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Whitmer rescinds stay home order, reopens more businesses
LANSING - On Monday, Governor Whitmer signed another executive order, this time rescinding her previous "Stay Home, Stay Safe" order, and moving the entire state to phase four of her MI Safe Start Plan. This is big news for businesses in...
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Local protests brings together communities, renews discussion on racism
DETROIT - A full weekend of largely peaceful protests in Detroit against the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police has sparked debates about racism among various communities in Metro Detroit. Over the weekend, several groups brought...
Business
Owners of Dearborn dealership sue GM over discriminatory practices
DEARBORN — Tanya and Basam Robin, the Chaldean American owners of the Superior Buick GMC dealership in Dearborn, have a filed a suit against General Motors and GM Financial, accusing the company of unfair and discriminatory practices. The Robins...
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Divided Dearborn Heights City Council appoints interm treasurer, renews debate
DEARBORN HEIGHTS - This week, the Dearborn Heights City Council, by a vote of 4-2, appointed Zouher Abdel-Hak as interim city treasurer. Abdel-Hak, who owns N.J. Diamonds in Dearborn, will serve as treasurer from June 29 until November 5, when a...
U.S.A
Minneapolis ablaze: Arab American owner of store where George Floyd was killed says he condemns police’s actions
Minneapolis — The city of Minneapolis has been plunged into rioting this week after video of the killing of George Floyd by a police officer circulated widely. Outrage over police brutality culminated into three days of demonstrations that by...
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Court says Michigan barbershop must close, license will stay suspended
LANSING – Karl Manke, the Owosso barber who violated the state’s COVID-19 executive order by remaining open, will be told to cease operations, thanks to a Thursday ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals. Manke’s license will also remain...
U.S.A
Trump considering legislation that may scrap law protecting social media companies
WASHINGTON D.C. — President Trump said he will introduce legislation that may scrap or weaken a law that has long protected Internet companies, including Twitter and Facebook, an extraordinary attempt to intervene in the media that...
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Treasury: Installment payment option available for business taxpayers that have deferred payments
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Treasury announced this week that business taxpayers who have deferred paying their Sales, Use and Withholding (SUW) taxes due to the COVID-19 pandemic can now participate in an installment payment option to...Health
Whitmer reopens auto dealerships and retail stores by appointment, authorizes nonessential medical, dental and veterinary procedures
LANSING — On Thursday, Governor Whitmer signed a new executive order...
May 21st, 2020
Nutrition and Alzheimer’s Disease: A brief guide
The following article is contributed by Donna Jawad, Community Outreach...
May 12th, 2020
Detroit’s TCF Center field hospital is “officially closed down”
DETROIT – The 1,000-bed TCF Center field hospital in the city's...
May 7th, 2020
Experimental antiviral drug to become the new standard of care for COVID-19 patients, Fauci says
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Top U.S. infectious disease official Dr. Anthony...
April 29th, 2020
World
WHO says governments should prepare for new infections that may follow reopening of the economy
GENEVA — The World Health Organization’s Tedros Adhanom said on...
May 12th, 2020
Ilhan Omar signs Israeli lobby AIPAC’s letter pushing for Iran arms embargo
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a disappointing and surprising move, U.S. Rep....
May 6th, 2020
Lebanon legalizes cannabis farming for medicinal use in bid to help ailing economy
BEIRUT — The Lebanese parliament has legalized cannabis farming for...
May 2nd, 2020
A Machiavellian fiasco: How ‘centrist’ Gantz resurrected Netanyahu, Israel’s right
It was intended to be a Machiavellian move, but the decision by Benny...
April 22nd, 2020