Detroit Informer

Amtrak’s Wolverine passenger train line from Chicago to Detroit had an increased ridership of 11.9 percent to 46,754 passengers in March, which was a record month for ridership in North America for the company. Full News here – Detroit Business News

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Erik Verdier's bed is a mattress on the floor of the windowless basement room he shares with his parents in a relative's Detroit home. Erik is one of thousands of newly homeless students in Michigan, which has seen a 66 percent rise over four years, to more than 37,500 in 2011-12, according to the state [...]

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AAA Michigan says gasoline prices have risen 5 cents during the past week to a statewide average of … Full News here – Click On Detroit News

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There’s a new ceiling for Michigan basketball these days, and it figuratively extends from the top of the polished Crisler Center straight to the shiny floor. You could argue the structure, from the arena to the team, looks as good as it ever has. Full News here – Detroit News columnists RSS from The Detroit [...]

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Ann Arbor — The University of Michigan says it has its largest student body in school history for the fourth consecutive year. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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It's the latest snapshot of the growing burden of student debt and it's another discouraging one: Two-thirds of the national college class of 2011 finished school with loan debt, and those who borrowed walked off the graduation stage owing on average $ 26,600 — up about 5 percent from the class before. Full News here [...]

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GM's 3Q stock rise surprises industry DETROIT — Surprise! The top-performing stock among automakers in the U.S. this quarter is General Motors. The company, which endured management upheaval during the third quarter and announced that it would lose substantial cash in Europe, saw its … Full News here – Read more on SunHerald.com

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Home prices rise in Detroit, across U.S. Jim Diffley, an economist with IHS Global Insight, pointed out that part of the boost in the sales price in metro Detroit was a result of fewer distressed home sales this year, and the price increase is higher than it might be otherwise. However, he … Full News [...]

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U.S. unemployment aid applications rise 8000 to 365000 Detroit · Metro Detroit · Wayne County · Oakland County · Macomb County · Michigan · Politics/Election 2012 · Rochelle Riley · Weather · Nation/World. LATEST HEADLINES. See a report card on your Michigan school. The Michigan Department of Education … Full News here – Read more [...]

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Anthony Benning opened his first fire hydrant when he was 7. With a few turns of a wrench on a hot day, he could turn a Detroit street into a water park. For Benning, opening hydrants to cool off on hot summer days is an inner-city tradition. But Detroit Fire Department officials say it's an [...]

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Tigers manager Jim Leyland recognizes the buzz surrounding the three-game series against the first-place White Sox . Full News here – Ann Arbor mobile sports

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