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New York, NY - Madoff Hires Help to Survive Hard Time
Today at 06:33 PM
New York, NY - Bernard Madoff has hired a veteran prison consultant to help him to find the best possible jail in which to serve his 150-year sentence for Wall Street’s biggest fraud.
After his sentencing this week Madoff, now Prisoner No 1727-054, met Herb Hoelter, of the National Centre for Institutions and Alternatives, whose previous clients include the jailed Sotheby’s chairman Alfred Taubman and the financiers Michael Milken and Ivan...
Woodbourne, NY - Driver Falls Asleep Drives Car Into Brook
Today at 04:46 PM
Woodbourne, NY - A Brooklyn man was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center this afternoon after driving his car into a brook off of Route 52, according to Fallsburg town police.
AW, 21, reported falling asleep at the wheel and then finding himself in the brook a little outside the hamlet of Woodbourne.
Hatzolah responded to the scene. He is reported to have broken some ribs and was taken by helicopter to Westchester Medical Center...
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Alaska - Palin Resigning as Alaska GovernorToday at 03:19 PM
Alaska - Sarah Palin announced Friday she plans to resign as governor of Alaska in a few weeks, saying she will try to "affect positive change" from outside government.
Palin, the Republican vice presidential candidate in 2008, made the surprise... |
Syria - President Assad Praised Obama Invited Him to Visit DamascusToday at 02:39 PM
Damascus, Syria - Syria's leader praised President Barack Obama's outreach for dialogue and invited him to visit Damascus in remarks released today... | |||
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London - Charedi Educators: Intercom Announcements On Train Dangerous To Torah HashkafahToday at 01:05 PM
London - According to Hamodia, religious educators have warned parents not to let their children travel alone on the Piccadilly Line, as they might... |
New Jersey - Judge: Blogger Not Covered by NJ Press Shield LawsToday at 12:37 PM
New Jersey - Protections given to journalists in New Jersey do not apply to people who post online, a judge has ruled.
Too Much Media, a... | |||
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Lakewood, NJ - Township Takes Control of AirportToday at 11:02 AM
Lakewood, NJ - The Township Committee took control of Lakewood Airport on Thursday, dissolving the quasi-independent authority that managed... |
New York - New York City Could Mandate Paid Sick DaysToday at 10:30 AM
New York - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says his administration is looking at the concept of forcing employers to provide paid sick... | |||
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Vienna - Orthodox Woman Banker Denies Madoff Kickbacks in AustriaToday at 10:02 AM
Vienna - U.S., U.K. and Austrian prosecutors are investigating a former Austrian fund manager they believe was paid more than $40 million in... |
New York, NY - Benefits of All This Rain, Fewer MurdersToday at 09:50 AM
New York, NY - An analysis by The New York Times of rainfall and homicides for the last six years shows that when it rains substantially in the... | |||
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London - Chasunoh Fund Faces Bank ForeclosureToday at 09:04 AM
London - The Bank of Ireland is this week threatening foreclosure on a chasunoh fund, which could impact adversely on several Bnei Torah in Eretz Yisroel.
About thirty of them, who bought Traders Endowment Policies partly funded by the Bank of... |
New York, NY - Which NYC Hospitals Have Best, Worst Infection Rates?Today at 08:47 AM
New York, NY - A number of New York’s top academic medical centers have higher than average rates of infections compared to other hospitals in the... | |||
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New York, NY - Bloomberg Defends Campaign Spending: 'I Made Every Dime That I Have'Today at 08:20 AM
New York, NY - Mayor Bloomberg last night defended the overwhelming pile of money he is spending to win reelection, while two Democrats who want to... |
Israel - New Cheaper Method in Glatt Kosher Meat an Uphill BattleToday at 07:49 AM
Israel - Concerned that exacting kosher stringencies have pushed meat and poultry prices beyond the reach of many poor haredi families, a group of... | |||
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Munich, Germany - Demjanjuk Cleared to Stand TrialToday at 07:03 AM
Munich, Germany - The alleged Nazi war criminal, John Demjanjuk, has been declared fit enough to stand trial in Germany. The announcement followed a... |
New York - Is 150 Years Appropriate, or Just Silly?Yesterday at 10:49 PM
New York - Sholam Weiss, a son of Brooklyn, was a crook. By all accounts, he was also a rather unpleasant man, hardly the sort to inspire compassion... | |||
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Iran - Blogger Who Claimed Ahmadinejad is Jewish ArrestedYesterday at 09:45 PM
Iran - The blogger who claimed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has Jewish roots is being detained by the authorities after he was arrested along with 150 university students.
