Detroit Informer

— Even with its flaws, higher education is good for America and good for the world, according to Allan Gilmour, the former Ford executive turned president of Wayne State University. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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DETROIT, MI – On the day that marks three years since Eminem’s “Recovery” album, news is out that Slim Shady is going into “further territories” on a new album that’s expected to be released this year. Full News here – Detroit Entertainment

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DETROIT, MI – Sharpen that guillotine and round up those snakes because Detroit shock rocker Alice Cooper could soon agree to a deal with Metallica to perform at a 2014 Orion Music + More Festival on Belle Isle. Cooper told MLive Detroit in an interview Monday night that he would love to perform at the [...]

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Lem Barney made a living playing football, going down as one of the greatest to play the game. But the Hall of Fame cornerback spoke Friday at a football camp and said football is “deadly” and he can see it being gone in 10-20 years.   Full News here – Sports | WXYZ

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Iserv looking for other parts of Grand Rapids to cover with free Wi-Fi. Full News here – Oakland Business

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DETROIT, MI – Oh, it’s on now. Organizers of a grass roots campaign to bring the summer ESPN X Games to Austin, Texas appear to have Detroit’s #XG2D bid in their crosshairs. The Austin group unveiled this month video of its rally to persuade network officials the city is worthy of a three-year summer X [...]

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The money comes from the $ 500 million Michigan received in 2010 as part of the Troubled Asset Relief Program’s Hardest Hit Fund, designed to help homeowners in states hit hardest by the housing crisis. Full News here – Detroit News

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The testimony is likely to be gruesome and emotional when Tucker Cipriano goes on trial next week. Full News here – Detroit News

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Chad Halcom – Collaboration, both within a university and among several educational institutions, may be the key to thriving in a future of diminished federal and state budget funds for higher education, Wayne State University’s next president said Wednesday. Full News here – Crain’s Detroit Business – Latest News

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The vehicle, which GM is set to officially unveil Friday morning, features updated styling, a revised interior, suspension enhancements and a new 2.5-liter standard engine estimated to deliver fuel economy of 23 city and 35 highway – a 5-percent improvement in city mileage and 3-percent greater highway efficiency from the 2013 model. Full News here [...]

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Chris Gautz – Gov. Pat Quinn receives thunderous applause from audience at Council of Great Lakes Governors summit, but later backs down from position, saying instead he favors “rigorous study” of the issue. Full News here – Crain’s Detroit Business – Latest News

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Detroit — The head of the beleaguered Education Achievement Authority touted test results released Tuesday as showing "phenomenal" progress in the state-run recovery district. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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Amy Haimerl – Detroit-based start-up Rapt.fm is hosting a freestyle rap contest and the winner lays down rhymes on the big stage, opening June 1 for Mos Def at the Detroit Opera House. Submit a YouTube video of your freshest freestyle on the Rapt.fm Facebook page by 11:59 p.m. Wednesday; the winner will be announced [...]

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A spokesman for the company that is responsible for storing the large and growing piles of petroleum coke near the Detroit River said that the company has made the property environmentally safe for such a practice. Full News here – Detroit Business News

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The Buena Vista School District defended itself Friday against claims that without warning it did not pay its 28 teachers, despite a $ 400,000 cash infusion from the state to reopen the struggling district for the remainder of the school year. Full News here – Schools RSS from The Detroit News

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