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Early in-person voting begins across Michigan for the Aug. 4 primary
LANSING — After a full month of absentee voting by mail, Michigan voters can now cast their ballots in person at early voting sites established across the state for the Aug. 4 primary election. The nine-day early in-person voting period begins...
Elections
Michigan gubernatorial race narrows to James vs. Johnson in GOP primary, Benson vs. Swanson for Democrats
LANSING — Less than two weeks before Michigan's Aug. 4 primary election, the Republican field for governor has narrowed to just two active candidates following former Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox's decision to suspend his campaign. Although...
Elections
Michigan House District 3 candidates share their vision in The Arab American News questionnaire
In the upcoming Aug. 4 Democratic primary, three Arab American candidates are competing for their party's nomination for Michigan's Third House District seat: former Dearborn Board of Education member Hussein Berry, community activist Othman Ali...
Elections
Meet the Democratic candidates for Michigan’s Second Senate District: Erin Byrnes vs. Abbas Alawieh
In the Democratic primary election on August 4, only two candidates are competing for the party's nomination in Michigan's Second State Senate District: State Rep. Erin Byrnes and Arab American activist Abbas Alawieh. The winner of the Democratic...
Elections
Countywide school millage headlines Oakland County Primary ballot
PONTIAC — Voters across Oakland County will decide on more than 40 tax proposals in the Aug. 4 primary election, including a countywide property tax measure that would provide additional funding for public schools throughout the county. The...
Elections
Don Ufford’s campaign accuses Jeremy Moss of dodging debate, taking pro-Israel PAC money
SOUTHFIELD — The campaign of Democratic congressional candidate Don Ufford has launched a sharp attack on its chief rival in Michigan's 11th Congressional District primary, State Sen. Jeremy Moss, accusing him of putting support for Israel ahead...
Crime
FBI captures fugitive accused in $547 million Medicare fraud scheme after years on the run
Federal authorities have arrested a fugitive accused of orchestrating a massive $547 million Medicare fraud scheme, bringing an end to an international manhunt that lasted more than three years. The U.S. Department of Justice announced Tuesday that...
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Wayne County judge denies Hamtramck mayor’s emergency injunction request to reinstate city manager
HAMTRAMCK —A Wayne County judge has denied Hamtramck Mayor Adam Alharbi's request to temporarily reinstate dismissed Hamtramck City Manager Adel Al-Adlani, allowing the City Council's decision to remove him from office to remain in effect until...
Opinions
Is it just about AIPAC’s money, or does the U.S.-Israel rot run far deeper?
Two major stories regarding the United States and Israel in recent days represent profound watershed moments in the history of the relationship between both countries. The first incident occurred on July 8 when U.S. Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA) and...
Opinions
Rahm Emanuel’s speech: Not all it was hyped to be
Several observations can be made regarding Rahm Emanuel’s recent speech at Tel Aviv University: what he said and didn’t say, and what impact (if any) his words might have. Emanuel has been a fixture in U.S. politics for decades. After...
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ACCESS names Lina Hourani-Harajli as its next president and CEO as Maha Freij announces her retirement
DEARBORN — ACCESS President and CEO Maha Freij will retire this fall after more than 35 years of service to the nation's largest Arab American nonprofit organization, marking the end of an era that helped transform ACCESS into a nationally...
Health
Canadian wildfire smoke chokes Metro Detroit, triggers air quality emergency
DETROIT — After enduring days of near-100-degree temperatures, Metro Detroit residents were hit with another wave of extreme weather this week as thick smoke from massive wildfires in Canada and northern Minnesota blanketed Southeast Michigan,...
Iraq
Trump embraces Iraq’s new prime minister, presses Baghdad to curb Iranian influence
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just two months after taking office as Iraq's prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi received one of the strongest endorsements yet from President Trump during a White House meeting Tuesday, underscoring Washington's growing investment in...
Opinions
The Democratic establishment is panicking
Watching elements of the Democratic Party establishment respond to insurgencies is fascinating. After Senator Bernie Sanders won several early contests in the 2020 presidential nominating process, the establishment panicked. In 2016, Sanders had...
Iran
Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb raise stakes as U.S.-Iran conflict escalates, MOU near collapse
Although the United States and Iran continued exchanging military strikes this week, with growing talk that the bilateral memorandum of understanding is effectively dead, several developments suggested that Washington remains eager to avoid sliding...
Crime
FBI warns Metro Detroit residents of rising AI-powered scams, romance fraud
ETROIT — The FBI's Detroit Field Office is warning residents to remain vigilant as scammers increasingly use phone calls, text messages, emails, social media platforms and smartphone apps to steal money and personal information, urging the public...
Local
Michigan DNR to auction 97 state-owned properties across Michigan in August
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will auction 97 surplus state-owned properties across 27 counties during a series of online auctions scheduled between Aug. 4 and Aug. 28, including several parcels...
Health
Experts warn of health risks, stress vaccines amid measles resurgence
A Minnesota mother who was traveling to Somalia took her family to the local travel clinic to get necessary vaccines before their trip, including the MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella. The youngest member of the family,...
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Wayne County Airport Authority cancels bar lounge project at Detroit Metro Airport
DETROIT — The Wayne County Airport Authority has canceled plans to move forward with a proposed bar lounge concept at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), citing financial and economic uncertainty following the closure of Spirit...
Health
Michigan investigates unprecedented Cyclosporiasis outbreak as infections surpass 1,200
Michigan health officials are scrambling to identify the source of an unprecedented outbreak of the foodborne parasite Cyclosporiasis, which has already infected more than 1,200 people across the state in just over two weeks, sending dozens of...
Palestine
Poll: Mamdani enjoys higher favorability than Netanyahu among American Jews as views on Israel continue to shift
NEW YORK — A new national survey suggests that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is viewed more favorably by American Jews than Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, underscoring the growing complexity of political attitudes toward Israel...
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Deadly storms leave six dead as widespread power outages fuel outrage across Metro Detroit
DEARBORN — On the eve of Independence Day, powerful thunderstorms fueled by extreme heat swept across southeast Michigan, leaving six people dead, knocking out electricity to more than 400,000 homes and businesses and intensifying criticism of DTE...
Elections
Mallory McMorrow exits Michigan’s U.S. Senate race, narrowing the Democratic primary to Stevens and El-Sayed
ROYAL OAK — Michigan State Sen. Mallory McMorrow has suspended her campaign for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, leaving the race to two candidates, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and former Wayne County Health Director Dr. Abdul...
Iran
Millions bid farewell to Sayed Khamenei as Washington and Tehran edge back toward war
While millions of mourners participated in a six-day funeral procession honoring Iran's late Supreme Leader Sayed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding signed last week came under immediate strain as Washington and...
Elections
El-Sayed clashes with Stevens over AIPAC, corporate donations and Middle East policy in the only U.S. Senate debate
GRAND RAPIDS — Accusations of political corruption, corporate influence and loyalty to special interests dominated the only televised debate Tuesday night between Democratic U.S. Senate candidates U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed...
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Poll: Majority of Michiganders support lowering legal blood alcohol content limit for drivers
A survey conducted by EPIC-MRA says Michiganders support lowering the legal blood alcohol content limit for adult drivers from 0.08 to 0.05. The survey, sponsored by 0.5 Saves Lives, an advocacy group that seeks to reform blood alcohol content...
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