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Local teen arrested for weapons violation, after FBI suspects him of al-Qaeda ties
DEARBORN — Last week, a local man was arrested at his residency for a weapons violation after an FBI agent had questioned him about possible ties to al-Qaeda, according to the Dearborn Police Department.On the morning of Friday, August 9, the 19-year-old was awakened when his probation office, and the FBI agent had knocked on his door...Judge issues $9 million bond in Medicare fraud case
ROCHESTER HILLS — A judge ordered a $9 million bond this week in the case involving a local physician who stands accused of Medicare fraud, and misdiagnosing patients with cancer to enrich himself. In a hearing Tuesday, before U.S. District Judge Sean Cox, Dr. Fata’s defense attorney argued that an order by a judge to have...What is immunization?
• Immunization is the process of promoting protection to an infectious organism or agent in an individual or through vaccination. • Schoolchildren are often required by state law to be immunized against certain diseases. • Because of such widespread immunization, many infectious agents/diseases that used to be fairly...The dawn of a bright new day in health coverage
On the first day of October, health insurance “marketplaces” will open in every state. Three other key provisions of the health reform law, the Affordable Care Act, will also go into effect that day, and they will greatly benefit older Americans. The first of these provisions will benefit everyone who shops in the new...U.S. misprints 30 million new $100 bills
Washington — The U.S. is approaching the release date of its new $100 bills, but the Bureau of Engraving and Printing is facing an embarrassing problem: 30 million bills were incorrectly printed, and fixing them will cost taxpayers an estimated $3.79 million.The new $100 bills were designed to reduce counterfeiting and were scheduled...New Yorker arrested 29 times for transit crimes
New York - A New York City man arrested nearly 30 times over 30 years for posing as a subway worker or bus driver, at times piloting trains full of unsuspecting commuters, was sentenced to up to 5 years in prison on Thursday, Aug. 15, for his latest joyride.Darius McCollum, who has been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome, a form of...Judge: N.Y. ‘stop & frisk’ policy violates the Constitution
NEW YORK — A federal judge found that stop-and-search tactics used by the New York Police Department have violated the constitutional rights of tens of thousands of citizens and are racist. He has called for a federal monitor to oversee reforms to the policy.Judge Shira A. Scheindlin ruled that police officers have been...
Prosecutors not allowed to see report on Fort Hood shooter
August 16th, 20130 FORT HOOD, Texas — A military judge blocked, on Wednesday, Aug. 14, prosecutors from seeing a mental health report on the U.S. Army psychiatrist who admitted killing 13 soldiers in a 2009 shooting rampage at a Texas army base, even though the suspect wanted to make the report public.The report revealed that Major Nidal Hasan, 42,...
Manning tells court he’s ‘sorry’ for secrets breach to WikiLeaks
August 16th, 20130 FORT MEADE, Maryland — U.S. soldier Bradley Manning on Wednesday, Aug. 14, told a military court "I'm sorry" for giving war logs and diplomatic secrets to the WikiLeaks website three years ago, the biggest breach of classified data in the nation's history."I am sorry that my actions hurt people. I'm sorry that they hurt the United...U.S. sues to block proposed airline merger
Washington — The Justice Department and several states have filed suit to block the $11 billion merger between American Airlines and US Airways, saying it would cut competition in the industry.The move on Tuesday, Aug. 13, effectively dragged to a halt the long-pending merger to create the world's largest airline as American...Poll: One in 10 Americans have taken drugs prescribed for others
WASHINGTON - One in 10 Americans admit to taking a prescription drug they have not been prescribed, and a quarter of those people have used them just to get high, according to an ongoing Reuters/Ipsos poll. While about six in ten Americans who used another person's prescriptions did so for pain relief, a fifth took them to sleep,...Two men charged in Miami with financing ‘foreign terrorist groups’
MIAMI — Two men were charged in federal court in Miami on Tuesday, Aug. 15, with providing financing and recruits to al-Qaeda and other foreign terrorist organizations fighting in Syria and Somalia.Gufran Ahmed Kauser Mohammed, a 30-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen born in India, and Mohamed Hussein Said, a 25-year-old Kenyan, were...White House highlights economic benefits of immigration reform
Washington — The White House said, on Tuesday Aug. 13, immigration reform is not only the right thing to do, it would also add significantly to the U.S. gross domestic product."Our country is stronger when everyone has a stake, everyone pays their taxes and fulfills their responsibilities, and everyone is equally invested in our...How Congress overlooked NSA spying
Complaints have been heard that members of Congress are not sufficiently informed by the Executive Branch to conduct proper oversight of secret programs, such as those National Security Agency’s collection activities that are the subject of much controversy. The complaints are misplaced.A bigger factor is the chronic attention deficit...General Dempsey warns on Syrian war, again
General Martin Dempsey is at it again. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is traveling throughout the Middle East, seemingly making it clear that he doesn’t want any part of the war in Syria. In a letter to members of Congress, Dempsey had earlier warned that all of the options open to the United States in the Syrian civil war......
