Detroit neighborhoods seek a bigger share of revival
The city’s comeback highlights tension between downtown growth and East Side needs. Residents like Dmetris England want benefits from redevelopment, while activists warn traffic light projects risk favoring downtown and neglecting existing Detroiters. Community leaders call for scale and open-space use to create jobs and curb blight.
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Snyder proposes Detroit Schools overhaul amid debt crisis
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder unveiled a plan to split Detroit's state run district into the City of Detroit Education District while Detroit Schools keeps tax collection. The move aims to curb a 483 million debt over seven years with 72 million yearly operational funding and a centralized enrollment and umbrella system.
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Flakka Inspires Bizarre Incidents Across Florida
In Fort Lauderdale and other Florida locales several bizarre episodes linked to the synthetic drug flakka include a man running naked seeking sex with a tree and claiming to be Thor, another fleeing from imagined pursuers, plus two attempts to break into police headquarters. Users report cheap insanity and heightened awareness followed by paranoia.
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Bill would end NSA's phone collection in House compromise
The House Judiciary Committee backed the USA Freedom Act 25 2 to end bulk NSA collection of domestic calling records while allowing court ordered access to certain data. The bill seeks a narrower program and faces uncertain Senate fate as reauthorization deadlines loom.
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