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Paterson, NJ elects first Arab American mayor in landslide victory

May 11th, 20180 PATERSON, NJ — Andre Sayegh registered a resounding victory in Paterson’s six-man mayoral contest on Tuesday, capturing the office that he failed to gain in two...

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Palestinian-Mexican American running for U.S. Congress in California

May 11th, 20180 SAN DIEGO — A candidate for the U.S. Congress in the state of California is hoping to become its first Latino-Arab American member by capturing a district that has...

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Paterson, NJ elects first Arab American mayor in landslide victory

May 11th, 20180 PATERSON, NJ — Andre Sayegh registered a resounding victory in Paterson’s six-man mayoral contest on Tuesday, capturing the office that he failed to gain in two...

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Federal judge denies request for early election to fill Conyers’ vacant seat

March 30th, 20180 DETROIT — The 12 Democratic candidates and every resident of the 13th Congressional District will have to wait until the August primary and November general election...

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Michigan’s Congressional races: Who’s running (Part III)

March 23rd, 20188 The following is the continued list of Metro Detroit candidates running for congressional seats in the Aug. 7 and Nov. 6 elections. 13TH DISTRICT (open) Former U.S....

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A look at Michigan’s Congressional races (Part 1)

March 2nd, 20183 Over the course of the following weeks, The AANews will be looking at U.S. Congressional candidates in the Aug. 7 and Nov. 6 elections. Here are some from Flint and...

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Trump names manager for 2020 re-election bid

February 27th, 20180 WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has named former digital adviser Brad Parscale as campaign manager of his 2020 re-election campaign. In a statement, the Trump...

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U.S. Senate race in Michigan: Four Republicans and one Independent challenge Stabenow

February 23rd, 20180 By Farah Harb Four Republicans and one Independent are competing to replace U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), who is running for re-election this year. The primary...

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Rashida Tlaib seeks Conyers’ seat, would be first Muslim woman in Congress

February 6th, 20180 DETROIT — Rashida Tlaib, a Democrat, has officially thrown her hat in the race for Michigan's 13th congressional district. The seat was left open by longstanding...

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U.S. Rep. Sander Levin retiring from Congress when term ends next year

December 8th, 20170 ROYAL OAK — After 35 years in Congress, U.S. Rep. Sander Levin (D-Royal Oak) is retiring and pursing a different career. The 86-year-old Democrat will not run for...

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Bannon: Republicans could lose U.S. House over immigration fight

September 15th, 20170 WASHINGTON ― Republican infighting over the fate of immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children could be so vitriolic that the party loses control of...

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New York’s first Arab candidate loses shot at City Council, but wins solidarity

September 14th, 20171 New York City— After a groundbreaking grassroots campaign, Yemeni activist Rabyaah Althaibani choked back tears as she mourned the defeat of the first Arab-American...

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Trott’s retirement creates opportunity for Michigan Democrats

September 14th, 20170 WASHINGTON — As U.S. Rep. Dave Trott (R-Birmingham), known for his anti-immigrant stance, is set to retire from Congress at the end of his second term and return to...

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Sam Jammal announces run for Congress in 39th District in California

July 21st, 20170 FULLERTON, CA — Republican Congressman Ed Royce is the 24-year incumbent who has been challenged by a former Obama Administration official, Sam Jammal, in the 39th...

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CNN won’t air Trump’s ‘100 days’ ad

May 4th, 20170 WASHINGTON, D.C.-AN ad by Trump's campaign that featured the President jeering at the mainstream media network CNN for being "fake news" will not be aired by the...

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Iraqi militia threatens ISIS’ supply route to Syria

November 18th, 20160 BAGHDAD — Iraqi militias said on Wednesday they had driven ISIS fighters from an air base west of Mosul, a victory which would threaten the group's supply route from...

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UN: Arab Spring cost more than $600 billion worth of growth

November 17th, 20160 NEW YORK — A new report from the United Nations suggests that the turmoil in the years since 2010 has left a heavy economic imprint in the Arab region — in...

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Turkey aims to fully secure borders early next year with Syria campaign

November 17th, 20160 ANKRA — Turkey aims to have fully secured its borders in the first half of next year, Defence Minister Fikri Isik said on Thursday, as Turkish-backed forces pursue a...

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Yemen’s Houthis say they want to end war, form unity government

November 17th, 20160 HODEIDAH — Yemen's Houthi group said on Wednesday it was ready to stop fighting and join a national unity government, raising hopes of a resolution to a conflict...

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British woman faces jail time in Dubai for reporting gang rape

November 16th, 20160 DUBAI - A British woman who was allegedly gang-raped by two men in Dubai faces jail after police accused her of "extra marital sex". The 25 year old claims she was...

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Chef says he was beaten by Muslim men because he ‘looks like Trump’

November 15th, 20160 SWEDEN - While Muslims are facing a wave of attacks and insults as a result of Trump's election in the U.S., one man in Sweden claims the reverse effect happened to...

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Iraqi forces preparing advance on south Mosul

November 11th, 20160 BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces are preparing to advance toward Mosul airport on the city's southern edge to increase pressure on ISIS militants fighting troops who...

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Israeli minister: Trump’s victory ends prospects of Palestinian state

November 11th, 20160 Donald Trump's election victory means the Palestinian people will never have a state of their own, right-wing Israeli government education minister Naftali Bennett has...

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U.N. says rations run out in east Aleppo, hopes for aid deal

November 11th, 20160 UNITED NATIONS — Aid workers in eastern Aleppo were distributing the last available food rations on Thursday as the quarter of a million people besieged in the...

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Sandstorm hindering Raqqa offensive

November 11th, 20160 DAMASCUS — A U.S.-backed advance on Raqqa, ISIS de facto capital in Raqqa, was being hampered by a sandstorm on Thursday, a commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces...

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Anxious world leaders seek clarity on Trump policies

November 11th, 20160 WASHINGTON — World leaders offered to work with Donald Trump when he takes over as U.S. president, but expressed anxiety over how he will handle problems from the...

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Royal Jordanian offering last minute cheap flights to U.S. “in case Trump wins”

November 8th, 20160 JORDAN - Just in case Donald Trump wins Tuesday's US presidential election, a tongue-in-cheek Royal Jordanian airlines advertisement is offering last minute flights to...

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Somali American seeks Keith Ellison’s seat in Congress