Washington - IRS Scandals Threaten Funding For Obama's New Health Care Law
Yesterday 11:24 PM
Washington - Mounting scandals at the Internal Revenue Service are jeopardizing critical funding for the agency as it gears up to play a big role in President Barack Obama's health care law.
Obama sought a significant budget increase for the IRS for next year, when the agency will start doling out subsidies to help people buy health insurance on state-based exchanges. Congressional Republicans, however, see management problems at the IRS as...
New York - 'Wait-and-See' Response May Be Best For Early Prostate Cancer
Yesterday 10:30 PM
New York - Watching and routinely examining men with early, slow-growing prostate cancer is more effective and cheaper than sending them to surgery or radiation right away, according to a new study.
The findings are based on a model of 65- to 75-year-old men that takes into account costs of...
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Washington - Native American Tribes Can Buy Back LandYesterday 09:47 PMWashington - The Interior Department says it is ready to start a program to help Native American tribes buy parcels of reservation land that have accumulated multiple owners. The purchases announced Tuesday are part of the settlement of the Cobell lawsuit over... Read More » |
Los Angeles, CA - Award-Winning Journalist Michael Hastings Dies In Car AccidentYesterday 08:53 PMLos Angeles, CA - Award-winning journalist and war correspondent Michael Hastings has died in a car accident in Los Angeles. Buzzfeed... Read More » | |||
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New York - Eating More Red Meat Tied To Higher Diabetes RiskYesterday 08:23 PMNew York - Increasing the number of hamburgers and other red meat people eat on a daily basis is linked to a higher risk of developing diabetes down... Read More » |
New York - Wake-Up Call: Starbucks To Post Calorie CountsYesterday 07:42 PMNew York - Starbucks has a new way to wake up its customers: showing the calories in its drinks. The Seattle-based coffee chain says it will start... Read More » | |||
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New York - 18 Mayors: Limit Use Of Food Stamps To Buy SodaYesterday 07:08 PMNew York - The mayors of New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and 15 other cities are reviving a push against letting food stamps be used to buy soda and... Read More » |
Montreal - Mayor Applebaum Resigns, Says Will Fight Corruption ChargesYesterday 06:27 PMMontreal - Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum resigned on Tuesday, a day after he was charged with fraud and corruption in the latest major Canadian... Read More » | |||
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United Nations - UN Says Likely To Expand Golan Peacekeeping ForceYesterday 05:54 PMUnited Nations - The Security Council president says the U.N. is likely to expand its peacekeeping force in the disputed Golan Heights with more... Read More » |
Jerusalem - Star-Studded Party For Israeli President's 90thYesterday 05:15 PMJerusalem - Israeli and global leaders, local celebrities and Hollywood superstars celebrated under one roof to honor Israeli President Shimon Peres... Read More » | |||
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Newark, NJ - US: Unruly Traveler Had Worked At State DepartmentYesterday 04:59 PMNewark, NJ - A State Department spokeswoman says a man who ranted about national security and repeatedly screamed "I'm dead" during a flight from... Read More » |
Albany, NY - Legislation Granting Common-Sense Extension For Vehicle Repairs Passes; Helps Sabbath Observant JewsYesterday 04:12 PMAlbany, NY - Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein (D-Brooklyn) and Senator Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn) are pleased to announce the passage of legislation that excludes Saturdays from being considered a business day for purposes of responding to violations for defective motor... Read More » | |||
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New York - New NYC Evacuation Zones Include Almost 3M PeopleYesterday 03:10 PMNew York - Nearly 3 million New Yorkers' homes are now in evacuation zones that cover more than a third of the city's population, under new maps... Read More » |
Last updated: Yesterday 05:07 PM New York - NYC To Offer Free Phone-Charging Stations In ParksYesterday 02:59 PMNew York - It's a message busy New Yorkers hate to get: the low-battery message on your cellphone when there's no charger in sight. Now that... Read More » | |||
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Detroit - Chrysler Agrees To Recall 2.7 Million JeepsYesterday 02:42 PMDetroit - Chrysler avoided a showdown with government safety regulators Tuesday, agreeing to recall 2.7 million older Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty... Read More » |
Ankara - Turkey's Erdogan Meets Top Hamas OfficialsYesterday 02:37 PMAnkara - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is taking a break from his troubles at home to meet top Hamas officials for talks on Palestinian... Read More » | |||
