20:08
  
  Pardi will play 4:55 p.m. Friday, July 15 on the Faster Horses main stage.
  
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• Get free Boston Coolers at McDs for Detroit's b-day - Detroit Metro Times (blog)

  15-07-2016 19:20 via metrotimes.com
  
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  Get free Boston Coolers at McDs for Detroit's b-day
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  We Detroiters sure are proud of our city, for better or worse. Which is why it's not out of the ordinary for us to take a moment and give a nod when the Motor City has a birthday. In recognition to Detroit's turning the big 3-1-5, all 28 McDonald's ...
  
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• Success Story: Detroit Bikes Rides into National Attention After Just Three Years - Deadline Detroit

  15-07-2016 19:10 via deadlinedetroit.com
  
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  Success Story: Detroit Bikes Rides into National Attention After Just Three Years
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  In a new partnership with Faygo, Detroit Bikes will produce limited-edition models in colors inspired by beverage flavors. (Detroit Bikes photo). Zak Pashak, the 36-year-old founder of Detroit Bikes, takes advantage of a high-profile platform to spread ...
  
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• How the 76ers helped the Detroit Pistons land Boban Marjanovic - Detroit Free Press

  15-07-2016 18:47 via freep.com
  
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  How the 76ers helped the Detroit Pistons land Boban Marjanovic
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  Long story short, the Philadelphia 76ers' interest in Manu Ginobili during free agency might have helped the Detroit Pistons sign Boban Marjanovic away from the San Antonio Spurs. Short story long, well, yahoo.com has a breakdown of the salary cap ...and more »
  
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• Detroit's most dangerous gangs revealed

  15-07-2016 18:44
  
  7 Action News reporter Simon Shaykhet investigates Detroit's most dangerous gangs. 
  
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• Michigan woman severely injured during charitable cross-country biking trip

  15-07-2016 18:43
  
  A 26-year-old woman from Garden City is in critical condition after her bicycle was struck during a cross-country trip in Idaho.
  
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• Cabela's to open new Michigan location near Lake St. Clair

  15-07-2016 18:05
  
  Cabela's, a Nebraska-based hunting, fishing and camping retailer known for sprawling stores filled with taxidermy mounts and other outdoorsy attractions, plans to open a Macomb County location in 2017.
  
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• Where the Lions roster stands: Detroit needs more linebacker depth - Pride of Detroit

  15-07-2016 17:32 via prideofdetroit.com
  
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  Where the Lions roster stands: Detroit needs more linebacker depth
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  As we start to look ahead to training camp, we're going to take a position-by-position look at the Detroit Lions roster. Next up is the linebacker position. (The final year of each player's contract is listed in parentheses.) Set starters: DeAndre Levy ...
  
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• Detroit's Viola Liuzzo Park Undergoes $1M Makeover - Commercial Property Executive

  15-07-2016 17:09 via cpexecutive.com
  
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  Detroit's Viola Liuzzo Park Undergoes $1M Makeover
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  The park will benefit from green infrastructure meant to prevent storm water runoff in the surrounding residential area. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google+ · LinkedIn · Email. Viola Liuzzo Park Plan. Detroit—Ground was broken on the $1 million ...and more »
  
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• Officials plan to boost Detroit firefighter pay - The Detroit News

  15-07-2016 17:08 via detroitnews.com
  
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  Officials plan to boost Detroit firefighter pay
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  Mayor Mike Duggan helped announce pay raises Friday for Detroit firefighters. (Photo: Ian Thibodeau / The Detroit News)Buy Photo. All Detroit firefighters licensed as medical first responders will receive a pay raise, city officials announced Friday ...
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• Witness leads police to bank robbery suspects in Royal Oak

  15-07-2016 17:06
  
  Two robbery suspects were arrested Thursday after a witness provided the vehicle information that allowed the Royal Oak police to locate the suspects.
  
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• Fiat to keep Wrangler in Ohio, move Cherokee to Illinois

  15-07-2016 17:03
  
  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will spend $1 billion to retool its Ohio assembly plant for production of a new Jeep Wrangler and to move its Jeep Cherokee line to Illinois.
  
