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Dan Gilbert and Mike Ilitch shake up downtown Detroit with new business ventures
August 1st, 20140 DETROIT — New business ventures are reshaping downtown Detroit, most of which are headed by either Mike Ilitch or Dan Gilbert. The Ilitch family owns the popular pizza chain Little Caesars, The Detroit Red Wings and the Detroit Tigers. Gilbert is widely known as the chairman and founder of Rock Ventures and the mortgage lender...10 healthy dessert… and they’re tasty too
A sweet tooth is meant to be satisfied—yes, even if you're watching your weight. Dessert, after all, is one of life's pleasures and deprivation typically backfires. It doesn't have to be a high-calorie, high-fat disaster, either: The trick is making smart choices and substitutions. "Take advantage of foods that are naturally sweet...U.S. surveillance programs threaten freedom of press
WASHINGTON — U.S. surveillance programs are making it more difficult for government officials to speak to the press anonymously, two rights groups said on Monday.Large-scale surveillance, on top of the Obama administration's crackdown on national security leaks, threatens the freedom of the press and the right to legal counsel,...U.S. surveillance programs threaten freedom of press
WASHINGTON — U.S. surveillance programs are making it more difficult for government officials to speak to the press anonymously, two rights groups said on Monday.Large-scale surveillance, on top of the Obama administration's crackdown on national security leaks, threatens the freedom of the press and the right to legal counsel,...Girl dies after being hit by plane on Florida beach
FLORIDA — A 9-year-old girl, who was struck by a plane that crash-landed on a Florida beach and killed her father, also has died from her injuries, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said on Tuesday.Oceana Irizarry and her family were walking on Caspersen Beach in Venice on Sunday when the pilot of a single-engine Piper plane alerted...Four California teens charged in murder of China graduate student
LOS ANGELES — Four teenagers were charged with capital murder on Tuesday in the beating death of a graduate student from China not far from the University of Southern California campus in Los Angeles, prosecutors said.Two of the suspects, 19-year-old Jonathan Del Carmen and Andrew Garcia, 18, could face the death penalty if they are...U.S. Senate bill proposes sweeping curbs on NSA surveillance
WASHINGTON — Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) introduced legislation on Tuesday to ban the U.S. government's bulk collection of Americans' telephone records and Internet data and narrow how much information it can seek in any particular search.The bill, which has White House backing, goes further than a version passed in May by the...
Our endorsements for the August 5 primary
August 1st, 20140 For many of the races in the upcoming August 5 primary, it will be your last chance to choose in this election cycle. The county executive, the State Legislature and U.S. Congress seats in Wayne County will be decided next week, not in November. Wayne is an overwhelmingly “blue” county. Hence, democratic nominees who are...
Activists rally at court hearing for Rasmea Odeh
August 1st, 20140 Protesters gather in front of the federal court house in Detroit in support of Rasmea Odeh on Thursday July, 31th.DETROIT — The judge overseeing the trial of Palestinian American activist Rasmea Odeh refused to recuse himself from the case during a hearing on Thursday, July 31.Odeh was indicted for allegedly lying on her U.S....South American leadrers stand with Gaza, Bolivia declares Israel ‘terrorist state’
Bolivia has declared Israel to be a “terrorist state” and renounced a visa exemption agreement with the country in protest over the ongoing Israeli military assault on Gaza.Canceling the 1972 agreement which allowed Israelis to travel freely to Bolivia “means, in other words, we are declaring (Israel) a terrorist state,” the...
Israel bombs school, market, as world watches
August 1st, 20140 A boy stands in the ruins of a UN school in Jabaliya, northern Gaza Strip.GAZA — Israel and Hamas have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire in their conflict in the Gaza Strip starting on Friday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday."The ceasefire will begin at 8:00 am local time on Friday,...Israel lobby galvanises support for Gaza war
WASHINGTON — Pro-Israel activists assembled a huge crowd and a long list of congressional leaders and diplomats to declare their unconditional support for Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip on Monday, largely downplaying tensions between Jerusalem and Washington.Key congressional figures from both the Republican...Three killed in car bomb in Cairo
CAIRO — Three people were killed in a car bomb blast on Wednesday in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt's state-run Nile Television said.Another state news outlet, Al-Ahram, quoted Brigadier Mahmoud Shawki, a police officer, as saying those killed had been inside the car and were likely to have been on their way to carry out a...Army breaks up protests as Yemen raises fuel prices
A demonstrator blocks a street with burning tyres during a protest against fuel price hikes in Sanaa July 30.SANAA — One woman was killed in protests that erupted in Sanaa on Wednesday after the Yemeni government announced a rise in fuel prices.Witnesses and a medical source told Reuters the protester was killed as the army fired into...Libyan jihadists declare Benghazi ‘Islamic emirate’
Fighters from the Benghazi Shura Council, which includes former rebels and militants from al Qaeda-linked Ansar al-Sharia, gesture on top of a tank next to the camp of the special forces in Benghazi.BENGHAZI — Libya’s Islamist militant group Ansar al-Sharia has said that it seized complete control of Benghazi late on Wednesday,......
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan handed control of the Detroit Water Department
August 1st, 20140 DETROIT — Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr handed over control of the Detroit Water Department to Detroit Mayor Duggan on Monday. The move takes place as the city’s water crisis continues to make international headlines and receive widespread condemnation. After Duggan was elected, he signed an agreement giving Orr control...Islamic State militants open office for potential wives
DAMASCUS — Islamic State insurgents have opened an office in northern Syria where single women and widows can register to marry fighters from the radical al Qaeda offshoot, a monitoring group said on Monday.The office in al-Bab, a town northeast of Aleppo city, records the names and addresses of the women so that Islamic State...Local fashion show encourages modesty
DEARBORN — Fashion is a universal language, no matter what part of the world you are from. Similar to other art forms, it has a way of connecting people. Fashionable modest-looking and fitting clothing has become a growing trend among women, especially those who wear the hijab. Fashion shows help showcase new trends to the...
Dearborn man charged with killing sister
August 1st, 20140 Elmawri.g By Ali Harb The Arab American NewsDEARBORN — On Monday, July 28, a 23-year-old Dearborn resident was charged with first degree murder and torture for allegedly stabbing and strangling his 30-year-old sister on Saturday afternoon. Asyh Elmawri was stabbed multiple times in a house on the 7500 block of......
MDCH and BCBSM invest in building healthy communities program to reduce obesity and improve children’s health
LANSING — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan (BCBSM) recently announced that the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) is partnering with the statewide Building Healthy Communities program, a private-public initiative designed to fight obesity and improve childhood wellness through school-based programming. MDCH...More than a third of U.S. adults pursued by collection agencies
WASHINGTON — More than a third of U.S. adults have bad debt that has been handed over to a collection agency and their average debt in collections is $5,178, according to a study published on Tuesday by the Urban Institute.The authors of the report by the Washington, D.C.-based think tank said vicious cycles of bad debt can hold......
Poll: American opinion of Arabs,Muslims is getting worse
WASHINGTON — How Americans view Arabs and Muslims has gotten worse in recent years, with negative feelings strongest among republicans and senior citizens, according to a poll released this week.Only 27 percent of Americans have a favorable opinion of Muslims, down from 35 percent in 2010, according to the Zogby poll, commissioned by...State candidates spend big money in race to win election
LANSING — According to published reports, Gov. Snyder is outspending his opponent, former representative Mark Schauer in his re-election efforts.Snyder has raised $3.3 million, compared to the $1.8 million raised by Schauer. In addition, most of the governor’s contributions come from individuals (the Michigan Republican Party gave......
