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Oakland County executive under fire for offensive comments about Detroit
DETROIT — Stopping for gas at a Detroit gas station is "just a call for a carjacking," according to Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson, who also thinks that the solution to the city's financial problems is building a fence around it and turning it into an Indian reservation.Patterson has come under fire for demeaning comments...Iran’s Rohani: Free elections best solution for Syria
DAVOS, Switzerland — Iranian President Hassan Rohani said Thursday that fair elections would be the best way of ending Syria's civil war."The best solution is to organize free and fair elections inside Syria," Rohani told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "No outside party or power should decide for the Syrian people and...
Mayor O’Reilly shares thoughts on business, neighborhood growth and dispute over east Dearborn property
January 24th, 20140 DEARBORN — At a special meeting of the City Council on Wednesday, January 15, former American Arab Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Nasser Beydoun engaged in a heated debate with Mayor Jack O'Reilly over the reacquisitionof a business property on the east side of the city that was previously owned by his brother-in-law Sam...
Arab American NFL coach prepares for Super Bowl
January 24th, 20140 DEARBORN — “It is unbelievable. This is a dream come true, and so surreal,” said Robert Saleh, speaking about the Seattle Seahawks advancing to the 2014 NFL Super Bowl. Saleh is a quality control coach for the Seahawks, who will square off against the Denver Broncos in football’s championship game, Sunday, Feb. 2 at...The Arab American News’ first issue came out 29 years ago
DEARBORN — On Wednesday, Jan. 23, 1985, 29 years ago, The Arab American News published its first issue. The lead story was an editorial outlining the goals and principles of the publication. "This newspaper is dedicated to this guiding purpose: communicating to and unifying all Arabs in North America," read the paper's first...The surveillance state lives
President Obama has some nerve. He opened his speech on NSA spying by likening his surveillance regime to Paul Revere and the Sons of Liberty. How insulting! They were helping people resist government tyranny, and the British spied on them to put down the coming rebellion.In sizing up Obama’s “reforms” of the indiscriminate...New film “Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit” includes Dearborn terrorist plot
DEARBORN — In the new action thriller "Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit," starring Chris Pine, a plot follows him in a post 9/11 era through his tour of duty in Afghanistan and into a career as the Financial Intelligence Unit of the modern CIA, where he becomes an analyst.The plot of the film features a story line in which terrorists are...Poetry corner: In Jerusalem
As a part of its continuing effort to share a portion of the literary wealth of Arabic poetry with the English reader, The Arab American News translates a poem by the legendary Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish.In JerusalemIn Jerusalem, I mean inside the old walls,I walk from an era to an era with no memory to guide me. Prophets...Thirteen charged in New York for ID theft from fuel pumps
New York City — Thirteen people were indicted for swiping credit card and ATM information from gas pumps in Texas, Georgia and South Carolina, and using the data to steal more than $2 million using ATMS and banks in New York, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. announced on Tuesday, January 21.Members of the alleged identity...Detroit casino revenue falls in 2013
DETROIT — Detroit is counting on taxes from the city's three casinos to help it emerge from bankruptcy, but prized as the city's casinos may be, they had a down year in 2013, state regulators said.The city's total gambling revenue slipped 4.7 percent to $1.35 billion last year, according to figures released by the Michigan Gaming...Governor Snyder announces creation of office for new Americans
LANSING – Gov. Rick Snyder announced in his fourth State of the State address a bold vision for attracting global talent to bring more and better jobs to Michigan, and a growing group of more than 30 educational leaders, elected officials, business leaders, nonprofit groups and other community leaders offered their support for the...Retirement planning programs offered at Henry Ford Centennial Library
DEARBORN — Dearborn Public Library and TL Financial Group, a full service investment advisory firm, are partnering to offer two retirement planning programs to the public. Each program consists of two educational sessions. Erin Wozniak, a wealth management advisor at TL Financial group, will present the program entitled...Dearborn Police seek public’s assistance in apprehending larceny suspect
DEARBORN — On Jan. 13, a larceny occurred at the CVS located at 22060 Outer Drive. The suspect entered the store, selected numerous items for sale, and then concealed them in his long trench coat style jacket. The suspect quickly proceeded to the exit with the merchandise still concealed and exited the store without paying for the...Republicans criticize party member Dave Agema for recent controversial remarks
MICHIGAN — On Monday, Gov. Rick Snyder praised Michigan Republican Party chairwoman and major GOP donor Betsy Devos for speaking out against Republican National Committeeman Dave Agema. Snyder, unlike DeVos, is not calling for Agema’s resignation. Agema.At the Martin Luther King Jr. Day luncheon in Lansing, Snyder told...Cervical cancer is preventable though HPV vaccination
LANSING — In recognition that January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, the Michigan Department of Community Health (MDCH) is reminding all women to stay current on their cervical cancer screening as a means to improve their health in 2014. In 2010, 344 Michigan women were diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer, and in 2011, 121......
8-year-old boy dies after saving six family members in fire
Penfield, New York — An 8-year-old boy who saved the lives of six family members by warning them their trailer was on fire died after going back in to try to rescue his disabled uncle, said authorities in western New York state.After the blaze on Monday, January 20, firefighters found the body of Tyler Doohan, in the back bedroom...Healthy lifestyle choices recommended to prevent birth defects in Michigan babies
A baby is born with a birth defect in the United States every four and a half minutes. Healthy lifestyle choices as well as medical care before and during pregnancy can reduce these chances, resulting in better infant health outcomes for all Michiganders.“Most people simply do not realize how common, costly and critical birth defects...
19 year-old woman commits suicide, shocks community
January 23rd, 20140 DEARBORN - Assil Srour Makki, a 19 year-old Dearborn resident, took her own life on Tuesday, Jan. 21, police said.According to police, she died of a gunshot wound in her house in Dearborn. Police do not suspect foul play in Makki's death."We think it's a suicide," a Dearborn Police spokesperson told The Arab American...
Snyder: Creating jobs, attracting global talent among priorities
January 17th, 20140 LANSING — Michigan will fuel its impressive comeback through innovations such as a statewide system for training and educating skilled technicians, attracting global talent and reinventing the way in which services to residents in need are provided, Gov. Rick Snyder said in his fourth State of the State address.“The Michigan of 2014......
Bahrain crown prince meets opposition leader
MANAMA - Bahrain’s monarchy has met with the opposition leader in an effort to put an end to the mass demonstrations that have shaken the country for nearly three years.Bahrain's Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa held talks with the main opposition chief Sheikh Ali Salman for the first time since demonstrations began in...Netanyahu meets King Abdullah II in Amman
AMMAN - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid down demands for security arrangements between a future Palestinian state and Jordan, in a rare visit Thursday, Jan. 16, to Amman.Netanyahu was in Jordan for unannounced talks with King Abdullah II on the U.S.-brokered Middle East peace process.The visit follows U.S. Secretary of......
Militants kill 10 soldiers in central Yemen
SANAA - Al-Qaeda militants killed 10 Yemeni soldiers in three simultaneous attacks Thursday, Jan. 16, on army positions in the central province of Bayda, a military official said.Eight extremists were also killed in the assaults, which prompted further clashes with the army, a local official said."Al-Qaeda assailants carried out...Iraq violence kills 75 in one day
BAGHDAD - Bomb attacks and shootings killed at least 75 people in Iraq on Wednesday, Jan. 15, police and hospital sources said, making it one of the bloodiest days in months.In the deadliest incident, a bomb blew up in a funeral tent where mourners were marking the death two days ago of a Sunni Muslim pro-government militiaman, police......