Months before a vital Senate election in the battleground state of Michigan, high-profile Republican candidate James Craig announced he is dropping out of the race.
Craig, who made a name for himself as a law-and-order police chief of Detroit, said on Tuesday he was making a “business decision” to suspend his Senate campaign and consider a run for Detroit mayor, The Detroit News <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2024/02/13/james-craig-dropping-out-of-u-s-senate-race/72589137007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The Republican candidate told the outlet that the “challenge” of fundraising was the most significant factor in his decision.
To qualify for the ballot as a Senate candidate, the former Detroit police chief must obtain and verify 15,000 signatures by April 23 before the Republican primary in August. He said the estimated cost for his campaign to reach the ballot signature threshold would be $350,000. The Craig campaign reported having around $28,000 on hand at the start of the year, according to The Detroit News.
Craig’s 2022 campaign for Michigan governor, where he was an early favorite to win the GOP nomination, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-moves-to-toss-gop-candidates-james-craig-perry-johnson-from-race-to-oust-whitmer?%3Futm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=dwtwitter" target="_blank" rel="noopener">upended</a> by a ballot petition scandal. The Michigan Bureau of Elections ruled that Craig was ineligible for the 2022 primary ballot after it was determined that fraudulent ballot signatures were submitted on behalf of his campaign.
Craig also complained that one of his GOP opponents, former Rep. Mike Rogers, was already being backed by the Republican establishment. When Rogers <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-land-top-recruit-in-battleground-senate-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced his bid</a> last September, National Republicans signaled that he would have support from the party in his primary. Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT), Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, told The Daily Wire at the time that Rogers is “the type of candidate who can perform well with suburban Michiganders and be a strong part of the eventual ticket in Michigan.”
After Craig’s campaign suspension, the Republican race is now a battle between Rogers, former Republican Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/former-michigan-rep-peter-meijer-jumps-in-race-for-retiring-dem-sen-stabenows-seat" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Peter Meijer</a>, businessman Sandy Pensler, and Michigan State Board of Education member Nikki Snyder. Republicans, currently in the Senate minority by two seats, hope to flip the Michigan Senate seat, which will be vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Debbi Stabenow. The likely Democrat nominee in the Senate race will be Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI).
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Democrats have controlled both Michigan Senate seats since 2001, but the 2024 election in Michigan is considered one of many closely contested Senate races.
The former Detroit police chief said there&#8217;s a chance he will &#8220;take a serious look at&#8221; running for mayor of Michigan&#8217;s largest city in 2025. Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, a Democrat, has held the office since 2014.

James Craig

Former Detroit Police Chief Suspends GOP Senate Campaign

2024 Election

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Elections

Michigan

Politics

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U.S. Senate

Former President Donald Trump and Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel allegedly asked GOP members of the Wayne County, Michigan, Board of Canvassers not to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to recordings reviewed by The Detroit News. 
Two weeks after the 2020 presidential election, Trump allegedly told GOP canvassers Monica Palmer and William Hartmann on a phone call that they would look “terrible” if they signed documents certifying the vote, The Detroit News <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2023/12/21/donald-trump-recorded-pressuring-wayne-canvassers-not-to-certify-2020-vote-michigan/72004514007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
&#8220;We&#8217;ve got to fight for our country,&#8221; Trump reportedly said on the phone call. “We can&#8217;t let these people take our country away from us.&#8221;
The phone call reportedly occurred within 30 minutes of the Wayne County Board of Canvassers meeting ending on November 17, 2020. At another point during the call, McDaniel told the canvassers, &#8220;If you can go home tonight, do not sign it. &#8230; We will get you attorneys.&#8221;
“We’ll take care of that,” Trump added, according to The Detroit News. 
In the initial vote on November 17, 2020, the Wayne County Board of Canvassers did not certify its election results after ending in a 2-2 deadlock, with Palmer and Hartmann voting against certification. After the deadlock, Michigan GOP Chairwoman Laura Cox said she was “proud” of the party and the Trump campaign showing “enough evidence” of possible voter fraud to refuse to certify the results. 
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“I am proud that, due to the efforts of the Michigan Republican Party, the Republican National Committee and the Trump Campaign, enough evidence of irregularities and potential voter fraud was uncovered resulting in the Wayne County Board of Canvassers refusing to certify their election results,” Cox said.
Later that night, however, the GOP canvassers <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigans-largest-county-reverses-course-on-certifying-election-results" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reversed course</a> and the board voted unanimously to certify the election, sealing Joe Biden’s win in Michigan. Then a day later, both Palmer and Hartmann signed affidavits saying they regretted their vote to certify the election and argued that they faced &#8220;intense bullying and coercion&#8221; to agree to vote in favor of certification. 
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&#8220;I rescind my prior vote to certify Wayne County elections,&#8221; Palmer said in the affidavit. &#8220;I fully believe the Wayne County vote should not be certified.&#8221;
The Trump campaign responded to The Detroit News story on the former president’s alleged phone call with the Wayne County GOP canvassers, saying Democrats are “desperately leaking misleading information to interfere in the election.” 
“All of President Trump’s actions were taken in furtherance of his duty as President of the United States to faithfully take care of the laws and ensure election integrity, including investigating the rigged and stolen 2020 Presidential Election. President Trump and the American people have the Constitutional right to free and fair elections,” Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said in a statement shared with The Daily Wire. “Crooked Joe Biden and the Democrats are spinning their wheels in the face of devastating polling numbers and desperately leaking misleading information to interfere in the election.”
Around 878,000 votes were cast in Wayne County, which is home to Detroit, in the 2020 election. In that year, more than 1.4 million of the state’s 8 million registered voters lived in Wayne County, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201101003102/https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/VoterCount/Index" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according</a> to the Michigan Voter Information Center, and <a href="https://www.waynecounty.com/elected/clerk/november-3-2020-general-election-results.aspx">62%</a> of the deep blue county cast a ballot in the 2020 election, which was a slight increase from the <a href="https://www.waynecounty.com/elected/clerk/november-8-2016-general.aspx">59%</a> voter turnout rate in the 2016 election. 
The massive spike in absentee and mail-in voting in the 2020 election caused waves of controversy in multiple states and especially rocked Michigan after poll watchers at a Detroit voting center <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/04/tcf-center-challengers-detroit-michigan/6164715002/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> they were locked out of the building and began chanting, “Let us in!” and “Stop the count!”
An audit report from Michigan’s Auditor General’s Office in March of 2022 said that over 99.9% of the ballots in the state in the 2020 election were legally cast and properly counted, Bridge Michigan <a href="https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-audit-minimal-duplicate-dead-voters-2020-presidential-vote" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Of the 5.5 million votes cast in the state in 2020, auditors found 41 “duplicate” votes. Biden won the state by over 154,000 votes in 2020. 
In a statement to The Detroit News, McDaniel said she has continued to stand by her call for an audit of the 2020 election results in Michigan, which she requested along with the state’s GOP chair on November 21, 2020. 
“What I said publicly and repeatedly at the time, as referenced in my letter on Nov. 21, 2020, is that there was ample evidence that warranted an audit,&#8221; said McDaniel.

