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Trump breaks with former aide Steve Bannon: He ‘lost his mind’
January 3rd, 20180 WASHINGTON - President Trump on Wednesday blasted former White House adviser Steve Bannon as having “lost his mind” in the fallout over damaging comments Bannon made about Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., in excerpts of a new book. Trump, who had continued to speak privately with Bannon in the months after firing him as the White...
Hezbollah leader sees “nothing to worry about” with Iran protests
January 3rd, 20180 BEIRUT — The leader of Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group on Wednesday played down protests in Iran as economic discontent, saying they were not rooted in the political issues which spurred huge numbers to demonstrate in 2009 and were expected to end soon. “In Iran there is nothing to worry about and the issue is being taken...
Israeli parliament changes law to tighten grip on Jerusalem
January 2nd, 20180 JERUSALEM — Israel’s parliament passed an amendment on Tuesday that would make it harder for it to cede control over parts of Jerusalem in any peace deal with the Palestinians, who condemned the move as undermining any chance to revive talks on statehood. The legislation, sponsored by the far-right Jewish Home coalition party,...
Iran protests continue for fifth day, at least 10 killed
January 1st, 20180 DUBAI — Anti-government demonstrations continued for a fifth day in Iran on Monday, after 10 people were killed during the biggest protests since the pro-reform unrest of 2009. Video posted on social media showed crowds of people, some chanting “Death to the dictator!”, walking through the streets. The Fars news agency...
Palestinian teenager who slapped Israeli soldier to face charges
December 28th, 20170 OFER PRISON, West Bank — A 16-year-old Palestinian girl who slapped an Israeli officer two weeks ago will face assault charges in an Israeli military court, prosecutors said on Thursday. The Dec. 15 incident in the occupied West Bank was captured on video and posted on the Internet, drawing attention on both sides of the...
Detroit pharmacy and pharmacist summarily suspended over alleged dispensing controlled substances
December 28th, 20170 LANSING - The Dept. of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) served orders summarily suspending the controlled substance license of Joe’s Discount Pharmacy in Detroit and the pharmacist license of Yousef Kosho, who is responsible for the pharmacy’s compliance with the Public Health Code. The Michigan Public Health Code...
Lebanese foreign minister Gebran Bassil criticized over Israel comments, claims TV distorted his interview
December 28th, 20170 BEIRUT - Lebanese politicians on Thursday criticized Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil over a television interview in which he was shown saying that Lebanon did not have an ideological problem with Israel and was not against it having security. The comments, made to al-Mayadin satellite channel during a long interview on Tuesday, had...
Apple apologizes after outcry over slowed iPhones, promises to fix battery issues
December 28th, 20170 NEW YORK - Facing lawsuits and consumer outrage after it said it slowed older iPhones with flagging batteries, Apple Inc is slashing prices for battery replacements and will change its software to show users whether their phone battery is good. In a posting on its website Thursday, Apple apologized over its handling of the battery...
Egyptian parliament discusses plans to criminalize atheism
December 26th, 20170 CAIRO — Amro Hamroush, head of the Egyptian parliament’s committee on religion, said he was drafting a bill that plans to make atheism a crime in Egypt to fall under the category of ‘contempt of religion’. Hamroush said that the“phenomenon” -referring to atheism- is widely spreading among youth claiming that it falls under...
Hamas: Palestinian unity deal is collapsing
December 24th, 20170 GAZA —Hamas’ leader in Gaza said on Thursday a reconciliation deal with President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah faction was collapsing, just 10 weeks after the agreement was reached. The rivals signed a deal brokered by Cairo on Oct. 12 after Hamas agreed to hand over administrative control of the Gaza Strip, including its border...
Edward Deeb to be inducted into Michigan Recreation and Park Association Hall of Fame
December 24th, 20170 GROSSE POINTE – Edward Deeb will be inducted into the Michigan Recreation and Park Association Hall of Fame. The former Grosse Pointe resident worked to create, in collaboration with other leaders, the first Metro Detroit Youth Day. Deeb came to the aid of former Mayor Coleman Young, who wanted to bridge a relationship between the...
Prominent Palestinian girl Ahed Tamimi hailed as hero after confronting Israeli soldiers
December 22nd, 20170 NEBI SALEH, West Bank — Ahed Tamimi, a prominent 16-year-old Palestinian activist, was detained Tuesday during a pre-dawn raid on her home by the Israeli army and border police in the occupied West Bank. Ahed's mother, Nariman, was also arrested on Tuesday afternoon during a visit to Ahed at an Israeli police station. According...
