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• Lions postgame: Reviewing Matthew Stafford's day, and key stats vs. Titans

  18-09-2016 23:48
  
  Detroit lost its home opener to Tennessee.
  
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• Lions postgame: Matthew Stafford's day, reactions, key stats vs. Titans

  18-09-2016 23:48
  
  Detroit lost its home opener to Tennessee.
  
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• Lions postgame: Matthew Stafford's day, key stats vs. Titans

  18-09-2016 23:48
  
  Detroit lost its home opener to Tennessee.
  
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• Lions postgame: Matthew Stafford's day, and key stats vs. Titans

  18-09-2016 23:48
  
  Detroit lost its home opener to Tennessee.
  
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• Lions' penalties, injuries play big factor, but Jim Caldwell not making excuses

  18-09-2016 23:10
  
  Detroit was penalized 17 times for 138 yards, three of the infractions nullifying Lions touchdowns.
  
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• Lions Jim Caldwell after loss: 'You don't play well enough, that's what happens'

  18-09-2016 23:10
  
  Detroit was penalized 17 times for 138 yards, three of the infractions nullifying Lions touchdowns.
  
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• Lions-Titans observations: Unpardonable penalties, and Devin Taylor's big day

  18-09-2016 22:55
  
  The loss leaves the Lions with a 1-1 record.
  
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• Lions-Titans observations: Devin Taylor's big day, and unpardonable penalties

  18-09-2016 22:55
  
  The loss leaves the Lions with a 1-1 record.
  
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• Penalties, injuries doom Lions in heartbreaking loss

  18-09-2016 22:22
  
  The Lions drop to 1-1 with a 16-15 loss to the Titans.
  
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• Two people critically hurt after fleeing police in reportedly stolen minivan

  18-09-2016 21:07
  
  State police were called about 2 a.m. Sept. 17 to the area of Mendota and Pasadena avenues in Royal Oak Township, north of Detroit, for a report of numerous car and tire thefts at an apartment complex.
  
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• Longtime WXYZ personality John Kelly dies at 88

  18-09-2016 21:01
  
  Former WXYZ Channel 7 and longtime Detroit television personality John Kelly has died, 7 Action News has learned. He was 88.
  
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• Unbelted 10-year-old girl dies after vehicle crash involving suspected drunken driver

  18-09-2016 20:30
  
  Both were traveling Friday night in a 2009 Pontiac G6 when a 2010 Dodge Dakota hit the back of the Pontiac, causing the car to go up an embankment and strike a bridge, tossing the girl onto the freeway, according to the state police.
  
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• Unbelted 10-year-old dies after what appears to be alcohol-involved crash

  18-09-2016 20:30
  
  Both were traveling Friday night in a 2009 Pontiac G6 when a 2010 Dodge Dakota hit the back of the Pontiac, causing the car to go up an embankment and strike a bridge, tossing the girl onto the freeway, according to the state police.
  
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• Detroit Lions cheerleaders make their game debut at Ford Field

  18-09-2016 19:24
  
  The Lions had been one of a handful of NFL franchises without cheerleaders.
  
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• Live scoring, stats: Tigers wrap up series with Indians (chat)

  18-09-2016 18:30
  
  Detroit is trying to stay in the wild card race.
  
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• Ready for some football? Lions fans celebrate arrival of home opener

  18-09-2016 18:24
  
  The Lions host the Titans today at Ford Field.
  
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• Recap: Lions-Titans scoring summary, stats, video highlights

  18-09-2016 17:00
  
  The Lions are 6-point favorites.
  
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• Live scoring, stats: Lions looking for 2-0 start in home opener vs. Titans (chat)

  18-09-2016 17:00
  
  The Lions are 5.5-point favorites.
  
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• Powerball results for 09/17/16 drawing; winning ticket sold for $244M jackpot

  18-09-2016 15:35
  
  The drawing on Wednesday, September 21 will be worth $40 million and a cash option of $26.8 million.
  
