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December 14th, 2018

World

Israel will authorize thousands of illegal settler homes in occupied West Bank

TEL AVIV — Israel will authorize thousands of the settler homes built illegally in the occupied West Bank, some of them decades ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday. The move is likely to please pro-settler members of...

December 14th, 2018

World

Jordanians stage new anti-austerity protests in the capital

AMMAN — Jordanian authorities deployed hundreds of riot police in the capital and warned activists to stay within the law on Thursday as hundreds of demonstrators staged more protests against tough austerity measures backed by the International...

December 14th, 2018

Other Voices

Among my biggest disappointments in politics

The other day, a friend asked what surprised me most about politics. This may seem strange, but I’d never really thought about the question. My response was off-the-cuff but heartfelt. The biggest surprise is also among my biggest...

December 14th, 2018

COMMUNITY

FOX 2 meteorologist Jessica Starr passes away

Fox 2 Detroit announced Thursday morning that meteorologist Jessica Starr took her own life Wednesday night. "All of us here at FOX 2 are in deep shock and cannot believe that such a wonderful, bright and intelligent individual will no longer...

December 14th, 2018

Art & Culture

Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan makes first visit to Detroit

DETROIT — On Friday, Dec. 7, Lebanese singer Yasmine Hamdan performed a concert at the Detroit Institute of Arts’ Rivera Court, during her first visit to the city. On the previous day, she visited the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn...

December 14th, 2018

World

U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell: Congress has a moral responsibility to end the war in Yemen

WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D- Dearborn) has released an official statement highly critical of continued U.S. military action in Yemen, based in large part on feedback from constituents in her hometown of Dearborn. “Families in my...

December 14th, 2018

Local

Maples Elementary receives national honor for student success

DEARBORN - Maples Elementary Schools has received a national award recognizing the success of its students despite difficult circumstances. The National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators named Maples a 2018 Distinguished School....

December 14th, 2018

COMMUNITY

CAIR-MI files complaint against Greyhound for Muslim man kicked off bus

FARMINGTON HILLS — CAIR-MI filed a discrimination complaint with the Michigan Department of Civil Rights against Greyhound on behalf of a Muslim man who was kicked off of a bus for speaking on his phone in Arabic. Earlier this year, Abrahaim...

December 14th, 2018

World

Yemen’s warring parties agree to ceasefire in Hodeidah and U.N. role

RIMBO, Sweden — Yemen’s warring parties agreed on Thursday to cease fighting for the Houthi-held port city of Hodeidah and withdraw their troops, the first significant breakthrough for U.N.-led peace efforts in five years of conflict. At the...