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LANSING -- Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof, R-West Olive, and Speaker of the House Kevin Cotter, R-Mt. Pleasant, have formed the Joint Committee on the Flint Water Public Health Emergency to hold hearings on the Flint water crisis. The task force is expected to look at all levels of government.... |
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Years ago, when Carl Latimore was a struggling young artist, Miami Dolphins great Larry Little commissioned him to paint his portrait. The painting still hangs in Little’s South Dade living room. “Larry’s portrait was my first ‘Legacy’ piece. It was on that portrait that I started to build my.... |
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The state's economic development arm on Tuesday approved a $5.5-million award to help restore Flint's downtown historic theater as part of a number of efforts to spur the revitalization of a city reeling from its drinking water crisis. "I think it's going to be a fabulous addition" to Flint's.... |
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TORONTO — A pathologist testifying at the trial of an Ontario woman accused of killing her severely disabled daughter told court Tuesday there was "no physical evidence" to suggest the girl had been smothered to death. Dr. Michael Shkrum presented his views as the first witness called by Cindy Ali's defence lawyer. |
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An A-list of directors and performers will be in MIchigan, not Hollywood, on Oscar night to participate in a benefit for Flint. "Creed" director Ryan Coogler, singer Janelle Monae and "Grey's Anatomy" cast member Jesse Williams are among those set to appear at the benefit, to be held at Whiting Auditorium starting at 5:30 p. |
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It's a bird. It's a ... wait, it IS a bird. Or possibly a lot of them. The mystery behind the black substance recently found on and near Harrison Township homes near Selfridge Air National Guard Base has been solved. It was bird poop. A sample of a mixture of particles in dark clumps from 36150 Edman St. |
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A well-known public relations executive who once served as the spokesman for Macomb County government and for the Detroit International Bridge Co. was arraigned Monday on 71 additional child pornography charges. Philip Frame, 61, of Shelby Township originally was charged with five counts of.... |
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GLOBAL Compassion, the compassionate arm of the Christian Mission Fellowship, has begun distributing food boxes to those affected by Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston in the Tailevu region. Distributions officer Pastor Sekove Biauniceva said more than 200 boxes have been packed and sent to the areas affected. |
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SEVANAIA Ravania, 42, could only watch in vain as his wife Titilia Mua was crushed to death while dispensing her duties as village nurse at the height of Severe Tropical Cyclone Winston. The tragic scene played out in Delaiyadua Village in the province of Ra on Saturday. |
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D.C. police on Tuesday arrested a woman in a hit-and-run crash that occurred in Southeast Washington on New Year’s Day, killing a father of four who was in a crosswalk, authorities said Tuesday. Sophia R. Palmer, 31, of Southeast, was charged with involuntary manslaughter. A D.C. |
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TheBlaze.comArgument Between Rival Candidates Breaks Out During Commercial Break at Christian Radio Station — Only Police ...TheBlaze.comA tense exchange between two candidates running for Dallas County commissioner in Texas broke out Monday afternoon in a North Texas Christian radio station — and it was all caught on video with bold “JESUS” lettering in the background. Image source: ...and more » |
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. — An Evansville commission will have the authority to investigate claims of discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and enforce a city anti-bias ordinance under a step approved by the City Council. The council voted 7-2 Monday night to give the additional.... |
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Girl Scouts USA is defending its compatibility with Catholic values in response to complaints from the Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis. St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson released a strongly worded letter on Thursday to local priests, Scout leaders and community members, expressing “concerns”.... |
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A few minutes with ... a man who worked for 60 years. Angelo Fracassa, 86, of Detroit was surprised to be joined by family and friends on his bus ride from his last day of work after 60 years at the IRS to a surprise retirement party.
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A campaign to increase diversity in the ranks of the Chicago Police Department has resulted in a 13 percentage point jump in minority applicants, the department said in an announcement emphasizing its efforts to restore frayed trust with the black community. |
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The board will finally begin its business after months of anticipation, and a year marked by strained relations between the Tampa Police Department and the community. The board is expected to spend its first meeting addressing organizational matters, according to police officials. |
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Two South African children have filed a suit against the founder of Synagogue Church of All Nations, Pastor Temitope Joshua and seven others over the death of their father in the September 2014 building collapse in the church. Six-year-old Nora Furah Wa Kalambaie and her three-year-old brother (... |
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A 24-year-old Highland Township man allegedly threatened customers, shouted profanities and charged into a loss prevention officer at the Milford Kroger store after he was caught trying to leave the store without paying for the items in his cart, police said. According to a report, police were dispatched to the store about 6:20 p. |
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Tiana Carruthers was at a playground late Saturday afternoon at her Richland Township apartment complex with her young daughter, a niece and three other children when a man pulled up to the curb in a silver-colored SUV and motioned for her to come over. |
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“I’m concerned that you have people joining because they’re trying to find cheap coverage or because they’re ideologically opposed to the Affordable Care Act, or people who aren’t committed,” he says. He points out that those who sign up because of inexpensive monthly sharing may not understand all.... |
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Robert, a former pastor who has been married for 34 years to wife Vicki, says he gave more than $60,000 to a woman he says he fell in love with after meeting her on a “call girl” website. “I was living a double life,” Robert says on Tuesday’s Dr. Phil , adding that he first met the woman through an.... |
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The organizer of a drive to recall Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says he plans to start circulating petitions on the Easter Sunday religious holiday and he believes he will need "a miracle" to collect the nearly 790,000 valid signatures needed. "We're going to have to be highly organized; we're going to.... |
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Update (February 23, 2016) On February 23, a French court in Lille ruled that the judgement on the eviction will be delayed until the end of the week , after eight NGOs filed a request for a temporary injunction to halt the evacuation last week. The authorities are now under legal obligation to wait for the court ruling. |
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It was January 20, 2001, and I was at George W. Bush's inaugural ball. I had spent months campaigning for him, and it had not been easy. After the Florida electoral debacle complete with "hanging chads," Katherine Harris (and her 15 minutes of shame), and ultimately the Supreme Court's Bush v. |
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The South Carolina Republican primary results present long-time observers of white evangelical Protestants’ political behavior with a conundrum. How did Donald Trump—a twice-divorced, casino-owning New Yorker who curses during campaign speeches and is prone to church-related gaffes such as.... |
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