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• See the new Detroit Lions cheerleaders who will roar onto the field for the 1st time

  18-09-2016 15:01
  
  It is now official, your new Detroit Lions cheerleaders have been announced. It's now time to meet the team.
  
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• Elves vs. Fairies - Renaissance Festival Patrons Explain

  18-09-2016 15:00
  
  'Tis an age old question some may ponder. What is the difference between elves and fairies? MLive ventured into the Michigan Renaissance Festival to find the answer. After surveying many patrons, our reporters compared field notes. Watch the video for...
  
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• Detroit's Corktown to get new grocery focused on Michigan-made products

  18-09-2016 15:00
  
  A local store that is part-market and part-cafe, offering Michigan-produced items and food will open in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood by Sep. 30.
  
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• Detroit's Corktown to get new grocery focused on Michigan-made prodcuts

  18-09-2016 15:00
  
  A local store that is part-market and part-cafe, offering Michigan-produced items and food will open in Detroit's Corktown neighborhood by Sep. 30.
  
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• Former ITT Tech students join 'debt strike' in wake of school's abrupt closure

  18-09-2016 14:30
  
  The students say they weren't protected from ITT Tech's "scam"
  
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• Will there be enough pumpkins for Halloween this year?

  18-09-2016 14:15
  
  Will pumpkins be available this year for cooking, carving and maybe even smashing?
  
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• Who are Suspect 1 and Suspect 2? Flint water crisis prosecutor won't say

  18-09-2016 14:00
  
  Special Flint water crisis prosecutor Todd Flood won't name two individuals identified only as "Suspect 1" and "Suspect 2" in a plea agreement filed in Genesee County District Court this week.
  
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• Should we do Michigan's Best Pizza or Burger? Help us decide

  18-09-2016 14:00
  
  Amy Sherman and John Gonzalez are about to embark on their next Michigan's Best search. What will it be this time? Pizza? Burgers? You tell us.
  
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• Scenes from the Mean Streak's final run at Cedar Point

  18-09-2016 13:30
  
  Mean Streak, the popular wooden roller coaster at Cedar Point, had it's last run Friday after 25 years of operation.
  
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• 'Mean Streak Henry' takes final ride on Cedar Point's retired wooden coaster

  18-09-2016 13:00
  
  Henry Sievers fell in love with roller coasters as a boy growing up in New York. Known as "Mean Streak Henry," he's now famous for riding the Cedar Point attraction more than 16,000 times in 25 years.
  
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• Dearborn refuses to release video of police officer injuring detainee

  18-09-2016 13:00
  
  After the second killing of an unarmed person by Dearborn police in just over a month, Dearborn Police Chief Ronald Haddad in January said his department was "totally committed to transparency." But the city and its attorneys have since denied requests for video involving one of the officers involved in the killing of a mentally ill Detroit woman, applying questionable legal justification for withholding the footage.
  
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• Little Caesars Arena: Features of the Red Wings' soon-to-be new home

  18-09-2016 12:40
  
  The Detroit Red Wings will move into a new state-of-the-art arena starting in the 2017-18 season.
  
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• Why did Michigan State take its foot off the gas against Notre Dame?

  18-09-2016 11:49
  
  The Spartans built a 29-point lead at Notre Dame but their fourth-quarter shell quite nearly cost them in a 36-28 win.
  
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• Aggressive, then passive, MSU averts turning blowout win into defeat

  18-09-2016 11:49
  
  The Spartans built a 29-point lead at Notre Dame but their fourth-quarter shell quite nearly cost them in a 36-28 win.
  
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• In Detroit, Freedom Schools Offer Hope within City's Struggling Education System - AlterNet

  18-09-2016 10:01 via alternet.org
  
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  In Detroit, Freedom Schools Offer Hope within City's Struggling Education System
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  As Detroit's public schools fight to stay afloat, Black families turn to a civil rights-era approach to education. By Zenobia Jeffries / Yes! Magazine. September 19, 2016. Print · Comments. Photo Credit: Photo Zenobia Jeffries. Just a few years ago ...
  New lawsuit says we're failing Detroit kids. It's rightDetroit Free Press
  DPSCD contract with Detroit teachers union approved by..
  
