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City of Dearborn announces office closures, revised hours amid COVID-19 pandemic
November 18th, 20200 DEARBORN — While Dearborn Police are set to enforce the mask mandate and other social gathering limitations issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, the...
Dearborn Heights offering a program to help residents pay their essential bills amid COVID-19 pandemic
November 18th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The city of Dearborn Heights has established a program to assist low to moderate income individuals and families whose income has been negatively...
Michigan restaurant association sues health department
November 18th, 20200 LANSING — A Michigan restaurant advocacy group is one of three plaintiffs that have filed a lawsuit against the state health department over COVID-19 emergency......
FDA allows first rapid test at home; Pfizer to seek clearance for emergency use of vaccines
November 18th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Just as the FDA allowed an emergency use rapid at home COVID test, Pfizer announced that it was just days away from requesting emergency use of a...
Wayne County Board of Canvassers certifies election results after initial deadlock
November 17th, 20200 WAYNE COUNTY — A source at the Michigan Secretary of State has informed The Arab American News that Wayne County has now certified its elections results, after two......
Residents returning to unemployment urged to reopen previous claims
November 17th, 20200 LANSING — Michigan workers who had returned to work after being on unemployment are urged to reopen their claims online if they are facing temporary unemployment...
Netanyahu has “warm” convo with Biden, calls him “president-elect”
November 17th, 20200 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Joe Biden had a “warm conversation” with Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu over the phone on Tuesday. Netanyahu referred to Biden as......
Cases against the “Wolverine Watchmen” continue in court
November 17th, 20200 LANSING — Attorney General Dana Nessel’s prosecution against the eight men facing domestic terrorism charges continued in court Friday with a bond hearing for two...
Permanent Injunction granted in lawsuit over CARES Act funding for schools
November 17th, 20200 LANSING — A lawsuit co-led by Attorney General Dana Nessel against U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is officially over. The lawsuit co-led by Nessel and......
Attorney General Nessel joins coalition pushing for scientific, medical research funding during COVID-19 pandemic
November 17th, 20200 LANSING — Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general urging scientific, medical research funding. In a letter to the U.S....
Police, other agencies, will enforce new COVID orders if needed
November 16th, 20200 DEARBORN — Michigan will begin its three-week “pause” on Wednesday, targeting in particular indoor gatherings around holidays and indoor dining and bar services......
85,000 essential workers apply for Futures for Frontliners scholarship
November 14th, 20200 LANSING — Since its launch, more than 80,000 essential workers have applied for the Futures for Frontliners scholarship. The Futures for Frontliners scholarship was...
Dearborn Heights City Council passes resolution to allow treasurer to establish separate bank accounts
November 14th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The City Council voted to pass a resolution to allow the city treasurer to establish separate bank accounts for restricted and corporate......
Schools returning to virtual learning amid spike in COVID-19 cases
November 13th, 20200 LANSING — With COVID cases reaching record daily highs, many schools are experiencing outbreaks and returning to virtual learning as a result. An outbreak is...
Councilman Perrotta removed as Hamtramck mayor pro tem
November 13th, 20200 HAMTRAMCK — By a 3-2 vote during Tuesday’s Hamtramck City Council meeting, the Council removed member Ian Perrotta from his position as mayor pro tem. Following the......
As COVID-19 cases rise, Gov. Whitmer addresses common mistakes people make, while hospital leaders assess the situation
November 13th, 20200 LANSING — Governor Whitmer held a press conference to address the state’s rising COVID-19 cases as the state is reaching record numbers of new cases daily. “We...
Beaumont Health seeking participants for COVID vaccine study
November 12th, 20200 ROYAL OAK — Researchers at Beaumont Hospital are now enrolling patients in a national study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine, known as AZD1222, is being......
Crestwood School Board votes to censure Trustee Salwa Fawaz for a second time
November 10th, 20200 DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Having already censured Trustee Salwa Fawaz in September, the Crestwood School Board has voted to censure her again. The censure was put forward...
Dearborn not delaying trash pick up and honors employees on Veteran’s Day; announce DAC reopening
November 10th, 20200 DEARBORN — With Veteran’s Day falling on Wednesday, Nov. 11, most city buildings will be closed in observance of the holiday. Despite most city buildings being......
MDHHS rolls out COVID-19 exposure alert app statewide
November 9th, 20200 LANSING — In an attempt to slow the increasing spread of COVID-19, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and Michigan Department of Technology,...
Lebanon’s president seeks evidence behind U.S. sanctions on son-in-law
November 9th, 20200 BEIRUT — President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that Lebanon would seek evidence and documents from the United States that led Washington to impose sanctions on his......
Muslim orgs say Muslim vote impactful for Biden victory in Michigan, elsewhere
November 6th, 20200 MICHIGAN — Emgage Action, a Muslim civic advocacy organization, said Wednesday that it celebrated a high Muslim American voter turnout in Michigan, and that turnout...
Status quo in Wayne County and State Reps races, newcomers to universities’ boards
November 6th, 20200 DETROIT — With the votes counted from Tuesday’s election, incumbents and newcomers alike have reason to celebrate. A total of 867,409 voted in Wayne County this......
