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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorses Rashida Tlaib for Congress
July 29th, 20200 DETROIT – On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced her endorsement of U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib’s (D-Detroit) re-election bid for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District. “Representative Rashida Tlaib is a tireless advocate for the residents of Michigan’s 13th Congressional District," Pelosi said. "Her leadership...U.S. Republicans, Democrats square off on coronavirus relief as deadline looms
July 28th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. (REUTERS) — U.S. Republicans and Democrats faced difficult talks on Tuesday on how best to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, after Republicans unveiled a relief proposal days before millions of Americans lose federal unemployment benefits. Senate Republicans announced on Monday a $1 trillion coronavirus aid...Lebanon reimposes COVID-19 restrictions as infections spike
July 27th, 20200 BEIRUT (Reuters) — Lebanon reimposed severe COVID-19 restrictions on Monday for the next two weeks, shutting places of worship, cinemas, bars, nightclubs, sports events and popular markets, after a sharp rise in infections. Shops, private companies, banks and educational institutions would be permitted to open, but only on Tuesdays...Trump supports extending enhanced unemployment benefits at a reduced level until the end of year
July 26th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump Administration supports extending federal enhanced unemployment benefits until the end of this year, though at a reduced level, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday. Lawmakers have been deep in negotiations over the next federal COVID-19 aid package. The $600 a week unemployment benefit...Record numbers of coronavirus cases in every global region: Reuters tally
July 26th, 20200 (REUTERS) — Almost 40 countries have reported record single-day increases in coronavirus infections over the past week, around double the number that did so the previous week, according to a Reuters tally showing a pick-up in the pandemic in every region of the world. The rate of cases has been increasing not only in...AAPAC announces August primary election endorsements
July 24th, 20200 DEARBORN — The Arab American Political Action Committee (AAPAC) is endorsing a number of candidates in state and municipal elections for the August primary elections. Since 1998, AAPAC has organized Arab Americans to encourage political activity and participation. The organization maintains a thorough endorsement process for...Two individuals robbed Hak’s Jewelry on Warren Ave., police asking for help identifying suspects
July 23rd, 20200 DEARBORN — Hak’s Jewelry, the jewelry store owned and operated by a member of the Abdel-Hak family, was robbed by two armed men Wednesday evening. According to the Dearborn Police Department, the two men broke into the jewelry store located at 10221 Warren Avenue just before 5:30 p.m. and proceeding to commit armed...Congress, White House talk coronavirus aid as U.S. infections surge
July 21st, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) — U.S. lawmakers and White House officials headed into a day of negotiations on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, aimed at hammering out an agreement on new coronavirus aid legislation as infections and deaths surged to record levels across the country. The Republican-led Senate and Democratic-controlled House of...John Lewis, U.S. congressman and sharecropper’s son, was civil rights hero
July 18th, 20200 WASHINGTON (REUTERS) — John Lewis, who died on Friday at age 80, was a hero of the U.S. civil rights movement of the 1960s who endured beatings by White police and mobs and played an outsized role in American politics for 60 years. Lewis, an Alabama sharecropper’s son elected in 1986 as a...Arab American Justin Amash officially suspends re-election bid for U.S. Congress
July 17th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Justin Amash (I-Cascade Township), has announced that he will not be running for re-election to represent his district in the western part of Michigan in the U.S. Congress. “I love representing our community in Congress. I always will. This is my choice, but I’m still going to miss it,” Amash...Some people are exempt from wearing a mask, Whitmer offers clarification
July 17th, 20200 LANSING — Governor Whitmer signed an additional order that clarifies businesses may not assume an unmasked customer cannot medically tolerate a face covering, though they can accept a customer’s verbal explanation that they fall within a specified exception and do not have to. It also requires public safety officers to wear a...Lebanon’s advisers to work on compromise on financial plan, sources say
July 17th, 20200 BEIRUT - Lebanon’s financial adviser Lazard will see if a government financial rescue plan can be adjusted to reach a compromise workable for the International Monetary Fund, two sources said on Friday, after the plan hit resistance from politicians, banks and the central bank. The plan, which...Trump administration reverses course on barring many foreign students
July 14th, 20200 NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) — In a stunning reversal of policy on Tuesday, the Trump administration abandoned a plan that would have forced out tens of thousands of foreign students following widespread condemnation of the move and pressure from colleges and major businesses. U.S. officials announced last week that international...COVID-19 therapy collaborative offers free behavioral health help to youth and families
July 14th, 20200 DETROIT – In May, the Detroit Wayne Integrated Health Network (DWIHN) launched the Detroit COVID-19 Therapy Collaborative, which provides free behavioral health supports and counseling to those who need help, with support from the Ethel and James Flinn Foundation, Skillman Foundation, Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan and...TED launches TEDinArabic in partnership with the Qatar Foundation
July 14th, 20200 DOHA — TED and the Qatar Foundation launched TEDinArabic this week. The project is a joint two-year initiative that will provide TED’s signature platform to thinkers, researchers and artists across the Arabic-speaking world to share their ideas with a global audience. TEDinArabic is TED's first initiative to focus on sharing......
