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Trump meets with Arab Americans in Dearborn, Michigan, but top community leaders skipped the event
Read full article: Trump meets with Arab Americans in Dearborn, Michigan, but top community leaders skipped the eventDonald Trump met with Arab Americans in the nation’s largest Arab-majority city as the Republican presidential nominee works to court the potentially decisive group despite his history of Islamophobic rhetoric and policy.
Arab American voters make their choice — Harris, Trump or neither — in the election's final days
Read full article: Arab American voters make their choice — Harris, Trump or neither — in the election's final daysArab Americans in Michigan are making their final decisions in the presidential election after a year of political turmoil in the nation's largest Arab American community.
The pro-Palestinian 'uncommitted' movement is at a standstill with top Democrats as the DNC begins
Read full article: The pro-Palestinian 'uncommitted' movement is at a standstill with top Democrats as the DNC beginsSupporters of the “uncommitted” protest-vote movement sparked by dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war could play a large role in the Democratic National Convention, with raucous protests expected outside and potentially inside the Chicago arena.
US employers added a solid 206,000 jobs in June in a sign of continued economic strength
Read full article: US employers added a solid 206,000 jobs in June in a sign of continued economic strengthAmerica’s employers delivered another healthy month of hiring in June, adding 206,000 jobs and once again displaying the U.S. economy’s ability to withstand continually high interest rates.
US economic growth last quarter is revised down from 1.6% rate to 1.3%, but consumers kept spending
Read full article: US economic growth last quarter is revised down from 1.6% rate to 1.3%, but consumers kept spendingThe U.S. economy grew at a sluggish 1.3% annual pace from January through March, the weakest quarterly rate since the spring of 2022, the government said in a downgrade from its previous estimate.
Michigan's largest Arab American cities reject Biden over his handling of Israel-Hamas war
Read full article: Michigan's largest Arab American cities reject Biden over his handling of Israel-Hamas warDearborn and two other Michigan cities with large Arab and Muslim populations turned against President Joe Biden in the state’s primary after Democratic leaders there warned for months that voters were angry about his handling of the Israel-Hamas war.
'Uncommitted' wins 2 Democratic delegates in Michigan, a victory for Biden's anti-war opponents
Read full article: 'Uncommitted' wins 2 Democratic delegates in Michigan, a victory for Biden's anti-war opponentsThe “uncommitted” campaign protesting President Joe Biden in Michigan has enough primary election votes to win two delegates.
Why AP called Michigan for Trump: Race call explained
Read full article: Why AP called Michigan for Trump: Race call explainedThe Associated Press declared former President Donald Trump the winner of Michigan’s Republican primary based on an analysis of initial vote returns from a cross-section of the state.
Why AP called Michigan for Biden: Race call explained
Read full article: Why AP called Michigan for Biden: Race call explainedThe Associated Press declared President Joe Biden the winner of Michigan’s Democratic primary based on an analysis of initial vote returns as the incumbent continues to roll toward renomination.
Biden aides meet in Michigan with Arab American and Muslim leaders, aiming to mend political ties
Read full article: Biden aides meet in Michigan with Arab American and Muslim leaders, aiming to mend political tiesBiden administration officials are meeting with Arab American and Muslim leaders in Michigan.
House where King planned Alabama marches moving to Michigan
Read full article: House where King planned Alabama marches moving to MichiganAn Alabama home where Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders planned the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches has been sold to a historical museum in Michigan and will be moved to a site near Detroit for preservation.
New US race, ethnicity standards proposed; first since '97
Read full article: New US race, ethnicity standards proposed; first since '97A Middle Eastern and North African category would be added to U.S. federal surveys and censuses, and changes would be made to how Hispanics are able to self-identify.
Shooting suspect in hotel near Detroit surrenders to police
Read full article: Shooting suspect in hotel near Detroit surrenders to policeAn armed man accused of shooting and wounding one person and who then barricaded himself inside a room at a suburban Detroit hotel has surrendered and has been taken into custody.