Donald Trump

Trump Told Michigan Canvassers They Would Look ‘Terrible’ If They Certified 2020 Vote: Report

Trump Told Michigan Canvassers They Would Look 'Terrible' If They Certified 2020 Vote: Report

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Joe Biden

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Ronna Romney McDaniel

A Congressional district Christmas party in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/detroit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Detroit</a> turned violent Saturday night when anti-Israel protesters crashed the event and got into a shoving match with the attendees.
Video of the incident posted by The Midwesterner showed a group of anti-Israel protesters getting into a shoving and shouting match with partygoers while calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Democratic Rep. Shri Thanedar was at the party and attempted to give a speech when the violence broke out.
Thanedar is the U.S. congressman for Michigan’s 13th District and has been one of the strongest supporters of Israel in the Democratic Party following Hamas’ brutal terrorist attack on the country on October 7. After the congressman got up to speak at the party, the anti-Israel protesters began shouting over a bullhorn, The Midwesterner <a href="https://www.themidwesterner.news/2023/12/seasons-beatings-shoves-punches-during-democrats-christmas-party/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
“Shri, do you believe in a free Palestine?” one woman shouted.
“Hey, Shri, you can’t hide. We charge you with genocide,” a group of protesters then chanted.
The protest reportedly turned violent when the anti-Israel demonstrators refused to leave the venue after they were asked. One woman who was at the party shared a live video on social media during the altercation, saying she was punched by a protester and showing her bloodied face.
“It’s the 13th District Democratic Party and the Arabs are coming! They tried to kill me!” she said. “And they’re talking about ceasefire and they tried to kill me!”
“Them Arabs in motherf***in’ Detroit tried to kill me!” the woman added. “I need you, black men, to stand the f*** up.”
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Chaos broke out at the 13th Congressional Democrats&#39; Christmas party Saturday.
A woman was bloodied and called on &quot;black men&quot; to &quot;stand the f*ck up&quot; and fight back against &quot;the Arabs&quot; who crashed the event.
&quot;Them Arabs in motherfu*kin&#39; Detroit tried to kill me!&quot; <a href="https://t.co/jBbsNS21Yu">pic.twitter.com/jBbsNS21Yu</a>
&mdash; The Midwesterner (@Th_Midwesterner) <a href="https://twitter.com/Th_Midwesterner/status/1737474384988672011?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 20, 2023</a></blockquote>
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On Monday, Thanedar addressed the protesters and invited them to come speak to him at his office.
&#8220;This is not going to give you support for your cause,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I welcome them to come to my office. I welcome them to invite me to town halls where I could come and we can have a dialogue.&#8221;
The Detroit Police Department is investigating the incident and said it hasn’t made any arrests, according to <a href="https://www.wxyz.com/news/region/detroit/woman-punched-in-face-as-protesters-of-israeli-hamas-war-disrupt-holiday-party-in-detroit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABC 7</a>.
The Democratic congressman said he was targeted again by anti-Israel protesters who showed up outside his home at 3 a.m. Sunday, blaring car horns and shouting, “You are complicit in the bombing of Gaza. … Your silence is violence. Your silence is abhorrent, and we will not let you sleep!&#8221;
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This is my home at 3 AM Sunday night. <a href="https://t.co/B7LIc98nvV">https://t.co/B7LIc98nvV</a>
&mdash; Shri Thanedar (@ShriThanedar) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShriThanedar/status/1736799784579870880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Pro-Palestinian Protester

Chaos Erupts After Anti-Israel Protesters Crash Congressional Democratic Christmas Party: ‘They Tried To Kill Me’

Chaos Erupts After Anti-Israel Protesters Crash Congressional Democratic Christmas Party: 'They Tried To Kill Me'

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Israel

Palestinians

U.S.

