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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., talks to reporters after a closed-door meeting with Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., and other House Republicans after Gaetz filed a motion to oust McCarthy from his leadership role, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.
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McCarthy to call vote Tuesday on effort to oust him and says he won’t cut a deal with Democrats

Associated Press October 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to force a vote Tuesday on the far-right effort to oust him from his leadership...

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UAW workers picket Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on Oct. 2, 2023 in Detroit.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: The Blue Cross Blue Shield strikes, explained

Detroit Today October 3, 2023

In mid-September, over 1,000 UAW members with Blue Cross Blue Shield went on strike. The workers mostly operate in claims...

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Casino Montage
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: Will Detroit’s casinos bet on their workers?

Detroit Today October 3, 2023

On Friday, 99% of union workers from Detroit’s three casinos — MGM Grand Detroit, Hollywood Casino at Greektown and MotorCity...

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Census
  • Detroit Evening Report
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Detroit Evening Report: Census Bureau publishes data on new ‘MENA’ category

Nargis Rahman October 2, 2023

The U.S. Census Bureau recently published the Detailed Demographic and Housing Characteristics File A (Detailed DHC-A), which included information about...

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Auto workers picket outside Ford's assembly plant on Sept. 15, 2023, in Wayne, Mich.
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  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: A conservative perspective on the UAW strikes

Detroit Today October 2, 2023

With the United Auto Workers union demanding major concessions from Detroit's Big Three automakers and the UAW approaching week three...

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KB6_0935
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: How are auto suppliers doing amid UAW strikes?

Detroit Today October 2, 2023

It’s now been more than two weeks since the United Auto Workers went on strike against Detroit automakers Stellantis, General...

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Lydia Gutierrez (left), president of Hacienda Mexican Foods, at Donut Villa with Jeanette Pierce of the City Institute.
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Take a tour of Southwest Detroit for National Hispanic Heritage Month

Nargis Rahman October 2, 2023

In honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15) the City Institute is hosting guided tours in Southwest Detroit...

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Born to Laugh at Tornadoes
  • Ann Delisi's Essential Music
  • Culture & Music

Don Was Reflects on 40th anniversary of the Was (Not Was) album ‘Born to Laugh at Tornadoes’

Ann Delisi October 1, 2023

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Born to Laugh at Tornadoes, the second studio album from legendary Detroit band Was...

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A transgender flag being waved at LGBT gay pride march
  • Auto
  • Detroit Evening Report
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Detroit Evening Report: Michigan Supreme Court rules judges must use preferred pronouns

Sascha Raiyn September 29, 2023

The Michigan Supreme Court has adopted a new rule that will require judges and court personnel to address people who...

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From left, relatives of Sarah Evans and Detroit Deputy Mayor Todd Jettison view a 7-foot-tall granite monument commemorating Evans and her friend, Viola Liuzzo on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023 at Viola Liuzzo Park in Detroit. Liuzzo was a white mother who was slain in Alabama while shuttling demonstrators after the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights March.
  • Detroit Today with Stephen Henderson
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Detroit Today: The meaning behind monuments in America

Detroit Today September 29, 2023

This week, a 7-foot monument honoring Viola Liuzzo – a local mother and activist killed by KKK members for marching...

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Striking workers picket near a Mopar Parts Distribution Center in Center Line, Michigan.
  • Auto
  • Jobs & the Economy
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UAW strike expands again, impacting 7,000 more workers

Russ McNamara September 29, 2023

The United Auto Workers strike against Detroit automakers has expanded once again to include two more plants, UAW President Shawn...

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Ethan Crumbley sits in court, Friday, July 28, 2023, in Pontiac, Mich.
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Judge rules Oxford school shooter Ethan Crumbley eligible for life sentence, despite age

Quinn Klinefelter September 29, 2023

Sometimes a crime is so heinous, and its effect on a community so traumatic, that the person responsible should face...

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