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• Detroit, Grosse Pointe school districts most economically segregated in U.S., report says

  23-08-2016 23:34
  
  Districts in Flint and Benton Harbor also were among the most segregated
  
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• Trendy eyewear retailer Warby Parker coming to Detroit - Detroit Free Press

  23-08-2016 23:08 via freep.com
  
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  Trendy eyewear retailer Warby Parker coming to Detroit
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  New York City-based Warby Parker is preparing to open a shop in downtown Detroit.and more »
  
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• Tesla releases 'third fastest accelerating production car ever'

  23-08-2016 23:00
  
  The "third-fastest accelerating production car ever" made is an electric, four-door sedan, according to Tesla Motors.
  
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• BattleFrog cancels Michigan obstacle race four days before run

  23-08-2016 22:06
  
  As athletes from across the country prepared for an eight kilometer race series on Saturday in New Boston through Battlefrog Obstacle Race Series, the organization decided to cancel the event today.
  
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• Eminem urges donations to provide school supplies for Flint children

  23-08-2016 22:00
  
  The Detroit native posted a message Monday, Aug. 22 on Facebook stating "Continuing to keep Flint in mind."
  
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• Warby Parker to open retail store in Detroit

  23-08-2016 20:39
  
  Popular eyewear company Warby Parker confirms a retail location will open in Detroit.
  
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• Murder charges reinstated in Detroit firefighter death - The Detroit News

  23-08-2016 20:29 via detroitnews.com
  
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  Murder charges reinstated in Detroit firefighter death
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  Nicole Oneill talks to her attorney in court Tuesday. (Photo: Oralandar Brand-Williams / Detroit News). Murder charges were reinstated Tuesday against a Detroit woman and a Trenton man in the killing of veteran Detroit firefighter David Madrigal late ...
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  Murder charges reinstated for suspects in death of Detroit...WDIV Detroita
  
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• Confirmed Zika cases in Michigan climb to 31, all from travel

  23-08-2016 20:24
  
  As of Aug. 19, Michigan had seen 144 cases of possible Zika virus in 2016, of which 31 cases have been confirmed.
  
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• A Detroit Native's Guide to the City - Newsweek

  23-08-2016 20:07 via newsweek.com
  
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  A Detroit Native's Guide to the City
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  Until recently, suggesting Detroit as a travel destination sounded like a joke you'd play on your distant Estonian relatives or the “zonker” behind door No. 2 on Let's Make a Deal. And besides, why go to Detroit when you could book a suite in Aleppo ...and more »
  
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• "Friends don't let friends go hungry"

  23-08-2016 19:20
  
    Caring people are reaching out to help seniors keep their "Meals on Wheels Program." The Detroit Area Agency on Aging says seniors are in danger of losing their meals and being placed on a waiting list, but you can help make sure this doesn't happen.  Watch the video player for the story at 7 Action News at Noon.
  
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• Kickback kingpin Shy: Show me mercy in thefts from Detroit schools - Detroit Free Press

  23-08-2016 19:02 via freep.com
  
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  Kickback kingpin Shy: Show me mercy in thefts from Detroit schools
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  Norman Shy faces seven years in prison but is asking for three years instead.and more »
  
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• Pro-Trump 'flash mob' events to take place throughout Michigan Aug. 30

  23-08-2016 18:49
  
  A series of "flash mobs" supporting Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump are set to take place throughout Michigan on Aug. 30.
  
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• Twelve Oaks suspect turns self in to Detroit police, flips out when Novi officers arrive

  23-08-2016 18:22
  
  "Kind of a shock for us," Novi Police Sgt. Scott Baetens said. "You kind of go in with a certain mindset, and this was the complete opposite from that."
  
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• Twelve Oaks suspect surrenders to Detroit police, flips out when Novi officers arrive

  23-08-2016 18:22
  
  "Kind of a shock for us," Novi Police Sgt. Scott Baetens said. "You kind of go in with a certain mindset, and this was the complete opposite from that."
  
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• Murder charges reinstated in firefighter death

  23-08-2016 18:05
  
  Murder and armed robbery charges have been reinstated for two defendants in connection to the death of Detroit firefighter David Madrigal.
  
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• Lab error taints thousands of state police alcohol cases with inaccurate data

  23-08-2016 18:05
  
  A calibration error in 4,001 alcohol cases resulted in inaccurate records in some of them, the Michigan State Police reports.
  
