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The internet thinks Hillary Clinton has a body double
NEW YORK - Hours after Hillary Clinton nearly collapsed at a 9/11 anniversary event last Sunday, internet users claimed that an elderly woman who wasn’t Clinton appeared outside of Chelsea Clinton’s $10 million luxury condo in Manhattan.Internet users had some doubts about the woman’s claims and began to investigate...Arrest made in arson at Florida mosque where gunman prayed
ORLANDO - A Florida man who investigators say posted anti-Islamic material on social media was arrested on Wednesday on charges of setting fire to a mosque attended by the gunman who committed the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, police said.The case is being prosecuted as a hate crime under Florida law, and the...Teen ‘doctor’ arrested on new charges in Virginia
STAFFORD, VA. — A Florida teenager accused of pretending to be a doctor faces new charges in Virginia after authorities say he fraudulently tried to buy a luxury car. Malachi Love-Robinson was arrested Friday and charged with identity theft and other fraud offenses after he attempted to purchase a Jaguar at a car dealership,...Walmart, Coke apologize for 9/11-themed display at Florida store
PANAMA CITY, Florida — A Walmart spokesman said a 9/11-themed display at a Florida store was designed and created by Coca-Cola. A photo of the display at the Walmart in Panama City, Fla. was posted to Twitter by user @online_shawn and immediately sparked outrage among online commentators who objected to the use of the Sept. 11, 2001...Clinton returns to campaign trail after scrutinized about health
NORTH CAROLINA — Hillary Clinton got back on the campaign trail on Thursday after taking three days off for pneumonia, and the Democratic presidential candidate faced a more challenging political landscape, with Republican rival Donald Trump rising in opinion polls. Senior Clinton aides said they always expected the race to the Nov....Fake bomb, Muslim attire used in Sept. 11-timed robbery plot
NEW YORK — A New York man has been arrested for plotting to rob a store around the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in which he planned to wear traditional Muslim attire and display a fake bomb, federal officials said. Juneal Ali, 29, was arrested by police on Tuesday and charged with attempted robbery and conspiracy, a complaint...The Native American, the Palestinian: A spirited fight for justice
September 16th, 20160 Protesters stand on heavy machinery near the Standing Rock Sioux reservation - Photo by ReutersThousands of Native Americans resurrected the fighting spirit of their forefathers as they stood in unprecedented unity to contest an oil company's desecration of their sacred land in North Dakota. Considering its burdened historical context,...Students sue Snyder, state board, citing literary deficiencies
DETROIT — Seven students, represented by the not-for-profit law firm Public Counsel, filed a lawsuit against Gov. Snyder, the State Board of Education and other school officials on Sept. 13. The lawsuit addresses the literacy deficiencies among school children, with a strong emphasis on Detroit's schools. The lawsuit was formed...White Americans embrace Arab culture, promote unity
September 16th, 20160 Novi resident Cristen Colleen (second from right) visits the Adonis restaurant in DearbornDEARBORN — The current political climate in the U.S. has lead minority groups to feel some discontent towards White Americans. With the rise of Islamophobia and Donald Trump, growing resentments towards illegal immigrants and refugees, as well...ADC-MI encourages judicial excellence at 14th annual Judges Night banquet
DEARBORN — A judge's seat can be a much sought after position.At the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Michigan Regional Office's (ADC-MI), 14th annual Guardians of Justice Judges Night banquet on Thursday, September 8, a strong emphasis on judicial leadership was the overall sentiment.ADC-MI established Judges Night...Serial rapist charged in numerous cases
DEARBORN — Dearborn police finally captured a serial rapist who attacked victims in Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Garden City, Redford, Allen Park and Inkster, among other cities, dating back to five years ago. Last week, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy's office charged Ikeie Ranordo Smith, 32, of Redford Township with first-degree...Michigan violent crime rate plunges from peak decades ago
DETROIT — While Michigan still has many challenges, crime no longer appears to be one of them. The violent crime rate peaked in 1986 in Michigan, with 803.9 violent offenses per 100,000 people, and was nearing half that amount by 2012 at 454.5 offenses, according to FBI Uniform Crime Report statistics. Michigan State Police...Local groups’ websites hacked with jihadi messges
September 15th, 20160 DEARBORN — The websites of three local Arab American organizations have been hacked, with their homepage displaying extremist jihadi messages.“Our brothers in Syria & Palestine & Iraq & Burma & Chichan & Ifriquia & asia are dying Stop follow and imitate western people in Wrong culture And forget about your......
