Detroit: Quick Facts

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GRiZ’s ’12 Days of GRiZMAS’ Charity Drive Announces 2026 Program • Nov. 11, 2026, 5:26 PM ET (Billboard)

Juan Atkins obituary • Nov. 10, 2026, 4:00 PM ET (The Guardian)

US to deport Lebanon's Detroit consul-general over terror support • Nov. 7, 2026, 11:46 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)

Sweat, Scuffs and Gasps: ‘The Nutcracker’ Enters Enhanced Reality • Nov. 6, 2026, 5:01 AM ET (New York Times)

Juan Atkins Has Died. He Helped Invent Techno Music. • Nov. 6, 2026, 3:00 AM ET (New York Times)

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Detroit, Michigan

Map of Michigan showing the location of Detroit near Lake Erie and the state's borders with Canada, Ohio, Indiana, and Wisconsin.

Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

Detroit Institute of Arts

Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan

Workers assemble automobile body sides along a central conveyor belt in a large Ford Motor Company factory at River Rouge, Detroit, with car parts stacked nearby.

Detroit: Comerica Park

Detroit Institute of Arts

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