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GOP platform draft calls pornography ‘public health crisis’
Republican delegates unanimously adopted an amendment to their draft platform Monday morning that called pornography "a public health crisis" and a "public menace" that is destroying lives. The language went further in its condemnation of porn than the 2012 GOP platform, which condemned child pornography and encouraged the enforcement...
U.S. residents statistically more likely to get killed by cows than by refugees
July 14th, 20160 DETROIT– Cows, drinking milk, and getting struck by lightning are statistically more dangerous than a refugee.That’s the argument behind a lighthearted article headlining an e-newsletter sent by ArabAmerica.com on Wednesday.The featured article — by contributing writers Zachary Tarrant and...
ISIS confirms ‘minister of war’ Shishani killed
July 14th, 20160 ShishaniBAGHDAD — Abu Omar al-Shishani, who the Pentagon described as ISIS's "minister of war", was killed in combat in the Iraqi city of Shirqat, south of Mosul, a news agency that supports the militant group said on Wednesday.The Pentagon said in March that Shishani had likely been killed in a U.S. air strike in Syria, but this was...
Man pulls gun on children at Dearborn pool
July 14th, 20160 DEARBORN- A man has been arrested for allegedly pulling a gun on a group of children at the Springwells Apartments pool. A group of kids had agitated the man when they were playing a game in the pool. The man was there chaperoning his young daughter. The boys, ages 10-16, said they were getting on the nerves of a man as they...
Florida mosque removed as polling locations after flood of complaints
July 13th, 20160 PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. - The Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling for the restoration of a South Florida mosque as a polling location. Bassem Alhalabi, president of the Islamic Center of Boca Raton said that Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections Susan Bucher changed the polling precinct from his...
Accused ISIS sympathizer pleads not guilty in Arizona plot
July 13th, 20160 ARIZONA - An Arizona teenager accused of being an Islamic State sympathizer pleaded not guilty to charges of plotting to attack a Phoenix-area state motor vehicle office with bombs and other weapons and was ordered kept in jail without bond. Mahin Khan, 18, of Tucson, was arrested by FBI agents on July 1 and indicted last week on...
Four children found dehydrated and malnourished in Detroit home
July 13th, 20160 DETROIT - Police removed four children from a Detroit home after they were left alone on Tuesday. The children range in age from 9 months old to 6 years old. Police said the property manager discovered the children in the home in the 20000 block of Faust, near Southfield Freeway and 8 mile. He brought them into his air...
Theresa May takes over as British PM
July 13th, 20160 Theresa MayLONDON — Outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron urged his successor Theresa May on Wednesday to keep Britain close to the European Union, even as she embarks on the monumental task of ending four decades of membership.Cameron is stepping down after Britons rejected his entreaties and voted to leave the EU in a referendum...
Woman gets egged at Walmart because of Hijab
July 13th, 20160 CALIFORNIA - A Muslim woman was allegedly egged because she wore a hijab as she was exiting a Walmart on Sunday in northern California. Farad Afshar, a student at Chabot Community College in Hayward, posted to Instagram that his mother was targeted by a group of men while leaving the store with his younger...
Bernie Sanders endorses Hillary Clinton
July 12th, 20160 Clinton and Sanders during a campaign rally in Portsmouth, N.H., July 12PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — Senator Bernie Sanders endorsed former presidential rival Hillary Clinton as the Democratic nominee ahead of the party's July convention."Secretary Clinton has won the Democratic nominating process," Sanders said to cheers in Portsmouth, New...
Israeli military nominates chief rabbi who permitted rape
July 12th, 20160 Eyal KarimIsrael's military has nominated a new chief rabbi who implied in a past religious commentary that its soldiers are allowed to rape non-Jewish women in wartime.Rabbi Colonel Eyal Karim's remarks 14 years ago stirred controversy at the time and remain on an Israeli religious website today, along with a link to a clarification he...
U.S. to send more troops to Iraq ahead of Mosul offensive
July 11th, 20160 American soldiers Tuesday in Mosul, 2007. Photo: APWASHINGTON — The United States is stepping up its military campaign against Islamic State by sending hundreds more troops to assist Iraqi forces in an expected push on the city of Mosul, the militants' largest stronghold, later this year.U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter made the...
Three killed at southwest Michigan courthouse
July 11th, 20160 Photo: ABC 57ST. JOSEPH, Michigan — Two bailiffs were shot and killed inside a courthouse in St. Joseph in southwest Michigan on Monday and the shooter was also killed, Berrien County Sheriff Paul Bailey told reporters at a news conference."At about 2:25 we had a disturbance on the third floor of the courthouse. A person has shot two...
