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The Metro: Why Novi schools are keeping students off their phones

Sam Corey, The Metro December 17, 2025

In Michigan, bills to restrict phone use and social media access for those under 18 are being considered.  Social media...

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The Metro: The life and legacy of the Packard Plant

The Metro, Cary Junior II December 17, 2025

After decades of decay, Detroit’s historic Packard Plant could be on the road to redevelopment. The city announced a letter...

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The Metro: Measles case confirmed in Oakland County

The Metro, David Leins December 17, 2025

A child has been diagnosed with measles in Oakland County. DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital in Commerce Township has been identified as...

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The Metro: Explaining antisemitism—and why it’s rising in America

Sam Corey, The Metro, Robyn Vincent December 16, 2025

On Sunday, a father and son killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia. It was one of the deadliest...

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The Metro: 50-year legacy of Destroy All Monsters celebrated in pair of exhibitions

The Metro, David Leins December 15, 2025

Somewhere between the psychedelic 1960s and the arrival of punk in the late 1970s, Detroit had a unique imprint on...

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The Metro: The ruin and rebirth of Detroit’s Packard Plant

Sam Corey, The Metro December 15, 2025

To some, the story of the Packard Plant mirrors that of Detroit. Built in the early 1900s, the building was...

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The Metro: A redo on I-375 reconstruction

Sam Corey, The Metro December 15, 2025

The project to reconstruct I-375 is meant to do two things at once: rebuild aging infrastructure and repair the harm...

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The Metro: What Black Michiganders say their communities need

The Metro, Cary Junior II December 11, 2025

What policies do Black residents in Michigan want to see?The Center for Community Uplift at the Brookings Institute measured the...

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The Metro: They came to America as toddlers, decades later one is detained by ICE

The Metro, Robyn Vincent December 11, 2025

Immigration enforcement in the United States has escalated sharply this year. Under the Biden administration, the daily number of people...

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The Metro: Congressman Tom Barrett works with White House to release Michigander in ICE custody

Sam Corey, The Metro December 11, 2025

Aggressive immigration enforcement has intensified nationwide. As of early this month, more than 200,000 people had been arrested by ICE...

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The Metro: Arab Orchestra founder says music fosters greater unity

The Metro, Cary Junior II December 10, 2025

After a family trip to Syria at the tender age of ten, Michael Ibrahim’s parents handed him an oud. The...

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The Metro: A new focus on sex, gender and emotions in Michigan classrooms

Sam Corey, The Metro December 10, 2025

What should teachers focus on when exploring sexual health with students? How should they broach sensitive subjects? What does it...

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