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New York - NYC School Leaders' Union Backs Thompson For MayorYesterday 02:29 PMNew York - The union representing New York City school principals is backing former city comptroller William Thompson Jr. for mayor. President... Read More » |
Jerusalem - Israeli Premier: Pressure On Iran Must ContinueYesterday 02:23 PMJerusalem - Israel's prime minister says the international community must not ease pressure on Iran because of the election of a reformist... Read More » | |||
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Manhattan, NY - New Video, $65K Reward In '08 Times Square BombingYesterday 02:14 PMManhattan, NY - Authorities are trying to generate leads in the 2008 bombing at a Times Square military recruitment station with new video footage... Read More » |
Albany, NY - Bill To Ensure Town Hearings Are Not Held On Rosh Hashanah Passes AssemblyYesterday 02:11 PMAlbany, NY - Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg (D-Nassau County) announced Assembly passage of legislation he authored that would let towns move the mandated date of their annual hearings for special improvement districts to ensure they are not held on Rosh Hashanah. The... Read More » | |||
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Jerusalem - Israeli Police Open Probe Into Facebook Picture Portraying Lapid As HitlerYesterday 01:45 PMJerusalem - The National Police Headquarters announced on Tuesday that they had opened an investigation into a picture posted on Facebook earlier in... Read More » |
Jerusalem - Ex-South Africa Ambassador Criticizes IsraelYesterday 01:30 PMJerusalem - The recently retired South African ambassador to Israel has taken a parting shot at the country's treatment of Palestinians, calling it a... Read More » | |||
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Istanbul - 'Standing Man' Inspires Silent Protests In TurkeyYesterday 01:15 PMIstanbul - Performance artist Erdem Gunduz became the new symbol of anti-government protests in Turkey on Tuesday after his eight-hour vigil in... Read More » |
Brooklyn, NY - Internal Yeshiva Memo: No Anti-Semitism in Graduation Trip Airline FiascoYesterday 01:07 PMBrooklyn, NY - After conducting an investigation of its own, the Yeshivah of Flatbush has determined that despite student allegations to the contrary, the decision to eject the group of 108 students and chaperones from an early morning flight out of LaGuardia airport... Read More » | |||
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Jerusalem - Israeli General Warns Of Unrest If No Peace TalksYesterday 01:03 PMJerusalem - Failure to restart Israeli-Palestinian negotiations could stir unrest in the West Bank, Israel's top army commander in the territory... Read More » |
Jerusalem - Bill Clinton Places Note In The Western WallYesterday 12:35 PMJerusalem - Former US President Bill Clinton visited the Western Wall and the Western Wall Tunnels on Tuesday, accompanied Western Wall Rabbi Shmuel... Read More » | |||
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Washington - Civil Rights Groups Sue NYPD Over Muslim SpyingYesterday 11:50 AMWashington - Civil rights lawyers will urge a federal judge to declare the New York Police Department's widespread spying programs directed at... Read More » |
Washington - FBI: NSA Programs Foiled 50 Plots Including NYSE Bombing PlotYesterday 11:28 AMWashington - The director of the National Security Agency said Tuesday the government's sweeping surveillance programs have foiled some 50 terrorist... Read More » | |||
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Qatar - U.S., Taliban to Hold Afghan Peace Talks in DohaYesterday 11:05 AMQatar - American officials say U.S. representatives will begin formal meetings with the Taliban in a few days at the group's new office opening in... Read More » |
Sunnyvale, CA - Yahoo Says It Had As Many As 13,000 US Data RequestsYesterday 10:42 AMSunnyvale, CA - Yahoo Inc said US law enforcement agencies made between 12,000 and 13,000 requests for data in the last six months, the latest in a... Read More » | |||
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North Korea - Sources Say Kim Jong-un "Obsessed" With Hitler And Modeling His Regime After Third ReichYesterday 09:58 AMNorth Korea - Sources, along with high-level defectors, say that North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un has long been "obsessed" with German Nazi leader... Read More » |
Washington - US Adult Smoking Rate Dipped To About 18 PercentYesterday 09:56 AMWashington - Fewer U.S. adults are smoking, a new government report says. Last year, about 18 percent of adults participating in a national health... Read More » | |||
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Brooklyn, NY - Embattled Father Of Sex Abuse Victim Continues To Seek Truth, But Wonders What His Future HoldsYesterday 09:30 AMBrooklyn, NY - The embattled Orthodox Jewish father of a sexual abuse victim, who saw the conviction of his son's abuser overturned after he... Read More » |
New York, NY - Ed Koch's Tombstone Engraver Botches Birth YearYesterday 09:21 AMNew York, NY - Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch meticulously planned his own funeral, but his tombstone has the wrong birth date. NBC 4 New York... Read More » | |||
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