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Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation awards grant to develop Hamtramck Veterans Memorial Park
December 24th, 20180 HAMTRAMCK — The Michigan Municipal League Foundation announced a grant from the Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation to develop Hamtramck’s 26-acre Veterans Memorial Park, create a safe area for children to play and make the site a source of community pride. The $807,200 grant will help to create a plan for 26-acre recreational...Government reviewing reports of Chinese forced labor goods in U.S. market
December 21st, 20180 WASHINGTON— The U.S. government said Tuesday it is reviewing reports of forced labor at a Chinese internment camp where ethnic minorities are sewing clothes being shipped to the U.S. market. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement that reports from the AP and other media “appears to link the internment camps...Several killed, arrested as protests over soaring prices spread in Sudan
December 21st, 20180 KHARTOUM — At least eight people were killed in protests across Sudan on Thursday as thousands took to the streets against soaring prices, with some calling for the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir, officials and witnesses told Reuters. Six died in the eastern city of al-Qadarif and two more in northern Nile River state,...Bahia Amawi and the strangest loyalty oath Americans are forced to take
December 21st, 20181 Bahia Amawi works as children's speech pathologist for the Pflugerville Independent School District in Texas. Or, rather, she used to work as a children's speech pathologist for the district. After nine years, Glenn Greenwald reports at The Intercept, the district's administration declined to renew her contract because she refused to...Defense Secretary Mattis quits after clashing with Trump on policies
December 21st, 20180 WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis abruptly said he was quitting on Thursday after falling out with President Trump over his foreign policies, one day after Trump rebuffed top advisers and decided to pull all U.S. troops out of Syria. Mattis announced plans to resign in a candid resignation letter to Trump that laid bare...Israel claims it sealed off cross-border tunnels from Lebanon
December 21st, 20180 TEL AVIV — The Israeli military claimed it sealed off four tunnels on Thursday that it said had been dug by the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah under the border from Lebanon. The work was being carried out on the Israeli side of the frontier demarcation, known as the “Blue Line”, according to an Israeli military...Netanyahu threatens to intensify attacks against Iran in Syria after U.S. exit
December 21st, 20180 TEL AVIV — Israel will escalate its attacks against Iranian-aligned forces in Syria after the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday. Some Israeli officials have said President Trump’s move, announced on Wednesday, could help Iran by removing a U.S. garrison that...Texas speech pathologist loses her job after refusing to sign pro-Israel pledge
December 21st, 20180 AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin public school district told a children’s speech pathologist she cannot renew her contract because she refused to sign a statement pledging not to boycott Israel. Bahia Amawi said that the no-boycott requirement is a violation of her First Amendment right of free speech. Amawi, a child language...Trump orders withdrawal of U.S. forces from Syria, claims victory against ISIS
December 21st, 20180 WASHINGTON — President Trump has begun what will be a total withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, declaring on Wednesday they have succeeded in their mission to defeat ISIS and were no longer needed in the country. A decision to pull out completely, confirmed by U.S. officials, coincides with the roughly 2,000 U.S. troops finishing...Hammoud introduces resolution to observe International Human Rights week
December 16th, 20180 LANSING — State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud (D-Dearborn) has introduced House Resolution 464, which declares Dec. 10-14 as International Human Rights Week in Michigan. The resolution urges Congress to provide funding for educational assistance to refugee children. “Increased federal funding for educational programs is a vital and...Friends, community and political leaders commemorate the legacy of Don Unis
December 15th, 20180 DEARBORN — Friends and family of pioneering Arab American leader Don Unis gathered at the House of Condolences on Dec. 5 for a memorial service arranged by AAPAC. Unis, 79, died on Nov. 24. The center was originally created by a coalition of five Lebanese American businessmen and brothers to honor their late father, Hajj Jamil...Israel will authorize thousands of illegal settler homes in occupied West Bank
December 14th, 20180 TEL AVIV — Israel will authorize thousands of the settler homes built illegally in the occupied West Bank, some of them decades ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday. The move is likely to please pro-settler members of Netanyahu’s right-wing coalition while further angering Palestinians, who want the West...Jordanians stage new anti-austerity protests in the capital
December 14th, 20180 AMMAN — Jordanian authorities deployed hundreds of riot police in the capital and warned activists to stay within the law on Thursday as hundreds of demonstrators staged more protests against tough austerity measures backed by the International Monetary Fund. Large demonstrations in the summer over an unpopular IMF-backed tax bill......
