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Dearborn mayoral race in dollars: How much have candidates spent/received?
Campaign finance reports show how much candidates in Dearborn’s mayoral race have received and spent in campaign funds through mid July. Dearborn mayoral candidate Gary Woronchak has compiled a summary of each candidate's finances, with numbers...
Local Election
Hamtramck: Four candidates for mayor, eight for three seats on City Council
Four candidates for Hamtramck mayor and eight for City Council are vying for four-year terms and will face off in the Aug. 3 primary election, after which the mayoral race will come down to two candidates and the Council race to six. The city is...
Local Election
Westland: Four vying for mayor and 12 competing for four City Council seats
WESTLAND — Voters will choose from four candidates for mayor and 12 for City Council in the Aug. 3 primary. In Westland, four Council members are elected at each regular odd year city election. The three candidates who receive the highest...
Local Election
City of Dearborn to offer Arabic translations for August 3 primary, bilingual ballots
DEARBORN — With a packed ballot for the August 3 primary, Arab American advocates have been asking the city to offer translated voting material. On the ballot for the primary election, residents will be narrowing the fields for mayor and City...
Local Election
Westland Mayor Bill Wild looking to retain his seat for a fourth term: “We still have much work to do”
WESTLAND — Bill Wild, the city's longest-serving mayor, is currently running for a fourth term. Before first being elected mayor in 2007, Wild served for six years on the City Council and two years on the Planning Commission. As one of four...
Business
Black-owned Hamtramck spa owner alleges racial discrimination after denial of zoning clearance request
HAMTRAMCK— After only two months in operation, Esthi Queen Healing Spa, one of the city’s few Black-owned businesses, is facing a threat from the city to shut down after being denied a special land use zoning request in a decision the owner,...
U.S.A
USPS plan will mean delivery slowdowns, higher stamp price
A plan under Postmaster Louis DeJoy, a nominee of former President Trump, could mean slower mail deliveries for people utilizing the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). A part of that plan also raises first-class stamps to 58 cents from its current 55...
Local Election
Retired Detroit Police Chief James Craig explores run for governor
DETROIT — Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig, who had 44 years of law enforcement experience, has announced his campaign for governor. In an appearance on Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson Tonight Program on Wednesday, Craig said,...
Local
Around 100 Dearborn homeowners report water back up after last weekend’s storm
DEARBORN – Last Saturday’s rainfall brought flashbacks of late June’s horrific flooding in Dearborn. The Arab American News learned that approximately 100 homeowners in the area north of Hemlock Avenue between Schaefer and Miller Roads on...Health
Delta variant and vaccine hesitancy put COVID advances in jeopardy
The U.S. is now seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases, as the...
July 22nd, 2021
Pfizer to ask FDA to authorize booster dose of vaccine as Delta variant spreads
The drugmaker Pfizer said on Thursday it will ask the U.S. government for...
July 8th, 2021
Delta variant spells danger for unvaccinated people, continues to alarm experts
With the more-infectious Delta variant emerging as the most common strain...
July 6th, 2021
J&J, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines show promise against the Delta variant
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Moderna recently announced promising...
July 2nd, 2021
World
Masked haj pilgrims on Mount Arafat pray for COVID-free world
MT. ARAFAT — Thousands of face-masked Muslims gathered on Saudi...
July 22nd, 2021
Ben & Jerry’s agrees to end operations in occupied Palestinian territory
After years of efforts by anti-occupation activists, the popular American...
July 20th, 2021
Reports: Israeli firm’s spyware used to target journalists’ and activists’ cell phones
WASHINGTON, D.C. — An Israeli company's spyware was used in attempted...
July 19th, 2021
Lebanon spins further into crisis as Hariri abandons bid to form government
BEIRUT — Lebanese politician Saad al-Hariri abandoned his months-long...
July 15th, 2021