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Monica Conyers Resigns From Detroit City Council |
 Just months after spending of hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees to oust former Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, the beleaguered city of Detroit was spared another round Monday when City Councilwoman Monica Conyers resigned her seat without a fight.
Conyers, 44, the wife of powerful and respected Democratic congressman John Conyers, quietly had a staffer bring the City Clerk's office a one-paragraph letter announcing her resignation three days after she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery for her vote on a sludge hauling contract.
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Jurors In Davis Case Discuss Split On Death Verdict |
 Inside the jury room, seven men and five women huddled around a table to discuss a parade of witnesses in the case of an off-duty police officer shot and killed outside a fast-food restaurant.
In just two hours, they found Troy Anthony Davis guilty. In another seven, they said he deserved to die. Both times they were unanimous.
Since then, Davis' attorneys have delayed his execution three times — less than 24 hours before he was to be executed, in one instance — by raising doubts about those witnesses.
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Vibe Magazine Closes, Quincy Wants It Back |
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 Entertainment mogul Quincy Jones, founder of Vibe magazine, said Tuesday that he wants to buy back the seminal magazine aimed at the hip-hop generation.
On Tuesday, Steve Aaron, Vibe Media Group's chief executive officer, announced the 16-year-old magazine was folding immediately, citing a “lack of financial investments.”
According to Journal-isms, an online column about the news media, Adrienne Samuels Gibbs of Ebony magazine quoted Jones as saying, "I’m trying to buy my magazine back now.”
Jones, reached in London, told Gibbs he was unhappy with the stewardship of the magazine.
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Public Jackson Memorial To Be Held At Staples Center Tuesday |
A free public memorial for Michael Jackson will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. PT at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
There will be 11,000 tickets distributed to the general public.
PR firm Sunshine Sachs & Associates, hired to speak on behalf of the family, will hold a press briefing Friday morning at 10 a.m. PT to announce details on how the public can register for tickets.
In a press conference Thursday, the producer of Michael Jackson's scheduled This Is It Tour said they have 100 hours of high definition Jackson video footage for use in a documentary film and/or live albums.
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