Israel to recruit students as undercover agents on social media
Tel Aviv - Israel is set to recruit students to work undercover in "covert units" at universities. The students will post messages on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube on the Israeli government’s behalf — without identifying themselves as government agents.The students participating in the project will be part of the public diplomacy arm...Israel defiant on settlements as peace talks open
WASHINGTON — Against the backdrop of two major announcements of Israeli settlement expansion, U.S.-brokered peace talks between the Israelis and the Palestinians resumed Thursday, Aug. 15, in Jerusalem.The talks are the result of an intense effort by Secretary of State John Kerry to overcome the impasse that has kept talks frozen for......
Bombs kill 34 in Baghdad, Kerry warns of destabilization
August 16th, 20130 BAGHDAD - Car bomb attacks killed at least 34 people in Baghdad on Thursday, Aug. 15Baghdad- More than 100 people were wounded in at least eight blasts, one of which was near the "Green Zone" diplomatic complex, part of a wave of bloodshed that has taken the monthly death toll in Iraq to the highest levels in five years."Iraq's streets...Annual Eid Festival collaborative effort between community organizations
DEARBORN — The annual “Eid Festival” was held on Sunday, Aug. 11. Abathar Alkudari, a festival organizer, said that close to 7,000 people attended the event, which was, once again, a success in its fourth year. The festival took place on the soccer field that is adjacent to the Henry Ford Centennial Library. Its focus...Large parts of the Middle East are now contaminated with war pollutants.
In Iraq, war debris continues to wear away and erode populated cities. Such debris includes the wreckage of tanks and armored vehicles, trucks and abandoned military ammunition, as well as the remains of bombs and bullets. Left unabated, the debris will act as dangerous toxic reservoirs; releasing harmful chemicals into the environment...What Egypt’s most powerful man learned from the U.S. military
In 2006, Professor Stephen Gerras hosted a Super Bowl party at his house for the foreign military officers who were taking his courses at the U.S. Army War College. As the Pittsburgh Steelers clobbered the Seattle Seahawks, Gerras kept one eye on a partygoer, who wasn't paying much attention to the game — Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi,......
City Council to vote on Dearborn Planning Commission recommendation for garage ordinance
DEARBORN — The City’s Planning Commission sent a copy this week of a revised garage use ordinance for recommendation to city council for approval. The move comes nearly six months after deliberations, which were accompanied by a reaction and feedback from residents. On Monday, the Commission voted 8-0, with one member...Dearborn Finance Department awarded for excellence in financial reporting
DEARBORN — For the 14th year in a row, the City of Dearborn’s Finance Department has been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA).The certificate is the highest form of recognition in the area of government,......
Local Pro-Morsi protesters condemn Cairo violence
DEARBORN — Hundreds of local residents gathered outside of the Henry Ford Centennial Library on Wednesday, August 14, to condemn the massacre that occurred in Cairo earlier that day, when the country's military regime, aided with snipers and bulldozers, left close to 500 protestors dead and over 1,000 injured as of Thursday....
UN calls for end to violence in Egypt, as death toll rises
August 16th, 20130 NEY YORK - Supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood stormed and torched a government building in Cairo on Thursday, Aug. 15, while families tried to identify hundreds of mutilated bodies piled in a Cairo mosque a day after they were shot dead by the security forces.Egypt's health ministry says 623 people were killed and thousands......
