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Oldest Concord High alumnus last of his class to attend 80-year reunion

CONCORD — Bruce Barrows will be the only member of his class at his 80-year reunion next month at Concord High School.The 98-year-old Spring Arbor man is the ...
Hawks constructing superline tonight Wings concentrating on good start

Wings' Kronwall, Cleary on keys for tonight's Game...: Onto Game 5: Red Wings focused on putting Blackhawks away. Video by HELENE ST. JAMES, Free ...
Tigers lineup for Fister vs. Twins Pena catching Kelly CF

Follow along for today's afternoon tilt between the Tigers and the Twins at Comerica Park.Friday night, the Tigers beat the Twins, 6-0, on the strength of Anibal Sanchez's one-hitter. The Tigers pitcher was two outs away from his second career no-hitter and the eighth in Tigers history, but Joe Mauer busted it up with a single up the middle in the ninth. Doug Fister (5-1, 3.62 ERA) ...
Drew Sharp Tigers celebrate 68 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 ...
Top 10 cars with the most complaints Did yours make the list

In 2012, drivers filed just under 30,000 complaints about their cars with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The complaints included problems with brakes, powertrains and every other part of the car imaginableWhile some brands barely received any criticism, others got a hefty share. Mini was the most complained-about brand in 2012, with almost 646 complaints per 100,000 ...

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Cold Mountain

At a cost of some $80 million, Anthony Minghellas adaptation of Charles Fraziers popular novel Cold Mountain is Miramaxs biggest Oscar-baiting gamble to date. A broad, sprawling, Odyssey-like melodramatic journey set against the backdrop of the horrors of the Civil War, Cold Mountain holds itself up with a sometimes labored studiousness that threatens, but never quite undermi ... ...

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Detroit considers selling art museum collection to pay debt

- How many streetlights in Detroit could be turned on for the price of van Gogh's self-portrait? The answer is anyone's best guess. The value of the famous work of art and other masterpieces in the multi-billion-dollar Detroit Institute of Arts' collection is unknown. But officials said an attempt could be made to sell off parts of the museum's heralded collection to ...
Volunteers lawn mowers hit Detroit parks for marathon cleanup

Detroit - The rumbling of lawn mower engines began shortly after 9 a.m. Saturday at O'Shea Playground on the city's west side, as a group of volunteers prepared to mow the grass at city parks for the next 24 hours. The Mower Gang, a group of men and women who meet every other Wednesday at a city parks to provide grounds maintenance, are holding a marathon of sorts. The plan is to ...
Thousands run Boston Marathons final mile to honour bombing victims and reclaim experience

Runners who were unable to finish the Boston Marathon on April 15 because of the bombings cross the finish line on Boylston Street after the city allowed them to finish the last mile of the race in Boston, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Winslow ...
Pistons at Timberwolves Game Preview - April 6 2013

Regular Season Game #77 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Sitting on 999 career victories, Minnesota Timberwolves coach Rick Adelman is on the brink of joining an exclusive club that is sure to bring some long overdue attention his way. After failing in their first bid to help Adelman become the eighth coach in NBA history to win 1,000 career games, the Timberwolves host the Detroit Pistons on Saturday ...
Blackhawks face elimination at home vs. Red Wings

CHICAGO (AP) Jonathan Toews is going to play his usual minutes. Corey Crawford will be in goal. The lines will look largely the same. Don't expect any major changes for the Chicago Blackhawks when they try to extend their season in Game 5 of their second-round playoff series against Detroit on Saturday night. After three consecutive losses to the rolling Red Wings, Toews and Co. think ...

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Perfectly positioned alongside Sydney's World famous Bondi Beach, the Swiss-Grand is a great hotel, packed with uniqueness and extras. At ...

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GM recalls nearly 20,000 new Cadillac SRX SUVs

General Motors Corporation said it is recalling nearly 20,000 new Cadillac SRX SUVs for faulty wheel lug nuts, according to a Detroit News report.

The Detroit automaker told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration it is recalling 18,871 2013 SRX SUVs in the US and nearly 1,000 in Canada over concerns that a wheel could eventually fall off, reported Xinhua.

GM has been investigating the issue of loosening wheel nuts since October 2012. In March and April, GM received six reports for noise and other issues caused by loose lug nuts. But according to GM spokesman Alan Adler, the automaker has no reports of wheels falling off.

GM said owners could experience creaking, rattling or grinding noises from the wheels or steering vibrations.

GM dealers will remove and reinstall the nuts and rotate the tyres. GM notified dealers last week and will notify owners June 3. It is the second recall of the 2013 SRX since March.