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This mural, painted by Detroit-based artist Jesse Kassel, was one of eight painted across Michigan during the 2020 election to encourage people to vote.
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Michigan special elections: What metro Detroiters should know before May 6

Jenny Sherman May 2, 2025
Stacey Hotwaxx Hale performs a DJ set at WDET
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Respect the Architect: Stacey ‘Hotwaxx’ Hale

Waajeed May 1, 2025

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Inside Shed 5 at Eastern Market
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The Metro Events Guide: Mother’s Day markets, May the fourth and more

Sophia Jozwiak May 1, 2025
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Detroit Evening Report: Nonprofit offering summer safety tips for Safe Kids Month

Bre'Anna Tinsley May 1, 2025
United Auto Workers members hold picket signs and a flag near a General Motors Assembly Plant in Delta Township, Mich., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.
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Detroit Today: Detroit Chamber calling for ‘speedy resolution’ to UAW strikes

Detroit Today October 4, 2023

As the United Auto Workers union strike against Detroit's Big Three automakers rages on for a third week, it's unclear...

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Detroit Historical Museum
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Detroit Historical Society, Wright Museum seeking millage to continue operations

Laura Herberg October 4, 2023

The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and the Detroit Historical Society are taking steps to ask taxpayers...

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UAW workers picket Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan on October 2, 2023 in Detroit
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Labor expert explains why union support remains high amid strikes

Jenny Sherman, Russ McNamara October 4, 2023

As Michigan's "hot labor summer" transitions to a "fiery labor fall," support for the labor movement remains historically high in...

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Wage increases, additional paid time off and more affordable medical plans are among the focus of union leaders going into the contract negotiations with Meijer next week.
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Upcoming union contract negotiations with Meijer could affect thousands

Jenny Sherman October 4, 2023

United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 951 will be pushing for higher wages and improved benefits for more than...

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An emergency alert is displayed on a cellphone, Oct. 30, 2020, in Rio Rancho, N.M.
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The federal government will conduct a nationwide emergency alert test via mobile phones, TV and radio

Associated Press October 4, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — “THIS IS A TEST": If you have a cellphone or are watching television Wednesday, that message will...

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Miguel Cabrera holds his hat over his heart in front of a sold-out crowd
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Miguel Cabrera steps up to bat one last time

Ryan Patrick Hooper October 4, 2023

Every time Miguel Cabrera stepped up to bat, the crowd got loud. Miggy's own kids announced him for his first...

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A bassist, an electric guitarist and a drummer perform on a Woodbridge porch
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CultureShift Events Guide: Woodbridge Porch Concerts, Detroit Harvest Fest and more

Sophia Jozwiak October 4, 2023

This week, we’re celebrating some legendary music careers, from London rock to Detroit Techno, as well as some budding neighborhood...

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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 ousted as House speaker in dramatic vote as Democrats join with GOP critics to topple him

Associated Press October 3, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown, a first in...

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FILE - Former Detroit police chief James Craig.
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Detroit Evening Report: Retired Detroit police chief James Craig officially launches US Senate campaign

Jerome Vaughn October 3, 2023

Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig has officially announced his intention to run for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat.Subscribe to the...

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FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2022, photo, Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of Ethan Crumbley, a teenager accused of killing four students in a shooting at Oxford High School, appear in court in Rochester Hills, Mich.
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Ethan Crumbley’s parents will stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges

Alex McLenon October 3, 2023

Jennifer and James Crumbley will stand trial on charges stemming from the mass shooting their son, Ethan, committed at Oxford...

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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.
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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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