Dr. Mehdi Khazali, who reportedly participated in several recent opposition demonstrations... |
Bridgewater, SD - Owner: Spoiled Meat Was No HazardYesterday at 08:33 PM
Bridgewater, SD - The man who left 44 tons of meat to rot in a Bridgewater business [reported by VIN] News said he feels badly that a foul stench... | |||
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Penndel, PA - Jewish Boy, 2, Dies After Being Left in Hot MinivanYesterday at 07:49 PM
Penndel, PA - Their arrangement was neither a daily routine nor out of the ordinary.
As frequently as three mornings a week, Rimma Shvartsman of... |
New York - Court: Ordering Wine from Out-of State Against the LawYesterday at 06:56 PM
New York - New Yorkers who order wine online from retailers in other states are breaking the law, according to a decision handed down by a federal... | |||
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Albany, NY - State Comptroller Withholds Feuding Senators' PayYesterday at 05:52 PM
Albany, NY - The state comptroller announced today that he has frozen $560,000 in vouchers for state senators' pay, as the governor held a meeting... |
New York - Rabbi Hoffman: Violent Jerusalem 'Hafganot' Are Destroying 'Klal Yisroel'Yesterday at 04:50 PM
Jerusalem - The recent Hafganot about Shabbos violation has revealed a very ugly fact that is happening in our community. Gedolim are quoted on... | |||
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Washington - AIPAC Spy Figure Larry Franklin Describes Mafia-Style Murder ThreatYesterday at 04:27 PM
Washington - Somebody wanted Larry Franklin out of the way.
In court documents filed last week, a sketchy tale surfaced suggesting that someone... |
New York - U.S. Stocks Slide More Than 200 PointsYesterday at 04:09 PM
New York - Stocks tumbled Thursday as a weaker-than-expected jobs report muzzled all the green-shoots talk and... | |||
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Manhattan, NY - Bloomberg Chokes Up Speaking to New CitizensYesterday at 04:08 PM
Manhattan, NY - An emotional Mayor Bloomberg got choked up today as he spoke to a group of newly minted U.S. citizens at a naturalization ceremony... |
Washington - 652 Businesses to be Audited by Federal Officials for Illegal HiringsYesterday at 03:20 PM
Washington - Federal officials notified more than 650 U.S. businesses their records would be audited as part of an effort to weed out companies... | |||
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Jerusalem - Isreali Man Hopes To Enter Guinness Book For Growing Longest Cucmber In The WorldYesterday at 02:50 PM
Jerusalem - Petah Tikva resident Yitzhak Yazdanpana has set the new world record for growing the longest cucumber. Working out of his home garden... |
Tokyo - Japanese Ger Who Was Former Minister to Help Imprisoned BochurimYesterday at 02:23 PM
Tokyo - Rav Moshe Haturi, a former Japanese Protestant minister who converted to Judaism and lives in Israel Shaarei Chesed, has traveled back to... | |||
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Brooklyn, NY - Health Department Advises New York City Doctors to be on the Lookout for MeaslesYesterday at 01:22 PM
Brooklyn, NY - The Health Department has identified 11 cases of measles in Brooklyn during the past two months, and is urging doctors to be vigilant... |
Manhattan, NY - Marshals Arrive, Ruth Leaves as Madoff Penthouse Is SeizedYesterday at 01:07 PM
Manhattan, NY - The U.S. Marshals Service has taken possession of the $7 million Manhattan penthouse where financier... | |||
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Israel - Arabs Burn Holy Seforim at Homesh YeshivaYesterday at 12:03 PM
Israel - Arabs raided the yeshiva of Homesh in Samaria and torched dozens of seforim of the Talmud and of the Five Books of Moses, leaving behind a pile of ashes. The arsonists ignored personal equipment, including beds, tables and chairs, and concentrated all their... |
Comoros Islands - ‘Miracle’ Crash Survivor is Reunited With FamilyYesterday at 11:58 AM
Comoros Islands - A young girl believed to be the only survivor of an Indian Ocean plane crash flew back to Paris on Thursday to the waiting arms of... | |||
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New York City - NY Times Reporter Who Escaped Taliban Returns to Thunderous ApplauseYesterday at 11:44 AM
New York City - After seven months of being held hostage by the Taliban, David Rohde returned to The New York Times on Wednesday and to perhaps the... |
Sullivan County, NY - Tips on Surviving the Summer Ride in The Catskills and Hudson ValleyYesterday at 11:38 AM
Sullivan County, NY - It's steamy. So hot the highway is doing that mirage thing. And there you sit, in your car, stuck in traffic with a full... | |||
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