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  • Former Detroit Public Library Official Charged with Taking Bribes

    The former Chief Administrative and Technology Officer of the Detroit Public Library was charged with taking more than $1.4 million in bribes and kickbacks from contractors of the library, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. Joining McQuade in the announcement was Special Agent in Charge Robert D. Foley III, FBI, and Special Agent in Charge Erick Martinez, IRS-Criminal ...

  • Police seek 3 men in robbery assault at Wixom apartment

    Wixom - Police are seeking three men in an armed robbery and assault at a Wixom apartment. Wixom Police were sent to the Village Apartments near Tamarack and Thornwood about 11 p.m. Monday after two men in their late teens forced their way into a unit at the complex and demanded money from the occupant. When the victim told the men he had no money, they assaulted him, police said. A third man ...

  • Ex-Detroit library official charged with taking $1.4 million in bribes

    An ex-Detroit Public Library official has been federally charged with accepting $1.4 million-plus in bribes and kickbacks from library contractors .Timothy Cromer, ...

  • Two on trial in Macomb County in shooting of pregnant woman

    A trial for two men accused of burning and then shooting the pregnant girlfriend of one of the men started Tuesday in Macomb County Circuit Court.Jury selection was underway in the trial of Jamal Rogers and Antonio Mathis, both 23 and of Warren. They are charged with assault with intent to murder, conspiracy to commit premeditated, first-degree murder and unlawful imprisonment. Mathis also has a ...

  • Blackhawks still confident but Game 4 vs. Red Wings is huge

    Chicago Blackhawks left wing Viktor Stalberg (25) grimaces after hitting the wall during the first period against the Detroit Red Wings on May 20, 2013. / Associated ...


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The Phantom of Liberty (Le Fantôme de la liberté) [DVD]

The Phantom of Liberty (Le Fantôme de la liberté) [DVD]

As cowriter Jean-Claude Carrire notes in a brief excerpt from a 2000 interview on the new Criterion Collection DVD of The Phantom of Liberty (Le Fantme de la libert), master surrealist and provocateur Luis Buuel was essentially given free reign when making it ... ...

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  • Windsor plastics fire creates plume of smoke visible from Detroit

    A plastics fire in a field in Windsor has created large plumes of thick black smoke visible from much of Metro Detroit. The City of Detroit Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management confirmed the fire on the Windsor shoreline Tuesday afternoon through a Nixle notification. Windsor firefighters are on the scene of the fire in the 700 block of Sprucewood Avenue, reports the Windsor ...

  • State reviews report on Pontiac school finances mulls sending review team

    The Michigan Department of Treasury is reviewing a final report on whether a financial review team should be sent to the Pontiac School District to determine whether the district is in a financial emergency. On Monday, state Superintendent of Instruction Mike Flanagan sent the department his final report on the Oakland County school district, which is struggling with an accumulated $37.7 million ...

  • Family from Macomb Twp. survives Oklahoma tornado

    Speaking by phone, Honaker said when the tornado approached, she knew her family did not have a shelter. So they quickly drove to the house of a friend, who had an underground shelter. Even in that secure setting, Honaker said the experience was ...

  • Detroit cops arrest suspect in deadly quintuple shooting

    An arrest was made in a shooting last week that left four people injured and one woman dead, police announced Tuesday.A 27-year-old Detroit man was arrested Friday in connection with the shooting, which happened on May 15, Detroit Police Sgt. Eren Stephens said. She said the Wayne County Prosecutor's Office is reviewing charges.Police said a 54-year-old woman was killed in the shooting on ...

  • U-M makes it clear Our footballs are not made in Ohio

    The Michigan-Ohio State rivalry during the Brady Hoke era started ...

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