A Detroit man has been charged in connection to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/detroit-synagogue-president-found-stabbed-to-death-outside-her-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fatal stabbing of synagogue leader</a> Samantha Woll in October, officials announced on Wednesday.
Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 28, faces offenses for homicide-felony murder and home invasion, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy <a href="https://www.facebook.com/detroitpolice/videos/1746769639169324/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said during a press conference</a>. He was also charged for lying to an officer investigating larcenies or attempted thefts from motor vehicles on the day of Woll&#8217;s death, she added.
The charges come after police <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/detroit-police-make-new-arrest-in-murder-of-synagogue-leader" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> the arrest of a person of interest on Sunday, roughly two months after the killing. Worthy said Jackson-Bolanos was appearing for an arraignment as she spoke. She emphasized that certain details would come out in court, including when a reporter asked if Jackson-Bolanos acted alone.
Woll, the 40-year-old president of Isaac Agree Downtown Detroit Synagogue, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/detroit-synagogue-president-found-stabbed-to-death-outside-her-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found stabbed</a> outside her home on the morning of October 21 and pronounced dead at the scene, <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2023/10/21/samantha-woll-dead-isaac-agree-downtown-detroit-synagogue-president/71271616007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to authorities</a>. She was killed at a time of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-beef-up-security-at-jewish-synagogues-across-u-s-after-hamas-attacks-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">increased concerns for the safety</a> of Jewish people in the United States and abroad as Israel went to war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip after the group launched terrorist attacks on Israeli soil on October 7.
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Following an investigation by the Detroit Police Department, the Wayne County Prosecutor&#39;s Office has charged Michael Jackson-Bolanos, 28, of Detroit, in connection with the homicide of Samantha Woll, 40, of Detroit. <a href="https://t.co/LSxeJP8LtN">pic.twitter.com/LSxeJP8LtN</a>
&mdash; Detroit Police News (@detroitpolice) <a href="https://twitter.com/detroitpolice/status/1735076201650069754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Worthy said there were &#8220;no facts to suggest that this defendant knew Ms. Woll and there are certainly no facts to suggest that this was a hate crime.&#8221; He also is suspected to have killed Woll during an attempted break-in at her home and a medical examiner determined Woll died of &#8220;multiple sharp force wounds with a straight-edge cutting instrument.&#8221; The manner of death was homicide, she added.
An attorney for Jackson-Bolanos maintained his client&#8217;s innocence, saying, &#8220;I think he was just a victim of circumstance and not an individual who perpetrated this crime,&#8221; <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2023/12/13/samantha-woll-murder-update/71911261007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the Detroit Free Press</a>.
The news outlet <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2023/11/17/samantha-woll-reward-crimestoppers-detroit/71619038007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously reported</a> that police said Woll attended a wedding the night before she was slain, and there were no signs of forced entry at her home. Authorities also shared how officers observed a “trail of blood leading officers to the victim’s residence” in the Lafayette Park neighborhood where they believed the crime took place.
Detroit police had taken a <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2023/11/10/suspect-released-in-samantha-woll-killing-as-charging-window-closes/71539663007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">man from Kalamazoo</a>, Michigan — roughly 140 miles away from Detroit — <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-make-arrest-in-murder-of-detroit-synagogue-leader-dont-identify-suspect" target="_blank" rel="noopener">into custody</a> and released him shortly afterward last month. Worthy indicated on Wednesday that the investigation ultimately determined that this person was not a &#8220;suspect&#8221; in the Woll case.
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During the press conference on Wednesday, Detroit Police Chief James White lauded investigators for &#8220;painstakingly going through just tons of evidence&#8221; in a case that involved state and federal partners. White said the defendant was already on the &#8220;radar&#8221; of authorities in connection to the car theft probe a few weeks ago and had even been in custody, but had to be released due to a lack of evidence to submit to prosecutors.
The Michigan Department of Corrections shows Jackson-Bolanos has a rap sheet for prior offenses that includes a conviction for receiving and concealing stolen property in 2014 and a sentence of five years in a state prison, <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/12/13/man-charged-with-murder-of-jewish-leader-samantha-woll/71910999007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to The Detroit News</a>.
Woll, who became a leader of the Isaac Agree Downtown Detroit Synagogue <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2023/10/21/samantha-woll-dead-isaac-agree-downtown-detroit-synagogue-president/71271616007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in 2022</a>, had done work for high-powered Democrat officials from Michigan over the years and <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/attytood/samantha-woll-murder-peace-nixon-phillies-20231024.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advocated</a> for Jewish-Muslim solidarity. Her funeral <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/10/22/slain-detroit-area-synagogue-leader-fought-for-everyone/71280857007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> drew hundreds of people from different faiths, races, and nationalities. Dr. Monica Woll Rosen, the late Woll&#8217;s sister, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/22/detroit-synagogue-leader-samantha-woll-funeral/71281194007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> her late sibling <a href="https://apnews.com/article/detroit-synagogue-president-slain-7098a2c942856373f7106ca0d88c0e9d" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was</a> the &#8220;kindest, most generous human I&#8217;ve ever met&#8221; and &#8220;so deeply wanted peace for this world.&#8221;

