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Top search engine Google to track users like never before
In a move that has triggered outrage, Google has announced plans to bring all data collected from users’ separate accounts on its sites into a combined profile. The announced change has raised myriad questions about the popular search engine's commitment to privacy. The changes will take effect on March 1. Before that date,...Larceny reported at Islamic Institute of Knowledge
DEARBORN — Two female worshipers reported that their purses had been stolen after an afternoon prayer session at the Islamic Institute of Knowledge at 6345 Schaefer on January 20.Two men were observed sitting in the area where the purses were taken and police say they may be able to provide additional information.Dearborn Police...Comedy, revolutionary hip hop unite at ‘HaHa-HipHop’ this weekend
DEARBORN/ANN ARBOR — It may seem that hip hop and museum culture couldn't be further apart, but recording artist Khaled M. is used to breaking down barriers.The Chicago-based son of a Libyan revolutionary is equally adept whether he's rapping on deep, political tracks in support of revolutions in the Arab World or classic,...Rights groups announce motion to dismiss football assault charges against local teens
SOUTHFIELD — A motion to dismiss assault charges against four Star International Academy football players was announced at a press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 24, as a coalition of civil rights leaders spoke out against what they called a "sloppy" and biased investigation by Dearborn Heights police. Standing:Star International Academy...Children witnessing domestic violence become victims too
DEARBORN - One local woman is walking around with plates and screws in her body after being physically abused by her husband. She has a dislocated hip, injured knee, broken femur and finger. WYXZ Action News, Channel 7 anchor Carolyn Clifford, ACCESS Victim of Crime Program Supervisor, Mona Makki, ACCESS Domestic...Egypt one year on: Stark message for Arab revolutionaries
Egypt's military council, backed by Islamist and secular political parties, has upstaged the 25 January celebrations of the anniversary of the protests that ousted President Hosni Mubarak even before the party gets underway. The military pre-empted plans by the revolutionary youth and militant soccer fan groups whose mass protests...
Showdown looms at UN over Syria
January 27th, 20120 Syria rejects Arab League plan as UN showdown looms, signs arms deal with Russia A huge poster of President Bashar Assad hangs over government supporters during a pro-regime rally in Damascus on 26 January 2012 . Syria slammed on Monday an Arab League plan for President Bashar al-Assad to transfer power to his deputy and form a national...Man and woman use baby to rob Dearborn home
DEARBORN — A 95-year-old Dearborn resident was the victim of a home robbery after a man and woman with a baby arrived at her home. The thieves used the baby to distract the senior while robbing the home. The victim, Catherine Morton said she went to get the door because she thought it was her electrician outside. After entering...Former area student missing in Syria
FARMINGTON HILLS — Syrian American Obada Mzaik, age 21 and a former Oakland Community College student, has gone missing in Syria according to his uncle Dr. Firas Nashef. Mzaik is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Syria who was born in Columbus, Ohio and was detained in Damascus after spending about six months in the U.S.His uncle...
Suspected Highland Park gas station killers taken to jail
January 26th, 20120 Mayor Windom meets with city owners to discuss safety measures Hussein, 59HIGHLAND PARK – City police have jailed two men believed to be connected with last week's fatal shooting of clerk Hassan Ali Hussein on parole violations Monday according to Mayor Deandre Windom. The men remain in jail while investigators build a case...New bills to be introduced that increase cost of vehicle registration fees and tax changes
The Michigan Legislature is expected to introduce new bills that would boost the cost of vehicle registration fees and tax changes to collect money to fix roads. The bills have already received support from Gov. Rick Snyder who pointed out that addressing road problems now makes more financial sense. The cost of repairing roads in the...Michigan AG says 1,000 new police officers should be hired using surplus
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said 1,000 new police officers should be hired using funds from the recently announced state budget surplus. He noted that several communities are short on law enforcement officials. Since 2001 more than 3,000 police officers have lost their jobs according to a report. Gov. Rick Snyder is expected...Macomb County receives over $2 million for housing projects, revitalizing neighborhoods
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant and HOME programs has awarded Macomb County with $2.7 million to build new housing and revitalize neighborhoods. The money will be used by communities within the county that aren’t eligible for such grants independently. Sterling Heights...Michigan Civil Rights Commission welcomes new members, elects officers
LANSING — The Michigan Civil Rights Commission (MCRC) elected officers for the new year at its first business meeting of 2012 this week while welcoming new members.The newly-elected leaders include: J. Michael Zelley of Grand Blanc as Chair; Lisa Peeples-Hurst of Benton Harbor as Vice Chair; Jared Rodriguez of Portland as...Kids Count report finds rise in child abuse, neglect in Michigan
DETROIT — According to an annual Kids Count in Michigan report, over 32,500 children in the state were victims of abuse or neglect in 2010. The rate rose by more than one-third in the state in the past decade, the report also stated. Of Michigan's 83 counties, only seven saw a drop in their rates. The numbers paint an ugly......
