News - Created on 03 May 2013
What? Al-Jazeera TV Coming to Detroit
Al Jazeera TV?. Bet that conjures up some images in your mind. You’d be right if you think Iraq, but you’d be off on all other counts if any include, Al Qaeda, Osama Bin Laden or any other terrorist-related notions. But Al Jazeera, a Pan Arab broadcast company gone international, offers an intimate look and and first hand knowledge of troubled com
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Pepsi pulls online commercial for Mountain Dew after critics label it 'racist'
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(May 1, 2013) A 60-second commercial for PepsiCo's Mountain Dew brand was pulled by the company after a barrage of criticism including one commentator who labeled it "the most racist commercial in history." The trade publication Adweek broke the story on Wednesday which set off a media firestorm.
See the comercial below:
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High School coach, Charles Knott killed in front of his home
Belolved Cody High School basketball Charles Knott was shot and killed when he arrived home Tuesday night.
Knott, a coach of more than 20 years, parked his car and before he could exit the drivers-side door a black Jeep Cherokee blocked him in and the hooter fired a volley of shots into Knotts' vehicle.
"I heard about eight or 9 shots. I was
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5 fires reported during early morning hours in Highlan Park
Firefighters battled five fires early Thursday morning in Highland Park. Sources report that around 3 a.m., four structures were ablaze on Connecticut Street.
A gas line fire was reported shortly thereafter on Tennyson Street.
Fortunately there were no fatalities or injuries were reported, but several of the properties are taotal losses and one
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Roy Roberts retires from GM
Roy S. Roberts, who was appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder in May 2011 to serve as Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager under the Local Government and School District Fiscal Accountability Act announced his retirement to school officials and union members this morning. The state-appointee said he will retire in the next two weeks from his job at
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