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• 2016 Buick Cascada was made for casual cruising

  15-07-2016 16:50
  
  "Cascada" = "waterfall" in Spanish.
  
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• Buddy's Pizza marks 70th anniversary with Detroit mural - WDIV Detroit

  15-07-2016 16:49 via clickondetroit.com
  
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  Buddy's Pizza marks 70th anniversary with Detroit mural
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  DETROIT - Buddy's Pizza is marking its 70th anniversary with a mural featuring an image of the "Spirit of Detroit" statue holding a pizza. A Detroit street artist known as Fel3000ft worked on the 100-foot-by-20-foot mural Thursday outside of the home ...and more »
  
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• An Unusual Bequest to Each Member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra - New York Times

  15-07-2016 16:47 via nytimes.com
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  An Unusual Bequest to Each Member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
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  The Detroit Symphony Orchestra playing under music director Leonard Slatkin. Credit Fabrizio Costantini for The New York Times. Many benefactors leave bequests to an orchestra when they die. One has now left a bequest to the players. When Marjorie S.and more »
  
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• Detroit Mardi Gras artist throwing party to support vision for... - WDIV Detroit

  15-07-2016 16:05 via clickondetroit.com
  
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  DETROIT - 2016 Kresge Arts Fellow Ralph Taylor, founder of Caribbean Mardi Gras Productions, is bringing his vision for the arts in his Lower Eastside neighborhood to life, and you can be part of it. Taylor — whose colorful costumed dancers and steel ...
  
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• Detroit firefighters to get 4 percent raise

  15-07-2016 15:53
  
  Today, Detroit leaders are coming together for a big announcement that will affect the city's firefighters.
  
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• See why rain amounts have ranged from nothing to inches in under a mile

  15-07-2016 15:50
  
  Here's a great look at an all-out downpour.
  
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• Detroit Weekend Guide: Pig & Whiskey, Concept56 - WDIV Detroit

  15-07-2016 15:41 via clickondetroit.com
  
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  Detroit City FC v Michigan Stars FC - Join Detroit City FC for its final league match of the season at Keyworth Stadium on Friday, July 15 when the Boys in Rouge take on Michigan Stars FC. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m.. Pig & Whiskey - Detroit Metro Times ...
  
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• WATCH LIVE: Detroit firefighters getting a raise

  15-07-2016 15:01
  
  Today, Detroit leaders are coming together for a big announcement that will affect the city's firefighters.
  
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• It's mid July: 10 Things to Do this weekend

  15-07-2016 15:00
  
  John Gonzalez of MLive is always seeking out things to do in Michigan. Here are some things taking place July 15-17, 2016.
  
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• Man shot over Air Jordans in Detroit - WDIV Detroit

  15-07-2016 14:58 via clickondetroit.com
  
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  Man shot over Air Jordans in Detroit
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  DETROIT - A 25-year-old man was shot early Friday morning over a pair of shoes, police said. A gunman approached him near Grand River Avenue and Lahser and told him he wanted his Air Jordans. Detroit police said the victim responded "not happened," ...
  
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• Motown Mansion: Former Detroit home of Berry Gordy for sale at $1.6M

  15-07-2016 14:55
  
  The 10,500-square-foot Italian Renaissance Revival home and former residence of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy is up for sale at $1,595,000.
  
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• Meet the 2016 Tall Ship Celebration sponsors and their ships

  15-07-2016 14:49
  
  The Tall Ships have arrived and are ready for boarding by those who want to explore their decks.
  
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• 12 Michigan attractions every thrill-seeker needs to check out

  15-07-2016 14:12
  
  If you have a wild side, these 12 Michigan activities are perfect for you.
  
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• Michigan sports bucket list: Calvin-Hope basketball rivalry worth appreciating

  15-07-2016 14:05
  
  The Knights and Flying Dutchmen have met 193 times and the average margin of victory for each game in the series is less than half a point.
  
