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A packed auditorium watched City Council yesterday at city hall. Photo: Courtesy of the city of Detroit, via Flickr The $1.5 billion District Detroit project is moving forward with hundreds of millions in controversial tax abatements. Why it matters: The vote is another benchmark in what is now a decade-plus long debate between conflicting opinions about how to bring Detroit into a prosperous

One Alabama officer has died and another is in critical condition after they were shot by a suspect who barricaded himself inside an apartment as they were responding to a reported domestic violence attack on a woman in Huntsville, officials said late Tuesday. Both officers were taken to a hospital following the shooting Tuesday, and one of them died there, the Huntsville Police Department

Taiwan will close its embassy and consulate in Honduras, Taiwanese Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said at a news conference in Taipei on Sunday.

TAIPEI—Honduras has established diplomatic relations with China and formally cut ties with Taiwan, following through on a pledge this month to shift its official recognition to Beijing.

With the loss of Honduras, Taiwan now has 13 diplomatic

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