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October 22nd, 2018

Local

Hamtramck to install new stop sign at busy intersection

HAMTRAMCK - The city will install a new stop sign at the intersection of Gallagher and Belmont, creating a three-way stop. The city plans to place traffic signs and flags along both Gallagher and Belmont to alert drivers of the new stop...

October 22nd, 2018

Other Voices

The U.N. ‘sheriff’: Nikki Haley elevated Israel, damaged U.S. standing

The U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley, has made her post a “more glamorous” position than her predecessors — as President Trump described Haley’s 2-year term at the U.N., following her resignation announcement. We may never know...

October 22nd, 2018

U.S.A

Here is why U.S. courts abruptly tossed 9,000 deportation cases

Liliana Barrios was working in a California bakery in July and facing possible deportation when she got a call from her immigration attorney with some good news. The notice to appear in court that Barrios had received in her deportation case...

October 22nd, 2018

Health

October is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month

DETROIT, Michigan — The leading contributor to infant mortality is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). SIDS is the unexplained death of a seemingly healthy baby, usually occurring during sleep among infants less than 1-year-old. As part of its...

October 22nd, 2018

COMMUNITY

Wayne State University celebrates 150th anniversary

DETROIT — Wayne State University will celebrate its 150th anniversary along with the completion of its Pivotal Moments fundraising campaign with a celebration on campus. The Pivotal Moments campaign, which raised $170 million from almost...

October 21st, 2018

COMMUNITY

Secretary of State candidate Jocelyn Benson reiterates campaign pledges at Dearborn town hall

DEARBORN — On Tuesday, October 16, State Rep. Abdullah Hammoud (D- Dearborn) and U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D- Dearborn) joined Jocelyn Benson, the Democratic candidate for secretary of state, for a town hall meeting at the Henry Ford Centennial...

October 21st, 2018

COMMUNITY

Mayor O’Reilly talks about representing Arab America

DEARBORN — Over the past few decades, Dearborn has become the United States’ most densely concentrated Arab American city. One defining metaphor is a “melting pot” of immigrants from around the globe, but what does it mean to city officials...

October 21st, 2018

COMMUNITY

Delta Air Lines disputes employee’s claim it defrauded her of insurance benefits

WINNETKA, Canada – A Delta Air Lines employee is claiming the company and its life insurance provider, Desjardins Financial, defrauded her of her life insurance benefits after she was diagnosed with last stage ovarian cancer. Yasmeen Kinnarath...

October 21st, 2018

COMMUNITY

Will the Arab Festival return to Dearborn?

DEARBORN — Between 1995 and 2012, thousands of people visited the capital of Arab America for a taste of their homelands' cultures and a grand celebration. The three-day Arab festival has been called the largest gathering of Arab Americans; it...