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Former president Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club ahead of the November 2024 election, Oct. 10, 2024.
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Trump talks auto industry, ruffles feathers with Detroit diss during Michigan campaign stop

Alex McLenon October 11, 2024

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump visited the Detroit Economic Club (DEC) on Thursday. The crowd of mostly business leaders provided...

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 in Walker, Mich.
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Trump, Harris tout visions for US economy during Michigan campaign stops

Quinn Klinefelter, Russ McNamara September 30, 2024

The latest polling continues to show a statistical dead-heat in the presidential race across political battleground states like Michigan.Surveys also...

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The newly renovated Roosevelt Park eliminated the road to create a unified park with lush gardens, swings, tables and walking paths.
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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit recognized for ‘blight to beauty’ projects; UAW, Ford make tentative deal + more

Bre'Anna Tinsley September 26, 2024

On this episode of the Detroit Evening Report, we discuss recent honors given to the city of Detroit for two "blight...

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A westward view of Interstate 10, known as the Katy Freeway, in Houston, Texas.
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Created Equal: Why Texas continues to expand its highways

Cary Junior II September 24, 2024

Since the Federal Highway Act created the interstate system in 1956, states across the nation have conceded a lot of...

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In this image from video, United Auto Workers members rally outside Stellantis' Sterling Heights Assembly Plant Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Sterling Heights.
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UAW planning strike votes against Stellantis

Russ McNamara September 18, 2024

The United Auto Workers plans to hold strike authorization votes at as many as 28 Stellantis local chapters in the...

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United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain holds up a sign at a union rally held near a Stellantis factory Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Detroit.
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Fain, UAW rally in Warren after Stellantis announces mass layoffs at truck plant

Quinn Klinefelter September 13, 2024

An ongoing fight between the United Auto Workers and Stellantis could have an impact on the race for the White...

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Unsold 2025 Ridgeline pickup truck sits on display in the showroom of a Honda dealership Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Highlands Ranch, Colo.
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US seeks new pedestrian safety rules aimed at increasingly massive SUVs and pickup trucks

Associated Press September 9, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's road safety agency wants the auto industry to design new vehicles including i ncreasingly large...

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FILE - A logo of the General Motors is seen in Hamtramck, Mich., on Jan. 27, 2020.
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Workers at General Motors joint venture battery plant in Tennessee unionize and will get pay raise

Associated Press September 5, 2024

DETROIT (AP) — About 1,000 workers at a General Motors joint venture electric vehicle battery plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee,...

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Teamsters Local 283 authorized a strike at Marathon Petroleum's Detroit refinery by a 95% vote on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024.
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Detroit Evening Report: Union workers strike at Detroit Marathon refinery

Bre'Anna Tinsley, Jerome Vaughn September 4, 2024

Nearly 300 Teamsters union workers at Marathon Petroleum's Detroit refinery went on strike Wednesday, following months of negotiations over worker...

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A view of the Ambassador Bridge.
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Detroit Evening Report: MDOT to ease transport restrictions for flammable materials on Ambassador Bridge

Sascha Raiyn September 3, 2024

The Michigan Department of Transportation is lifting some restrictions for transporting certain hazardous substances across the Ambassador Bridge this fall....

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United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain speaks during a roundtable discussion at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.
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Fain at DNC warns of possible strike against Stellantis over delayed plant reopening

Russ McNamara August 21, 2024

In a speech at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain warned of a potential...

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In this Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, photograph, the company logo shines off the grille of an unsold 2019 F-250 pickup truck at a Ford dealership in Littleton, Colo.
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Detroit Evening Report: Ford issues ‘do not drive’ advisory for vehicles with Takata air big inflators

Jerome Vaughn August 14, 2024

Ford Motor Company has issued a rare “do-not-drive” advisory for several models. The affected vehicles have officially been recalled —...

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