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Google street view catches Detroit man pointing gun

Jay Scott Smith
DETROIT - Countless millions of people have spent hours on Google Maps checking out its unique Street View function for years with the cameras often catching some pretty strange and candid moments...
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Kwame Kilpatrick (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Corruption trial opens for former Detroit mayor

Ed White, Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) - A prosecutor says former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick lived a luxurious lifestyle funded by hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes and kickbacks he received during his nearly seven years in office...
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Review: Big Sean welcomes you to 'Detroit'

Brandon Neasman
REVIEW - Five years, a successful debut album and millions of dollars later, Sean is indeed finally famous...
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Big Sean becomes lumberjack in new video for 'RWT'

Kyle Harvey
theGRIO REPORT - Big Sean is doing big things. Kanye’s G.O.O.D. Music protégé delivered us a rugged new music for 'RWT'...
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Black Detroit man classified as 'white'

Jay Scott Smith
DETROIT - A 61-year-old Detroit immigrant has fought for over 30 years to be officially recognized as a black man...
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Sir Paul McCartney performs during the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on July 27, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

McCartney helps restore historic Motown piano

Jeff Karoud and Mike Householder, Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) - A damaged 1877 Steinway grand piano used by Motown artists during the record label's 'Hitsville USA' heyday has been restored, thanks to a little help from Paul McCartney, and he's set to play it when it's unveiled next month...
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Detroit mayor to critics: 'We inherited a hell hole'

Jay Scott Smith
DETROIT – For Dave Bing, a pro basketball hall of famer and successful business owner, his time as the Detroit’s mayor has been as tumultuous as any since the early days of the man whom city hall is named after: Coleman A. Young...
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9-year-old inspires Detroit, raises nearly $4,000

Jay Scott Smith
DETROIT – Days after his internationally known lemonade stand closed, 9-year-old Joshua Smith’s idea to help cash-strapped Detroit netted close to $4,000 in sales and donations...
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Detroit riverfront shooting injures 7

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VIDEO - A shooting along the Detroit riverfront following a fight during a boat cruise has left seven people injured...
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Detroit Mayor Dave Bing talks during an interview with the Associated Press in Detroit, Thursday, June 14, 2012. Bing says the Motor City is in the late portion of its comeback effort, down double digits and he has the ball. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Mixed reaction to Michigan emergency manager ruling

Jay Scott Smith
DETROIT – With Friday’s 4-3 ruling by the Michigan Supreme Court that Public Act 4, the state’s controversial Emergency Manager law, would be up for a repeal vote on the November ballot and opponents of the law trumpeted it as a victory for democracy...
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