Detroit synagogue leader stabbing crime scene

Man Charged In Murder Of Detroit Synagogue Leader

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Law Enforcement

A person of interest was taken into custody in connection to the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/detroit-synagogue-president-found-stabbed-to-death-outside-her-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fatal stabbing of Detroit synagogue leader</a> Samantha Woll in October, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">police</a> said on Sunday, the second such arrest in just over a month.
&#8220;DPD can confirm that a person of interest has been taken into custody in furtherance of the investigation into the murder of Samantha Woll,&#8221; Detroit police said in a statement, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/second-person-of-interest-taken-into-custody-in-murder-of-detroit-synagogue-president-samantha-woll/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to CBS News</a>.
&#8220;In an effort to ensure the integrity of this ongoing investigation, no further details will be released at this time. Additional information will be released in the near future,&#8221; police added.
Woll, the 40-year-old president of Isaac Agree Downtown Detroit Synagogue, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/detroit-synagogue-president-found-stabbed-to-death-outside-her-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found stabbed</a> outside her home on the morning of October 21 and pronounced dead at the scene, <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2023/10/21/samantha-woll-dead-isaac-agree-downtown-detroit-synagogue-president/71271616007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to authorities</a>.
As reported by <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2023/11/17/samantha-woll-reward-crimestoppers-detroit/71619038007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Detroit Free Press</a>, police said Woll attended a wedding the night before she was slain, and there were no signs of forced entry at her home.
Authorities also shared how officers observed a “trail of blood leading officers to the victim’s residence” in the Lafayette Park neighborhood where they believed the crime took place.
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Detroit police announced in early November that a <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2023/11/10/suspect-released-in-samantha-woll-killing-as-charging-window-closes/71539663007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">male suspect from Kalamazoo</a>, Michigan — roughly 140 miles away from Detroit — had been <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-make-arrest-in-murder-of-detroit-synagogue-leader-dont-identify-suspect" target="_blank" rel="noopener">taken into custody</a>, stressing at the time that details of the investigation would remain confidential to &#8220;ensure the integrity of the important steps that remain.&#8221;
The suspect&#8217;s lawyer <a href="https://abc7chicago.com/samantha-woll-murder-update-death-jewish-synagogue/14053203/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told media outlets</a> a couple of days later that the man had been released from custody. The Free Press reported at the time that the suspect was released <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2023/11/10/suspect-released-in-samantha-woll-killing-as-charging-window-closes/71539663007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">without being charged</a>. A <a href="https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/11/16/samantha-woll-murder-15k-reward-offered-for-info-as-investigation-nears-1-month-mark/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reward of $15,000</a> for information leading to an arrest was offered soon after.
Woll was killed at a time of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-beef-up-security-at-jewish-synagogues-across-u-s-after-hamas-attacks-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">increased concerns for the safety</a> of Jewish people in the United States and abroad as Israel went to war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip after the group launched terrorist attacks on Israeli soil on October 7.
In an update shortly after Woll was found fatally stabbed, Detroit Police Chief James White said <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/detroit-police-give-update-on-fatal-stabbing-of-synagogue-leader" target="_blank" rel="noopener">no evidence</a> had &#8220;surfaced suggesting that this crime was motivated by antisemitism.&#8221;
Woll, who became a leader of the Isaac Agree Downtown Detroit Synagogue <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2023/10/21/samantha-woll-dead-isaac-agree-downtown-detroit-synagogue-president/71271616007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in 2022</a>, had done work for high-powered Democrat officials from Michigan over the years and <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/attytood/samantha-woll-murder-peace-nixon-phillies-20231024.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advocated</a> for Jewish-Muslim solidarity.
Her funeral <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/10/22/slain-detroit-area-synagogue-leader-fought-for-everyone/71280857007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> drew hundreds of people from different faiths, races, and nationalities. Dr. Monica Woll Rosen, the late Woll&#8217;s sister, <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/22/detroit-synagogue-leader-samantha-woll-funeral/71281194007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> her late sibling <a href="https://apnews.com/article/detroit-synagogue-president-slain-7098a2c942856373f7106ca0d88c0e9d" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was</a> the &#8220;kindest, most generous human I&#8217;ve ever met&#8221; and &#8220;so deeply wanted peace for this world.&#8221;

Detroit Police Make New Arrest In Murder Of Synagogue Leader

Two members of Detroit’s Reparations Task Force — including one of the co-chairs — stepped down last weekend, citing their growing frustration over the “lack of progress” and a missing “broad strategic vision” less than a year after the group was formed. 
Co-chair Lauren Hood said she and task force member Maurice Weeks had been thinking about stepping down for months as the group lobbied Detroit’s City Council for help, The Detroit News <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/12/04/2-members-resign-from-detroits-reparations-task-force/71799468007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Both Hood and Weeks resigned during the task force’s meeting on Saturday, which was the group’s first public meeting since August. 
&#8220;I think, collectively, that group of people has different ideas about what reparations is fundamentally and we didn&#8217;t get to a place where we had a broad strategic vision,&#8221; Hood said. &#8220;I&#8217;m happy that we&#8217;re now getting things done. We&#8217;ve got some partners who can help us organize existing information that will help make decisions, but we also still desperately need a strategy for how we engage the public around this work.&#8221;
The Reparations Task Force was launched in April of last year and is <a href="https://detroitmi.gov/government/city-council/city-council-president-district-5/reparations-task-force" target="_blank" rel="noopener">assigned</a> with formulating housing and economic development recommendations that address “historical discrimination” against Detroit’s black community, according to the city. Hood said that she was frustrated with the lack of meetings and opportunities for the public to hear about the task force’s work. 
&#8220;We haven&#8217;t had a public meeting in a few months so the impetus was there just because we had a public opportunity to let folks know what was happening,&#8221; Hood said. &#8220;We had some concerns at the last meeting that we had and nothing really changed. So it&#8217;s just like, how long do you stay the course when you don&#8217;t see anything changing?&#8221;
<a href="https://www.boston.gov/news/members-reparations-task-force-announced" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cities</a> <a href="https://phlcouncil.com/reparations-application-announcement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">across</a> the country, and even the state of California, put together task forces in a renewed push for reparations which came in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death and the ensuing demonstrations and riots in 2020. California lawmakers are expected to look into recommendations from the state’s Reparations Task Force after it <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/california-reparations-task-force-approves-plan-giving-up-to-1-2-million-to-each-black-resident" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approved a plan</a> that <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/17/black-reparations-price-tag-california-00110137" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suggested</a> paying up to $1.2 million to black residents who descended from slaves or free African Americans who lived in the U.S. before 1900. 
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As for Detroit, voters who overwhelmingly approved the Reparations Task Force two years ago will have to wait to see if the group comes up with any plan. The task force was given a $350,000 budget and has 18 months to submit a written report to the city council on its findings and recommendations, according to The Detroit News. The once-13-member board is now down to 10 members following Hood and Week’s departure and the death of Rev. JoAnn Watson in July. 
&#8220;The work we do on ourselves, the work we do with each other as humans first is part of the process of repair internally that needs to happen before we try to design this thing, externally and citywide,&#8221; said Hood. &#8220;And it just didn&#8217;t seem like everybody was on the same page about that.&#8221;

