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North Carolina attorney becomes first Yemeni American to serve as judge
January 23rd, 20210 NORTH CAROLINA — Yemeni American Rashad Hauter recently recently made history by being appointed district court judge in the Wake County Judicial District Court. The online publication Yemenis of America announced that Hauter is the first Yemeni American to become a judge in the U.S. Hauter was appointed by Governor Roy Cooper...
EnvisionTEC, a Dearborn 3D manufacturer, acquired by Massachusetts company for $300 million
January 23rd, 20210 DEARBORN — Desktop Metal, a Burlington, Massachusetts-based 3D printing solutions company, has acquired the Deaborn-based 3D printing manufacturer EnvisionTEC for $300 million. With this acquisition, EnvisionTEC will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Desktop Metal. EnvisionTEC founder and CEO Al Siblani will continue to serve...
House Dems to send Trump impeachment article to Senate Monday
January 22nd, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that the House's article of impeachment will be delivered to the Senate on Monday, as Senate Republicans hope to delay the impeachment trail of former President Trump. The single article accuses Trump of inciting an insurrection on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6,...
State monitoring COVID-19 variant, restaurants to reopen on schedule
January 21st, 20210 LANSING — State health authorities are now on high alert after a new variant of the COVID-19 virus has been detected in three Washtenaw County women. The two adult women were in close contact with the first woman to be found positive for the variant, as announced on Jan. 16. The first woman had recently traveled to the U.K. All...
FBI offering $75,000 for information on D.C. pipe bomb suspect
January 21st, 20210 The FBI is offering a public reward for tips that lead to the “location, arrest and conviction” of the person or persons responsible for planting pipe bombs near the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. on Jan 6. The reward is set at $75,000 and was originally set at $50,000. The FBI’s Washington Field Office posted the...
Biden seeks to overcome vaccine shortage with ambitious plan
January 21st, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — After kicking off his first day as president with a slate of executive actions, President Biden turned his attention to boosting supplies of the COVID-19 vaccine with an ambitious plan. Biden signed 10 executive orders as expected on Thursday. These ramp up the purchase and distribution of the vaccine, with...
President Biden takes sweeping actions on Muslim Ban, DACA, COVID
January 20th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joe Biden followed through with some of his big sweeping day-one promises, shortly after his inauguration as president on Wednesday, Jan. 20. President Biden signed 15 executive actions, including ending the travel ban put in place by former President Trump on people from a list of Muslim-majority countries....
Muslims warned against pro-Trump White supremacist violence around inauguration
January 18th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The pro-Trump violence in the U.S. Capitol earlier this month has pushed the nation’s law enforcement authorities to high alert for White supremacists groups seeking more chaos around Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration. Connected to this is a fear by minority groups, like Muslim Americans, that the anger...COVID-19 variant found in Michigan
January 16th, 20210 LANSING — The first case of new a highly contagious COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.7. has been identified in a woman living in Washtenaw County by the state health authority on Saturday. The woman recently traveled to the U.K., where this variant originated, according to the MDHHS. Close contacts of this individual have been identified...
COVID grants of up to $1,650 available to restaurant and other workers
January 15th, 20210 LANSING — Starting Friday, grants of up to $1,650 are being made available for employees of restaurants and other businesses impacted by the state’s COVID-19 restrictions. The Employee Assistance Grants are made available by a Michigan Senate bill and are designed to provide support to employees impacted by the MDHHS Gathering and...
Impeached twice: Trump to face Senate trial after he leaves office
January 15th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Senate will meet next week, just as Joe Biden is inaugurated as president, to begin its impeachment trial of outgoing President Trump. Trump is now the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) brought the impeachment to a vote just a week after Trump’s...
Biden unveils $1.9 trillion pandemic plan, with $1,400 stimulus payments
January 14th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — President-elect Biden unveiled a $1.9 trillion stimulus package proposal on Thursday, designed to boost an ailing pandemic economy, with further direct aid for Americans. “It’s not hard to see that we’re in the middle of a once-in-several-generations economic crisis with a once-in-several-generations public...
Snyder, eight former officials criminally charged in Flint water case
January 14th, 20210 FLINT — On Thursday, former Governor Rick Snyder pled “not guilty” to two misdemeanor charges that carry up to a $1,000 fine each or up to one year in prison for each, for his role in the Flint water crisis. In 2014, the switching of Flint’s water source without treatment led to dangerous contamination of its water supply,...
