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• Obama — Just Too Good for Us

  02-06-2018 20:30
  Former President Obama muses: Was he wrong? Or was he merely wrong for being right?
  
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• Obama – Just Too Good for Us

  02-06-2018 20:30
  Former President Obama muses: Was he wrong? Or was he merely wrong for being right?
  
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• $850,000 Homes in Kentucky, New York and Michigan

  30-05-2018 16:40
  An 1894 home in Louisville, a Marcel Breuer house in Poughkeepsie and a lakefront home in Montague.
  
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• Farm-to-Table in the Shadow of Downtown Detroit

  29-05-2018 18:51
  In her “no-waste kitchen” at Lady of the House, Kate Williams sees a way of investing in her city and the farmers three blocks down.
  
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• A Rescue Plan for a Jobs Crisis in the Heartland

  24-05-2018 11:30
  A new federal wage subsidy is a direct way to benefit workers and encourage employment in struggling areas.
  
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• The Not-So-Subtle Racism of Trump-Era ‘Welfare Reform’

  23-05-2018 21:02
  By redefining welfare to include more federal assistance programs, Trump finds new ways to punish black people.
  
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• Whites’ Unease Shadows the Politics of a More Diverse America

  22-05-2018 19:17
  As the country heads for a time when no group makes up a majority, the change may affect white attitudes in far more than racial and economic matters.
  
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• Which Poor People Shouldn’t Have to Work for Aid?

  15-05-2018 11:00
  The lines set by policymakers risk embedding regional and racial biases about who counts as “left behind.”
  
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• Michigan’s Discriminatory Work Requirements

  08-05-2018 17:00
  Medicaid beneficiaries in white rural counties and black cities are not being considered equally.
  
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• Readers Eulogize Family and Friends They Loved and Lost

  03-05-2018 04:41
  Our second installment of reader submissions to the Overlooked obituary project.
  
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• As Detroit Sheds State Oversight, Its Mayor Reflects on Its Path

  30-04-2018 20:22
  People laughed when Mayor Mike Duggan first predicted that Detroit could emerge from active state oversight this spring. On Monday, it happened.
  
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• Detroit Was Crumbling. Here’s How It’s Reviving.

  30-04-2018 08:00
  Last week, we visited the city to find further signs of recovery as Detroit moves out from under budgetary oversight.
  
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• In a Very Different Washington, Trump Unloads on a Litany of Adversaries

  29-04-2018 05:33
  President Trump held a campaign-style rally in Washington Township, Mich., forgoing the annual White House Correspondents Association dinner for the second consecutive year.
  
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• Bela and Martha Karolyi, Former Gymnastics Coaches, Deny Knowing About Nassar’s Abuse

  20-04-2018 20:02
  The Karolyis, who coached the women’s team to Olympic glory, said that the revelations of rampant sexual abuse had an explosive impact on the sport.
  
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• A Black Teenager Asked for Directions. A Man Responded With Gunfire.

  14-04-2018 15:40
  Brennan Walker, 14, got lost on his way to his high school in a Detroit suburb. He knocked on a stranger’s door for help. The homeowner picked up his shotgun.
  
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• Man Accused of Raping Michigan Teenager Is Now Charged With Killing Her

  12-04-2018 04:26
  Mujey Dumbuya, 16, had been expected to testify at the man’s trial this month, but went missing in January and was later discovered dead.
  
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• Michigan Will No Longer Provide Free Bottled Water to Flint

  08-04-2018 17:19
  The state said the city’s water supply now met federal standards for safe levels of lead, but city officials were concerned, noting that lead pipes are still in service.
  
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• $700,000 Homes in Washington, Pennsylvania and Michigan

  04-04-2018 15:00
  A 1935 house in Seattle, an 1880 Bucks County retreat and a log cabin on Lake Michigan.
  
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• Taking Aim at Gun Violence, With Personal Deterrence

  03-04-2018 11:41
  Urban gun violence is driven by a very small group of people. To keep them from shooting — and being shot — cities are focusing on those most at risk.
  
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• Discussion Questions for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times Book Club’s April Pick: ‘The Death and Life of the Great Lakes’

  03-04-2018 00:02
  Read Dan Egan’s wonderfully told story of history, science and reportage about the largest source of freshwater in the world, and join Now Read This.
  
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• $1.2 Million Homes in Connecticut, Michigan and Louisiana

  28-03-2018 15:01
  A cedar-shingled home in Old Lyme, a Victorian house in Ann Arbor and a renovated 1901 home in New Orleans.
  
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• What You Get for $1.2 Million

  28-03-2018 15:00
  A cedar-shingled home in Old Lyme, a Victorian house in Ann Arbor and a renovated 1901 home in New Orleans.
  
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• Five Places to Go in Chicago

  28-03-2018 11:00
  Chicago’s storied Uptown neighborhood has emerged from a decades-long slump with new restaurants and cultural centers.
  
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• Larry Nassar’s Former Boss at Michigan State Is Arrested

  27-03-2018 04:46
  William Strampel, a former Michigan State University dean who supervised Lawrence Nassar, the doctor convicted of sex abuse, was arrested on charges that have not been made public.
  
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• Larry Nassar’s Former Boss at Michigan State Faces Charges

  27-03-2018 04:46
  William Strampel, a former dean who supervised the disgraced doctor to gymnasts, was charged with criminal sexual conduct and willful neglect of duty.
  
