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Students practice poetry and reading at Dzanc House in Ypsilanti.
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The Metro: Ypsilanti nonprofit empowering local youth through poetry

Nadia Ziyad, The Metro May 20, 2025

Literacy rates in Michigan lag behind the national average, with the pandemic making things even more difficult for students —...

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Community members gathered in Detroit's Conant Gardens neighborhood on Friday, May 16, 2025, for the unveiling of the new Amp Fiddler Avenue sign.
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Honoring a legend: Detroit celebrates Amp Fiddler Day with street renaming

Chris Campbell May 20, 2025

Love poured out onto the corner of 7 Mile and Revere Street on Friday, May 16, as the city of...

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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
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AG: Benson violated campaign finance act but can’t be fined

Rick Pluta May 20, 2025

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson violated the Michigan Campaign Finance Act by using the lobby of a state office building...

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Detroit Evening Report: Detroit coalition says city misinterpreted recent study on overassessed homes

Hernz Laguerre, Bre'Anna Tinsley May 19, 2025

The Coalition for Property Tax Justice held a press conference last week to encourage Wayne County Treasurer Eric Sabree to...

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Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell smiles along the sidelines during the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Chicago.
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The Metro: Lions face Packers in start to upcoming NFL season

The Metro, Sam Corey May 19, 2025

The Detroit Lions had an outstanding 2024, breaking several franchise records.  The Lions ended the season with 15 wins and...

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The emergency room at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit.
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The Metro: Documenters on how federal cuts to disaster preparedness programs would put Detroiters at risk

The Metro, Tia Graham, Jack Filbrandt May 19, 2025

The Detroit Documenters covered the Detroit Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) for the first time last week.The committee meets quarterly...

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President Joe Biden speaks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, in Washington.
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Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer

Associated Press May 19, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday.The finding came after the 82-year-old...

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MOCAD interior DET
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The Metro: MOCAD to host Party Safe Resource Fair this weekend

Nadia Ziyad, The Metro, Tia Graham May 19, 2025

The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit has made it a mission to be more visible to the community it serves,...

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People gathered for the recent opening of a micro forest in Rochester.
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The Metro: New ‘micro-forest’ takes root in Rochester

Nadia Ziyad, The Metro, Amanda LeClaire, Robyn Vincent May 19, 2025

In Rochester, a dense grove of 300 native trees and shrubs is taking root behind City Hall planted by volunteers, city...

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A view from Lake Erie Metropark.
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Early signs point to mild algal bloom in Lake Erie

Pat Batcheller May 19, 2025

They're back.Algae are growing in western Lake Erie as they do every year, posing a potential health threat to people...

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U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, right, tours the Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering at Michigan State University in East Lansing, May 16, 2025.
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Sen. Peters highlights MSU research that could face federal funding cuts

Andrew Roth May 19, 2025

U.S. Sen. Gary Peters is warning the United States could lose a competitive advantage to other nations if federal funding...

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Dental students providing care for a patient at the HUDA Clinic.
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DER Weekends: ‘Shustho’ series explores how health insurance access, community care impacts Bangladeshi women

Sascha Raiyn, Nargis Rahman May 17, 2025

On this episode of Detroit Evening Report Weekends, we listen to the third story in WDET reporter Nargis Rahman's series...

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