Washington - Feds: Megaupload User Data Could Be Gone Thursday
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Washington - Federal prosecutors say data from users of Megaupload could be deleted as soon as Thursday.
U.S. prosecutors blocked access to Megaupload and charged seven men, saying the site facilitated millions of illegal downloads of movies, music and other content.
The company says its millions of users stored their own data, including family photos and personal documents. They haven't been able to see their data since the government...
France - New Documents from The Butcher of Paris Who Mutilated Jews at Wartime
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Paris, France - To all who knew him, he was the most devoted, benevolent doctor in Nazi-occupied Paris. Dr Marcel Petiot provided free care for the poor and risked his life helping persecuted Jews flee to safety.
Or so everyone thought – until locals in his affluent neighbourhood reported a foul stench from his home and thick black smoke pouring out of his chimney in March 1944.
Two police officers rushed into his elegant townhouse...
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Trenton, NJ - 50 people Hired by Port Authority Have Ties to ChristieYesterday 10:12 PMTrenton, NJ - A newspaper's review of records shows the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has hired 50 people recommended by Gov. Chris Christie's administration during the past two years. The review by The Record (http://bit.ly/yGyQYS) found that those... Read More » |
Albany, NY - Assembly Dems To Push $8.50 Minimum WageYesterday 09:24 PMAlbany, NY - Assembly Democrats Monday will propose a hike in the minimum wage to $8.50 an hour, the Daily News has learned. The plan also will include a provision for automatic increases going forward that are tied to inflation, according to sources. The state's... Read More » | |||
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Lutz, FL - Gingrich Wants Panel To Look At In Vitro ClinicsYesterday 07:34 PMLutz, FL - Republican presidential contender Newt Gingrich called Sunday for a commission to study the ethical issues relating to in vitro... Read More » |
New York, NY - State Senator Wants To Ban Eating In The Subway SystemYesterday 06:30 PMNew York, NY - Eating in the subway could soon come with a hefty price tag if one lawmaker gets his way. Manhattan State Senator Bill Perkins has proposed a bill that would slap straphangers with a $250 fine if they are caught eating on a subway train or platform or... Read More » | |||
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Memphis, TN - Thompson: Mitt Campaign Has 'Drudge In Their Back Pocket'Yesterday 06:27 PMMemphis, TN - Former Sen. Fred Thompson (R-Tenn.) on Sunday attacked Mitt Romney for "unseemliness and overkill" in his aggressive campaign against... Read More » |
Queens, NY - Community Looks To End Religious VandalsYesterday 05:29 PMQueens, NY - Senator Jeffrey Klein (D-NY), religious officials and community residents met on Sunday to propose legislation to increase penalties for thefts and vandalism at religious institutions. The press conference was in response to the rash of break-ins at... Read More » | |||
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Washington - Drivers Who Take Prescription Drugs On the Radar of LawmakersYesterday 04:23 PMWashington - The federal government should help police departments nationwide obtain the tools and training needed to attack a rising scourge of... Read More » |
Kabul, Afghanistan - Sustained By Faith: The Only Jew Left In AfghanistanYesterday 03:09 PMKabul, Afghanistan - European Channel 4 reporter Alex Thomson meets Zebolon Simontov, Afghanistan's last remaining Jew - tolerated by the Taliban and... Read More » | |||
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Israel - IDF Rabbinate to Spell Out Rules Regarding "Women's Singing"Yesterday 02:27 PMIsrael - The IDF Chief of Staff and the Military Rabbinate will spell out the ground rules regarding the "women's singing" issue in the coming weeks. Religious soldiers will be allowed to opt out of entertainment ceremonies that involve women's singing, but will not be... Read More » |
New York - Brother, Sister Recall Jewish Life In A Chinese Ghetto During WWIIYesterday 01:21 PMNew York - A New York-based brother and sister are sharing in a new memoir their gut-wrenching family journey during World World II in a Jewish... Read More » | |||
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Clark County, NV - County Extending GOP Caucus Vote For Sabbath ObserversYesterday 12:57 PMClark County, NV - Nevada Republican Party leaders say results of next week’s presidential caucus will be released through Twitter and Google. In a conference call Friday, state party leaders also said results from all but Nevada’s largest county will be... Read More » |
Phoenix, AZ - Secret Service Investigating Police Sergeant Who Posted Pics Of A Bullet-ridden Obama ShirtYesterday 11:58 AMPhoenix, AZ - The Secret Service says it's investigating a Peoria, Ariz., police sergeant who posted a photo on Facebook that shows a bullet-riddled... Read More » | |||
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West Palm Beach, FL - Santorum Cancels Trip To Fla. While Daughter IllYesterday 11:47 AMWest Palm Beach, FL - Republican Rick Santorum is staying home in Philadelphia to be with this hospitalized daughter and is canceling campaign stops... Read More » |