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• Detroit Lions fans reality check - Pride of Detroit

  15-07-2016 14:05 via prideofdetroit.com
  
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  Detroit Lions fans reality check
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  Football is almost upon us. As a matter of fact, as I write this sentence, the 2016 NFL season is 58 days, 18 hours and five minutes away. Preseason, or fake football as my friend Sean Baligian always calls it, is just over three weeks away. This is ...and more »
  
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• Michigan State OL commit Jordan Reid strives for overall athleticism on the football field

  15-07-2016 14:01
  
  DETROIT, MI -- Jordan Reid is one of those athletes that just looks like a football player. Standing 6-feet-4.5 and 300-pounds, it comes as no surprise that he has found success on the football fie...
  
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• Michigan firsts: 16 times our state led the way

  15-07-2016 13:30
  
  Michigan might not be able to claim the largest population or the oldest population or the most Starbucks per capita. But when it comes to being first, we've got a pretty impressive list.
  
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• Ask questions about roadside drug testing coming to Michigan

  15-07-2016 13:15
  
  Police instructed by a new Michigan law are working to select five counties in which to run a pilot program to test drivers for drugs.
  
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• Detroit Tigers Links dusts off its "Team Buy" sign - Bless You Boys (blog)

  15-07-2016 13:04 via blessyouboys.com
  
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  Detroit Tigers Links dusts off its "Team Buy" sign
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  I was hoping to wait at least another week to fully commit to discussing the trade deadline in the links, but the trades have already begun, so I better start that firing off that #TeamBuy hashtag. Luckily for me, I don't have to do a write up on why I ...
  
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• Detroit has a vampire problem in 'Corktown' comic - Detroit Metro Times (blog)

  15-07-2016 13:00 via metrotimes.com
  
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  Detroit has a vampire problem in 'Corktown' comic
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  For a city with such a rich history and culture, Detroit isn't used as a setting in fiction near as often as it should be. The horror genre in particular is missing out for not using a setting with such obvious potential. This is one of the things the ...
  
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• Five things I learned traveling through Trump Country

  15-07-2016 12:45
  
  Instead of recognizing our shared goals, we shout at each other, amplifying our differences and muting our similarities.
  
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• Detroit firefighters getting a raise

  15-07-2016 09:02
  
  Today, Detroit leaders are coming together for a big announcement that will affect the city's firefighters.
  
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• How to watch tonight's Detroit Tigers-Kansas City Royals game - Detroit Free Press

  15-07-2016 06:23 via freep.com
  
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  How to watch tonight's Detroit Tigers-Kansas City Royals game
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  Tonight's game information. Detroit Tigers (46-43) vs. Kansas City Royals (45-43). When: 7:10 p.m.. Where: Comerica Park. TV: Fox Sports Detroit. Radio: 97.1 FM in Detroit (Radio affiliates here). Weather forecast: Mostly cloudy, 75 degrees. Starting ...
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  Kansas City Royals head to Detroit to jump-start season's sec
  
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• Detroit News predictions: Tigers' second half - The Detroit News

  15-07-2016 06:11 via detroitnews.com
  
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  Detroit News predictions: Tigers' second half
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  Chris McCosky, Lynn Henning, Tony Paul, Bob Wojnowski and John Niyo predict how the Tigers will fare in the second half. Loading… Post to Facebook. Detroit News predictions: Tigers' second half Chris McCosky, Lynn Henning, Tony Paul, Bob Wojnowski ...
  
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• Detroit Lions cheerleader finalists perform as team for 1st time - Detroit Free Press

  15-07-2016 03:57 via freep.com
  
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  Detroit Lions cheerleader finalists perform as team for 1st time
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  The Detroit Lions cheerleaders took their places Thursday night in the east end zone at Ford Field. They stood ready in four staggered lines. Each cheerleader had one knee bent, head turned and her hands pulled back toward her hips. Cheerleader ...
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• Faster Horses Festival starts with Budweiser Campfire Kickoff

  15-07-2016 02:00
  
  The fourth go-round of the Faster Horses Festival at Michigan International Speedway started with a bang thanks to the Budweiser Campfire Kickoff.
  
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