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  • GM recalls nearly 20000 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 ...

  • Will Kmarts Big Gas Ad Go Big Or Backfire

    Ship My Pants " -- Kmart's catchy ad campaign for its new shipping program -- and now we've got " Big Gas Savings" to promote its Shop Your Way rewards program. But will tongue twisting ads translate to into big-ass sales for the retailer or be a big-ass backfire? The video, created by the same Chicago-based Draftfcb that brought us "Ship My Pants," features ...

  • Troy priest sues city over asset freeze in church funds probe

    Pontiac - A Troy priest who is the focus of an investigation into the alleged mishandling of $429,000 in church funds is suing the city, claiming his personal assets have been frozen in violation of his constitutional rights. The Rev. Edward Belczak, 67, was removed as pastor at St. Thomas More Parish in Troy and moved out of church housing after a January 2013 audit revealed questionable ...

  • Ferguson a step closer to getting court-appointed attorney

    Detroit - Bobby Ferguson moved a step closer Thursday to having taxpayers pick up the tab for his defense in a $12 million bid-rigging trial. Ferguson, who prosecutors say received $84 million in corrupt city contracts during the tenure of his close pal, ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, reportedly is low on funds after paying for legal teams in two criminal trials and since federal agents have seized ...

  • Duggan certified to run for Detroit mayor opponents vow challenge

    Detroit - Mayoral candidate Mike Duggan was certified Thursday to run for office by the city's election commission, but the controversy over whether he met City Charter residency requirements appears likely to linger. Activist Robert Davis said Thursday a court challenge could be filed as early as Friday. "The verification will be short-lived," Davis said. "It's almost a ...


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Movie Review

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan [DVD]

Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan [DVD]

By the seventh installment of the illimitable Friday the 13th franchise, it seemed that any hope for originality or innovation was long gone, if it had ever existed to begin with. As a new movie in the series had been released virtually every year since 1980, there just didn't seem to be that much more to add to the tried-and-true stalk-and-slash formula. They had already used the gimmick ... ...

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  • Robbery victim shoots kills suspect

    From there, police say the men had a shootout. The victim was shot but managed to fir another shot at the suspect, striking him. The suspect died in a nearby ...

  • You’ve Shipped Your Pants. Now Get Big Gas Savings At Kmart

    Ship Your Pants and created a viral sensation? Well, now the retailer and agency Draftfcb are telling you the truth about your Big Ass...Savings, that is. This new ad for Kmart brings back the funny-sounding word humor, this time emphasizing how funny the term "big gas" sounds in different ...

  • OverUnders For Game 4 Of Blackhawks-Red Wings

    3. Toews CORSI rating after game 4 He currently has a 39.96 rating, best among all players to play more than five games this postseason. That’s an average of nearly five per night. What will it sit at after tonight's ...

  • Report Detroits 36th District Court millions over budget may need new leadership

    Michigan's 36th District Court in Detroit. has had difficulties in collecting fees and other costs related to parking violations, civil infractions, misdemeanor traffic, drunken-driving violations, and other misdemeanor violations, about $254 million according to their records in Detroit on Monday, Feb. 20, 2013. / February file photo by Romain Blanquart/Detroit ...

  • McDonalds CEO bawled-out by 9-year-old

    McDonald's needs kids more than today's kids need McDonald's.Perhaps no one knows that better than CEO Don Thompson, who was seriously put on the hot seat by a 9-year-old girl at Thursday's annual shareholders meeting in Oak Brook, Ill.For a few moments, Hannah ...

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