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Louis Aguilar

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#DiegoRivera painted an image of mi abuelo in #Detroit. Author, reporter @DetroitNews covering Detroit & WayneCounty 💼@DenverPost @WashingtonPost @BridgeDet313

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1932 @DetroitNews photo, #FridaKahlo arriving #MICentralDepot in #Detroit #Corktown. In her bag is a ukulele & a letter from an ex-lover, an Italian countess. Frida is 24 & unknown. Detroit News reporter asks: "Are you a painter, too?" Frida: "Yes, the greatest in the world."
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#Detroit could see 40% to 45% voter turnout in Nov. 3 election, which is high for the city. #Midterms2026 detroitnews.com/story/news/p… via @detroitnews
Detroit could see 40% to 45% voter turnout in Nov. 3 election

Detroit could see 40% to 45% voter turnout in Nov. 3 election

Detroit election officials project a 40%-45% voter turnout on Nov. 3. That would be significantly higher than last fall when a new mayor was elected.

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Can #Detroit afford to fix toxic demolition sites? Council seeks answers detroitnews.com/story/news/l… via @detroitnews
Can Detroit afford to fix toxic demolition sites? Council seeks answers

Can Detroit afford to fix toxic demolition sites? Council seeks answers

Detroit officials admit they lack a reliable cost estimate for cleaning up toxic dirt at hundreds of demo sites. City Council holds special session to get more answers.

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Visit Detroit, Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau & Pure Michigan pulling back on advertising in Canada as President Donald Trump’s tariffs and disparaging comments about Canada have fueled anger among Canadians detroitnews.com/story/travel… @detroitnews
Michigan tourism agencies stop marketing in Canada amid tension

Michigan tourism agencies stop marketing in Canada amid tension

President Donald Trump’s tariffs and disparaging comments about their country have angered Canadians, making Michigan a hard sell to travelers.

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Child poverty in #Detroit falls to lowest point in at least two decades detroitnews.com/story/news/l… via @detroitnews
Child poverty in Detroit falls to lowest point in at least two decades

Child poverty in Detroit falls to lowest point in at least two decades

Detroit's child poverty rate fell more than 10 percentage points from 2024 to 2025. But its rate remains higher than other peer cities.

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Just 2 years ago, RFK (Robert Kennedy) was in Dearborn meeting with Arab-Americans, posing for selfies with them. Today, he’s making disparaging remarks about Arabs. Video I took of him in Dearborn a few days before Nov. election.
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RFK: “There's 500 million Arabs in the world, and yet they don't produce science. They don't win the Nobel Prize. They don't win the Fields Prize. They don't win the Wolf Prize. They don’t produce literature.” Every aspect of that statement (save Fields) is absolutely false.
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Museums & cultural institutions say they face brutal challenges due to shrinking $$ from public, private sources. Will Oakland and Wayne county voters give a financial lifeline to @DHSDetroit @TheWrightMuseum by approving a millage?detroitnews.com/story/news/l… @detroitnews
Detroit museums seek stability with tax hike plan in Wayne, Oakland counties

Detroit museums seek stability with tax hike plan in Wayne, Oakland counties

Detroit's historical and African American museums are asking Oakland and Wayne County voters to approve a proposed 0.2 mill property tax.

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Debate over $2B plan to overhaul #Detroit Ren Cen gets chippy. Bedrock CEO calls CityCouncilman @DenzMcCampbell's questions about #Detroit RenCen deal 'indecent'. CEO quickly apologized. .detroitnews.com/story/news/l… via @detroitnews
Bedrock CEO calls councilman's questions about Detroit RenCen deal 'indecent'

Bedrock CEO calls councilman's questions about Detroit RenCen deal 'indecent'

Detroit City Councilman Denzel McCampbell and Bedrock CEO Jared Fleisher shared a tense exchange over a proposed $2.2 bilion plan to transform the RenCen

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Check out this article from The Detroit News: Jocelyn Benson expands lead over John James in Michigan governor race detroitnews.com/story/news/p…
Jocelyn Benson expands lead over John James in Michigan governor race

Jocelyn Benson expands lead over John James in Michigan governor race

Voter dissatisfaction with Republican President Donald Trump is benefiting Democrat Jocelyn Benson in the race to lead Michigan.