U.N. to join Syria talks in Astana after deadlock in Geneva
December 22nd, 20170 ASTANA — U.N. special envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura said on Thursday he would take part in the latest round of Syrian peace talks in the Kazakhstan capital Astana on Friday, with a month to go before he hopes to break the deadlock in political talks in Geneva. Delegations from the Syrian government and some opposition groups are...
Red Cross: Suspected cholera cases in Yemen hit 1 million
December 22nd, 20170 DUBAI/GENEVA — Yemen's cholera epidemic has reached one million suspected cases, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Thursday, with war leaving more than 80 percent of the population short of food, fuel, clean water and access to healthcare. Yemen, one of the Arab world's poorest countries, is embroiled in a proxy...
What to Look For in 2018
December 22nd, 20170 By Lee H. Hamilton This was an interesting year that's just passed, wasn't it? And here's the thing: I suspect 2018 will be just as intriguing. Let's start with some good news. The economy had a good year in 2017, seeing overall growth, subdued inflation, progress on wages and even some signs that economic growth is reaching the......
Whitewashing: The media’s two narratives on terrorism
December 22nd, 20170 By Ramzy Baroud Within hours after Akayed Ullah, a Bangladeshi immigrant, allegedly detonated a pipe bomb in New York City on December 11, severely injuring himself and wounding four others, a most comprehensive official and media narrative emerged. The formulation of the narrative concerning Ullah's motives, radicalization and...
Both parties pushed Trump toward reckless action on Jerusalem
December 22nd, 20170 By Stephen Zunes President Trump announced on Wednesday, Dec. 6 that the United States will formally recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and that the U.S. embassy would be moved to that multi-ethnic and multi-faith city. No other government in the world formally recognizes Jerusalem as Israel's capital or has its embassy......
Trump deepens America’s isolation
December 22nd, 20170 By Rashid Khalidi The brilliant diplomacy over Jerusalem of the self-proclaimed master deal-maker has produced a situation where it is now D. Trump vs. almost the entire world. And in the face of what is likely to be a sweeping defeat for the U.S., Trump and his minions are not taking the reluctance of the world to go along with his...
Education Department cancels student loan debts for 12,900 college fraud victims
December 22nd, 20171 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the Education Department canceled the student-loan debts of 12,900 people defrauded by defunct Corinthian Colleges, but its announcement that it will give varying amounts of debt relief in the future set off fierce criticism. For-profit higher education provider Corinthian collapsed in 2015 amid...Federal Trade Commission releases National Do Not Call Registry Data Book
WASHIGNTON D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released the latest edition of the Do Not Call Registry Data Book, which includes more information on robocall complaints, new information about the types of calls consumers reported to the FTC and a complete state-by-state analysis. More than 229 million phone numbers in the...
State Department tells refugee agencies to downsize U.S. operations
December 22nd, 20170 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The State Department has told refugee agencies it will sharply pare back the number of offices across the country authorized to resettle people in 2018 as President Trump cuts the number of refugees allowed into the United States. The announcement was made at a Dec. 1 meeting in Washington with State Department......
Barbara Aswad: Mother, social justice advocate, professor
December 22nd, 20170 Barbara Aswad, professor emeritus of anthropology at Wayne State University and advocate for immigrants and low-income Americans, died on November 30, after a brief illness. She was 80 years old. She was born in Kalamazoo, on January 5, 1937, daughter of Robert and Helen Black. She earned a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from the...
Obituary: Women’s hall of famer and activist Marcia Federbush (1934-2017)
December 22nd, 20170 Marcia Federbush, an American Palestine human rights activist for the last 14 years of her life, died on Friday, Dec. 15. Before that, she led the country's first Title IX lawsuit against a university, the University of Michigan, charging that in the 1971-72 academic year, the athletic budget for men was $2,611,196, while it was $0......
Little Caesars Pizza lawsuit dropped after lawyer receives threats
December 22nd, 20172 DEARBORN — An Arab American attorney, Majed Moughni, has dropped his lawsuit against Little Caesars after receiving racists threats directed towards him and his family on social media. Moughni had filed the suits earlier this year, at the beginning of Ramadan, when he alleged that Little Caesar's had been falsely advertising the...
Initiative to end partisan gerrymandering turns in more than 425,000 signatures
December 22nd, 20170 LANSING — Dozens of volunteers with Voters Not Politicians, a volunteer-driven organization focused on ending partisan gerrymandering in Michigan, turned in approximately 180 boxes of petitions with more than 425,000 signatures from each county to the Michigan Bureau of Elections, on Monday surpassing the required 315,654 signatures......
