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Law corner: GM censored its employees to hide deadly ignition switch defect
Last week, the Department of Transportation (DOT) fined General Motors (GM) a record $35 million for GM’s handling of an ignition switch defect affecting more than 2.5 million of its vehicles. This amount is the largest-ever fine against an automaker imposed by the DOT. It is also the maximum fine allowed by law....
Muslim and Arab communities urged to speak out against anti-Islam bus ads
May 30th, 20140 WASHINGTON D.C. — Arab and Muslim communities in Washington D.C. are being urged to speak out against anti-Islam ads that were recently posted on buses in the city. The ads that read, “Islamic Jew-Hatred: It is in the Qur’an. Two-Thirds of all U.S. aid goes to Islamic countries. Stop racism. End all aid to Islamic...
Federal judge puts Congressman John Conyers back on primary ballot
May 30th, 20140 Conyers.DETROIT—A federal judge recently approved the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan’s request to put long-time U.S. Rep. John Conyers Jr. (D- Detroit) back on the August primary ballot.Judge Matthew Leitman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan made the ruling Friday, May 23. Leitman said...
Poll: Snyder, Peters and Schuette lead Michigan’s hot races
May 30th, 20140 MICHIGAN — A recent poll shows Governor Rick Snyder is taking the lead in the gubernatorial race. Snyder, a republican, is squaring off against democrat Mark Schauer, former U.S. Rep. for the state’s 7th Congressional District. The report also shows that U.S. Rep. Gary Peters of the 14th Congressional District is ahead in the...New legislation waives veteran licensing fees
LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder signed a law increasing veteran admittance to specified occupational licenses on May 22. “These bills honor our veterans’ dedication and commitment to our state and country,” Snyder said. “They will help connect our veterans to job opportunities that may have not been available...Free and low-cost training on understanding mental illness being offered
MICHIGAN — Teachers, religious leaders, employers and others are being offered free and low-cost training that is focused on mental health crisis and tragedy prevention. The training is being offered by state officials and is an eight-hour program that helps people understand mental illness. Part of the program is about...
115-year-old Inkster resident is oldest living American
May 30th, 20140 INKSTER — Resident Jeralean Talley celebrated her 115th birthday on Friday, May 23. Talley is the oldest living person in the United States. A reception was held in her honor at the New Jerusalem Baptist Church on Sunday, May 25. Talley is a supercentenarian, an individual who has lived passed the age of 110. She was born...
Rasmea Odeh rejects plea bargain; trial set for Oct. 21
May 28th, 20140 DETROIT — A Palestinian American community organizer who was indicted for allegedly lying on her U.S. citizenship application about a conviction in an Israeli military court decades ago, has rejected a plea agreement which would have revoked her citizenship and forced her deportation in exchange for avoiding jail time.Rasmea Odeh, 66,...DePaul Divest referendum on SGA ballot passes 1,575-1,333
Students voted in favor of an SGA referendum calling on DePaul to withdraw its investments in companies that do business with Israel’s military and corporations that work in the West Bank and Gaza, easily passing by 54.2 percent. A total of 2,908 votes were cast, with 45.8 percent against the referendum.The vote, dubbed...A nation disintegrates: Libya on the brink of civil war
A view of damage caused by Sunday's clashes in Tripoli. Heavily armed gunmen stormed Libya's parliament, demanding its suspension and claiming loyalty to a renegade army general who has vowed to purge the country of Islamist militants. Smoke rose over parliament after gunmen attacked and then withdrew, and gunfire erupted across...State environmental chief’s reckless decision puts the health of residents at greater risk
Residents in Dearborn’s South End and neighboring communities, including southwest Detroit, will suffer the consequences of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) Air Quality Division (AQD) Chief Vinson Hellwig’s recent reckless decision to approve a revised emissions permit that allows one of the state’s largest...66 years later, Yaffa, Bride of Sea, lives in Palestinians’ memory
