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No injuries after apparent firebombing attempt
GROSSE POINTE PARK, Mich. (AP) — Officials say no one was injured when someone apparently threw a Molotov cocktail at the home of a prominent businessman in suburban Detroit. WDIV-TV and WWJ-AM report a window was damaged about 3:30 a.m. Friday at...Tags: Detroit Free Press, Politics, The Detroit News
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Some students to receive new MEAP math scores
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Some students will get new Michigan Education Assessment Program math scores after a problem with some questions on the exam. Students in grades 4, 7 and 8, as well as special education students in grades 3-8, can expect...Tags: Detroit Free Press, Politics, The Detroit News, Education
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Dems, GOP raise concerns over subpoenas to AP
WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of a House panel told Attorney General Eric Holder on Wednesday that they had serious concerns about the Justice Department's gathering of phone records at The Associated Press. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., chairman...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Justice System, White House, Taxation, Parties and Movements
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Proposal would restrict use of kids in drug stings
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A lawmaker wants to restrict the use of children in police drug stings after authorities in suburban Detroit used a 14-year-old boy to help bust a suspected drug dealer. Republican state Sen. Mike Kowall of Oakland County's...
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Law allows doctors to raise concerns about driving
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan law allows doctors to alert state officials if they believe that a patient's medical condition makes it unsafe for them to drive, and supporters say it will help keep the public safer on the roads. The law was...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Detroit Free Press, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Lobbying
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Organizers rethink Mich. event name after bombings
HUNTINGTON WOODS, Mich. (AP) — Organizers of a fundraiser to support a Detroit suburb's fireworks show are rethinking the event's name following the Boston Marathon bombings. The "Run/Walk BOOM!!!" races are June 29. Last year's inaugural...Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Detroit Free Press, Sports, Politics
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Ferret-napping? Prosecutors to review Mich. case
MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The owner of a pet ferret wants charges against a 17-year-old girl after the animal went missing following a party at a suburban Detroit home. The Detroit Free Press reports (http://on.freep.com/17RATR2 ) the 35-year-...Tags: Prosecution, Theft, Detroit Free Press, Politics
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Woman uses 2 cans of spaghetti sauce to rob bank
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Police say two cans of spaghetti sauce in a bag were the weapons a woman used to hold up a bank in southeast Michigan. The robbery happened about 11:30 a.m. Saturday at a Fifth Third Bank branch in Macomb County's...Tags: Spaghetti, Detroit Free Press, Politics, The Detroit News
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Tips sought after body found at SE Mich. landfill
RIVERVIEW, Mich. (AP) — Tips are being sought for information about the death of a suburban Detroit man whose body was found by an excavator driver at a southeast Michigan landfill. Crime Stoppers of Michigan is offering a reward for information...
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Lawsuit: Bank executives violated civil rights
PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Two customers of a bank formed in part to serve people in southeastern Michigan with roots in India say executives berated them and exchanged email calling Indians derogatory names. The Detroit Free Press reports (http://on....Tags: Civil Rights, Trials, Justice System, Laws, Detroit Free Press
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'Moral objection' health bill advances in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A bill advanced by a Michigan Senate committee would allow health care providers to use a "moral objection" or "matter of conscience" standard to refuse service to patients. The Detroit Free Press and MLive.com report the...
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High school boy collapses at track practice, dies
FERNDALE, Mich. (AP) — A 16-year-old suburban Detroit high school student has died after collapsing at track practice. The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press report Friday that Ferndale High School junior Mario Campbell was pronounced dead...Tags: Detroit Free Press, Politics
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