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Squeezed Out: Rising rents and gentrification are the dark side of Detroit’s resurgence
December 1st, 20170 By Stacey Gittleman Detroit Jewish News Contributing Writer DETROIT — It is the dark side of urban revitalization. A rundown part of town gets a facelift. Old buildings with good bones are gutted and restored while others come down to make way for shining new structures. Trendy shops and restaurants open and a once...
Dearborn couple receives community support and relief as driveway repairs get underway
December 1st, 20170 DEARBORN — A Dearborn homeowner's driveway was in danger of collapsing after a contractor excavated a home foundation near his property line is now getting it fixed, according the Detroit Free Press. Last week, Billy Ashcraft, 38, told the Free Press his concern regarding his home's foundation collapsing because of a muddy hole that...
WXYZ to hold town hall in Dearborn on Dec. 5 with an open mic
December 1st, 20170 DEARBORN — As residents, about half of them Arab Americans, find themselves under the local and national spotlights, it has been more imperative than ever for the community to present an accurate image of itself. They will have that opportunity on Tuesday, Dec. 5, during a town hall organized by WXYZ Channel 7, as part of its...
Dearborn mayoral candidate Tom Tafelski files petition for recount
December 1st, 20170 DETROIT — Dearborn mayoral candidate and current City Councilman Tom Tafelski has filed a petition for votes recount for the November general elections. Tafelski lost the race against incumbent Mayor Jack O’Reilly Jr. 57 to 42 percent . O’Reilly garnered 10,999 votes while Tafelski received only 8,218. Tafelski claimed “voter...
Conyers hospitalized as top House Democrat calls for his resignation
November 30th, 20170 WASHINGTON — House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday called on Democratic Representative John Conyers to resign, saying sexual harassment allegations against him were serious and credible, and that “zero tolerance means consequences for everyone.” “The brave women who came forward are owed justice,” Pelosi told...
University of Michigan students walk out of class protesting talks with white nationalist
November 29th, 20170 ANN ARBOR — Students at the University of Michigan walked out of classrooms Wednesday morning in protest of the Ann Arbor campus's response to a request made by white nationalist Richard Spencer to speak there. The student group “Stop Spencer” organized the walkout in response to the “failure of University of Michigan...
Michigan Dept. of Treasury warns taxpayers of fraudulent phone calls
November 28th, 20170 Within the last couple of days, the state Treasury Department has observed a surge in scam phone calls where scammers are claiming to be state tax officials and asking for cash through a wire transfer, prepaid debit card or gift card. LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan Department of Treasury is warning taxpayers of aggressive and...
Rouhani: Saudis call Iran an enemy to conceal their defeat in region
November 28th, 20170 BEIRUT - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia presents Iran as an enemy because it wants to cover up its defeats in the region.“Saudi Arabia was unsuccessful in Qatar, was unsuccessful in Iraq, in Syria and recently in Lebanon. In all of these areas they were unsuccessful,” Rouhani said in the interview...
Hariri: Hezbollah must remain neutral to ensure Lebanon moves forward
November 28th, 20170 PARIS — Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Monday that the political and militant group Hezbollah must stop interfering in regional conflicts and accept a neutral policy to bring an end to Lebanon’s political crisis. The Iranian-backed Hezbollah, which forms part of the Lebanese government, is fighting alongside Syrian...
Baghdad blasts kill 37, ISIS claims responsibility in southeast
November 28th, 20170 CAIRO — ISIS claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that took place on Monday targeting the Nahrawan area southeast of Baghdad, the group’s Amaq news agency said. The militant group said it had killed 35 members of paramilitaries known as Popular Mobilization Forces but the Interior Ministry had earlier said the attack targeted...
Lt. Gov. Brian Calley is running for governor
November 28th, 20170 I am running for Governor to make Michigan the most prosperous state in the nation LANSING — Lt. Gov. Brian Calley is running for governor, he announced on his website early Tuesday morning. "I am running for Governor to make Michigan the most prosperous state in the nation," he wrote. "I represent a new generation, and in a time...
Little prospect of Syria peace progress seen in Geneva talks
November 27th, 20170 BEIRUT — A breakthrough in U.N.-backed Syria peace talks in Geneva this week seems hardly more likely than in seven failed earlier rounds as President Bashar al-Assad pushes for total military victory and his opponents stick by their demand he leave power. U.N. Syria mediator Staffan de Mistura said on Monday the Syrian government had...