I n ‘Jaffa: Land of Oranges’, Ghassan Kanafani described his exile from the Palestinian coastal city of Yafa.As a 12-year-old boy, he struggled to understand, but “on that night, though, certain threads of that story became clearer .. a big truck was standing in front of our door. Light things, mainly sleeping items, were being...Poll: Slight majority of Egyptians favor Sisi
CAIRO — Just over half of Egyptians approve of former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, an opinion poll showed on Thursday, May 22, just days ahead of a presidential election he is expected to win easily.The poll by the Washington-based Pew Research Center also found that 43 percent opposed the army's overthrow of elected President...Attacks kill dozens of pilgrims in Iraq
BAGHDAD — A wave of suicide and car bomb attacks in Iraq killed at least 29 people and wounded dozens more on Thursday, May 22, officials said.No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks, which mainly targeted Shi'a pilgrims, but they bore the hallmarks of Islamist extremists. The pilgrims were on their way to the...Iraq’s Maliki wins at least 94 parliament seats, likely to remain as PM
Members of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) attend a news conference to announce the final results of the parliamentary election in Baghdad May 19, 2014. Prime Minister Nouri Maliki won the largest share of Iraqi parliamentary seats in last month's national elections, dealing a blow to Shite, Sunni and Kurdish rivals who......
MERS kills five people in Saudi
RIYADH — Saudi health authorities reported Monday, May 19, new deaths from the MERS coronavirus, taking to 173 the overall number of fatalities from the disease in the world's worst-hit country.The health ministry said on its website that five people have died, including a 28-year-old woman in the port city of Jeddah, and a...UAE, Saudi Arabia form committee to tackle ‘regional challenges’
ABU DHABI — On Tuesday May 20, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia announced, a joint committee to confront "regional challenges," in a statement published on official Emirati news agency WAM.The move came as Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal met UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahayan in Abu Dhabi.Both...Protests call for independence in South Yemen
ADEN — Thousands of separatists rallied in Yemen's main southern city Aden Wednesday, May 21, demanding renewed independence for the region on the 20th anniversary of a secession bid that was crushed by northern troops.The demonstrators waved the flag of the formerly independent south and pictures of exiled separatist leader Ali...Egypt sentences Mubarak to three years over corruption
CAIRO — An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced ousted president Hosni Mubarak to three years in prison on charges of embezzling public funds."The court orders Mohammed Hosni Mubarak to be sent to jail for three years," said judge Osama Shaheen as Mubarak looked on from a cage flanked by his sons, who were sentenced to four years in......
U.S. to disclose justification for domestic drone strikes
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government will disclose its legal justification for the use of drones against U.S. citizens suspected of terrorism, a senior Obama administration official said on Tuesday.The U.S. solicitor general has made the decision not to appeal a federal appeals court's decision in April, requiring the release of a...General Motors recalls 2.4 million more vehicles in U.S.
DETROIT — General Motors Co said on Tuesday it is recalling another 2.42 million vehicles in the United States, raising the number of vehicles it has recalled so far this year to more than 15 million.The four recalls will include Buick Enclave, Chevy Traverse and Cadillac Escalades. GM said it now expects to take a nearly $400 million......
British imam convicted of U.S. terrorism charges
NEW YORK — London imam Abu Hamza al-Masri was convicted of terrorism charges in New York on this week, following a four-week trial that shined a spotlight on the preacher's controversial anti-Western statements.After deliberating for less than two days, a jury of eight men and four women found Masri, 56, guilty on all 11 counts he...17 year old Egyptian traveler to seek asylum in U.S.
LOS ANGELES — An Egyptian teenager who traveled to the United States to take part in a prestigious science fair has decided to seek asylum, saying he fears returning home after being accused of taking part in anti-government protests in Cairo, his U.S. lawyer said on Tuesday.Abdullah Assem, who has invented eyeglasses for......
