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France’s sham philosopher:Bernard Henri Levy and the destruction of Libya
November 22nd, 20130 While Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “the world’s most influential Jew,” Bernard Henri Levy is number 45, according to an article published in the Israeli right-wing newspaper the Jerusalem Post, on May 21, 2010.Levy, per the Post’s standards, came only two spots behind Irving Moskowitz, a “Florida-based tycoon...
Iran, West struggle to reach agreement at Geneva nuclear talks
November 22nd, 20130 GENEVA - France and Iran traded tough words on Thursday, Nov. 21, as major powers struggled to finalize an interim deal to curb Tehran's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief, with Paris urging the West to hold firm and Tehran deploring a loss of trust.Each side appeared to be dampening down anticipation of an imminent...U.S. foster parent charged after child found with dead chicken around neck
North Carolina — A social worker has been charged after her 11-year-old foster child was found chained to the porch of her home with a dead chicken hanging around his neck, a sheriff's official said on Saturday.Wanda Sue Larson, 57, was arrested and charged with child abuse and false imprisonment on Friday after a deputy found...Virginia state senator stabbed, son dead by suicide
Charlottesville, Va. — Virginia State Sen. Creigh Deeds was grievously stabbed by his son, who then shot himself on the morning of Tuesday Nov. 19.Austin "Gus" Deeds, 24, stabbed and critically wounded his father around 7 a.m. at their home in Millboro, Bath County, Virginia State Police said in a statement. At a press conference...Boston man drags motel manager to death with pickup truck after bill dispute
BOSTON — A Massachusetts man was charged on Tuesday, in the death of a woman dragged under his pickup truck for three miles along a highway south of Boston, after a dispute about a motel bill.Moses Acloque, 22, pleaded not guilty to charges including motor vehicle homicide by negligent operation and leaving the scene of an...Illinois governor signs law legalizing gay marriage
Illinois - Governor Pat Quinn signed same-sex marriage into law on Wednesday, Nov. 20, which makes President Barack Obama's home state the 16th to allow such unions.Illinois state senators voted to legalize gay marriage last February, and the state House followed suit by a slim margin earlier this month. The illinois law is due to take...Obama, Clintons honor President Kennedy 50 years after assassinatio
ARLINGTON, Va. — President Obama paid respects to President John F. Kennedy Wednesday, Nov. 19, in a graveside ceremony, commemorating the 50th anniversary of his assassination in Dallas.Attending the ceremony at Kennedy's grave with its eternal flame were first lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton and former first lady...Battlefield gains to strengthen Assad position at peace talks
BEIRUT - Divisions in rebel ranks and more committed loyalist fighters are helping the Syrian regime notch up military victories that would give it the upper hand at peace talks, analysts and rebels say.The army's capture this week of the strategic town of Qara, north of Damascus, followed three days of fighting against Al-Nusra Front...Syrian army makes major advances as militants calls for jihadi unification
DAMASCUS - Pro-government forces have made advances throughout Syria in recent days in fighting with rebels around the big cities of Damascus and Aleppo.Some of the key clashes have been close to the Lebanese border, where deadly twin suicide bombings this week hit the embassy of Iran, Syria's main regional ally, in what was widely seen...Hizbullah: “March 14” justifying Beirut terrorist attacks
BEIRUT - Hizbullah’s bloc took an indirect swipe Thursday at the March 14 coalition, which it accused of attempting to justify recent car bombings in the country particularly Tuesday's attack against the Iranian Embassy.Hizbullah, which issued a statement after its weekly meeting in the Beirut suburb of Haret Hreik, also called on...Investigation identifies one of the bombers
BEIRUT - The suicide bombers, who carried out the terrorist attack against the Iranian embassy in south Beirut, killing 25 people, entered Lebanon with fake passports, the investigation revealed.Investigators identified one of the suicide bombers who ravaged the Bir Hasan neighborhood earlier this week as a Palestinian national, as they...Deaths of football fans cloud Algeria World Cup celebrations
ALGIERS - Algeria's celebrations at qualifying for next year's FIFA World Cup in Brazil have been clouded by traffic accidents that have killed at least 12 people, Algerian media reported on Thursday, Nov. 21.In Bejaia, east of the capital, four football fans died when the car they were travelling in after the match collided with a heavy...Saudi police arrest two men for offering ‘free hugs’
RIYADH - Saudi religious police has arrested, on Thursday, Nov. 21, two men who were offering "free hugs" to strangers in the country’s capital, Riyadh. The arrests were made by Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice in the main Tahlia Street, where the young men were standing with banners saying, "Free...Iraqi militia launches mortar attack on Saudi border
RIYADH - Six mortar bombs landed near a border post in northern Saudi Arabia in an attack claimed by an Iraqi Shi'a militia, which said on Thursday, Nov. 21, that it was warning the kingdom to stop meddling in Iraqi affairs.The mortar rounds hit desert on the far northwestern fringes of the kingdom's oil-producing region on Wednesday,...Car bomb kills 25 in northeast Iraq
BAGHDAD - A car bomb exploded in a busy market in northeastern Iraq on Thursday, Nov. 25, killing at least 25 people and wounding more than 30, according to medics.Iraq is suffering its worst wave of violence in at least five years, with insurgents targeting mainly Shi'a Muslim civilians in attacks on public places such as shopping areas......