Iraqi man saves hundreds of lives by hugging ISIS suicide bomber
July 11th, 20160 IRAQ- An Iraqi man has been hailed as a hero after he hugged an ISIS suicide bomber just before the jihadist detonated his explosives, saving hundreds of lives. Najih Shaker Al-Baldawi, from Balad city, embraced the attacker just before the man entered the town’s Sayyed Mohammad Shrine, Al Masdar News reported.ISIS...
Group of Israelis sue Facebook for “facilitating” Hamas attack
July 11th, 20160 JERUSALEM - A group of Israelis and Americans bereaved in Palestinian attacks said on Monday they would seek $1 billion in damages from Facebook Inc. (FB.O) for alleged complicity, as part of a suit filed in the United States against the social media giant. The plaintiffs, relatives of four Israeli-U.S. dual nationals and one visiting......
Protests over shootings block roads in U.S. cities, arrests made
July 10th, 20160 Demonstrators protest the shooting death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, LouisianaProtests against the shootings of two black men by police officers shut down main arteries in a number of U.S. cities on Saturday, leading to numerous arrests, scuffles and injuries in confrontations between police and demonstrators.Undeterred by...
Dearborn boy undergoing chemotherapy for brain cancer
July 10th, 20160 DEARBORN- A 5-year-old Dearborn boy is being treated for brain cancer and has traveled to Philadelphia with his family for six weeks to undergo chemotherapy. A short while ago, Zack Jaafar endured stomach pains and vomiting for two months. But doctors didn’t give him an MRI or cat scan. One day, Zack woke up stating that he was......
Dallas sniper “wanted to kill White people”
July 8th, 20160 DALLAS - A gunman who served in the U.S. Army Reserve and said he was "upset at white people" was part of an attack in which five Dallas police officers were killed and another seven were wounded, authorities said on Friday.The attack ended hours later when police used a robot carrying a bomb to kill the shooter, the Dallas police...
The un-Islamic State: Activists say ISIS Ramadan attacks prove anti-Muslim nature
July 8th, 20160 The Prophet's Mosque, the burial place of Muhammad, is Islam's second holiest siteDEARBORN — No one is spared. ISIS’ disregard for human life transcends religions and nationalities. During Ramadan, the Holy Month of mercy, militants intensified their criminality against Muslims.Hundreds slaughtered in Baghdad, dozens in Dhaka,...
Syrian refugees struggling to start new lives
July 8th, 20160 A volunteer holds a rose next to a refugee girlDEARBORN HEIGHTS — Khalil Kabati, a 9-year-old Syrian refugee, said he fled violence and despair in pursuit of a brighter future, in response to his mother's question about why they fled their country.The boy's confident answer mirrors the grim reality and poignant awareness that millions...
Inkster councilman selected to replace Plawecki in frustrating process
July 8th, 20160 WESTLAND — Three precinct delegates selected the candidate to replace the late 11th district State Rep. Julie Plawecki on the upcoming primary ballot during a confusing and frustrating process at Westland’s City Hall on Thursday, July 7. The delegates, chosen by 13th Congressional District......
Multiple police officers shot at protest in Dallas
July 8th, 20160 DALLAS, Texas — At least two police officers were shot in Texas on Thursday during a protest against police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana, KDFW TV in Dallas reported.The condition of the officers was not known, the station said.Broadcaster KABC reported that shots were fired during demonstrations at Belo Garden Park in Dallas....
Turkey proposes cooperation with Russia in fighting ISIS
July 8th, 20160 ANKARA — Turkey said on Monday it wanted to cooperate with Moscow in combating ISIS in Syria, but denied having suggested it might allow Russia to use its Incirlik Air Base, near the Syrian frontier. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan last week expressed regret over last year's shooting down of a Russian warplane, with the loss of the......
Syrian army fire cuts only road into rebel-held Aleppo
July 8th, 20160 DAMASCUS — Syrian government forces took a step towards completely encircling rebel-held parts of Aleppo on Thursday, capturing ground overlooking the only road into the opposition half of the city and effectively putting those areas under siege. The army's advance towards the Castello Road, which brought it to within its firing...
UAE man who was wrongfully suspected: I could see the hate in their eyes
July 8th, 20160 OHIO — An Emirati man who was arrested by Avon Police over false accusations of being linked to Daesh refused to accept apology from American officials. "I could see the hate in their eyes. Their intention was to kill me," said Al Menhali, who was in Ohio's Cleveland for business and medical check-ups following health complications......