FBI considering No-Fly List for D.C. rioters
January 12th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — After a mob of supporters of outgoing President Trump broke into the U.S. Capitol Building last Wednesday, the FBI has launched a nationwide investigation into the incident. FBI officials have said they are considering a litany of charges, including conspiracy and sedition, and are relying on a partnership with...
Wayne County seniors can get COVID vaccines at area hospitals
January 11th, 20210 WAYNE COUNTY - Wayne County residents aged 65 and older can now get COVID-19 vaccines at local hospitals, county officials said on Monday. The plan is part of an overall move by the state to accelerate vaccine distribution beyond health care workers by adding people over 65 and some essential workers like teachers, as more of the......
DHS on high alert for domestic terrorist acts following Capitol violence
January 8th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bulletin by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shows the federal government is on high alert for terrorist threats, linked to the recent political turmoil around the presidential elections. The bulletin comes just weeks after a violent mob of supporters of former President Trump stormed the U.S....
Trump acknowledges loss, condemns rioters, after calls for his removal
January 8th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — After widespread condemnation of outgoing President Trump’s encouragement of a deadly insurrection of the U.S. government, Trump changed his tune and acknowledged his loss to Joe Biden on Thursday. Just a day before, after a storm of rioters broke into the heavily restricted U.S. Capitol building to interrupt......
U.S. Congress confirms Biden, Harris victory
January 7th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — After a day of chaos in Washington, D.C., and with outgoing Vice President Mike Pence presiding, the U.S. Congress has now confirmed the results of the November 2020 presidential election, affirming the victory of Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris. An earlier debate over Arizona election results,...
4,700 frontliners to get second COVID vaccine dose at Henry Ford
January 5th, 20210 DETROIT — Priority vaccinations for healthcare workers continue this week, with thousands of frontline healthcare workers at Henry Ford Health System branches receiving their second doses of the COVID-19 vaccines in the coming days. Henry Ford prioritizes vaccinations based on employees' role and risk for exposure as well as their...
On anniversary of Abbas family death, Dingell recommits to action on drunk driving in new congress
January 4th, 20210 NORTHVILLE — This week will mark the two-year anniversary of the tragic deaths of Rima and Issam Abbas, and their three children, who were hit by a drunk driver on their way home to Michigan from Kentucky. U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Dearborn), who has been a vocal proponent of traffic safety legislation, especially as it pertains...
State distributes 3.5 million free masks, cases surpass 500,000
January 4th, 20210 MICHIGAN — As the state surpassed 500,000 confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus, Michigan’s health department is distributing 3.5 million free masks as part of its Mask Up, Mask Right campaign. Free KN95 masks provided by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) will be distributed by community organizations,......
IRS payment tracker down, as $600 payments arrive
December 30th, 20206 WASHINGTON D.C. - The online tool to track COVID-19 stimulus payments is temporarily down, as the IRS and U.S. Treasury Department began delivering a second round of payments Tuesday night. The IRS says the initial direct deposit payments begun arriving Tuesday night for some and will continue into next week. Paper checks will begin to...
Mayor Paletko passes away after complications with COVID-19
December 30th, 20200 DEABORN HEIGHTS - Sad news from Dearborn Heights Tuesday night with the passing of Mayor Dan Paletko, who lost his fight with COVID-19, just a week after his 70th birthday. "The City of Dearborn Heights is saddened to announce the sudden death late Tuesday of Mayor Dan Paletko from complications associated with COVID-19," the city's......
Almasmari: “No one helped me” with taxes; ready to serve community on marijuana issue
December 28th, 20200 HAMTRAMCK — Saad Almasmari is once again serving the Hamtramck community on its City Council, after former Councilwoman Andrea Karpinski resigned following years of bitter disputes within the body. Almasmari had previously served since 2015, but failed to recapture his seat at last year's election. During that reelection campaign,...
Trump signs COVID-19 stimulus bill, House attempts to increase payments
December 28th, 20200 FLORIDA — President Trump, who has been at his golf course while a stalemate ensued over a $2.3 trillion combined stimulus and spending package, has now signed the bill into law. The law will release $900 billion in stimulus funds as soon as possible, including those $600 stimulus checks Trump earlier wanted increased. Republicans......