Americans divided over COVID-19 issues as U.S. sets one-day record with more than 60,500 cases
July 11th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than 60,500 new COVID-19 infections were reported across the U.S. on Thursday, according to a Reuters tally, setting a one-day record as weary Americans were told to take new precautions and the pandemic becomes increasingly politicized. The total represents a slight rise from Wednesday, when there were...Detroit receives $750K grant to aid undocumented residents impacted by COVID-19
July 11th, 20200 DETROIT – Members of the Immigration Task Force (ITF) have received a $750,000 grant from the national philanthropic group Open Society Foundations (OSF) to establish the Detroit COVID-19 UndocuFund, which will help Detroiters without legal immigration status (undocumented residents) who have been impacted by COVID-19. The fund was......
Scientists warn of potential wave of COVID-linked brain damage
July 9th, 20200 LONDON (REUTERS) — Scientists warned on Wednesday of a potential wave of coronavirus-related brain damage as new evidence suggested COVID-19 can lead to severe neurological complications, including inflammation, psychosis and delirium. A study by researchers at University College London described 43 cases of patients with COVID-19...Iran’s coronavirus death toll exceeds 12,000 as lockdown curbs ease
July 8th, 20200 TEHRAN (REUTERS) — Iran’s coronavirus death toll exceeded 12,000 on Wednesday, the health ministry said, with 153 deaths in the past 24 hours, amid a sharp rise in the number of daily infections and deaths in the past week as lockdown measures have eased. The total number of infections has reached 248,379, with 209,463 people...Brazil’s President Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus
July 7th, 20200 SAO PAULO (REUTERS) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he tested positive for the novel coronavirus, adding in a television interview that he was in good health despite running a fever. The right-wing populist, who has played down the severity of the virus, which he has called a “little flu”, took the test on...U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear bid by Iraqis to avoid deportation
July 4th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear a bid by a large group of Iraqis convicted of crimes in the United States to prevent imminent deportation to their home country, where they say they could face persecution and torture. The justices let stand a lower court’s 2018 ruling that the federal......
Vatican summons U.S., Israeli envoys over West Bank annexation moves
July 4th, 20200 ROME/LONDON/PARIS – The Vatican, in a highly unusual move, summoned both the U.S. and Israeli ambassadors to express the Holy See’s concern about Israel’s moves to extend its sovereignty to Jewish settlements and the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank. A Vatican statement on Wednesday said meetings with Cardinal Pietro...Coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of 50 U.S. states
July 3rd, 20200 FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA – The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. climbed to an all-time high of more than 50,000 per day on Thursday, with the infection curve rising in 40 out of 50 states in a reversal that has largely spared only the Northeast. In yet another alarming indicator, 36 states are seeing a rise in the......
Whitmer signs bill extending expiration of driver’s licenses, state ID cards, vehicle registrations to Sept. 30
July 1st, 20200 LANSING — On Wednesday, Governor Whitmer signed Senate Bills 876-878, which makes into law her previous executive orders, further extending the renewal dates for driver’s licenses, CDLs, state ID cards and vehicle registrations. Those with driver’s licenses or vehicle registrations expiring after March 1 have until Sept. 30 to...Lebanon’s president sees ‘civil war’ climate as critics boycott meeting
June 28th, 20200 BEIRUT — President Michel Aoun warned on Thursday of an “atmosphere of civil war” during recent unrest in Lebanon and what he described as attempts to stir up sectarian tensions as a financial crisis sweeps the country. Aoun, a Maronite Christian, was speaking at a meeting that he said was called to protect civil peace, but......