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• Former Dean, Boss to Convicted Gymnastics Doctor, Is Arrested

  27-03-2018 04:46
  William Strampel, a former Michigan State University dean who supervised Lawrence Nassar, the doctor convicted of sex abuse, was arrested on charges that have not been made public.
  
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• In Energized Detroit, Savoring an Architectural Legacy

  26-03-2018 11:00
  From the Fisher Building to Belle Isle (and beyond), the work of the renowned Albert Kahn endures. Here’s how to see them.
  
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• America’s Warped Elections

  26-03-2018 01:42
  A potential blue wave may crash up against a wall of extreme gerrymandering.
  
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• Toyota Takes Self-Driving Cars Off Road After Uber Accident

  21-03-2018 00:44
  The automaker said it wanted to reassess its testing program after an autonomous Uber vehicle killed a pedestrian.
  
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• Freshman’s Desperate Shot Saves Michigan at the Buzzer

  18-03-2018 08:35
  Jordan Poole hit a long 3-pointer as time ran out to keep Michigan’s season alive and win it a berth in the Sweet 16.
  
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• Will Betsy DeVos Expand the School-to-Prison Pipeline?

  13-03-2018 01:06
  She keeps finding new ways to fail our kids.
  
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• Ten Myths About Your N.C.A.A. Bracket

  12-03-2018 08:00
  Bracketology comes with many assumptions and suppositions. Be careful what you believe.
  
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• March Madness Myths: N.C.A.A. Bracket Traps to Avoid

  12-03-2018 08:00
  Bracketology comes with many assumptions and suppositions. Don’t fall into these traps.
  
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• William Pulte, Pathbreaking Home Builder, Is Dead at 85

  10-03-2018 00:35
  Mr. Pulte was part of a postwar generation of builders who turned a mom-and-pop industry into a giant one traded on the New York Stock Exchange.
  
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• A Famed Doctor, a Troubled Prosecutor and a Case That Went Untried

  05-03-2018 11:00
  Before Dr. Lawrence G. Nassar was imprisoned for abusing gymnasts, a local prosecutor’s office opted not to pursue charges. The prosecutor had his own troubles.
  
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• Gunman Was Acting Oddly Before Shooting at Central Michigan University, Police Say

  03-03-2018 23:26
  The university sophomore approached campus police and expressed concern he was in danger the day before his parents were shot and killed, officials said.
  
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• Central Michigan University Gunman Was Acting Oddly Before Shooting, Police Say

  03-03-2018 23:26
  The university sophomore approached campus police and expressed concern he was in danger the day before his parents were shot and killed, officials said.
  
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• Can Fashion Help Detroit Make a Comeback?

  03-03-2018 00:00
  A Detroit native looks homeward with ambitious plans to build a fashion center that he hopes will play a key part in the city’s economic renewal.
  
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• Two Fatally Shot on Central Michigan University Campus

  02-03-2018 16:34
  Police were seeking a gunman who they said fled the shooting scene in a residence hall. The two victims were not students, officials said.
  
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• Answering Society’s Thorniest Questions, With Performance Art

  02-03-2018 11:50
  With his wildly inventive provocations — about race, immigration, poverty and the environment — William Pope.L has become the defining artist of a turbulent era.
  
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• Free Speech and the Necessity of Discomfort

  22-02-2018 11:45
  Journalism under the siege of the perpetually enraged reader.
  
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• A Prisoner Got a Book Deal. Now the State Wants Him to Pay for His Imprisonment.

  17-02-2018 12:00
  Curtis Dawkins, a fiction writer who is serving a life sentence for murder in Michigan, says his children shouldn’t have to pay for his sins.
  
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• Michigan Teenager Expected to Testify at Rape Trial Is Found Dead

  10-02-2018 02:01
  Quinn James, 42, is accused of sexually assaulting Mujey Dumbuya in a school parking lot last summer, when she was 15.
  
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• Democracy, on the March

  07-02-2018 14:19
  How to respond to Trump: Expand voting rights.
  
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• Victims’ Father Lunges at Larry Nassar in Court

  02-02-2018 16:26
  Randall Margraves had been standing next to his daughters in Eaton County Circuit Court in Charlotte, Mich., as they gave statements about Dr. Nassar’s sexual abuse.
  
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• It’s Time for Michigan State to Clean House

  31-01-2018 19:53
  For two decades, university officials dismissed or silenced Larry Nassar’s victims. Now its trustees should resign to make way for new leadership.
  
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• Larry Nassar, Sentenced in Sexual Abuse Case, Is Back in Court

  31-01-2018 12:26
  The former doctor for U.S.A. Gymnastics and a Michigan State University clinic faces sentencing for similar crimes against three girls in another case.
  
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• Larry Nassar, Sentenced in Sexual Abuse Case, Heads Back to Court

  31-01-2018 12:26
  The former doctor for U.S.A. Gymnastics and a Michigan State University clinic faces sentencing for similar crimes against three girls in another case.
  
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• Larry Nassar, Sentenced in Sexual Assault Case, Heads Back to Court

  31-01-2018 12:25
  The former doctor for U.S.A. Gymnastics and a Michigan State University clinic faces sentencing for similar crimes against three girls in another case.
  
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• In Nassar Case, Michigan State Wanted Famed Ex-Prosecutor to Both Examine and Defend It

  27-01-2018 20:36
  Patrick J. Fitzgerald said he found no evidence university employees knew the doctor was molesting patients. Critics say his review was tainted by his dual role.
  
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