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Schools to carry epinephrine injectors to help protect students from dangerous food allergies
LANSING - On Tuesday, Dec. 17, Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation to help protect Michigan children suffering from dangerous and life-threatening food allergies by making sure schools carry epinephrine injectors.The legislation requires schools to have at least two injectors onsite and to have at least two staff members trained to use...Detroit emergency manager, mayor-elect reach power-sharing agreement
DETROIT - Detroit Mayor-elect Mike Duggan will control about two-thirds of city operations once he takes office next month, the Detroit News reported Wednesday.Detroit, the largest U.S. city ever declared bankrupt, is under the control of state-appointed emergency manager Kevyn Orr. He and Duggan, who won the mayor’s race in November,...Renisha McBride’s shooter to stand trial for second degree murder
DEARBORN HEIGHTS - 20th District Court Judge David Turfe ruled that Theodore Wafer will stand trial for the slaying of Renisha McBride, the 19-year-old African American woman who he shot on his front porch in a Dearborn Heights neighborhood in the early hours of Nov. 2Judge Turfe said at the end of the two day pre-trial that based on...FBI Boston Subject with Connection to Detroit added to Most Wanted Terrorists List
DETROIT - Ahmed Abousamra, an FBI Boston subject with connections to the Detroit area, was added Wednesday to the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists List. A $50,000 reward is being offered for information leading to his capture and return to the U.S. With the inclusion of Abousamra, there are currently 30 individuals on the FBI’s...HFCC offers new “Study Abroad” course in Morocco for Spring 2014
DEARBORN - In collaboration with The Arab American Foundation for Multicultural Education and Students’ Understanding (ARAMFO) in Denver, Colorado, Henry Ford Community College is launching a new "Study Abroad" course in Art History (ART-290) in Morocco. ART-290 is a three-credit course taught by Dr. Hashim Al-Tawil, a specialist...Brighton High School students embrace diversity by wearing Islamic headscarf for whole day
BRIGHTON - Students at Brighton High School embraced diversity recently when they decided to wear Islamic headscarves for a whole day. The students were from an AP language course. Earlier this fall they were required to read a memoir by Iranian author Azar Nafisi. The memoir discusses the experiences of women during Iran's...Michigan Arab Orchestra expands mission nationally under new name
DETROIT - The Michigan Arab Orchestra has a new mission and a new name. Now called the National Arab Orchestra, the expansion of its mission was announced by the Orchestra's Board Chairman, Moose Scheib. Under his leadership and vision, Scheib will direct the organization into broader opportunities across the United States and...8 strategies to avoid overeating this holiday season
With the holiday season upon us, food is everywhere. From festive holiday parties to dinners with friends and family, let's face it, this time of year tends to center around food. And, it is perfectly OK to indulge on occasion, sans the guilt, without gaining weight. The trick is to enjoy what you are eating, and to eat mindfully while...Blue Cross Blue Shield encourages consumers to use free government money to reduce plan premiums
DETROIT – Over the past week, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has monitored the progress of healthcare.gov and has seen encouraging evidence that the site is working better, signifying important progress at a critical time for Michigan consumers. In order to have active coverage beginning Jan. 1, consumers need to select a health...City council pays tribute to Hubbard and Sareini at their last meeting
DEARBORN - After 24 years on the city council, Nancy Hubbard and Suzanne Sareini attended their last meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Fellow councilpersons, the mayor and the city clerk took the opportunity to praise the outgoing councilwomen for their service and dedication to the city."The citizens were well-served for 24 years," said...Law corner: Liability for fraud comes from the words you speak or don’t speak
The word “fraud” often evokes feelings that something terrible has happened. Fraud is the word loosely ascribed to situations where one person has obtained something of value from someone else by deceit. In the legal context, fraud has several specific forms. As a general rule, civil fraud consists of the following...Local businessmen making national news for offering $15 an hour minimum wage
