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  • Detroit Symphony Orchestra Musical Director Leonard Slatkin is interviewed in Detroit, Thursday, April 7, 2011. Slatkin says the most difficult thing about the six-month musicians' strike for him was "standing by and not doing anything." Slatkin told reporters on Thursday ahead of rehearsals that he believes the process "probably played out the way it needed to." (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

    Striking musicians protest Detroit mayor's speech

    In a town where hard hats _ not concert tuxedoes _ have been the marks of union street credibility, striking Detroit Symphony Orchestra musicians protested Mayor Dave Bing's decision to deliver his State of the City address inside an orchestra hall that hasn't heard a note from them in months.


  • FILE - This 1990 file photo released by Orion Pictures Corp. shows film director Irvin Kershner, right, and actor Peter Weller, portraying Robocop, during the making of "Robocop II." A group working to build a statue in Detroit of the fictional crime-fighting cyborg RoboCop says it has reached its fundraising goal of $50,000. Brandon Walley of Imagination Station said Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2011, he's "very positive" the sculpture will become a reality. (AP Photo/Orion Pictures Corp., Deana Newcomb, File) NO SALES

    Group raises $50,000 for RoboCop statue in Detroit

    Your move, Detroit.


  • The Monument to Joe Louis is seen in Detroit on Monday. One of the most talked-about Super Bowl ads showed hip-hop star Eminem driving a sleek Chrysler through the city streets, proudly cruising by the city's landmarks and the hopeful faces of its people. (Associated Press)

    Super Bowl ad revs up Detroit

    Days after Chrysler's defiant testament to the resilience of Detroit broke through the Super Bowl bluster and hype to capture the nation's attention, the two-minute-long commercial has become something of a rallying cry for battered-but-proud residents of the Motor City and its resurgent American auto industry.


  • The Detroit Pistons logo on the basketball court before basketball game between the Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks at The Palace Friday, April 8, 2011, in Auburn Hills, Mich. The Pistons announced Friday that billionaire California investor Tom Gores has agreed to buy the struggling NBA franchise. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)

    AP source: Pistons to sell team to Mike Ilitch

    The Detroit Pistons have found a new owner and he knows Motor City sports.


  • American Scene

    The FBI on Wednesday was trying to determine whether a passenger staged a bomb hoax that prompted a search of a Thai Airways jetliner at Los Angeles International Airport.


  • Detroit worries show will push 'Murder City' image

    Some Detroit City Council members say they're concerned that an upcoming ABC Network drama will propagate a negative image of the city as dangerous and crime-ridden, and has asked the show's producers to attend an upcoming council meeting to discuss it.


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