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Anti-Semitic flyers distributed in Southfield and Berkley neighborhoods
SOUTHFIELD — In a new wave of anti-Semitic propaganda, unidentified individuals targeted neighborhoods with sizable Jewish populations in the Oakland County cities of Southfield and Berkley last weekend, prompting the Anti-Defamation League to...
Elections
El-Sayed and Stevens clash over Israel, immigration and campaign money as new poll gives El-Sayed 15-point lead
About one week before Michigan’s Aug. 4 primary election, the two Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate, U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens and Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, faced off Monday night in their second and final televised debate, sharply contrasting...
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Gordie Howe International Bridge opens amid escalating U.S.–Canada trade dispute
DETROIT — The Gordie Howe International Bridge opened to vehicle traffic Monday, July 27, providing a long-awaited new connection between Detroit and Windsor even as an escalating trade dispute cast a shadow over a project designed to symbolize...
Immigration
ACLU report exposes an immigration enforcement system built on chaos and cruelty
By Edward Kissam On Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025, President Trump made clear there would be a renewed assault on immigrants’ rights. What wasn’t clear at the time, but is now, is that this would escalate beyond hate ridden rhetoric into...
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Michigan to issue new chip- and tap-enabled Bridge Cards later this year
LANSING — Michigan residents who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will begin receiving upgraded Bridge Cards equipped with chip and tap-to-pay technology later this year, according to the Michigan Department of Health and...
Community
Former Dearborn Heights police chief sues city and Mayor Mo Baydoun, alleging retaliation and discrimination
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Former Dearborn Heights Police Chief Ahmed Haidar has filed a lawsuit against the city and Mayor Mo Baydoun, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for actions he took while leading the department. According...
Opinions
The death count trap: Why tallying victims won’t stop Israel’s genocide
The words "killed", "injured", "maimed" and the like often lose a great part of their meaning when they are repeated so relentlessly. Take, for example, a headline like: "13 Palestinians Killed in Gaza, Others Wounded." Though many of us can still...
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