DEARBORN HEIGHTS/CANTON -Harry Moorhouse and Brian Parker are making national headlines for offering a $15/hour minimum wage to workers at their two all-natural fast food restaurants.The businessmen launched the first Moo Cluck Moo location in Dearborn Heights in April of this year and another in Canton shortly after. “I am a...Russia blocks U.N. statement condemning Syrian attacks
NEW YORK - Russia blocked a U.N. Security Council statement on Thursday, Dec. 19, that would have condemned the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for recent missile and "barrel bomb" attacks on civilians, including children, U.N. diplomats said.The council's failure to approve the U.S.-drafted statement elicited an angry...UK, U.S. to be allowed to question Libyan ex-spy chief over Lockerbie
TRIPOLI - Libya plans to allow British and American investigators to question Muammar Gaddafi's former intelligence chief Abdullah Senussi over the 1988 Lockerbie airline bombing, the Libyan justice minister has told Britain's ITV news."In order to learn the lessons of history and give rest and assurances and comfort to the families of...U.S. court urged to reject Israeli attempt to silence witness
WASHINGTON - Lawyers for the family of an American teenager killed in a 2006 suicide bombing in Tel Aviv urged a U.S. court on Tuesday, December 17, to reject an attempt by Israel to muzzle a witness in an anti-terrorism case, court documents showed.The lawsuit revolves around allegations that Bank of China knowingly allowed Palestinian......
Academic boycott of Israel should open dialogue
On Dec. 15, the members of the American Studies Association (ASA) voted 66% in favor of endorsing the ASA National Council resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions in protest of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians.The council applied standards predicated on evidence of institutional discrimination and made a gesture of...Blast in Libya cemetery: Even dead aren’t safe in Benghazi
BENGHAZI - One person was killed and five wounded Sunday when a car blew up in a cemetery in Benghazi, security and medical sources said. The car exploded after the funeral of a police officer killed in a similar blast the previous day, killing one of the car's passengers, security spokesman Ibrahim al-Sharaa said.Five other people were...Suicide bomber kills 11 at funeral in Iraq
BAGHDAD — A suicide bomber killed 11 people and wounded 20 at a Shi'a Muslim funeral in a city northeast of Baghdad on Tuesday, Dec. 10, police said, as Iraqi insurgents pursue a campaign of deadly attacks. An Iraqi man carries the body of his son, who was killed by a car bomb attack, during a funeral in Najaf, 160 km (100 miles) south...drone strike kills 15 civilians in Yemen by mistake
SANAA - Fifteen people on their way to a wedding in Yemen were killed in an air strike after their party was mistaken for an al Qaeda convoy, local security officials said on Thursday, Dec. 12. The officials did not identify the plane in the strike in central al-Bayda province, but tribal and local media sources said that it was a......
Uproar in Egyptian court halts Islamist leaders’ trial
wCAIRO - An Egyptian judge halted the trial of leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood on Wednesday, Dec. 10, after they shouted slogans and refused to cooperate with the court.Judge Mustafa Salama said the case of the Brotherhood's General Guide Mohamed Badie and fellow defendants, who are charged with inciting the killing of protesters,...Winter storm adds misery to Syrian refugees in Lebanon
SYRIA — Thousands of Syrian refugees living in makeshift camps in Lebanon were weathering a winter storm that brought snow, rain and freezing temperatures to the country.In northern Arsal, just across the border from Syria, layers of snow sat atop flimsy shelters housing tens of thousands of recently arrived refugees.The UN refugee......
Apartheid died on the sharp edge of principles
December 13th, 20130 Nelson Mandela’s death has produced both an outpouring of international solidarity, remembrance, and celebration commemorating Madiba’s leadership in defeating apartheid in South Africa. It has also generated a wave of historical revision and mythmaking—the sort of thing we’ve come to expect when radicals become icons. Mainstream...U.S. defense bill boosts funding for missile defense, Israeli efforts
Washington - A compromise defense bill proposed on Monday by U.S. lawmakers would boost spending on missile defense by $358 million to $9.5 billion, mandating an additional homeland defense radar and increasing funding for U.S.-Israeli cooperative efforts.Leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives Armed Services committees......
