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CDC advisers delay decision on J&J vaccine pause
April 14th, 20210 Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) met Wednesday to review blood clot cases among people who received the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine. But the committee of experts declined to vote on whether use of the vaccine should resume, meaning the "pause" on the vaccine's use will remain at...Cases surge in Michigan, but Biden administration reluctant to increase vaccines
April 8th, 20210 With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise to dangerous levels, Michigan officials have asked the Biden administration to increase supplies of life-savings vaccines, though a positive response has not come from the White House. On Thursday alone, Michigan recorded 7,819 new cases, pushing officials, including U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell...Allied Media Projects to continue arts, liberation, justice work at new LOVE Building
April 8th, 20210 DETROIT — Allied Media Projects (AMP), a renowned Detroit organization that has strong ties with the region’s Arab arts and activism community, is gearing up to transition to a new collaborative space in the city. AMP is best described as a network of people and projects that utilize media-based organizing towards it’s goal of......
In Geiger, Geoff Johns pens another Arab character into the comics world
April 6th, 20210 There’s no doubt, comic book fans are well aware of Geoff Johns' illustrious career. Whether writing for some of the DC Comics' most iconic series, being the creative force behind some of the company’s biggest movie hits or serving in various executive capacities, Johns’ time in the industry is nothing short of...Michigan leads the country in certain COVID stats; possible vaccine for kids adds hope
April 2nd, 20210 After Pfizer recorded positive results for a vaccine study among young people, experts in Michigan are hopeful vaccinating adolescents against COVID-19 may be a critical step towards herd immunity. Hopeful news, considering the state has recently seen a surge in cases among residents 19 and younger. But that’s not all; Michigan......
Appeals court rules “terror watchlist” doesn’t violate constitutional rights
April 2nd, 20210 A panel of appeals court judges ruled this week that the “terror watchlist” does not violate the constitutional rights of American citizens, even if they are not notified or allowed to defend themselves against the government’s underlying reason for adding their names to the list. The legal news website Law & Crime reported...Michigan continues to expand vaccinations efforts
March 31st, 20210 LANSING — Michigan will continue its upward trajectory in getting more and more residents vaccinated against the dangerous COVID-19 virus, as positive news came down the pipeline from Lansing in recent days. On Wednesday, Governor Whitmer raised the state’s vaccination goal from 50,000 to 100,000 shots per day. The new......
Stuck ship partially freed in the Suez Canal
March 29th, 20210 EGYPT — Ever Given, the 224,000-ton container ship that has captured the world's attention in recent days as it remained stuck in the Suez Canal for nearly a week, has been partially dislodged, though more work is required before it is fully afloat. The Suez Canal in Egypt is one of the world's busiest trade-ways. It is estimated...International exchange student program looking for host families this fall
March 25th, 20210 DEARBORN — In the last year, many international exchange students were unable to come to the U.S. due to the COVID-19 pandemic. World Link, an organization that links students from different parts of the world to host families, provided these students with a virtual program linking each student with an American host family and......
Tlaib, Jayapal reintroduce bill to make monthly relief payments to Americans, without raising U.S. debt
March 23rd, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit) and Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) are re-proposing a way to get monthly COVID-19 relief to Americans without adding to the national debt. The pair have reintroduced the Automatic BOOST to Communities (ABC) Act, which immediately provides a $2,000 payment using BOOST debit cards...Fight for $15 minimum wage not over, but will it be enough?
March 21st, 20210 Progressive members of the Democratic Party are continuing their efforts to raise the national minimum wage to $15 an hour, after the effort failed to pass the U.S. Senate as part of the latest COVID-19 relief package. Those members, like U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit), intend to ensure a $15 minimum wage increase is incorporated......
Detroit’s HUDA Clinic continues its mission of charitable, holistic community care
March 20th, 20210 DETROIT - 2021 should be a transformative year for HUDA Clinic in Detroit. Located near the Highland Park enclave in Detroit, the free clinic has been providing essential medical and psychological care services to the low income communities in Detroit and Hamtramck for almost two decades. The urgency of that care only intensified...Judge denies motion to dismiss criminal charges against Snyder in Flint prosecution
March 18th, 20211 LANSING — The prosecution led by Solicitor General Fadwa Hammoud and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy in the Flint water crisis won a motion in Genesee County Court on Thursday. A Genesee County district court judge denied a motion to dismiss criminal charges against former Governor Rick Snyder for his role in the......
Survey shows difficulty faced by working parents for online learning, strong support among Republican parents for return to school
March 12th, 20210 A Gallup poll released Thursday shows particularly strong support among parents who identify as Republican to get their children back in classrooms for in-person learning. The poll results are based on self-administered web surveys conducted Feb. 14-21, with a random sample of 860 adults, aged 18 and older, who are parents of students...Roadblocks cleared in Lebanon after week of protests
March 12th, 20210 BEIRUT — Growing resentment and outrage among the Lebanese led to eight days of protests this week, with protesters using burnt tires to block roadways across the country in anger over the nation's economic meltdown and political deadlock amid a pandemic lockdown. The Lebanese army said on Wednesday it had started clearing......
What does the new COVID relief law mean for federal unemployment benefits?
March 11th, 20210 Millions of unemployed Americans will see no interruption in their supplemental weekly federal unemployment benefits, after President Biden signed into law the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill on Thursday. The new law means nearly one-third of American households who are currently unemployed or will lose their job this summer will...Senators seek to make daylight saving time permanent as more states try to end time changes
March 11th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new bill introduce by a group of U.S. senators seeks to end yearly time changes by making daylight saving time the new, permanent standard time. The bill would allow states with areas exempt from daylight saving time choose the standard time for those areas. The bill, known as the “Sunshine Protection Act......
Michigan ends Extended Benefits and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits
March 9th, 20210 LANSING — Michigan’s Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) announced on its website Monday the ending of unemployment extensions for those receiving Extended Benefits (EB) and Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). The EB program gave Michiganders 20 additional weeks of unemployment benefits since it began in October. The...First case of South Africa variant identified in Michigan
March 8th, 20210 MICHIGAN — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) has identified the first case of COVID-19 variant originally identified in South Africa, in a boy living in Jackson County. The state’s health department is investigating close contacts and if there are additional cases associated with this case. The......
CDC: Vaccinated people can socialize without masks, distancing
March 8th, 20210 WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Monday, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced new guidelines that say people who are fully vaccinated — meaning two weeks after they have received the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or the single dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine — can safely gather with friends or family who are...Poll reveals Whitmer, Trump, Biden favorability ratings; trust level in vaccine
March 6th, 20210 LANSING — The survey research firm EPIC-MRA has released a statewide poll of active and likely November 2022 voters. The poll, completed on Feb. 25, sought to understand favorability ratings of various state and federal officials, on both sides of the aisle, and people’s opinions on important socio-economic issues like the......
Activist wins defamation suit brought against her by Israeli soldier over FB post
March 5th, 20212 CALIFORNIA — Palestinian activist Suhair Nafal has won a defamation lawsuit brought against her by a former Israeli soldier who claimed Nafal’s Facebook post objecting to Israeli war crimes defamed and slandered her. The former Israeli soldier, Rebecca Rumshiskaya, sued Nafal in September over a viral Facebook post she published...State Rep. Hammoud says funding for bridges an uphill battle in legislature
March 5th, 20210 DEARBORN — Governor Whitmer made an appearance Wednesday at the Miller-Rotunda Bridge in Dearborn with county and city officials. The visit to the aging bridge highlights the governor’s long-standing promise to inject repair funds into the state’s crumbling roadways and infrastructure. Whitmer discussed her “Bridge......