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Members Resign From Detroit’s Reparations Task Force Over Lack Of ‘Progress,’ No ‘Broad Strategic Vision’

Members Resign From Detroit's Reparations Task Force Over Lack Of 'Progress,' No 'Broad Strategic Vision'

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Police</a> in <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/detroit" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Detroit</a> announced an arrest in last month&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/detroit-synagogue-president-found-stabbed-to-death-outside-her-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fatal stabbing of a local synagogue leader</a>, but did not immediately identify the suspect.
Samantha Woll, the 40-year-old president of Isaac Agree Downtown Detroit Synagogue, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/detroit-synagogue-president-found-stabbed-to-death-outside-her-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found dead</a> outside her home on the morning of October 21. An investigation has been going on ever since.
&#8220;As part of my continuing commitment to transparency in this matter, I am sharing with the community that a suspect has been taken into custody for the murder of Samantha Woll,&#8221; said Detroit Police Chief James White in an <a href="https://twitter.com/detroitpolice/status/1722343322537070860" target="_blank" rel="noopener">update posted to X</a> on Wednesday.
&#8220;While this is an encouraging development in our desire to bring closure for Ms. Woll’s family, it does not represent the conclusion of our work in this case,&#8221; White said, adding that the &#8220;details of the investigation will remain confidential at this time to ensure the integrity of the important steps that remain.&#8221;
He concluded by saying that investigators &#8220;will be continuing their work with the Wayne County Prosecutors Office until the conclusion of this investigation.&#8221;
Woll was killed at a time of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-beef-up-security-at-jewish-synagogues-across-u-s-after-hamas-attacks-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">increased concerns for the safety</a> of Jewish people in the United States and abroad as Israel went to war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip after the group launched terrorist attacks on Israeli soil on October 7 that killed an estimated <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-tech-conference-chief-resigns-after-israel-war-crimes-diatribes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1,400-plus people</a>.
Police previously shared how officers observed a &#8220;trail of blood leading officers to the victim’s residence&#8221; in the Lafayette Park neighborhood where they believed the crime took place.
In an update shortly after Woll was found fatally stabbed, White said at that time <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/detroit-police-give-update-on-fatal-stabbing-of-synagogue-leader" target="_blank" rel="noopener">no evidence</a> had &#8220;surfaced suggesting that this crime was motivated by antisemitism.&#8221;
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The police chief&#8217;s latest statement on Wednesday did not make any mention of whether investigators have since found any evidence of anti-Semitism being a motivating factor.
Detroit police said &#8220;further updates regarding this case will be made at the appropriate time.&#8221;
Woll, who became a leader of the Isaac Agree Downtown Detroit Synagogue <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2023/10/21/samantha-woll-dead-isaac-agree-downtown-detroit-synagogue-president/71271616007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">in 2022</a>, had done work for high-powered Democrat officials from Michigan over the years and <a href="https://www.inquirer.com/columnists/attytood/samantha-woll-murder-peace-nixon-phillies-20231024.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">advocated</a> for Jewish-Muslim solidarity.
Her funeral <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/10/22/slain-detroit-area-synagogue-leader-fought-for-everyone/71280857007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> drew hundreds of people from different faiths, races, and nationalities.
Dr. Monica Woll Rosen <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/22/detroit-synagogue-leader-samantha-woll-funeral/71281194007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> her late sibling <a href="https://apnews.com/article/detroit-synagogue-president-slain-7098a2c942856373f7106ca0d88c0e9d" target="_blank" rel="noopener">was</a> the &#8220;kindest, most generous human I&#8217;ve ever met&#8221; and &#8220;so deeply wanted peace for this world.&#8221;

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Police Make Arrest In Murder Of Detroit Synagogue Leader, Don’t Identify Suspect