Miami, FL - Gingrich Bemoans Romney's Florida "Carpet-Bombing"Yesterday 11:05 AMMiami, FL - Newt Gingrich slammed GOP presidential rival Mitt Romney for "carpet-bombing" his record ahead of Tuesday's presidential primary in... Read More » | |||
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Jerusalem - Israel To Clear Thousands Of Mines In DesertYesterday 10:26 AMJerusalem - Israel's defense ministry says it will soon begin clearing thousands of mines in southern Israel. In a statement Sunday, defense... Read More » |
Israel - Sephardic Rabbis: Stay Away from InternetYesterday 10:16 AMIsrael - Senior Sephardic religious leaders, including Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar and Shas spiritual leader Ovadia Yosef, have published a harsh letter... Read More » | |||
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Gainesville, FL - Troopers: At Least 9 Dead In Pileups On I-75 In FloridaYesterday 10:15 AMGainesville, FL - At least nine people died in a series of crashes apparently caused by heavy smoke and fog overnight on Interstate 75 in north... Read More » |
Brooklyn, NY - Senate Candidate: Lew Fidler Sides With Gay Community, Not Jewish CommunityYesterday 09:51 AMBrooklyn, NY - Republican State Senate candidate David Storobin accused his Democratic opponent, City Councilman Lew Fidler, of favoring LGBT groups... Read More » | |||
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Jerusalem - Huge Israeli Drone That Can Reach Iran CrashesYesterday 09:45 AMJerusalem - The Israeli military says a drone that can fly as far as Iran has crashed in central Israel on a routine experimental flight. The... Read More » |
Davos, Switzerland - AP Interview: Roubini Warns Of Tough Times AheadYesterday 09:18 AMDavos, Switzerland - Economist Nouriel Roubini, nicknamed "Dr. Doom" for his gloomy predictions in the run-up to the financial meltdown four years... Read More » | |||
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Ramallah, West Bank - Israeli And Palestinian Leaders Blame Each Other For Failure Of Latest TalksYesterday 09:00 AMRamallah, West Bank - The Israeli and Palestinian leaders on Sunday blamed each other for the impasse in newly launched peace efforts, raising doubts... Read More » |
Washington - Panetta Cites Key Intelligence On Bin Laden RaidYesterday 08:55 AMWashington - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor provided key information to the U.S... Read More » | |||
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Washington - Romney Would Rank Among Richest Presidents EverYesterday 08:43 AMWashington - Just how rich is Mitt Romney? Add up the wealth of the last eight presidents, from Richard Nixon to Barack Obama. Then double that... Read More » |
Tehran - UN Nuclear Inspectors Arrive in Iran for TalksYesterday 08:31 AMTehran - A six-member delegation of inspectors from the United Nations' nuclear watchdog arrived in Tehran on Sunday, Iranian state television... Read More » | |||
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Amman, Jordan - Jordan's King Receives Hamas LeaderYesterday 08:28 AMAmman, Jordan - A high-profile visit to Jordan by the leader of Hamas has revived contacts with the Palestinian militant group, but Jordan will not... Read More » |
Wasilla, Alaska - Palin: Cannibals in GOP Establishment Employ Tactics of the LeftJanuary 28, 2012 11:00 PMWasilla, Alaska - We have witnessed something very disturbing this week. The Republican establishment which fought Ronald Reagan in the 1970s and... Read More » | |||
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Williamsburg, NY - Brooklyn Navy Yard To Get Supermarket, Retail CenterJanuary 28, 2012 10:54 PMWilliamsburg, NY - A New York senator says the final hurdle has been cleared for the construction of a supermarket and retail center at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Sen. Charles Schumer announced Friday that the Army has agreed to transfer the navy yard's six-acre... Read More » |
Brooklyn, NY - Occupy Protesters Disrupt Foreclosure Auction, 26 ArrestedJanuary 28, 2012 10:25 PMBrooklyn, NY - Occupy Wall Street activists say they disrupted a foreclosure auction at Brooklyn Supreme Court by bursting into song. Occupy organizer Michael Premo says about 100 people showed at the court Thursday afternoon and 37 were arrested. The New York... Read More » | |||
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Washington - Leadership Scramble: GOP Rivals Vie for TitleJanuary 28, 2012 09:58 PMWashington - The Republican presidential contenders are making a pitch to voters that sounds a lot like a children's game: Follow the leader. When... Read More » |
West Palm Beach, FL - Cain Backs Gingrich's Presidential BidJanuary 28, 2012 09:23 PMWest Palm Beach, FL - Former presidential hopeful Herman Cain threw his support behind Newt Gingrich Saturday night, providing the former House... Read More » | |||
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Boca Raton, FL - Newt Gingrich Gets Behind Israel, But Fails To Impress Florida's Jewish VotersJanuary 28, 2012 09:22 PMBoca Raton, FL - Newt Gingrich threw it all out there: the contentious claim that the Palestinians are a made-up people, Iran threatening a second... Read More » |
New York, NY - New Yorkers Aren’t Rudest, Bloomberg SaysJanuary 28, 2012 09:19 PMNew York, NY - Mayor Bloomberg ever-so-politely disagreed with a magazine article slamming New Yorkers’ rudeness. "There was this, nasty isn't... Read More » | |||
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