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$200K expected to fill Detroit water bill fund

2014-08-18 08:37:03| Automakers - Topix.net

Mayor Mike Duggan is set to announce about $200,000 worth of donations Monday to the newly created Detroit Water Fund to help residents struggling to pay their water bills, a source familiar with the announcement said.

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Detroit area dealers struggle with submerged autos, trapped customers

2014-08-16 17:42:30| Auto Dealers - Topix.net

Pat Presutti, new-car sales manager at Jim Riehl's Friendly Chrysler Jeep in Warren, Mich., surveys vehicle damage on Wednesday, following the region's torrential rains on Monday.

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2014 Woodward Dream Cruise: Detroit automakers bringing more horsepower, entertainment

2014-08-13 20:18:01| Automakers - Topix.net

Detroit automakers are expected to bring more horsepower and entertainment to this year's Woodward Dream Cruise.

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'Unprecedented' flooding event in Detroit fits global warming pattern

2014-08-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Mashable: Detroit received 4.57 inches of rain in just a few hours on Monday, breaking its record for that date and coming in second place for the all-time wettest calendar day, behind a 4.74 inch deluge in July of 1925. The heavy rain -- which included more than an inch of rain falling in just 24 minutes -- led to some of the most widespread flash flooding on record in the Motor City. Every major interstate was affected by the flooding, which longtime weather forecasters in the area called an unprecedented...

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