Police Make Arrest In Murder Of Detroit Synagogue Leader, Don't Identify Suspect

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No evidence found so far indicates that anti-Semitism motivated the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/detroit-synagogue-president-found-stabbed-to-death-outside-her-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fatal stabbing of a local synagogue leader</a>, law enforcement said on Sunday.
Samantha Woll, the 40-year-old president of Isaac Agree Downtown Detroit Synagogue, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/detroit-synagogue-president-found-stabbed-to-death-outside-her-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">found dead</a> outside her home on Saturday morning.
The gruesome incident took place amid <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-beef-up-security-at-jewish-synagogues-across-u-s-after-hamas-attacks-israel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">increased concerns for the safety</a> of Jewish people in the United States and abroad as Israel fights Hamas after the group launched terrorist attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7 that killed an estimated <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-tech-conference-chief-resigns-after-israel-war-crimes-diatribes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1,400-plus people</a>.
&#8220;The investigation into the death of Ms. Woll remains ongoing. At this time, however, no evidence has surfaced suggesting that this crime was motivated by antisemitism,&#8221; Detroit Police Chief James White said in a statement <a href="https://twitter.com/detroitpolice/status/1716195514104856849" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted</a> to X.
Detroit police are working with the FBI &#8220;to forensically analyze all of the information obtained up to this point in an effort to ascertain the timeline that ultimately led to Ms. Woll&#8217;s death,&#8221; White said.
&#8220;Individuals with information that may further this investigation are being interviewed. I again ask the community to remain patient while our investigators and law enforcement partners continue their work,&#8221; White added. &#8220;Everything that can be done to bring this matter to closure is being called into service.&#8221;
White said a media update would be provided on Monday.
As reported by the <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2023/10/21/samantha-woll-dead-isaac-agree-downtown-detroit-synagogue-president/71271616007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Detroit Free Press</a>, police said officers were called over at around 6:30 a.m. when a woman was found lying unresponsive on the ground outside of Woll&#8217;s home in the Lafayette Park neighborhood.
Officials said medical personnel later <a href="https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/detroit-synagogue-president-dead-after-fatal-stabbing-outside-home/507-38a44c4c-3700-4ff1-ad37-606a13c393d5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pronounced</a> the woman dead at the scene.
&#8220;While at the scene, police officers observed a trail of blood leading officers to the victim’s residence, which is where the crime is believed to have occurred,” <a href="https://ktul.com/news/nation-world/-detroit-synagogue-president-death-fatally-stabbed-outside-home-police-motive-mayor-mike-duggan-samantha-woll-isaac-agree-downtown" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Detroit police Cpl. Dan Donakowski, according to the Associated Press.
The Isaac Agree Downtown Detroit Synagogue confirmed Woll had died in a post to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/downtownsynagogue/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook</a> on Saturday.
“We are shocked and saddened to learn of the unexpected death of Samantha Woll, our Board President,&#8221; the post said.
Woll had done work for Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, who is also a Democrat, in the past. Both <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/detroit-synagogue-president-found-stabbed-to-death-outside-her-home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted tributes</a> to Woll, as did Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and <a href="https://www.king5.com/article/news/nation-world/detroit-synagogue-president-dead-after-fatal-stabbing-outside-home/507-38a44c4c-3700-4ff1-ad37-606a13c393d5" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI)</a>.
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I am shocked, saddened and horrified to learn of Sam’s brutal murder. Sam was as kind a person as I’ve ever known. She was driven by her sincere love of her community, state and country. Sam truly used her faith and activism to create a better place for everyone. <a href="https://t.co/gIYRP4USaj">pic.twitter.com/gIYRP4USaj</a>
&mdash; Dana Nessel (@dananessel) <a href="https://twitter.com/dananessel/status/1715798450938216810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2023</a></blockquote>
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A <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/funeral-services-to-be-held-sunday-for-detroit-synagogue-president-samantha-woll/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">funeral service</a> for Woll was held on Sunday.
Woll&#8217;s sister, Dr. Monica Woll Rosen, said her late sibling was the &#8220;kindest, most generous human I&#8217;ve ever met&#8221; and &#8220;so deeply wanted peace for this world,&#8221; <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/10/22/detroit-synagogue-leader-samantha-woll-funeral/71281194007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to USA Today</a>.

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Detroit Police Give Update On Fatal Stabbing Of Synagogue Leader

A Synagogue board president with deep connections to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan</a> Democrats was found stabbed to death outside of her home in Detroit Saturday morning.
Samantha Woll, 40, who previously worked for Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Democrat Attorney General Dana Nessel, was the president of Isaac Agree Downtown Detroit Synagogue, a position she has held since last year, The Detroit Free Press <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2023/10/21/samantha-woll-dead-isaac-agree-downtown-detroit-synagogue-president/71271616007/">reported</a>. She was found on the ground outside her home with multiple stab wounds at around 6:30 a.m. Saturday and pronounced dead at the scene.
“I am shocked, saddened and horrified to learn of Sam’s brutal murder,” Nessel said in a statement. “Sam was as kind a person as I’ve ever known. She was driven by her sincere love of her community, state and country. Sam truly used her faith and activism to create a better place for everyone.”
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I am shocked, saddened and horrified to learn of Sam’s brutal murder. Sam was as kind a person as I’ve ever known. She was driven by her sincere love of her community, state and country. Sam truly used her faith and activism to create a better place for everyone. <a href="https://t.co/gIYRP4USaj">pic.twitter.com/gIYRP4USaj</a>
&mdash; Dana Nessel (@dananessel) <a href="https://twitter.com/dananessel/status/1715798450938216810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Woll was <a href="https://www.thejewishnews.com/archives/36-under-36-samantha-sam-woll/article_63566926-8412-5f09-8543-3be9ea314b7d.html">recognized</a> by the Detroit Jewish News in 2017 for being “instrumental in the founding of the Muslim-Jewish Forum of Detroit — a grassroots collective of young adults of both faiths who gather in partnership to learn, celebrate and build community together.”
Police are investigating and have yet to determine a motive and have not taken anyone into custody. Authorities said they found a trail of blood leading from Woll’s body back to her home where they believe the crime occurred, according to the Detroit Free Press. The synagogue president&#8217;s stabbing comes amid a rise in anti-Semitic threats and harassment across the U.S. in the days following Hamas&#8217; October 7 terrorist attack on Israel.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said he had just spent time with Woll weeks ago at the “dedication of the newly renovated Downtown Synagogue” and called her one of the city’s “great young leaders.”
&#8220;I was devastated today to learn of the loss of one of Detroit’s great young leaders &#8211; Samantha Woll,” Duggan said. Just weeks ago, I shared a day of joy with Sam at the dedication of the newly renovated Downtown Synagogue. It was a project she successfully led with great pride and enthusiasm. Sam’s loss has left a huge hole in the Detroit community. This entire city joins with her family and friends in mourning her tragic death.&#8221;
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Slotkin also posted a tribute to Woll, saying she was “heartbroken” over the news.
&#8220;I and all of Team Slotkin is heartbroken at this news. Sam worked for me from nearly the moment I became a Congresswoman, helping us set up the office &amp; helping to lead it for my full first term,” Slotkin wrote on X, adding, “My heart aches that we have lost someone so dedicated to serving others in such a senseless act. I’ll miss her relentless desire to serve &amp; her bright smile seemingly everywhere across the Detroit area.”