FOX 2 meteorologist Jessica Starr passes away
December 14th, 20180 Fox 2 Detroit announced Thursday morning that meteorologist Jessica Starr took her own life Wednesday night. "All of us here at FOX 2 are in deep shock and cannot believe that such a wonderful, bright and intelligent individual will no longer be with us,” the station announced on air. Her family and friends will be in our thoughts...U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell: Congress has a moral responsibility to end the war in Yemen
December 14th, 20180 WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D- Dearborn) has released an official statement highly critical of continued U.S. military action in Yemen, based in large part on feedback from constituents in her hometown of Dearborn. “Families in my hometown are telling me about horrific conditions," Dingell said in a statement released......
Yemen’s warring parties agree to ceasefire in Hodeidah and U.N. role
December 14th, 20180 RIMBO, Sweden — Yemen’s warring parties agreed on Thursday to cease fighting for the Houthi-held port city of Hodeidah and withdraw their troops, the first significant breakthrough for U.N.-led peace efforts in five years of conflict. At the close of a week of talks in Sweden, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said a...Senator Gary Peters to serve as ranking member on Homeland Security Committee
December 14th, 20181 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) will serve as ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, the Senate’s principal oversight committee, in the 116th Congress. The committee is responsible for ensuring all federal departments and agencies are operating effectively and also oversees the...U.S. Senate deals Trump double rebuke on Saudi Arabia
December 14th, 20180 WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate delivered a rare double rebuke to President Trump on Saudi Arabia on Thursday, voting to end U.S. military support for the war in Yemen and blaming the Saudi crown prince for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The votes were largely symbolic because to become law the resolutions would have to pass...From Central America to Syria: The conspiracy against refugees
December 10th, 20180 Watching the ongoing debate between U.S. liberal and right-wing pundits in U.S. mainstream media, one rarely gets the impression that Washington is responsible for the unfolding crisis in Central America. In fact, no other country is as accountable as the United States for the Central American bedlam and resulting refugee......
Michigan House approves bill to allow legislative intervention in court cases
December 9th, 20180 LANSING — The Michigan House of Representatives approved a bill on Wednesday that would allow the legislature to intervene in any court case, which could potentially position lawmakers in opposition to Democratic Attorney General-elect Dana Nessel. The bill would allow the legislature to intervene in cases where the state has a...Hopeful start to Yemen talks in Stockholm: Free thousands of prisoners
December 9th, 20180 STOCKHOLM — Yemen’s warring sides agreed to free thousands of prisoners on Thursday, in what a U.N. mediator called a hopeful start to the first peace talks in years to end a war that has pushed millions of people on the verge of starvation. U.N. mediator Martin Griffiths told a news conference in a renovated castle outside......
U.S. fails to win enough support at U.N. to condemn Hamas
December 7th, 20180 UNITED NATIONS — A U.S. attempt to get the United Nations to condemn the Palestinian militant group Hamas for the first time failed on Thursday because the draft resolution fell short of votes needed in the General Assembly. The resolution required two-thirds support and while Assembly resolutions are non-binding, they can carry...Lebanese man fined $50 million, sent to prison for helping Hezbollah
December 7th, 20180 WASHINGTON — A Lebanese businessman sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury Department for being an important financial supporter of Hezbollah pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges associated with evading U.S. sanctions imposed on him, the U.S. Justice Department said. Kassim Tajideen, 63, pleaded guilty to conspiring with at least five......