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The U.S. Coast Guard has launched a Great Lakes safe boating awareness effort focused on paddlesports. The Coast Guard Ninth District’s “Paddles Up Great Lakes” campaign begins Labor Day weekend and runs through Sept. 10. The Coast Guard says that paddlesports such as canoeing and kayaking are increasingly popular, but some people take to the [...]

The remnants of Hurricane Earl have moved away from the Massachusetts coast and are bearing down on Nova Scotia. The storm’s brush with the Northeast late Friday was less intense than feared. It dumped heavy rain on Cape Cod, Nantucket Island and Martha’s Vineyard. Earl is now a tropical storm with winds of 70 mph. [...]

A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck much of New Zealand’s South Island early Saturday. No tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of injuries, but the quake caused extensive damage. The quake, which hit 19 miles (30 kilometers) west of the southern city of Christchurch – the second largest in New Zealand and the [...]

Detroit Lions rookie defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was fined $7,500 by the NFL on Friday for his roughing-the-passer penalty on quarterback Jake Delhomme in an exhibition game against the Browns. The No. 2 overall pick in April’s draft grabbed Delhomme’s face mask and twisted it, then wrapped his arms around the quarterback’s head and slammed [...]

A special day is approaching  designed to highlight the importance of museums in American culture.

A shadowy group calling itself “The Tea Party” won’t be allowed on the state’s November ballot after a Friday order from the Michigan Supreme Court. The high court’s 5-2 vote lets stand a ruling earlier this week from the Michigan Court of Appeals that keeps “The Tea Party” off the ballot because it didn’t comply [...]

WWJ’s Roberta Jasina didn’t have any problem  finding entertainment  to talk about this weekend ; Trying to fit it all in in another story.

On this Labor Day Weekend, Murray Feldman outlines the state of labor unions today.

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It’s another Labor Day Weekend full of festivals and fun in Southeast Michigan. Detroit will play host to the Detroit International Jazz Festival, September 3rd through the 6th.  Now in its 31st year, the festival takes place over several city blocks in downtown Detroit – from Hart Plaza to Campus Martius – with five stages and 100 acts. [...]