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Dearborn Public Schools approve reopening plan
DEARBORN - After another school board meeting lasting longer than six hours, the Dearborn Board of education approved a reopening plan for the school district. Late Monday night the board authorized administrators to start a blended learning...
National Election
Viability of Arab American candidates, like Brian Mosallam, shows importance of the Arab vote
MICHIGAN - Michigan could be the most important swing state in the country. And the Arab American vote could make the difference. Though metro Detroit has its large concentration, Arab Americans have been an integral part of the historic and...
Local
Grants available for Michigan teachers, support staff, for additional time and costs during COVID closures
LANSING - On Tuesday, Governor Whitmer and State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks announced that eligible Michigan teachers and support staff who worked additional time and incurred additional costs during the 2019-2020 school year due to the COVID-19...
National Election
‘Baptism by fire’ for newly appointed Supreme Court Justice Barrett
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Newly confirmed conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett faces a barrage of politically fraught cases in her first days on the job, as the court weighs election disputes and prepares to hear a challenge to the...
U.S.A
Tlaib, AOC, Omar and Pressley call for international investigation into DHS human rights abuses
WASHINGTON D.C. - On Monday, U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Detroit), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) sent a letter to calling for an international investigation into ongoing alleged human rights abuses by...
National Election
U.S. early voting tops 60 million as historic pace continues
WASHINGTON, D.C. - More than 60 million Americans have cast ballots in the U.S. presidential election with eight days to go, a record-breaking pace that could lead to the highest voter turnout in over a century, according to data from the U.S....
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Crestwood School Board President passes away
DEARBORN HEIGHTS - Crestwood School Board President, Donna Ancinec, passed away on Sunday Oct. 25. According to a GoFundMe page that was set up on Oct. 5, Ancinec had been battling a chronic liver condition for a few years that had impacted her...
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Netanyahu doesn’t appear at fundraiser for historic Michigan Jewish school following community outrage
OAK PARK — Last Sunday, Yeshiva Beth Yehuda, the oldest and largest Jewish school in the state, held its annual Yeshiva fund raising event, “An Evening of Unity”, celebrating 106 years of the institution. Guests this year included prominent...Health
Dearborn Public Schools approve reopening plan
DEARBORN - After another school board meeting lasting longer than six...
October 27th, 2020
Whitmer signs bills worker, business COVID-related bills, as state sees cases increase
LANSING — Governor Whitmer signed two bills on Thursday that protect...
October 22nd, 2020
MDHHS issues emergency order to allow indoor visitation at residential care facilities
LANSING — The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS)...
October 22nd, 2020
Governor Whitmer extends unemployment benefits for the rest of the year
LANSING — Governor Whitmer signed Senate Bills 886 and 991, which...
October 21st, 2020
World
Israeli delegation travels to Sudan to discuss normalization, Sudanese PM ready for ties with Israel
KHARTOUM – On Thursday, Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok...
October 23rd, 2020
Yemen’s warring parties start prisoner swap, raising peace prospects
SANAA – On Thursday, planes carrying prisoners exchanged by the warring...
October 17th, 2020
America’s standing in the world
Call it American exceptionalism or not, the American people have always...
October 15th, 2020
Despite ambiguity in international law, Palestinians are winning the “legitimacy war”
“International law” remains one of the most discussed terms in the...
October 14th, 2020