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Craig Mauger@CraigDMaugerOct 26
Elon Musk is now contributing to the PAC funding a rush of TV ads through the Michigan Republican Party. Democrats contend the strategy being used by Michigan Victory 2026 is illegal.
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This is going to put Michigan TV stations in a difficult spot. The Michigan Democratic Party is now calling on them to stop giving the ads in question the lower candidate rate. detroitnews.com/story/news/p…

GOP, James campaign try path around donor limits in race's last days

At least $2 million in money from members of the DeVos clan appears to be at the center of a new effort to circumvent Michigan's $8,325 donor limit.

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Bernie Sanders was a guest on the Detroit News Political Insider podcast today. Sanders said he sees outright racism in some of the attacks against Abdul El-Sayed. Story with @nannburke. detroitnews.com/story/news/p…
Bernie Sanders sees 'racist campaign' against Abdul El-Sayed

Bernie Sanders sees 'racist campaign' against Abdul El-Sayed

"They are going after Abdul because he is a Muslim," Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders told The Detroit News on the Political Insider podcast.

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If this is allowed, the campaign contribution limits Michigan has for candidates would appear to be rendered meaningless because parties can accept unlimited amounts from donors.
Craig Mauger (@CraigDMauger) profile pictureCraig Mauger@CraigDMaugerOct 23
This John James campaign finance report is pretty interesting. It shows $1.9 million in in-kind contributions from the Michigan GOP. I am currently exploring how this is possible given current state contribution limits.
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The U.S. Department of Justice is planning to send election monitors to polling places in seven Michigan cities for the Nov. 3 midterm election. detroitnews.com/story/news/p…
Department of Justice sending election monitors to 7 Michigan cities

Department of Justice sending election monitors to 7 Michigan cities

The U.S. Department of Justice is planning to send election monitors to polling places in seven Michigan cities for the Nov. 3 midterm election.

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Arab Americans split on Trump in 2024. A new poll shows a significant shift detroitnews.com/story/news/p… via @detroitnews
Arab Americans split on Trump in 2024. A new poll shows a significant shift

Arab Americans split on Trump in 2024. A new poll shows a significant shift

The 3.5 million Americans with Arab ancestry make up 1 percent of the U.S. population, and a quarter of them live in the Midwest.

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Feds plan to have HHS lawyers represents migrant kids, sparking a backlash detroitnews.com/story/news/l… via @detroitnews
Feds plan to have HHS lawyers represents migrant kids, sparking a backlash

Feds plan to have HHS lawyers represents migrant kids, sparking a backlash

Questions about fair and aggressive representation arise as the Trump administration posts plan to have HHS lawyers represent migrant children.

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NEW: How Michigan congressman Jack Bergman came to live in a campaign donor's Washington, D.C. home Earlier this year, the donor sold home on a land contract to Bergman’s daughter in a sell-financed deal with no principal due until 2033. Bergman has continued to claim taxpayer reimbursement since his daughter bought the Capitol Hill rowhouse for the same price the donor paid for it four years ago. detroitnews.com/story/news/p… via @nannburke & @detroitnews
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#Detroit faith leaders unite to combat fears of voter intimidation at polls #MidtermElections detroitnews.com/story/news/p… via @detroitnews
Detroit faith leaders unite to combat fears of voter intimidation at polls

Detroit faith leaders unite to combat fears of voter intimidation at polls

Metro Detroit faith leaders are training poll chaplains to support voters and protect election workers ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms.

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Check out this article from The Detroit News: Detroit faith leaders unite to combat fears of voter intimidation at polls detroitnews.com/story/news/p…
Detroit faith leaders unite to combat fears of voter intimidation at polls

Detroit faith leaders unite to combat fears of voter intimidation at polls

Metro Detroit faith leaders are training poll chaplains to support voters and protect election workers ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms.

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Check out this article from The Detroit News: Safety issues flagged at Palisades as nuclear plant preps for restart detroitnews.com/story/news/l…
Safety issues flagged at Palisades as nuclear plant preps for restart

Safety issues flagged at Palisades as nuclear plant preps for restart

Nuclear regulators have flagged a series of recent safety issues at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant in west Michigan.

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Breaking: Elon Musk ordered the Starlink slowdown that blindsided Ukraine on.wsj.com/4sgcpBv
Exclusive | Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided Ukraine

Exclusive | Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided Ukraine

The SpaceX founder authorized the move and has been discussing Ukraine with Trump, but the president has denied ordering the restrictions.

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Some #eastside #Detoit residents concerned about request to review Kercheval bars detroitnews.com/story/entert… via @detroitnews
Some residents concerned about request to review Kercheval bars

Some residents concerned about request to review Kercheval bars

Council member Renata Miller has requested a BSEED review of both existing and soon-to-open bars and restaurants along Kercheval in West Village.

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