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Detroit: Largest city in Michigan, United States
Detroit is the largest and most-populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan, the largest U.S. city on the United States–Canada border, and the seat of Wayne County. The municipality of Detroit had a 2019 estimated population of 670,031, making it the 24th-most populous city in the United States. The metropolitan area, known as Metro Detroit, is home to 4.3 million people, making it the second-largest in the Midwest after the Chicago metropolitan area, and 14th-largest in the United States. Regarded as a major cultural center, Detroit is known for its contributions to music and as a repository for art, architecture and design.

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NYC public schools to close amid COVID-19 spike [Video]

NYC public schools to close amid COVID-19 spike

New York City's public school system, the nation's largest, called a halt to in-classroom instruction on Wednesday (November 18), citing a jump in coronavirus infection rates. Gloria Tso reports.

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Restrictions grow as pandemic rages in the U.S. [Video]

Restrictions grow as pandemic rages in the U.S.

[NFA] Cities across the United States are imposing new restrictions in an effort to slow the spread of record new coronavirus infections but a top advisor for President-Elect Joe Biden said there are..

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Biden approaches 270 as Trump sues to stop count

Democrat Joe Biden said on Wednesday he was headed toward a victory over President Donald Trump in the U.S. election after claiming the pivotal Midwestern states of Wisconsin and Michigan, while the..

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'Poll watcher' drama outside Detroit counting room [Video]

'Poll watcher' drama outside Detroit counting room

Emotions ran high in Detroit, Michigan on Wednesday as so-called 'poll watchers', mostly Republicans but also some Democrats, were asked to leave the room due to overcapacity, with some calling on..

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Next-door neighbors in Michigan have politics worlds apart [Video]

Next-door neighbors in Michigan have politics worlds apart

In this neighborhood in Plymouth, Michigan like many others across the U.S., the name on the lawn signs can change from house to house. Colette Luke has more.

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Republicans train as poll watchers amid fears of voter fraud [Video]

Republicans train as poll watchers amid fears of voter fraud

[NFA] Encouraged by President Trump and spurred by fears over voter fraud, about 80 volunteers gathered at a banquet hall for a training session on poll watching in Keego Harbor, Michigan. Colette Luke..

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Study: COVID Infections May Now Be Less Severe [Video]

Study: COVID Infections May Now Be Less Severe

According to Business Insider, new research from Wayne State University in Detroit found that the average viral load among COVID patients declined from April to June. That finding also coincided with a..

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The G.O.P. members of a county canvassing board eventually approved Detroit’s election results, but the process left many voters wondering what stands between a routine election and a breakdown of..
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Republicans face an outcry after refusing to certify Detroit vote: ‘You could see the racism.’


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‘You are a disgrace’: Republican officials faced accusations of racism after refusing to certify Detroit’s votes.


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Michigan Republicans Backtrack After Refusing to Certify Election Results

G.O.P. members of the elections board in Wayne County, which includes Detroit and is heavily Democratic, reversed their decision to hold up approval of Joe Biden’s victory after an outcry.
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Donald Trump keeps baselessly claiming voter fraud in cities. But suburbs actually lost him the election

Donald Trump has accused Philadelphia and Detroit of stealing the election from him. He actually picked up support in both.
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WWII veteran just shy of his 100th birthday says his secret to longevity is his wife - and vodka

Frank Caruso was born in Detroit on Nov. 19, 1920. For Veterans Day 2020, he talks about war, his "Mad Men" years, his wife of 72 years, and martinis.
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In Detroit, Republican poll watchers are accused of using baseless challenges to delay ballot count.


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Election protests live updates: Trump supporters rally outside Detroit voting count center; Biden voters throw dance party in Philly

Protests continued Friday as Vice President Joe Biden took the vote count lead in Georgia and Pennsylvania ahead of President Donald Trump.
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Pro-Trump protesters in Detroit rally outside voting count centers as Biden's lead grows

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A group of Donald Trump supporters are up in arms about the mail-in ballot counting process in Detroit ... and they're trying like hell to disrupt it. A frenzy's been whipped up by several Republican..
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Biden wins Michigan, fueled by high turnout in Detroit.


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The view in Michigan: Amid ballot-counting, Biden’s team is buoyed by high Detroit turnout.


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