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UAW Region 1A Director Laura Dickerson appears on "The Metro" at WDET Studios, June 26, 2025.
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The Metro: UAW leader talks Detroit mayoral race, Kinloch endorsement

Robyn Vincent, Nadia Ziyad, The Metro June 26, 2025

The United Auto Workers union announced last month it would be endorsing Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr. in the Detroit mayoral...

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white barred prison cells
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House panel approves bill to alter life-without-parole resentencing after MI Supreme Court ruling

Rick Pluta June 26, 2025

A state House committee voted Wednesday to advance legislation to blunt the impact of a Michigan Supreme Court decision on...

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Protestors hold signs supporting funding for NPR
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Senators question Trump plan to kill federal funds for PBS, NPR and some foreign aid

NPR June 26, 2025

Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Appropriations Committee pushed back against the Trump administration's bid to kill $9 billion in federal...

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The horse barn and heritage center at Rouge Park.
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The Metro: Historic Rouge Park celebrates 100 years

The Metro, Cary Junior II, Tia Graham, Lauren Myers June 25, 2025

Detroit's Rouge Park is turning 100 this year. Friends of Rouge Park is hosting a free, three-day festival at the...

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Public murals in Detroit's North End neighborhood.
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Detroit Evening Report: 9 Michigan communities receive state funding to enhance downtowns

Jerome Vaughn June 25, 2025

Detroit’s North End will soon be getting some special funds for summer events in the area. Subscribe to the Detroit Evening...

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Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald.
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Prosecutor in Oxford mass shooting trial launches bid for Michigan AG

Quinn Klinefelter June 25, 2025

The prosecutor who won convictions in the Oxford High School shooting trials wants to extend that work to all of...

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Detroit City Councilman Fred Durhal III discusses his run for mayor on January 30, 2025.
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The Metro: Detroit mayoral candidate Fred Durhal shares strategic vision for the city

Robyn Vincent, The Metro, Sam Corey, Lauren Myers June 25, 2025

Detroit mayoral candidate and City Councilman Fred Durhal III last week announced his strategic plan for improving the city, including...

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The Metro: An update on proposed federal funding cuts to NPR, PBS

Robyn Vincent, Nadia Ziyad, The Metro June 25, 2025

Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is the focus of a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Wednesday. ...

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Israeli soldiers take positions in kibbutz Kfar Azza on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, after Hamas militants overran the area killing many Israelis and taking some captive.
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The Metro: West Bloomfield rabbi on Zionism, rising antisemitism, fighting extremism

Nadia Ziyad, The Metro, Sam Corey June 25, 2025

Since Oct. 7, 2023, the world has felt different for a lot of American Jews.  Antisemitism has risen. More recently,...

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Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
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Benson testifies before GOP-led House committee on disclosure glitches

Rick Pluta June 25, 2025

Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson sat before the Michigan House Oversight Committee for roughly an hour and a half Tuesday...

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President Donald Trump, center, speaks during a media conference at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025.
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Trump doubles down on damage US strikes caused to Iran’s nuclear sites

NPR June 25, 2025

At a press conference at the conclusion of the NATO summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday morning, President Trump insisted...

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FILE - A Morehouse College student lines up before the school commencement, May 19, 2024, in Atlanta.
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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan’s first and only HBCU joins online consortium of Historically Black Colleges

Sascha Raiyn June 24, 2025

Michigan’s only HBCU is a part of a consortium of Historically Black Colleges and Universities launching “eHBCU” on Tuesday. Pensole...

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