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6 injured as long lines of Detroiters waited for chance to get fed help to pay their bills George Hunter, Charlie LeDuff and Santiago Esparza / The Detroit News Detroit -- The lure of federal cash assistance for needy Detroit families sparked pandemonium Wednesday at Cobo Center, as hundreds of city residents pushed, jostled and trampled others in a rush to apply for the aid. In a scene that spoke volumes about the despair of one of the nation's poorest cities, about 50,000 Detroiters descended on downtown to pick up 5,000 applications in hopes of enrolling in a federal program that pays a few hundred to a few thousand dollars to low-income residents to help pay rent and utilities. In fact, some 60,000 residents applied for the aid over two days, although the city will only be able to help about 3,400 families. Wednesday's... [read full story]
Lavlee Mollik tells Bangladesh newspaper that she wants her daughters to live and be educated in Australia The mother of conjoined Bangladeshi twins who were separated in an operation in Melbourne has said she does not want...
Burley's "Scotland teams were often swashbuckling", Craig? Can't say I remember that. Apart from some farcical events off-field, for which Burley must take his share of the blame, there's no doubt Smith and McLeish got more out...
• Carlo Ancelotti says Kakuta is best teenager he's seen • Ban for allegedly breaking transfer rules lifted by Fifa Carlo Ancelotti may today hand a Premier League debut to the best teenage footballer he has ever seen, a player...
