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Author: Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press

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‘We ask for your prayers’: 13 nuns at Michigan convent who died from COVID-19 memorialized

July 22, 2020Frank Witsil, Detroit Free PressComments Off on ‘We ask for your prayers’: 13 nuns at Michigan convent who died from COVID-19 memorialized

COVID-19 swept through a convent in Livonia, Michigan, leaving 13 nuns dead. One appeared to recover from the disease, only to relapse.

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Michigan woman draws handgun on Black family during confrontation in viral video

July 2, 2020Frank Witsil, Detroit Free PressComments Off on Michigan woman draws handgun on Black family during confrontation in viral video

A video posted to Twitter shows a white woman pointing a handgun at the camera says, “Get away,” while another woman asks someone to call the police.

Money

Amazon driver in Detroit quits job on Twitter, leaves package-filled van with keys in the ignition. Here’s why he did it.

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020Frank Witsil, Detroit Free PressComments Off on Amazon driver in Detroit quits job on Twitter, leaves package-filled van with keys in the ignition. Here’s why he did it.

The former driver’s tweets and video are in stark contrast to the feel-good worker-vignettes that Amazon has been airing as TV commercials.

Travel

‘We are floating around the ocean’: Cruise ship with no coronavirus shut out of ports

February 9, 2020Frank Witsil, Detroit Free PressComments Off on ‘We are floating around the ocean’: Cruise ship with no coronavirus shut out of ports

There are no cases of the coronavirus aboard Holland America’s MS Westerdam, but after a stop in Hong Kong, it can’t find a port to dock.

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Lawsuit alleges Marriott, Intercontinental allowed sex trafficking in hotels

January 31, 2020Frank Witsil, Detroit Free PressComments Off on Lawsuit alleges Marriott, Intercontinental allowed sex trafficking in hotels

The case adds to a growing number of them that have been filed against hotel operators and chains nationwide.

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‘A one-in-a-million thing’: Rare 3-antlered deer spotted by photographer in Michigan

November 12, 2019Frank Witsil, Detroit Free PressComments Off on ‘A one-in-a-million thing’: Rare 3-antlered deer spotted by photographer in Michigan

A former Michigan lawmaker snapped a photo of a rare deer in the Upper Peninsula – a buck with three antlers.

Travel

You can spend the night in a giant potato in Idaho

April 24, 2019Frank Witsil, Detroit Free PressComments Off on You can spend the night in a giant potato in Idaho

The Big Idaho Potato willsoon to be the Big Idaho Potato Hotel. The Idaho Potato Commission would love for you to consider it for your next vacation.

News

Domino’s, Playboy and other businesses sued over websites that aren’t accessible to blind

March 23, 2019Frank Witsil, Detroit Free PressComments Off on Domino’s, Playboy and other businesses sued over websites that aren’t accessible to blind

Companies are increasingly under fire from plaintiffs who say they are frozen out of the digital era because websites aren’t accessible to the blind.

Nation

Detroit City Council rejects car stunt because of Confederate flag

February 19, 2019Frank Witsil, Detroit Free PressComments Off on Detroit City Council rejects car stunt because of Confederate flag

Organizers of the annual Autorama hot rod show in Detroit were hoping to re-create a car jump scene from the 1977 movie “Smokey and the Bandit.”

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6-year-old Michigan girl rescued after posting photos of dead father on Facebook

January 4, 2019Frank Witsil, Detroit Free PressComments Off on 6-year-old Michigan girl rescued after posting photos of dead father on Facebook

A 6-year-old girl was rescued by police from a home in Michigan after she postedphotos online of her dead father and unconscious stepmother.

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