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Tag Archives: Detroit

13Nov/17

Shawn Mendes, Eminem and U2 among winners at MTV Europe Music Awards

November 13, 2017MusicCamila Cabello, Company: MTV Europe Music, Detroit, Eminem, Entertainment, Entertainment/Culture, Human Interest, Jared Leto, Kesha, London, Manchester, MTV Europe Music Awards, MTV Networks, Music, Musicians, Rita Ora, Shawn Mendes, Singers, Singing, Stormzy, Taylor Swift, There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back, Torch songs, United Kingdom, United Statessmbale

LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (NOVEMBER 12, 2017) (MTV NETWORKS EUROPE) – Canadian pop singer Shawn Mendes led the pack at the MTV Europe Music awards on Sunday night, taking home “Best Song,” “Best Artist,” and “Biggest Fans” awards, in a show that featured performances from French Montana, The Killers and Kesha. Continue reading →

09Jan/17

Fiat Chrysler CEO says U.S. expansion plan predates Trump, expresses concern about tariffs

January 9, 2017TransportAmerican brands, Auburn Hills Michigan, Business, China, Chrysler, Companies, Company: Fiat Chrysler, Country: United States, Detroit, Donald J. Trump, Donald Trump, Economy, Fiat, Fiat Automobiles, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Fiat S.p.A., Jeep, Mexico, Peterson Institute for International Economics, Sergio Marchionne, Transport, United Statessmbale

CEO Sergio Marchionne says he has not met with Donald Trump and that the company’s plans to expand in Michigan and Ohio have been years in the making, hours after the U.S. President-elect tweeted his thanks to Fiat.

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20Aug/16

Uber to roll out driverless car service in Pittsburgh

August 20, 2016TransportAutomation, Business/Finance, Car sharing, City: Pittsburgh, Detroit, Emerging technologies, Ford Motor Company, Google, Location-based software, Motor vehicles, Pittsburgh, Robotics, Self-driving cars, Taxicabs of the United States, Technology, Technology/Internet, Tesla, Transport, Transportation network companies, Uber, Uber protests and legal actions, Uberisation, Vehicular automation, Volvo XCsmbale

Uber is launching a self-driving car service later this month in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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18Jan/16

Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson

Jackson: Flint residents “betrayed” by their government

January 18, 2016EnvironmentAmariyanna Copeny, Barack Obama, Detroit, Drinking water, Flint, Flint River, Flint water crisis, Flint, Michigan, Jackson, Jackson Michigan, Jesse Jackson, Man-Made Disaster, Michigan, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Rick Snyder, States of the United States, United Statessmbale

Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson says Michigan’s governor needs to be held accountable for the city of Flint’s contaminated water.

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17Jan/16

Michael Moore calls for federal help for Flint water crisis

January 17, 2016EnvironmentActivists, Amariyanna Copeny, Anti-capitalism, Barack Obama, Detroit, Flint, Flint River, Flint water crisis, Flint, Michigan, Michael Moore, Michigan, Progressivism in the United States, States of the United States, Statewide opinion polling for the United States presidential election, United States, Water supply and sanitation in the United States, White Housesmbale

Film maker Michael Moore called on President Barack Obama to make federal aid available for the city of Flint which is struggling with lead-contaminated drinking water.

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11Jan/16

Mercedes-Benz Chairman, Dr. Dieter Zetsche, talks about Mercedes-Benz E-Class

Detroit auto show showcases technology

January 11, 2016TransportAmerican brands, Automotive industry, Avista, Big Three, Buick, Car classifications, Cars, Daimler AG, Detroit, Dieter Zetsche, Fred Katayama, Mercedes-Benz, Motor vehicles, North American International Auto Show, Rebecca Lindland, Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance, Sedans, Station wagons, United Statessmbale

Technology, design, and safety were highlighted at the North American International Auto Show as Mercedes and Buick rolled out new cars. Fred Katayama reports. Continue reading →

19Jul/15

Flag dispute triggers clash at South Carolina capitol

July 19, 2015WorldAmerican nationalism, American society, Anti-Islam sentiment, Antisemitism in the United States, Carolina, Christian terrorism, Colombia, Columbia, Detroit, Discrimination against LGBT people in the United States, Discrimination in the United States, Dylann Roof, Flags of the Confederate States of America, History of the United States, Islamophobia in the United States, Kelley Hughes, Ku Klux Klan, National Socialist Movement, Politics, Politics of the United States, Race in the United States, Reconstruction, Roof, Social Issues, South Carolina, South Carolina State House, southern poverty, Southern Poverty Law Center, Terrorism in the United States, United States, United States Capitol, White supremacy in the United Statessmbale

A Ku Klux Klan chapter and an African-American group held overlapping demonstrations outside the South Carolina State House, where state officials removed the Confederate battle flag last week.

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02Apr/15

Woman accused of killing sons and putting them in freezer enters not guilty plea

April 2, 2015CrimeAngela Blair, Detroit, Mitchelle Angela Blair, Stephen Berry, Stoni Blair, United States, Wyatt Harrissmbale

Michigan women accused of killing two of her children and putting them in her freezer enters not guilty plea.
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