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Detroit retirees angry anxious over EMs pension proposals

Roger Doppelberger of Lexington, who has a daughter, Maria, 14, retired from the Detroit Water Department after 26.5 years. 'I would have never retired early if I had known my pension was in jeopardy,' he says. (Todd McInturf/The Detroit ...
Wave pool at Lake Erie Metropark open

Swimmers take advantage this week of Lake Erie Metropark's newly reopened wave pool in Brownstown Township.(caption info) -- Swimmers take advantage of a nice day, Tuesday June 18, 2013, at Lake Erie Metropark's wave pool in Brownstown Twp. (The Detroit News / Steve Perez) (Photos by Steve Perez/The Detroit ...
Celebrate Michigan Photo Contest Sandhill cranes peck their way into finals

How does a young sandhill crane learn what to eat? Mudg Poster of West Bloomfield had the opportunity to watch a parent and chick at Kensington Metro Park in Milford last month, and her charming photo of the breakfast lesson wins a spot in the finals of The Detroit ...
Finances of Hazel Park Schools to be reviewed

Hazel Park State Superintendent of Instruction Mike Flanagan plans a preliminary review of the Hazel Park School District to assess the ...
Frank Langella to take on role of King Lear at Chichester Festival Theatre

Frank Langella , the triple-Tony award winning actor who memorably portrayed Richard Nixon on stage and screen, is to take on King Lear for the Chichester Festival Theatre, it will be announced on Thursday.The role is often called the Everest of acting and has been played in recent years by Derek Jacobi at the Donmar Warehouse and Ian McKellen at the Royal Shakespeare Company.Langella has ...

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Moulin Rouge

In Moulin Rouge, director Baz Luhrmann has finally found a form that is fitting to his uncompromisingly bombastic style. His previous two films, the independent Australian hit Strictly Ballroom (1992) and the hyperkinetic adaptation of William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996), were leading up to this: a full-blown musical, the likes of which I don't think anyone has ever s ... ...

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Troubled Detroit court looking for other cuts to avert layoffs

Layoff notices have gone out to 80 employees who work at 36th District Court in Detroit in union and nonunion positions, but the majority of the layoffs could be averted with other cost-saving methods before they take effect in early July.Among the ideas proposed for cutting costs: 10% wage concessions, unpaid holidays and changes to health care, according to court and union ...
Obama seeks further cuts to U.S. Russia nuclear arsenals

BERLIN — Despite an uphill battle in Moscow and in Congress, President Barack Obama vowed Wednesday to try to shrink the number of U.S. and Russian nuclear weapons, making the case for what he called ...
Commemorative walk is call to action echoing MLKs historic 1963 march

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. leads the Walk to Freedom in Detroit on June 23, 1963. With him are, from left, Walter Reuther, Benjamin McFall, Cmdr. George Harge and Rev. C.L. Franklin. / Tony Spina/Detroit Free ...
Jeff Seidel Imagine what a new arena could do for Detroit

a proposed $650-million hockey arena could be built for the Red Wings.The 18,000-seat arena would be within walking distance of Ford Field, Comerica Park and the Fox ...
Mitch Albom Game 7 to show whos toughest of all in NBA finals

LeBron James of the Miami Heat reacts while taking on the San Antonio Spurs during Game 6 of the 2013 NBA Finals at AmericanAirlines Arena on June 18, 2013 in Miami, Florida. / Getty ...

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Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.

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Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.

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General Motors recalls 231,000 SUVs over fire risk

US General Motors Co. is set to recall about 231,000 older SUVs over fire risks and has urged owners to park them outside garages until they are repaired, a media report said.

The Detroit-based automaker agreed to recall 193,000 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, SAAB 9-7x, Isuzu Ascender and 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL in the US, reported Xinhua.

The recall also includes 3,546 in Canada, 4,876 in Mexico and 30,000 outside North America, the Detroit News said.

The report said it is feared fluid may enter the driver's door, causing rust that could result in a short in the circuit board. The short may cause overheating, which could melt components of the door module, producing odor, smoke, or a fire.

At least 28 door fires were reported, including some when the vehicle was left unattended.