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Congressional “mad dogs” render the powerful powerless
SHUTDOWN – blared the Washington Post headline. None of the powers-that-be could stop a small faction of Republicans in the House of Representatives from shutting down many federal government operations starting on October 1.Suddenly the powerful Business Roundtable and U.S. Chamber of Commerce are powerless, along with two hundred...
Shutdown could negatively impact Detroit’s auto industry, college students
October 4th, 20130 DETROIT — With the government shutdown in full swing this week, local residents have questioned just how that may affect the State of Michigan, along with the City of Detroit, which now enters its third month in a bankruptcy crisis. However, state officials don't seem to be in any panic. Earlier this week, it was announced that...Government shutdown: How much will it harm the economy?
A government shutdown won't have much of an economic impact if it lasts just a few days, but a prolonged shutdown could become a drag on overall consumer and business confidence. The effects of a debt-limit impasse could be severe for the U.S. and the world, raising fears of a possible default by the U.S. Treasury.Just the act of...How Yemeni coffee reaches American cups
SANAA, Yemen — Moving from tree to tree, an old man shows off his treasure. He is so engrossed in his task that, at times, he forgets who is around. His hand, tanned and wrinkled by years of working under the sun, cautiously extends toward a stem and carefully handpicks coffee cherries, while explaining the delicate and intricate...Fairlane Town Center on a slippery slope, but still attracts shoppers to Dearborn
DEARBORN — Since its opening in 1976, Fairlane Town Center has continued to provide revenue for the City of Dearborn, bringing along with it some of the largest U.S. chain retail stores, including JC Penny, Sears, and more recently, Macy's.Owned by Taubman Centers, a company that owns dozens of malls across the country, including...Russian embassy in Libya attacked by gunmen
TRIPOLI — Russia's embassy in the Libyan capital of Tripoli came under fire on Wednesday, Oct. 2, and a group of people tried to force their way into the compound, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. A damaged car is seen in front of the Russian embassy, a day after it came under attack in Tripoli October 3, 2013. REUTERS/Ismail...Egyptian: insulting flag is a crime
CAIRO — Refusing to stand for the national anthem, or insulting the country's flag is now an offense punishable by law."Ridiculing the Egyptian flag and not standing in respect when the national anthem is played in public is a crime punishable by the maximum of six months imprisonment and/or $5,000 pounds fine," the draft law approved...“The Citizen” opens in Dearborn on October 4
(Detroit, MI – September 18) 3K Pictures, in association with Monterey Media, is pleased to announce the theatrical release of the Michigan-made feature film,“THE CITIZEN,” on Friday, September 27 in Detroit and other selected cities. Directed and co-written by Detroit area resident Sam Kadi, the film...U.S. Capitol shooting: Woman killed after ramming White House barricades
Gunshots rang out near the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C. Thursday afternoon, with police opening fire on a female suspect who rammed a security barrier and a patrol car in the midst of a pursuit.Witnesses said they could hear shots from inside the Capitol around 2 p.m. The female suspect, driving a black sedan with a child in...Obama blames Republican ‘obsession’ with Obamacare for shutdown
President Barack Obama ridiculed House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner on Thursday, Oct. 3, for refusing to allow a vote on a funding bill that would end a three-day government shutdown, saying the top Republican in Washington is in the grip of conservative "extremists."Obama's speech at a construction company in the Washington...Battle rages between rebels, FSA delegates meet regime officials
Al-Qaeda-linked fighters fought rival Syrian rebels near the border with Turkey on Wednesday, Oct. 2, activists said, in an outbreak of violence driven by the divisions between factions battling President Bashar al-Assad.The fighting illustrates the volatile situation in Syria as a team of chemical weapons experts start the process of...Five Yemenis jailed for role in 2012 al-Qaeda suicide attack
SANAA — Yemen jailed five people for up to 10 years on Wednesday, Oct. 2, for their part in an al-Qaeda suicide bombing last year that killed more than 90 soldiers rehearsing for a military parade.Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) - one of the most active franchises of the Islamist group - claimed responsibility for the bombing...Sudan arrests 700 people duringweek of anti-government unrest
KHARTOUM — Seven hundred people have been arrested during a week of the worst unrest in central Sudan in years, the government said on Monday, Sept. 30, as protests continued against President Omar Hassan al-Bashir.One week after the start of demonstrations against subsidy cuts, police once again used tear gas on protesters, this time...Saudi cleric: Driving damages women’s ovaries
RIYADH — A conservative Saudi Arabian cleric has said women who drive risk damaging their ovaries and bearing children with clinical problems, countering activists who are trying to end the Islamic kingdom's male-only driving rules.A campaign calling for women to defy the ban in a protest drive on October 26 has spread rapidly online...Militants shoot down army helicopter in northern Iraq
Unidentified militants shot down a military helicopter in northern Iraq on Wednesday, Oct. 2, killing all four crew members.The helicopter was carrying out a security mission between the city of Kirkuk and Salahuddin province in the early morning when it came under heavy fire and crashed in western Baiji, 180 km (112 miles) north of......
Saudi cleric: Driving damages women’s ovaries
RIYADH — A conservative Saudi Arabian cleric has said women who drive risk damaging their ovaries and bearing children with clinical problems, countering activists who are trying to end the Islamic kingdom's male-only driving rules.A campaign calling for women to defy the ban in a protest drive on October 26 has spread rapidly online...People’s history of Gaza and Egypt: The bond cannot be broken
Egypt’s new ruler, General Abdul Fatah al-Sisi, may not realize that the bond between Egypt, Palestine and especially Gaza is beyond historic, and simply cannot be severed with border restrictions, albeit they have caused immense suffering for many Palestinians.Gaza is being ‘collectively punished,’ and is now facing economic...Netanyahu’s UN speech: Sounds like a sociopath?
Iranian missiles will hit New York in “three to four years.” A nuclear Iran is like “50 North Koreas.”This could be the sound of a deranged, dangerous sociopath, or this could be the sound of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu addressing the UN General Assembly. Compare for yourself. Last week we had...Chicago trains collide, dozens injured
CHICAGO — A Chicago Transit Authority train collided with a standing train at a station in a western suburb of Chicago, during the morning rush hour on Monday, Sept. 29, leaving at least 33 people injured.The collision happened at about 7:45 a.m. local time at the ground-level Harlem Station in Forest Park, west of Chicago. Those who......
New York police search for two men who parachuted onto ground zero
NEW YORK — Police in New York are searching for two men who appear to have parachuted onto a lower Manhattan street near Ground Zero before dawn on Monday and disappeared. Two men wearing black suits and black helmets were spotted by a security camera alighting onto a street near Goldman Sachs Group Inc's lower Manhattan headquarters...Man arrested in Florida airport bomb hoax
JACKSONVILLE — A trucking company worker was arrested on charges of making a false bomb threat that prompted a five-hour evacuation at Jacksonville International Airport in Florida this week.Zeljko Causevic, 39, of Jacksonville, walked up to a Transportation Security Administration agent on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 30, and pointed......
Missouri couple charged with decades-old murders of spouses
MISSOURI — A married Missouri couple who were both arrested last week have each been charged for the killing of their former spouses in separate incidents more than three decades ago. Gerald Uden, 71, was charged in Fremont County, Wyoming, with killing his wife and her two sons from a prior marriage in 1980. Alice Uden, 74, was...San Francisco passes law to prohibit immigrant holds
San Francisco officials this week moved to curb their partnership with U.S. immigration authorities, by ending a practice that facilitates deportations by extending the detention of illegal immigrants arrested for crimes. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors action, which would exclude certain violent offenders, represents the latest......