Syria ceasefire deal in balance
DAMASCUS — Russia and a war monitor said the Syrian army had begun to withdraw from a road into Aleppo on Thursday, a prerequisite for pressing ahead with international peacemaking efforts as the government and rebels accused each other of violating a truce.However, insurgent groups present in Aleppo said they still had not seen...Less than half of world’s refugee children are in school
UNITED NATIONS — The majority of the world's some six million refugee children are not in school, making them five times less likely to get an education than the global average, the U.N. warned Thursday.A full 3.7 million school-aged refugee children have no school to go to, the UN refugee agency said in a report."This......
U.S., Israel sign $38 billion military aid package
WASHINGTON — The United States will give Israel $38 billion in military assistance over the next decade, the largest such aid package in U.S. history, under a landmark agreement signed on Wednesday.The deal, will allow Washington's chief Middle East ally to upgrade most of its fighter aircraft, improve its ground forces'...Houthis study U.S. truce proposal for Yemen
SANAA — A U.S. official has presented a proposal for a comprehensive ceasefire in Yemen to the country's dominant Houthis at a meeting in Oman, a member of the Houthi negotiating team said on Thursday.Negotiators will study the plan offered by U.S. Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon in talks in Muscat,...U.N. chief calls Netanyahu’s ‘ethnic cleansing’ video outrageous
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday lambasted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "ethnic cleansing" video as an "unacceptable and outrageous" portrayal of people who oppose Israeli settlements in the West Bank, home to more than 2.7 million Palestinians.Ban told the United Nations Security Council, "Let me...Muslims are now more disliked than atheists and homosexuals
WASHINGTON - Believing in ‘Allah’ is worse than believing in no god at all, according to a recent study that surveyed U.S. residents. The study from sociologists at the University of Minnesota who compared Americans’ perceptions of minority faith and racial groups found that Muslims are now more unpopular than both......
Clinton reiterates support for two-state solution
September 15th, 20160 Clinton speaking in Charlotte, N.C. Sept 8 (Reuters)DEARBORN — Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton reiterated her support for the two-state solution and emphasized Palestinians' right to a normal life with peace an dignity, in an exclusive statement to The Arab American News.Arab Americans may disagree on many issues, but ensuring the...Muslim woman aims to get Hijab emoji approved
September 13th, 20160 BERLIN - Rayouf Alhumedhi, a 15-year-old Berlin teen originally from Saudi Arabia, is aiming to get developers to approve a Hijab emoji. According to a story published by washable.com, Alhumedhi drafted a proposal featuring a hijab to the emoji subcommittee of the Unicode Consortium, a nonprofit organization that develops and promotes......
Abu-Rayyan pleads guilty to gun charges
September 13th, 20160 Abu-Rayyan in Circuit Court (WDIV)DETROIT — A Dearborn Heights man who was accused of supporting ISIS and plotting a church attack could face up to 20 years in prison after entering a guilty plea to federal gun counts. Khalil Abu-Rayyan, 22, did not face terror-related charges. On Tuesday, he pleaded guilty to two counts —...Muslim Marine claims he was forced into a dryer and burned
WASHINGTON - A Muslim Marine said he was called a terrorist and ordered into an industrial clothes dryer multiple times by a drill instructor who then turned it on, burning him, according to an article published by The Washington Post.The treatment of recruits in the Marine Corps have been extinsevely investigated following the suicide......