Secretary of State gathers six tons of food for needy
LANSING — Food contributions for the 2011 Michigan Harvest Gathering campaign significantly topped last year's with more than six tons of food raised for local hungry families.The SOS' employees and customers donated more than $4,400 and nearly 12,000 pounds of food this time around. The program raised about 9,000 pounds of food...Snyder highlights unfinished work to do in State of the State
LANSING — Michigan Governor Rick Snyder was optimistic during his 2012 State of the State address about Michigan's future, noting the unemployment rate has dropped from 11.1 percent to 9.3 percent, which drew applause. SnyderThe number does not take into account people who have quit looking and part-time workers who'd rather work......
Occupy Detroit, Arab Americans pledge solidarity with Egyptians
January 26th, 20120 DETROIT — The one-year anniversary of the revolution that toppled President Hosni Mubarak sent hundreds of thousands of Egyptians into the streets on Jan. 25, and also stopped traffic down Woodward here as demonstrators marched in solidarity. Members of Occupy Detroit and the Arab American community joined together in a group of about...
Who wants war with Iran?
January 26th, 20120 On Sept. 21, 1976, as his car rounded Sheridan Circle on Embassy Row, former Chilean ambassador Orlando Letelier was assassinated by a car bomb. Ronni Moffitt, a 25-year-old American woman who worked with Letelier at the leftist Institute for Policy Studies, died with him. What we do know is that "Bibi" Netanyahu is desperate to have the...
Legislation introduced against NDAA indefinite detentions
January 26th, 20120 Rep. Ron Paul of Texas also took a break from campaigning last week to speak on the House floor about the highly controversial National Defense Authorization Act, and to introduce legislation to strike down a key provision in the bill authorizing discretionary detention of citizens. The NDAA was signed into law on New Year's Day by...
GPS spying: Supreme Court says police need a warrant
January 26th, 20120 The Supreme Court came to a landmark decision Monday morning, voting unanimously that police agencies must obtain search warrants before they can install GPS tracking devices on the vehicles of suspects. Although all justices voted that police must obtain a warrant, the reasoning differed among those involved. In a 5-4 split over the......
Ron Paul starts campaign to end the TSA
January 26th, 20120 Ron Paul has long opposed the TSA and has campaigned for its abolishment for years. Following an episode on Monday that left his son, Sen. Rand Paul, stranded in a Nashville airport, the presidential hopeful is asking for help to finally end the TSA. Sen. Rand Paul (R) of Kentucky, speaks about being detained by the TSA at the airport in...
Arab Spring gives way to military chill
January 26th, 20120 Egypt's military has prolonged the transition to civilian rule Demonstrators take part in a protest marking the first anniversary of Egypt's uprising, along a street in Cairo January 25, 2012. Tens of thousands massed in Cairo's Tahrir Square and other Egyptian cities on Wednesday, a year after an uprising erupted that toppled Hosni......
Iraqi outrage as U.S. marine walks free for massacre
January 26th, 20120 A U.S. military court judge ruled that Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich will serve no time in jail for a 2005 massacre that killed 24 Iraqi civilians in Haditha, enraging local Iraqis who condemned the verdict as an "assault on the blood of Iraqis." U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Frank Wuterich leaves the courtroom after his sentencing at Camp...
Yemeni Americans scorn Saleh deal, angry at U.S. refuge
January 26th, 20120 A group representing Yemeni Americans demanded on Wednesday the prosecution of outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh and the freezing of his assets as the dictator flies to the U.S. for treatment.“(The Yemeni-American community) stands completely with the legitimate demands of the Yemeni people: to prosecute Saleh for war crimes and......