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Detroit Synagogue President Found Stabbed To Death Outside Her Home

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Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig announced Tuesday that he is running for the U.S. Senate, aiming to win the seat of retiring Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). 
Craig, a Republican, is now the second high-profile candidate to jump into the race on the GOP side as the party seeks to hold a Senate seat in the state for the first time since 2001. Craig announced his campaign in a post on X, saying, “The American People want a return to Law and Order. And that’s exactly what they’re going to get.” 
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The American People want a return to Law and Order. And that’s exactly what they’re going to get.
I am officially running for United States Senate.
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&#8220;I believe that I&#8217;m in it for all right reasons,&#8221; Craig <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2023/10/03/james-craig-senate-race-mike-rogers-michigan-republican-donald-trump-peter-meijer-sandy-pensler/71031122007/">told</a> The Detroit News. &#8220;I&#8217;m not doing it for ego. I&#8217;m certainly not doing it for power. I&#8217;ve been a public servant for 44 years, and that&#8217;s what I&#8217;m passionate about.&#8221;
The 67-year-old, who led Detroit’s police force from 2013 to 2021, gained nationwide popularity for his department’s swift response following the death of George Floyd and the ensuing riots that broke out during the summer of 2020. While many cities across the country faced rioting and looting that resulted in billions of dollars in damages, Detroit remained relatively quiet with only a few protests breaking out. 
Craig supports former President Donald Trump and endorsed him in an <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2023/09/01/opinion-this-ex-police-chief-knows-real-leadership-it-looks-like-donald-trump-james-craig/">op-ed</a> published by The Daily Caller last month. The former president previously <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2020/09/23/trump-detroit-police-chief-terrific/3501607001/">praised</a> Craig for his response to the George Floyd riots, calling him a “great police chief.”  
&#8220;President Trump needs to win this election, and while in Washington again he is going to need other leaders supporting him who are unafraid of these problems Biden has created, leaders ready and eager to work towards tackling the issues confronting America,&#8221; Craig wrote.
The former Detroit police chief jumped into the 2022 Michigan gubernatorial election and was an early favorite to win the GOP nomination, but fraudulent petition signatures <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-moves-to-toss-gop-candidates-james-craig-perry-johnson-from-race-to-oust-whitmer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">doomed</a> his campaign as he was kept off the primary election ballot. Republican nominee Tudor Dixon went on to lose to Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer by more than 10 percentage points. 
Craig joins former Republican Rep. <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/republicans-land-top-recruit-in-battleground-senate-election" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mike Rogers</a>, who announced his Senate campaign last month, in the race for the seat being vacated by Stabenow, who will retire at the end of her term, which is up in January of 2025. The likely Democrat opponent in Michigan will be Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), who has already entered the race and is expected to win the nomination.
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Democrats have held onto both Michigan Senate seats since 2001, but the race is <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/27/politics/senate-race-rankings-july-elections/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">considered</a> to be one of the party’s many potential Senate losses in 2024. Democrats hold just a two-seat majority in the U.S. Senate, and may have to hold onto the Michigan seat to keep control of the upper chamber.

