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DETROIT (AP) — A sprawling Detroit complex that's home to businesses, artists and residential housing is being shut down due to building violations.

MINNEAPOLIS — Former longtime Minnesota Orchestra music director Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, who conducted major orchestras in England, Japan and other countries, died Tuesday after suffering a second stroke earlier this month, the orchestra said. He was 93. Skrowaczewski’s family told Minnesota Orchestra president Kevin Smith that he died at a suburban Minneapolis hospital, according to an

Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. has been known to miss weight and look out of shape when he fights. If he does that vs. Canelo Alvarez, it will cost him plenty of money.

Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen announced today that Canada has given safe haven to almost 400 Yazidi refugees and other survivors of Islamist extremists in the last four months and will take in about 800 more by the end of the year.

NBC is flipping the hourglass for a 52nd time. Despite rumors that Days of Our Lives was nearing extinction, NBC has renewed the venerable soap opera for a record 52nd season, TVLine has learned exclusively. The pickup comes a month after the sudser fired co-head writer Dena Higley and replaced her with General Hospital vet Ron Carlivati. […]

Malia Obama is on vacation with some offspring of some very famous faces – TMZ Are Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner back on? – Wetpaint Did you know Austin Mahone is a big fan of this old school series? – Just Jared Jr Hoda Kotb is a mom! – DListed Hailey Clauson does a very [...]

Roles reversed for a Louisiana woman and a local police officer when she saw him being beaten during a car search and decided to intervene.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s stock surged 3.2% in afternoon trade Tuesday, after the discount retail giant reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and same-store sales that beat expectations. That put the stock, which paced the gainers within the Dow Jones Industrial Average , on track to post the biggest one-day percentage gain since it soared 9.6% on May 19, 2016, after first-quarter results. The price gain of $2.21 was adding 15 points to the Dow's price, which was up 123 points in record territory. Читать дальше...

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Nigam Arora looks at the other packaged-foods and personal-care stocks.

BOSTON — Four-time Olympian Shalane Flanagan has dropped out of the Boston Marathon with a back injury. The native of nearby Marblehead posted the fastest time ever for an American woman on the course in 2014. She finished sixth in the Olympic marathon in Rio de Janeiro last summer and won a bronze medal at

NASA is sending superbug bacteria into space to study why it proliferates in microgravity. Longer term, the space agency wants to keep astronauts healthy during long voyages to asteroids or Mars.
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A Pennsylvania man whose construction company did work at two military bases in New Jersey has admitted paying bribes and kickbacks to get contracts.

RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal prosecutors have accused a North Carolina man of posting threats against non-Muslims online. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District said 27-year-old Garrett Grimsley, of Cary, appeared before a magistrate on Tuesday. An affidavit said Grimsley posted a message online last Sunday telling readers “don’t go to Cary tomorrow.” In

Sarah Barthel, the badass cool girl of the electro-pop duo Phantogram, is consistently touring around the globe. So while Barthel was...

Police in Houston, Texas responded to reports of an active shooter at Ben Taub Hospital. The hospital was placed on lockdown, and some patients were evacuated. No suspect or evidence of the shooting have been found, HPD Chief Art Acevedo told reporters.
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Seasonal weight limits have started to be enforced along Jackson County Highways. The announcement came out on Monday, any restrictions become effective as soon as signs are placed.

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A 17-year-old Washington state boy who was allegedly stabbed to death by his twin brother was going to be a father.

Bristol-Myers stock jumps after report says Icahn has taken stake

The president toured the museum with his housing and urban development secretary nominee, Ben Carson.

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Oregon State junior Luke Heimlich was named the Pac-12 Conference’s pitcher of the week on Tuesday.