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• 'How can we trust the accuracy,' MSP adjusts records in thousands of alcohol cases

  23-08-2016 18:05
  
  A calibration error in 4,001 alcohol cases resulted in inaccurate records in some of them, the Michigan State Police reports.
  
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• 2016 Woodward Dream Cruise peppered with oddball cars and trucks

  23-08-2016 18:00
  
  A Volkswagen Beetle that looks like it was furnished from a yellow, wrought-iron fence and a rolling elephant were among the oddball vehicles that joined the 2016 Woodward Dream Cruise.
  
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• 5 tornadoes: That's the likely final tally in West Michigan outbreak

  23-08-2016 17:39
  
  The southern most tornado damage now defines the Van Buren/ Allegan County tornado.
  
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• What Trump supporters wear. A look at their fashions, slogans and passions

  23-08-2016 17:33
  
  Take a look at the shirts, pins and hats worn by enthusiastic Trump supporters.
  
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• Aretha Franklin cancels upcoming concerts to 'rest up,' but Grand Rapids is still on

  23-08-2016 16:43
  
  Aretha Franklin has been forced to cancel a number of upcoming concerts due to doctors' orders.
  
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• Chevy expands Teen Driver feature to 9 models for 2017

  23-08-2016 16:30
  
  A feature that gives parents and guardians more control over how teens use their cars is being expanded to nine 2017 Chevrolet nameplates.
  
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• Got what it takes to work at Michigan's biggest, most horrifying haunted house?

  23-08-2016 16:24
  
  Erebus, a haunted house known for its digital counter of chickens and pants-wetters, is on the search for the "area's scariest people" to help make the terrifying attraction more terrifying.
  
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• Got what it takes to work at Michigan's biggest haunted house?

  23-08-2016 16:24
  
  Erebus, a haunted house known for its digital counter of chickens and pants-wetters, is on the search for the "area's scariest people" to help make the terrifying attraction more terrifying.
  
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• Detroit Tigers Gameday: Playoff pursuit continues in Minnesota

  23-08-2016 15:35
  
  Anibal Sanchez is the scheduled starter Tuesday for the Tigers.
  
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• Mobileye and Delphi partner on fully autonomous driving system

  23-08-2016 15:00
  
  Mobileye and Delphi Automotive are jointly developing a "Level 4/5" automated driving solution, the two suppliers announced Tuesday.
  
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• Michigan's public universities pay millions to subsidize athletics

  23-08-2016 13:05
  
  Michigan's 13 public universities that offer NCAA-level sports spent $140 million last year to subsidize their athletic programs.
  
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• Miss Michigan reads nasty comments people make, and she's 'thankful' for them

  23-08-2016 12:45
  
  Arianna Quan reads all your comments. And not with hatred or disgust, but with appreciation.
  
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• Search athletic subsidies at Michigan's public universities

  23-08-2016 11:30
  
  Use MLive's searchable database to see how funding for college athletics changed between 2005 and 2015
  
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• Q-Line track in Detroit undergoing testing

  23-08-2016 11:24
  
  The newest form of transportation downtown is reaching a milestone. The Q-Line will be tested today.
  
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• 1 killed, 3 injured in accident in Detroit

  23-08-2016 11:20
  
  Detroit police are investigating after a woman was killed in an early morning crash on the city's northwest side.
  
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• Woman killed in accident in northwest Detroit

  23-08-2016 11:10
  
  Detroit police are investigating after a woman was killed in an early morning crash on the city's northwest side.
  
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• Supervisor needed to get "Boots on the Ground"

  23-08-2016 10:05
  
  Urban utility boots and other products made in Detroit will be on sale to the public this year. Pingree Manufacturing based in Detroit is scouring the area for just the right person to fill a vital position at the company to get production off on the right foot.
  
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• Aretha Franklin cancels her upcoming Grand Rapids concert to 'rest up'

  23-08-2016 05:42
  
  Aretha Franklin has been forced to cancel her upcoming concert in Grand Rapids to "rest up."
  
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• Police bust chop shop on Detroit's west side

  23-08-2016 05:12
  
  Detroit police continue to crackdown on car thieves. Monday, officers with the department's Commercial Auto Theft Section, known as C.A.T.S, busted a suspected chop shop on the city's west side.
  
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• Against All Odds: Vet gets help for her daughter

  23-08-2016 00:48
  
  You have no doubt seen our Detroit 2020 series Against All Odds. Well now we want to introduce you to a young Westland girl whose life could have been derailed by tragedy, but instead she's upward bound to a new and better future.        
  
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