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Flint doctor who treated wounded civilians in Gaza honored as Physician of the Year
GRAND BLANC TWP, MI - Dr. Bara Zuhaili has made two trips to Gaza this year to perform emergency surgeries on civilian Palestinians during the Israel-Palestine war. Zuhaili is a vascular surgeon with the Michigan Vascular Center, a Flint-based private practice whose doctors also perform surgeries at local hospitals. If...
Syracuse, N.Y. has double the levels of lead in the water than Flint, Michigan, NRDC says
NEW YORK - The Central New York city of Syracuse is facing a crisis over lead in the water, the Natural Resources Defense Council said. According to the NRDC, Syracuse has more than double the levels of lead in the water that caused alarm and outrage in Flint, Michigan.The council is calling on authorities to declare a state of emergency in Syracuse.The group claims more than 14,000 homes in Syracuse use lead water pipes, and says it found lead levels at 70 ppb, which is higher than the 57 ppb found in Newark. The EPA has set a goal of...
Amid worries Dems' blue wall might be cracking, governors hit the road for Kamala Harris
FLINT, Mich. — The Democratic governors of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin this week embarked on a swiftly organized bus tour, rolling through the autumn landscape to press the urgency of the case for Vice President Kamala Harris in must-win states where some Democrats worry that she’s struggling. Michigan...
Our 10 favorite images as Frankenmuth football takes down Freeland
FREELAND, MI - Two undefeated football teams had to face each other for the Tri-Valley Conference title. Freeland hosted Frankenmuth in the high school football battle on Friday, Oct. 18. At halftime, the teams were tied at 14-14. By the end of the third quarter, the Freeland Falcons held the...
University of Michigan to avoid future political statements, regents vote
ANN ARBOR, MI - The University of Michigan will not take political positions on non-university matters, after a Thursday vote by the Board of Regents. A new “institutional neutrality” policy was approved at the board’s Oct. 17 meeting at the Riverfront Center on the university’s Flint campus.
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