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...that long ago, Detroit was one of the richest places in the country, the citadel of the auto age, the "arsenal of democracy," the nexus of technology and innovation. Today it struggles for its life: not one national chain operates a grocery store in the entire 138-sq.-mi. city limits of Detroit. The estimated functional illiteracy rate in the city limits hovers near 50%. The unsolved-murder rate is about 70%, and unemployment is around an astonishing...
...school. The Internet was an easy option,” says Quintanar. “Then I just continued staying on it because I had experiences of meeting new friends.” But be wary of a craiglist user like “hot, horny, close to Harvard Sq.” He might have something more than friendship on his agenda...
...Standard's sleek gray lobby is an essay in midcentury Modernism and sets the tone for the 337 rooms above. Accommodation comes in eight categories, ranging from the 250-sq.-ft. (23 sq m) Standard Queen rooms to the top-of-the-range 400-sq.-ft. (37 sq m) Standard Suite, with its enormous bathroom and jaw-dropping 180-degree views. All take full advantage of the location with floor-to-ceiling windows. The views - particularly when facing the water or looking downtown - will have you gazing outside in mute distraction every time you climb out of your sprawling...
...massive, 600-ton JumboTron hovering 90 ft. above the field), you can't help suspecting that a good part of his vision is to make the stadium experience even more like the home experience - centered on television, food and drink - but bigger. Much, much bigger. So at 3 million sq. ft., the Cowboys' new home in Arlington, Texas, is three times the size of Texas Stadium, where they used to play. At a cost of $1.2 billion, it's also the priciest stadium in the NFL - but only until next year, when the $1.6 billion Jets-Giants stadium opens...
...deposition from Marrero, which the former Marine sergeant is scheduled to give next week (though Marrero is not actually party to the suit). Lawyers for the Vieques plaintiffs say his testimony lends credence to their assertions about the long-term effects of living on the 55-sq.-mi. (88 sq km) island during the last half of the 20th century - and about the federal health and environmental laws they allege the Navy violated. "His coming forward offers proof," says John Eaves Jr., a Mississippi lawyer representing the Vieques residents. "These are things the Navy has to answer for." The Pentagon...