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Smoke from the massive Canadian wildfires rampaging through its provinces and territories has engulfed the East Coast of the United States, and environmentalists who have opposed sound forest management are being blamed by many for it.
Over a dozen states in the U.S. have been affected, with more than 100 million people living in areas where air quality alerts have been issued. Some opinions <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12169467/What-health-risks-wildfire-smog-blanketing-New-York-US.html">stated</a> that breathing in the smoke in New York City for 24 hours equated to smoking 22 cigarettes. Tuesday&#8217;s Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox was postponed due to the haze hanging over The Bronx.
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Check out this almost unbelievable time-lapse of wildfire smoke consuming the World Trade Center and the New York City skyline.
Those vulnerable to poor air quality, including seniors and young children, should limit time outdoors if possible.
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BREAKING: Philadelphia now has the worst air quality in any major city in the world as smoke from wildfires in Canada is moving through the region. <a href="https://t.co/cjEL3Q5WXR">https://t.co/cjEL3Q5WXR</a>
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You can smell the smoke from wildfires burning in Quebec all the way in Windsor. Here’s a hazy look at the Detroit skyline. <a href="https://t.co/cu9W4zN3hc">pic.twitter.com/cu9W4zN3hc</a>
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Yet another day of poor air quality is anticipated today, primarily due to lingering wildfire smoke in the area. Those with chronic respiratory illnesses should limit their time outdoors. Visit <a href="https://t.co/N5S58sVQNn">https://t.co/N5S58sVQNn</a> for additional information. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ilwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ilwx</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/inwx?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#inwx</a> <a href="https://t.co/0AiUuWNeZG">pic.twitter.com/0AiUuWNeZG</a>
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More than 400 wildfires are reportedly burning in Canada, where critics say bad forest management driven by misguided environmentalism has wreaked havoc.
“The situation in Canada is similar to that in Australia, where green ideology and chronic government underfunding mean that the forests currently ablaze have not been managed properly for years,” Miranda Devine noted in <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/06/07/smoky-new-york-isnt-climate-change-its-bad-forest-management/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The New York Post</a>. “Instead of dead wood and undergrowth being removed regularly using low-intensity controlled or “prescribed” burns, forests have become overgrown tinderboxes.”
“High-intensity wildfires can be mitigated with PROACTIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT. People need to ask, are policies inhibiting this in Canada? What measures are in effect? “ Gabriella Hoffman of Townhall tweeted.
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High-intensity wildfires can be mitigated with PROACTIVE FOREST MANAGEMENT. People need to ask, are policies inhibiting this in Canada? What measures are in effect? 
Here at home, your administration is slow to act and you conveniently use climate boogeyman. <a href="https://t.co/6AQLdFo6pX">https://t.co/6AQLdFo6pX</a>
&mdash; Gabriella Hoffman (@Gabby_Hoffman) <a href="https://twitter.com/Gabby_Hoffman/status/1666553445409538049?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 7, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Jim Steele, an ecologist who served as director of San Francisco State University’s Sierra Nevada field campus, warned against those attributing the fires to climate change.
“I do not feel the media is educating us about the science that affects fires,&#8221; <a href="https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/05/25/climate-change-gets-blame-for-forest-fires-evidence-suggests-management-weather-patterns-have-more-impact/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he said</a>. They&#8217;re just trying to push a catastrophe narrative that&#8217;s been going on way too long.”
“Canada’s forests have not been in a natural state for a long time. Fire suppression has led to forests full of deadfall, which is basically kindling,” The Globe and Mail editorial board <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/editorials/article-canadas-massive-wildfires-are-the-result-of-decades-of-bad-decisions/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a> in July 2021. “Widespread wildfires have become too common, as a result of decades of decisions around fire suppression, logging and replanting, made worse by the punch of climate heating. Forest fires cannot be prevented. But tools are available to mitigate and contain the damage.”
As far back as 2016, Mark Heathcott, who coordinated controlled burns for Parks Canada for 23 years, <a href="https://macleans.ca/news/canada/prescribed-fires-save-money-and-lives-why-dont-we-do-more/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">warned</a>, “A lot of lip service is paid to it but very few agencies do it. People don’t understand the benefit of fire.”
Heathcott supervised controlled burns at Banff National Park, where his team would take months to assess a site. They would consult the local town, wait for prime moisture and wind conditions, then light a match or fuse or coordinate with a pilot for ignition capsules to be dropped, making the perimeter of an area burn inward. “These things aren’t slapdash plans,” Heathcott said. “Nobody ever wants to relinquish control of fire and have it burning willy-nilly on the landscape.”

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A Detroit man has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a news anchor and attacking his family last year.
Arthur Williamson, 55, received the sentence from Macomb County Circuit Court Judge James Biernat on Thursday, WWJ-AM <a href="https://www.audacy.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/man-sentenced-to-prison-for-murder-of-wwjs-jim-matthews?utm_campaign=www.audacy.com%252Fwwjnewsradio&amp;utm_content=1685647718&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_term=WWJ-AM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. Williamson had pleaded no contest to the September 2022 killing of Detroit news anchor Jim Matthews.
Biernat called Williamson the “embodiment of evil” during sentencing, adding, &#8220;The only thing that&#8217;s amazing is you didn&#8217;t kill all of them.&#8221;
Williamson had been charged with first-degree murder, assault with intent to murder, and unlawful imprisonment. He initially pleaded not guilty but changed his plea to no contest, which contains no admission of guilt but is considered guilty for purposes of sentencing.
Matthews worked as the overnight anchor at Detroit radio station WWJ-AM for the seven years prior to his death. On September 23, 2022, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-news-anchor-killed-family-attacked-in-apparent-murder-suicide" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matthews was killed</a>, his girlfriend Nicole Guertin and his 5-year-old daughter were both hospitalized, and his 10-year-old son was in critical condition after apparently trying to fight off the attacker.
Police received a call that afternoon from Guertin, who said she had been violently attacked in her home and that she and her daughter had “escaped.” Matthews’ brother, Joe Nicolai, <a href="https://www.wxyz.com/news/local-news/its-not-even-something-youd-see-in-a-horror-movie-chesterfield-murder-victims-brother-describes-fridays-tragedy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> WXYZ-TV at the time that Guertin had apparently been restrained before she could escape.
“Nicole, my brother’s girlfriend, was laying out in the parking lot and was duct-taped and bleeding so my wife went out to hold her hand,” Nicolai told the outlet. “It’s not even something you’d see in a horror movie.”
Guertin testified in court that Williamson had come over to their house the night of the murder to smoke crack cocaine. He also brought heroine, she said. She said she refused when Williamson asked her to role play and tie herself up, at which point Williamson slashed her throat and zip-tied her wrists and ankles, <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2023/06/01/pontiac-man-to-be-sentenced-for-killing-wwj-anchor-assaulting-family/70273284007/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to The Detroit News</a>.
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Matthews arrived home from a late shift at the station and was promptly hit with a hammer and stabbed. Guertin said she was able to escape with their 5-year-old daughter and find help.
Their 10-year-old son, who was released from the hospital following his injuries, wrote a victim impact statement.
&#8220;I hate you for what you did to me and my family,&#8221; the boy wrote, <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/arthur-williamson-life-sentence-killing-wwj-news-anchor-jim-matthews/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to CBS News</a>. &#8220;You put me and my mom and my sister through hours of hell. You are evil.&#8221;
Williamson knew the family and was a frequent visitor in their home, police told media outlets. He was found in the home’s basement with a self-inflicted wound and an apparent overdose, Law &amp; Crime <a href="https://lawandcrime.com/crime/not-even-something-youd-see-in-a-horror-movie-gruesome-details-emerge-in-attack-that-left-michigan-news-anchor-dead-and-his-family-hospitalized/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.

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