Wei Jingsheng
DET97112001- 20 NOVEMBER 1997 - DETROIT, MICHIGAN, USA: Chinese dissident Wei Jingsheng(R) waves to reporters as he is released from Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital November 20th. Wei will now fly to New York. Holding the microphone is Xiao Quang, head of Human Rights in China. UPI bp/Bill Pugliano
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Obese men are more likely to have precancerous lesions detected in benign prostate biopsies and are at a greater risk for prostate cancer, U.S. researchers say.
A Michigan college student says he was just doing a "good deed" when he resuscitated a stranger's newborn daughter, saving her life.
Resveratrol, found in red grapes and red wine, may have the potential to protect against hearing and cognitive decline, U.S. researchers suggest.
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Ford Motor Co., said Friday that founder Henry Ford's great, great granddaughter Elena Ford had been elected a vice president of the company.
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Michiganders indulging in the Fat Tuesday tradition of eating paczki would require a 4-mile walk to burn off the calories, experts said.
The 100th anniversary of Rosa Parks' birth Monday will be commemorated by a museum celebration and the release of a postage stamp honoring her, officials said.
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