US sanctions Iranian morality police after woman's death
Read full article: US sanctions Iranian morality police after woman's deathThe U.S. government has imposed sanctions on Iran’s morality police after the death in custody of a woman who'd been accused of wearing her Islamic headgear too loosely.
Ford shuffles management, seeks new global supply chain head
Read full article: Ford shuffles management, seeks new global supply chain headFord is restructuring its vehicle development and supply chain operations, shuffling multiple executives just days after announcing that it would build up to 45,000 vehicles with parts missing due to shortages.
Yellen pushes Biden economic plans in battleground Michigan
Read full article: Yellen pushes Biden economic plans in battleground MichiganTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen has pressed the case for Democratic economic policies during a visit to Ford’s Rouge electric vehicle assembly plant in election-year battleground Michigan.
Ford recalls millions of SUVs that could roll away while parked; automaker offers free fix
Read full article: Ford recalls millions of SUVs that could roll away while parked; automaker offers free fixFord Motor Company has recalled and offered to fix almost 3 million SUVs that the automaker said could potentially roll away while in park.
Biden moves to improve legal services for poor, minorities
Read full article: Biden moves to improve legal services for poor, minoritiesPresident Joe Biden is taking executive action to ensure minorities, low-income Americans and others have better access to quality legal representation after services dwindled during the Trump administration.
Metro Detroit heart transplant recipient encourages others to become blood, organ donors
Read full article: Metro Detroit heart transplant recipient encourages others to become blood, organ donorsApril is National Donate Life Month, a time to celebrate the generosity of those who have saved lives by becoming organ, tissue, bone marrow donors and by making blood donations.
Spiking energy leads wholesale prices up 0.5% in February
Read full article: Spiking energy leads wholesale prices up 0.5% in FebruaryThe rise in wholesale prices moderated a bit in February after a record increase in January with both months being hit with higher energy prices. increased by 0.5% last month following a record jump of 1.3% in January. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)WASHINGTON – Energy prices continued to rocket higher in February, though overall wholesale prices moderated after a record jump in January. Over the past year, wholesale prices are up 2.8%, the largest 12-month gain at the wholesale level in more than two years. Earlier this week, the U.S. reported that consumer prices rose 0.4% in February, the biggest gain in six months, also because of rising energy prices.
Power outages linger for millions as another icy storm looms
Read full article: Power outages linger for millions as another icy storm loomsNearly 3.4 million customers around the U.S. were still without electricity, and some also lost water service. More than 100 million people live in areas covered by some type of winter weather warning, watch or advisory, the weather service said. Weather-related outages have been particularly stubborn in Oregon, where some customers have been without power for almost a week. At the peak of the storm, more than 350,000 customers in the Portland area were in the dark. In Oregon, authorities confirmed Tuesday that four people died in the Portland area of carbon monoxide poisoning.
Ford to cut back F-150 production due to chip shortage
Read full article: Ford to cut back F-150 production due to chip shortageStarting Monday, Ford will cut two shifts at its Dearborn, Michigan, facility, going down to one shift per day. Both plants produce the F-150 pickup truck, Ford's most popular model and part of the F-Series, the top-selling vehicle in the U.S. AdFord isn't alone in cutting back production due to the shortage of chips needed to produce cars. General Motors will have downtime at three of its factories — one in the U.S, one in Canada and one in Mexico — due to the chip shortage, starting Feb. 8. Other automakers like Nissan, Fiat Chrysler and Toyota have also been impacted by the chip shortage.
US charities raise millions in wake of Beirut port blast
Read full article: US charities raise millions in wake of Beirut port blast(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)DEARBORN, Mich. – When Manal Saab heard that a massive explosion had struck Beirut, she grabbed her phone, frantically trying to reach loved ones there. “Otherwise, they wouldn’t have survived it,” said Saab, an American citizen who lives in Fenton, Michigan, near Flint, but was born in Lebanon. Knowing that her family and friends were safe, a feeling of relief washed over Saab. More than half of that amount was delivered via a FedEx-donated airlift that also included relief supplies from the American Task Force on Lebanon and the Lebanon Relief Project. They just wanted something to immediately give to, they wanted all that pain to basically get out and give something positive,” Saab said.