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  • City of Detroit furlough day Monday

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (WXYZ) - Some of Detroit's city offices will be closed Monday, May 20, because of a budget required furlough day. These offices include: Board of ...

  • Detroit house party turns violent with four shot

    Detroit - An all-night house party erupted into violence over the weekend when four men were struck by gunfire as a minivan passed by, police said. The men were standing outside a home on the 11900 block of Lakepointe about 4:30 a.m. Sunday when a suspect in a dark-colored Pontiac opened fire, striking them, according to Detroit police. A woman, 25, tried to drive the victims - 18, 22, 27 and 30 ...

  • Police Woman apparently beat boyfriend to death in Jackson

    Jackson - Police say a woman apparently beat her 38-year-old boyfriend to death at the southern Michigan apartment building where they lived. WLNS-TV and the Jackson Citizen Patriot report police were called to the apartment early Saturday and were told that a man was bleeding. Police say the man is believed to have been beaten with multiple blunt objects, and he was dead by the time they ...

  • Decommissioned Coast Guard ship set for reopening

    Port Huron - A decommissioned U.S. Coast Guard ship that was sold to a private owner by the Port Huron Museum is being reopened to the public. A Friday ceremony at the 180-foot Bramble at Seaway Terminal Bean Dock will be the first public viewing of the vessel since it was sold in January to Robert Klingler of Marine City. The Times Herald of Port Huron reports the Memorial Day weekend ceremony ...

  • Detroit toddler found safe Amber Alert canceled

    The alert had been issued Sunday night for Alonna Anderson -- who police said had been taken earlier in the day from a home in the area of Northfield Avenue and I-96 by someone while her mother was being assaulted by Anderson's ...


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Viridiana [DVD]

Viridiana [DVD]

Luis Buuels Palme dOr-winning Viridiana is famous for many reasons, particularly for its sharp-witted critique of Catholic piety running aground on the ugly shores of humanity, which reaches a climax involving an iconic visual mockery of Da Vincis The Last Supper, all of which ... ...

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  • World stocks rise on signs of steady U.S. recovery

    Evidence of a steady economic recovery in the U.S. helped push world stock markets higher today.A gauge of future economic activity issued Friday rose more than expected, a sign that the world's biggest economy is improving. Consumer confidence also rose, offsetting several lackluster reports on slowing manufacturing and an increase in applications for unemployment benefits.Britain's ...

  • After 3 homer night many wonder if Tigers Miguel Cabrera could win Triple Crown again

    Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera is congratulated by Omar Infante after his third home run Sunday in Arlington, Texas. / Richard Rodriguez/Fort Worth ...

  • Michigan woman apparently beats boyfriend to death police say

    Police say a woman apparently beat her 38-year-old boyfriend to death at the southern Michigan apartment building where they lived.WLNS-TV and the Jackson Citizen Patriot report police were called to the apartment early Saturday and were told that a man was bleeding. Police say the man is believed to have been beaten with multiple blunt objects, and he was dead by the time they arrived.Names of ...

  • Michigan kayakers find body in Thornapple River

    Officials say kayakers have found a man's body in the Thornapple River.The body was reported Sunday afternoon in Barry County's Thornapple Township, about 20 miles southeast of Grand Rapids.The body was sent to the medical examiner's office for autopsy and identification. The death is under ...

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