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• Sudden turn: Shot Detroit officer dies - The Detroit News

  18-09-2016 06:52 via detroitnews.com
  
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  Sudden turn: Shot Detroit officer dies
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  A Detroit police sergeant who was shot last week while chasing a fugitive died Saturday from his injuries. Loading… Post to Facebook. Sudden turn: Shot Detroit officer dies A Detroit police sergeant who was shot last week while chasing a fugitive died ...
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• Rochelle Riley: Dreaming of Detroit far away from home - Detroit Free Press

  18-09-2016 06:26 via freep.com
  
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  Rochelle Riley: Dreaming of Detroit far away from home
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  DENVER — I call it city envy. I travel. I travel a lot. And everywhere I go, around the country and the world, I see things — installations, buildings, parks, grand accoutrements and tiny whimsical touches — and say “We ought to have that in Detroit.”.
  
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• Tigers struggle for answers after another loss: 'We're running out of time'

  18-09-2016 03:41
  
  With 14 games left in the season, the Tigers (78-70) can safely stop worrying about the American League Central.
  
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• Fall theater preview: What's ahead for metro Detroit in 2016-17 - Detroit Free Press

  18-09-2016 03:11 via freep.com
  
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  Fall theater preview: What's ahead for metro Detroit in 2016-17
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  For Bruce Millan, artistic director of the Detroit Repertory Theatre, the experience of attending live theater doesn't begin when the curtain rises. “It starts with the way you are greeted in the parking lot, then when you open the door to the lobby ...and more »
  
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• Chief calls sergeant who died of complications from shooting an 'American hero'

  18-09-2016 02:55
  
  Dozens of Detroit police officers lined the wall outside the entrance St. John Hospital in Detroit Saturday evening. Some of them hugged.
  
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• Detroit To Hold Emergency Response Training Exercise - CBS Local

  18-09-2016 02:22 via detroit.cbslocal.com
  
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  Detroit To Hold Emergency Response Training Exercise
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  DETROIT (AP) — City officials are planning an emergency response training exercise on Detroit's east side. The exercise will be held Monday at the Mt. Elliott rail yard and include a mock evacuation of volunteers from several nearby streets to an area ...and more »
  
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• Tigers blanked by Indians bullpen for 10 innings in frustrating loss

  18-09-2016 02:14
  
  The Tigers provided no offense to support a brilliant performance by starter Justin Verlander, who allowed only one hit through seven scoreless innings.
  
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• Employees Tied Up As Masked Gunmen Rob Detroit Walgreens - CBS Local

  18-09-2016 01:14 via detroit.cbslocal.com
  
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  Employees Tied Up As Masked Gunmen Rob Detroit Walgreens
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  DETROIT (WWJ) — Detroit police are on the hunt for three masked gunmen who robbed a convenience store at gunpoint on Saturday. Investigators say the suspects burst into the Walgreens on Jefferson, just down the street from the Belle Isle entrance.
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• Mother, father held on $50,000 bonds in 'unsafe sleeping' death of 11-month-old

  18-09-2016 01:00
  
  Lorenzo Brooks, 30, and Leticia Molton, 38, are next to be in court Friday, Sept. 23, for a probable cause hearing.
  
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• Detroit police sergeant dies unexpectedly days after shooting

  18-09-2016 00:39
  
  A Detroit police sergeant shot while pursuing a suspect Monday died unexpectedly Saturday afternoon.
  
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• Detroit police sergeant dies days after shooting, collapsing as he prepared to leave hospital

  18-09-2016 00:39
  
  A Detroit police sergeant shot while pursuing a suspect Monday died unexpectedly Saturday afternoon.
  
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