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☆ Detroit is getting ready to host the NFL draft a decade after going bankrupt
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Detroit is set to host the NFL draft next month, a decade after it went bankrupt. Mayor Mike Duggan told BI that he hopes the event will reintroduce the city to the rest of the US. AdvertisementThe new DetroitApril's NFL draft — one of the biggest weekends on the sporting calendar — is set to bring eyeballs back to Detroit. AdvertisementDowntown Detroit will host the 2024 NFL draft. "No matter where you went in southeastern Michigan, everyone was smiling and talking to each other about the Lions," Duggan added.

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☆ Kentucky Innocence Project wages new fight to free Quincy Cross
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Jacque Smith | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +17 min

But Cross has always expressed his innocence, and Currin’s father, Joe Currin, has come to believe Cross was wrongfully convicted. CNN will be following the team of the “Wrongful Conviction” podcast as it reports on KIP’s efforts to overturn Cross’ conviction. Stubblefield testified at Cross’ trial that when the gathering wrapped up, Currin left to walk home. Perkins also testified Cross kept pulling up his pants because he wasn’t wearing a belt. Pages of newly discovered emails between Mangold and Galbreath are a part of KIP’s motion to vacate Cross’ conviction.

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☆ Detroit casino workers approve strike authorization at three casinos
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Reuters Staff | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Detroit skyline is seen from the north side of the city in Detroit, Michigan, December 3, 2013. REUTERS/Joshua Lott/File Photo(Reuters) - Workers at three Detroit casinos have voted in favor of authorizing a strike, if necessary, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union said on Saturday. The union said the Detroit Casino Council (DCC), representing workers at the MGM Grand Detroit, Hollywood at Greektown and MotorCity casinos, said workers voted 99% “yes” on Friday to authorize a strike at all three locations if a new contract agreement isn’t reached. The Detroit Casino Council is made up of 5 unions representing casino employees, including UNITE HERE Local 24, UAW, Teamsters Local 1038, Operating Engineers Local 324, and the Michigan Regional Council of Carpenters. About 18,300 UAW members working at the Detroit Three automakers - Ford, General Motors and Chrysler parent Stellantis, are already on strike.

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☆ Detroit casino workers to vote on authorizing strikes this Friday
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The Detroit skyline is seen from the north side of the city in Detroit, Michigan, December 3, 2013. REUTERS/Joshua Lott/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 28 (Reuters) - Workers who staff the majority of operations at the three casinos in Detroit will vote on Friday to authorize potential strikes, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union said. The union, in a release on Thursday, said workers staffing operations such as slots and table games, as well as restaurants at MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity Casino and Hollywood at Greektown, will cast ballots on whether to authorize strikes as they negotiate for a new contract. Should casino workers authorize a strike in Friday's vote, the Detroit Casino Council, the negotiating committee for workers, could call for strikes as soon as mid-October when contracts expire, according to the union. Reporting by Shivansh Tiwary in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak DasguptaOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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☆ I'm a personal finance expert. These are the most common mistakes car buyers make.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Alexa St. John | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Stefanie O'Connell Rodriguez is personal finance expert with some tips for car buyers. I don't think we're in a pre-COVID market yet, but the data shows us it is getting a little bit better slowly. Car buyers should factor maintenance into their total cost of vehicle ownership. Reuters/Umit BektasThere are unexpected expenses with car ownership — but there's also a lot you can predictThat's especially true if you're doing your research in advance. If you're going to be financing, think about doing your due diligence even further of comparing the cost of ownership of different vehicles.

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April 14 (Reuters) - The United States has charged leaders of the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel with running a fentanyl trafficking operation fueled by Chinese chemical and pharmaceutical companies, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Friday. Federal prosecutors unsealed three separate indictments charging more than two dozen defendants based in Mexico, China and Guatemala, eight of whom are in custody. Among those awaiting extradition is Ovidio Guzman Lopez, one of El Chapo's sons, who was arrested in Mexico earlier this year. Prosecutors also charged four owners of Chinese companies that allegedly provided precursor chemicals to the cartel. "The PRC government must stop the unchecked flow of fentanyl precursor chemicals that are coming out of China," he said, referring to the People's Republic of China.

☆ Elon Musk may have to shell out $44 billion to buy Twitter, but he's still the richest person in the world. Here's how the Tesla and SpaceX CEO makes and spends his $211 billion fortune.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Avery Hartmans | Lloyd Lee | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

In August 2018, Musk told The New York Times that he had taken to working 120 hours a week. "There were times when I didn't leave the factory for three or four days — days when I didn't go outside," he told The Times. "This has really come at the expense of seeing my kids. And seeing friends." Getty Images/Joshua LottSource: The New York Times

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