U.S. Rep. Conyers steps down from committee amid harassment investigation
November 26th, 20170 WASHINGTON ― Congressman John Conyers is stepping down as ranking Democratic lawmaker of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, while lawmakers investigate allegations of sexual harassment against him, Conyers said in an emailed statement Sunday. Conyers said that while he denies the claims, his continued presence during a congressional...
Death toll in Egypt mosque attack rises to 305 killed: state news agency
November 26th, 20170 CAIRO - The death toll in a devastating terrorist attack on a mosque on Friday in Egypt’s North Sinai has risen to 305 killed, including 27 children, and 128 more people were wounded, MENA state news agency said on Saturday. The gunmen were carrying an ISIS flag and were between 25 to 30 in number, the public prosecutor’s office...
Kids still get codeine after surgeries despite safety warnings
November 25th, 20170 Even after warnings from doctors and drug regulators about the dangers of opioids for children, 1 in 20 kids still get codeine after two common childhood surgeries, a U.S. study suggests. Researchers examined records for almost 363,000 children who had tonsillectomies and adenoidectomies from 2010 to 2015. The U.S. Food and Drug......
Hand, wrist injuries in high school sports often severe
November 25th, 20170 High school athletes have high rates of hand and wrist injuries, especially in certain sports, according to a new U.S. study. Football players have the highest risk by far, but lacrosse, field and ice hockey, wrestling, softball and basketball also carry higher odds of these injuries, which can require costly surgery and keep kids out...
Victims of cancer doctor to possibly receive $4.1 million
November 25th, 20170 DETROIT— According to Crain’s Detroit, an attorney claimed that victims of a Detroit doctor, who placed hundreds of patients through unnecessary cancer treatments, are eligible for a $4.1 million in claims, which includes $2 million in funeral costs. On Tuesday, Randi Roth, a St. Paul, Minnesota- based attorney, told the judge......
Saudi Crown Prince calls Iran leader ‘new Hitler’: NYT
November 24th, 20170 DUBAI- Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince called the Supreme Leader of Iran “the new Hitler of the Middle East” in an interview with the New York Times published on Thursday, sharply escalating the war of words between the arch-rivals. The Sunni Muslim kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Shi‘ite Iran back rival sides in wars and political...Egypt: Hundreds dead in a terrorist attack on mosque in north Sinai
November 24th, 20170 CAIRO - A terrorist attack killed 230 people at a mosque in Egypt’s north Sinai region on Friday, detonating a bomb and shooting at fleeing worshippers and ambulances, state media and witnesses said. It was one of the deadliest attacks in the region. No group claimed immediate responsibility, but since 2014 Egyptian security forces...
Hariri’s return marks a new era for him and Lebanon
November 23rd, 20170 Saudi Arabia added this week another political downfall to its long list of successive defeats in Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Qatar and Palestine. The last blunder of the immature Saudi Crown Prince was holding the Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad al-Hariri hostage and forcing him to abruptly resign from a discreet place in his fumbling kingdom,...
Reasons to be thankful
November 23rd, 20170 As Arab American and Muslim families gather around the dinner table this Thanksgiving holiday, they will show gratitude for their blessings, but will also be bound to express fear for each other’s safety. Since President Trump’s candidacy and after his election, the country has been deeply inflamed with hate crimes, racism and......
Dearborn families gather to celebrate Thanksgiving
November 23rd, 20170 By Laida Sukari and Dalia Sukari The Arab American News - interns DEARBORN — According to statistics by "Static Brain", an average of 51,650,000 total turkeys are consumed in America on Thanksgiving Day each year. This national holiday became official in 1863 after President Lincoln declared that, annually, the fourth Thursday...
Central Student Government president speaks about #UMDivest resolution
November 23rd, 20170 ANN ARBOR — In the wake of the passage last week of a #UMDivest resolution at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Central Student Government President Anushka Sarkar said in a statement that she believes the resolution's intent, "is to elevate a marginalized community's voice, voices that have been muffled and diluted, year after......
Lebanese Americans celebrate strength, unity on homeland’s independence day
November 23rd, 20170 DEARBORN — Coinciding with tensions calming in Lebanon as Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri returns home and holds off on his resignation, Lebanese Americans celebrated their social, economic and political leverage on the 74th anniversary of their homeland's independence day. The ceremony, hosted by the Consulate General of Lebanon...
U.S. team doctor Nassar pleads guilty to criminal sexual conduct in Michigan court
November 22nd, 20170 INGHAM COUNTY, MI -- Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics team doctor, pleaded guilty in a Michigan court on Wednesday to seven counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct. In a press statement Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette said Nassar had pleaded guilty in Michigan’s Ingham County court to felony criminal......
