Tag: Detroit
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11 Very Best Things To Do In Detroit, Michigan – Hand Luggage Only
[ad_1] Nestled right on the border with Canada, Detroit is a brilliant city to visit if you’re driving through the northern states, or visiting the best places around Lake Erie itself. Now, let’s be honest, Detroit sometimes gets overlooked instead of close-ish cities like Chicago, but there are heaps of the best things to do…
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Synagogue Leader Is Killed in Detroit, but Motive Is Not Known, Authorities Say
[ad_1] The president of a synagogue in Detroit who was known as one of the city’s most vibrant religious leaders was found killed near her home on Saturday. The authorities have not yet determined a motive. The president, Samantha Woll, 40, led the board of the Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue, a century-old institution that is…
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Biden to join UAW picket line in Detroit as strike grows
[ad_1] Biden to join UAW picket line in Detroit as strike grows – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden will travel to Michigan next week to meet with the United Auto Workers who are striking against Detroit’s Big Three automakers. This comes after the union expanded its historic strike Friday to include General Motors…
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A Spirited Start to the U.A.W. Strike at a Ford Plant Near Detroit
[ad_1] Rodney Cornett got up at 4:30 a.m. on Friday, hopped in his F-150 pickup and reported as usual for a morning shift at the Ford Motor plant in Wayne, a gritty city just west of Detroit. But this morning Mr. Cornett, 56, a veteran union member who has worked at Ford for 28 years,…
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Bernie Sanders Condemns Corporate Greed at U.A.W. Detroit Rally
[ad_1] At a rally in downtown Detroit on Friday, just a couple of hundred yards from the headquarters of General Motors, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont addressed a cheering crowd of United Auto Workers members, capping a day of walkouts by the union with an effort to rally support for the strike. Mr. Sanders echoed…
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Joe Biden’s “Pro-Union” Promise Is Being Fiercely Tested in Detroit
[ad_1] The deadline is Thursday at 11:59 p.m. More than 100,000 members of the United Auto Workers, the biggest auto union in America, will find out whether they’ve won anything close to the four-year contract with a 46% wage bump they’ve been demanding, or whether they will be launching a historic strike. Detroit’s Big Three…
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The 2023 NFL Season starts tonight: How to watch the Detroit Lions vs. Kansas City Chiefs game
[ad_1] Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs reacts prior to an NFL preseason football game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Kansas City Chiefs at State Farm Stadium on August 19, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. Michael Owens/Getty Images The 2023 NFL regular season has arrived with a surprising matchup between Super Bowl LVII…
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Police officer praised for reviving baby during traffic stop in suburban Detroit
[ad_1] A suburban Detroit police officer is being praised as a hero for saving the life of an 18-month-old boy after he stopped a car for speeding ByThe Associated Press September 2, 2023, 1:38 PM WARREN, Mich. — A suburban Detroit police officer is being praised as a hero for saving the life of an…
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Glaeser on Growth, Globalization, and Detroit
[ad_1] What happened to Detroit? What are the policies that incentivize innovation, collaboration, and competition? And why does the government often ignore them? In this 2013 episode of EconTalk, Edward Glaeser joins host Russ Roberts to discuss the path to economic recovery for Detroit, how Detroit’s socio-economic ills apply to other American cities, and why…
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How is Detroit doing 10 years after it filed for bankruptcy? : NPR
[ad_1] It’s been a decade since Detroit became the largest U.S. city to file for bankruptcy. It’s made a lot of progress since then but still faces challenges. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Ten years ago today, in 2013, Detroit filed for bankruptcy protection. It was the largest U.S. city ever to do that. Quinn Klinefelter from…