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TV TODAY: Superstar singers join cancer fight
05.09.2008 02:30
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TONIGHT'S MUST-SEE: "Stand Up to Cancer," 8 p.m., WXYZ-TV, Channel 7, ABC; WWJ-TV, Channel 62, CBS and WDIV Local 4, NBC. The key moment links 15 great voices, for a live performance of "Just Stand Up."
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The family filmgoer
05.09.2008 02:30
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"Babylon A.D." (Rated PG-13 for intense violence and action, language, sexuality; 90 minutes): Vin Diesel stars as a mercenary offered big money by a gangster to transport a young woman and her guardian from a convent in Central Asia to New York.
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Entertainment Industry
Ford to expand buyout campaign
05.09.2008 02:30
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Ford Motor Co., which already has reduced nearly 40% of its workforce since 2005, is ramping up its effort to get UAW-represented hourly workers to leave the company voluntarily -- hosting several job fairs and launching a Web site aimed at helping workers transition to new professions.
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Honda's big hybrid dream
05.09.2008 02:30
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Honda Motor Co., the first automaker to sell gasoline-electric cars in the United States, plans to unveil a new low-cost 5-door hybrid next month that revives the Insight name.
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Ford group's aim: To keep its tech edge
05.09.2008 02:30
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Ford Motor Co.'s newly created business unit to rapidly develop in-car technologies doesn't even have a name yet -- it's been using the working title "Connected Services" as other names are researched -- but there's been no lack of speed, or direction, on the new 40-person team.
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Auto news briefs
05.09.2008 02:30
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New vehicle prices are falling at the fastest rate ever recorded, a team of analysts said Thursday, squeezing automakers' profit margins at a time of slumping sales but setting the stage for a sales rebound once the economy improves.
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ROMULUS: Metro takes bids for naming rights
05.09.2008 02:29
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With its sleek décor, walls of glass and snazzy lighting, the new North Terminal at Detroit Metro Airport offers a hip, fresh gateway for travelers. But there's nothing too cool about that name. Wayne County Airport Authority officials are hoping for something a bit catchier and more profitable than "North Terminal."
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Small Business
Post your comments: What should the new Metro terminal be named?
05.09.2008 02:29
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The Wayne County Airport Authority hopes to sell the naming rights for the new North Terminal, set to open on Sept. 17. The authority hopes to raise money from a company or business looking to emblazon its brand on the building.
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Small Business
Past terminal names honored county officials
05.09.2008 02:29
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The tradition at Detroit Metro airport has been to name terminals after Wayne County's officials. But that may end if the Wayne County Airport Authority is successful in finding someone to buy the rights to name the new North Terminal. Here's some background on the men whose names have greeted millions of air travelers.
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Small Business
OAKLAND COUNTY: Hospitals face new competition
05.09.2008 02:29
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St. John Health's new Novi hospital, opening today, and a Henry Ford Health System facility to begin business by March in West Bloomfield -- the region's first two major new hospitals in 22 years -- raise a critical question: Will other hospitals, many key economic drivers in their communities, be hurt by the competition?
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Small Business
Ford to expand buyout campaign
05.09.2008 02:29
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Ford Motor Co., which already has reduced nearly 40% of its workforce since 2005, is ramping up its effort to get UAW-represented hourly workers to leave the company voluntarily -- hosting several job fairs and launching a Web site aimed at helping workers transition to new professions.
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Small Business
Spirit's pilots sue carrier
05.09.2008 02:29
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Spirit Airlines pilots filed suit Thursday against the carrier in U.S. District Court in Ann Arbor, claiming the company's working conditions and contract negotiation tactics violate federal law.
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Small Business
Honda's big hybrid dream
05.09.2008 02:29
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Honda Motor Co., the first automaker to sell gasoline-electric cars in the United States, plans to unveil a new low-cost 5-door hybrid next month that revives the Insight name.
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Small Business
Ford group's aim: To keep its tech edge
05.09.2008 02:29
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Ford Motor Co.'s newly created business unit to rapidly develop in-car technologies doesn't even have a name yet -- it's been using the working title "Connected Services" as other names are researched -- but there's been no lack of speed, or direction, on the new 40-person team.
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Small Business
TOM WALSH: Let's get back in business, Detroit, by starting with clean government
05.09.2008 02:29
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Seize this moment, Detroit. Detroiters of all stripes -- city, suburban, black, white, investors and expatriates -- should treat Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's guilty pleas and resignation as an opportunity.
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