Egyptian army chief Sisi won’t rule out presidential bid
CAIRO - Egyptian army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who led the overthrow of President Mohamed Morsi, held open the possibility he might run for the presidency in an interview published on Thursday, Nov. 21.Sisi, 59, deposed the Islamist Morsi in July following mass protests against his rule. He has since emerged as a popular...
Appeals court rules Dearborn Judge is ‘biased’ in medical marijuana case
November 22nd, 20130 DEARBORN — Last week, a Michigan Court of Appeals upheld the disqualification of 19th District Court Judge Mark Somers' decision over a medical marijuana case, concluding that he was biased when declaring the Michigan Medical Marijuana Association (MMMA) unconstitutional.The move appears to be the latest in a trend of regulations and...
Duggan announces transition team, holds public forum at WSU
November 22nd, 20130 DETROIT — Mayor elect Mike Duggan began pushing forward last week as the City of Detroit's future leader, announcing his transition team and making appearances in Lansing and at Wayne State University to discuss public policy.On Wednesday Nov. 13, Duggan held a press conference to announce that Detroit Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr has...
NAAMA Michigan paving the way for next generation of Arab American health professionals
November 22nd, 20130 DEARBORN —A noticeably large number of young and aspiring health care professionals attended the National Arab American Medical Association’s 33rd annual gala dinner at the Dearborn Inn-Marriott Hotel Nov. 15. Throughout the decades NAAMA has provided a strong support system for the next generation of Arab American health......
MDOC to accommodate Muslim inmates’ diets after ACLU lawsuit
November 22nd, 20130 DETROIT – Under a court-approved settlement filed on Wednesday Nov. 20, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) will accommodate the religious requirements of thousands of prisoners in Michigan, including providing meals to Muslims’ religious beliefs, and allowing individuals to attend religious observances that may conflict...
Dearborn businessman and former attorney to serve prison time for bank fraud
November 22nd, 20130 DEARBORN — The owner of a Dearborn, Michigan, based real estate company was sentenced to 110 months in prison, and a former Dearborn attorney was sentenced to 48 months in prison following their convictions for bank fraud and commercial bribery, according to a statement released Tuesday by the office of United States Attorney for the......
Dearborn Heights man charged in slaying of Renisha McBride, parents speak out
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The parents of Renisha McBride, an unarmed 19-year-old woman who was shot to death in Dearborn Heights, spoke publicly for the first time, after the Wayne County Prosecutor's office charged 54-year-old Theodore Paul Wafer with her slaying.Wafer was charged with three counts, the most serious being second degree...Ashley Maria Bahri Kashat first Chaldean to perform at Detroit Opera House
Ashley Maria Bahri. DETROIT — West Bloomfield native Ashley Maria Bahri Kashat is the only Chaldean opera singer in the entire country. Her upcoming performances are November 16-24 at the Detroit Opera House where she will be singing Giuseppe Verdi's classic La Traviata.She is also the first Chaldean American soprano to receive a......
