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The Gun Violence Memorial Project, National Building Museum.
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The Metro: New MOCAD installation tells the human story behind gun violence statistics

Cary Junior II, The Metro April 29, 2025

Almost 700 people a week died of gun violence in 2018 across the U.S., and that number has only gone...

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State Rep. Donavan McKinney represents Michigan's 14th District.
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The Metro: State Rep. Donavan McKinney enters race for 13th Congressional District seat

The Metro, Sam Corey April 29, 2025

Democratic state lawmaker Donavan McKinney announced this week his intentions to run against Congressman Shri Thanedar in the 13th District...

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Elon Musk flashes his t-shirt that reads "DOGE" to the media as he walks on South Lawn of the White House, in Washington, Sunday, March 9, 2025.
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The Metro: US House Democrats demand answers after DOGE’s alleged NLRB data breach

The Metro, Quinn Klinefelter April 29, 2025

Michigan Congresswoman Debbie Dingell is one of 50 U.S. House Democrats demanding a full explanation of an alleged National Labor...

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Co-founder and CEO of Teen HYPE Ambra Redrick.
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The Metro: Detroit youth organization Teen HYPE celebrating 21 years of supporting teens

The Metro, Tia Graham April 29, 2025

Detroit youth organization Teen HYPE is celebrating its 21st year supporting local teens. The youth development program, founded in 2004,...

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Councilwoman Gabriela Santiago-Romero speaks to Mayor Mike Duggan during his FY25 budget proposal on Thursday, March 7, 2024.
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The Metro: Detroit Councilwoman Santiago-Romero is suing to get back on August primary ballot

The Metro, Robyn Vincent, Sam Corey April 28, 2025

We’re four months away from the primary and already, there’s drama with Detroit’s city council race. Unofficially, there are 45...

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Detroit Public Schools students walk through a school hallway.
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The Metro: Detroit public schools have higher than average teacher retention rates, report finds

Cary Junior II, The Metro April 28, 2025

Good teachers can be hard to find and even harder to keep, especially in districts with limited funding and high...

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MOCAD interior DET
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The Metro: New MOCAD exhibit to highlight contributions of Black tech innovators

The Metro, Tia Graham April 28, 2025

The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) is unveiling a new exhibition next month to help shine a light on...

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Canadian flag flying in Windsor.
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The Metro: Political analysts say Canada’s federal election is the most important in decades

The Metro, Jerome Vaughn April 28, 2025

Just across the Detroit River in Windsor and throughout Canada, voters are headed to the polls to cast their ballots...

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An aerial view of Midtown Detroit.
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The Metro: What Detroit’s next mayor should run on

The Metro, Robyn Vincent, Sam Corey April 24, 2025

For the first time since he won the role 12 years ago, Mayor Mike Duggan will not be on the...

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U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for an affordable housing project in Ferndale, Mich. on Aug. 23, 2023.
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The Metro: US Rep. Haley Stevens on why she’s running for Senate

The Metro, Robyn Vincent April 24, 2025

U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens launched her U.S. Senate campaign on Tuesday — joining a growing crowd of candidates vying for...

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Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham (2) and forward Tobias Harris (12) high-five at the end of Game 2 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series against the New York Knicks, Monday, April 21, 2025, in New York.
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The Metro: Detroit Pistons’ journey from the league’s worst team to the playoffs

The Metro, Cary Junior II, Tia Graham April 24, 2025

The Detroit Pistons have local sports fans buzzing going into Game 3 of the team's first-round series against the New...

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Dearborn Director of Public Health Ali Abazeed (right) speaks about the installation of a NARCAN vending machine in the lobby of the city's transit center, Nov. 16, 2022.
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The Metro: What’s behind Dearborn’s drastic drop in fatal overdoses?

The Metro, Sam Corey, Robyn Vincent April 23, 2025

Overdose deaths have been falling nationally, statewide and now locally.  Last year, at the national level, these kinds of deaths...

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