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Omaha, NE - Report: Warren Buffett's Successor May Be Chinese
Today 10:03 AM
Omaha, NE - Twenty-one years ago, Li Lu was a student leader of the Tiananmen Square protests. Now a hedge-fund manager, he is in line to become a successor to Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Mr. Li, 44 years old, has emerged as a leading candidate to run a chunk of Berkshire's $100...
Brooklyn, NY - More Trouble for 81st Precinct: Two Cops Tried to Trump Up Charges Against a Perp
Today 09:21 AM
Brooklyn, NY - Two cops from a troubled Brooklyn precinct tried to trump up charges against a perp -- who turned out to be an undercover Internal Affairs investigator, sources said yesterday.
Sgt. Raymond Stukes and Officer Hector Tirado have been indicted and are expected to turn themselves in...
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Israel - Grad Missile from Gaza Explodes In Heart of AshkelonToday 09:08 AMAshkelon, Israel - A rocket fired from the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun exploded in the heart of a populated area in the southern city of... Read More » |
New York - SEC Charges Billionaire Brothers Profited From Insider TradingToday 08:59 AMNew York - Sam and Charles Wyly, Dallas billionaire investors known for their support of conservative candidates and causes, made $550 million in... Read More » | |||
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London - Apology after Holocaust Survivor Had To Prove for Beth Din That He Is JewishToday 08:48 AMLondon - A Holocaust survivor who lost half his family at the hands of the Nazis today told how he was forced to go to court to prove he is... Read More » |
Jerusalem - Hundreds Attend Funerals of IAF Airmen Killed in Romania CrashToday 08:37 AMJerusalem - Funeral services of two of the six airmen killed in a helicopter crash in Romania earlier this week have taken place Friday. On Friday... Read More » | |||
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Tehran - Iran Starts Feeling HeatToday 08:24 AMTehran, Iran - President Ahmadinejad has a penchant for the somewhat loony, as when last weekend he denounced Paul the Octopus, omniscient predictor of eight consecutive World Cup matches, as a symbol of decadence and purveyor of "Western propaganda... Read More » |
Oak Park, CA - Chabad House Defaced On Eve of Permit ExpansionToday 07:52 AMOak Park, CA - Words spray-painted on the front wall of a small community synagogue in the 5900 block of Conifer Street in Oak Park stunned neighbors... Read More » | |||
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New York - Staten Island Congressman Fires Aide Over Jew Donor ListToday 07:49 AMNew York - Staten Island Rep. Mike McMahon (D-NY) moved into damage-control mode Thursday, firing the communications director for his re-election bid... Read More » |
Albany, NY - Governor Planning At Least 1,000 State LayoffsToday 07:33 AMAlbany, NY - New York's governor says he's planning for at least 1,000 layoffs to contend with a fiscal crisis after public employee unions refused... Read More » | |||
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New York, NY - Goldman Sachs Bans Swearing in EmailsYesterday 11:10 PMNew York, NY - The Goldman Sachs company is telling employees that they will no longer be able to get away with profanity in electronic messages... Read More » |
Karmiel, Israel - Mom Starts High Tech Firm for Charedi WomenYesterday 10:10 PMKarmiel, Israel - What is a woman to do when her husband attends yeshiva school and there is no one making a living for the family? Ask a group of... Read More » | |||
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New Zealand - Jewish Community Taking Legal Action Against Shechitah BanYesterday 08:54 PMNew Zealand - The small Jewish community has begun mounting a legal case against the nation's centre-right government in a bid to overturn a ban on... Read More » |
Israel - Strong Ban from Rabbis Against Jewish Women Wearing a BurkaYesterday 07:33 PMIsrael - Rabbis are set to ban the burka for a small group of radical Jewish women who have taken to wearing it. Two years ago, it emerged that... Read More » | |||
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Tel Aviv - Charedim Push for Hold of Construction after Graves Found at Ben Gurion AirportYesterday 06:55 PMTel Aviv - Ultra-Orthodox figures pushed to halt renovation work on Ben Gurion International Airport runways after the Israel Antiquities Authority... Read More » |
Albany, NY - Governor Paterson: I Regret Leaving Governor's RaceYesterday 06:15 PMAlbany, NY - New York Gov. David Paterson says he regrets dropping out of the race for a full term. Paterson's comments on WOR-AM came a day after... Read More » | |||
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Williamsburg, NY - Council Approves Plan for Domino SiteYesterday 05:58 PMWilliamsburg, NY - The New York City Council has approved a plan to redevelop a section of Brooklyn waterfront where the renowned Domino Sugar... Read More » |
Jerusalem - 100's of Anti-gay Protestors: Sick Perverts - Get Out of JerusalemYesterday 05:09 PMJerusalem - Anti-gay protesters gathered Thursday next to several hundred gay activists preparing to march in the eighth annual Jerusalem Gay Pride... Read More » | |||
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New York, NY - Bloomberg OK's Big Raise for NYPD's Top CopYesterday 05:00 PMNew York, NY - A serious recession and budget woes didn’t stop City Hall from doling out raises to top commissioners last year, according to data... Read More » |
Nashville, TN - Orthodox Rabbi Says He Was Targeted In Firebomb Attack [video]Yesterday 03:47 PMNashville, TN - As was reported here on VIN News yesterday, court records show a former Tennessee State University student tried to firebomb the... Read More » | |||
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Washington - Rangel to Stand Trial on Ethics ViolationsYesterday 03:15 PMWashington - House investigators accused veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel of 13 violations of congressional ethics standards on Thursday... Read More » |
New York, NY - When Photography and National Security MeetYesterday 03:04 PMNew York, NY - On Tuesday, The New York Times’s columnist Jim Dwyer wrote about a photographer, Duane P. Kerzic, who was arrested by the Amtrak... Read More » | |||
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Jerusalem - Strauss Offers Gelatin Compromise to Yeshivas, Charity, Etc.Yesterday 02:35 PMJerusalem - The gelatin saga is nearing a close. Strauss Dairies will not have to admit it produced non-kosher food, but will compensate consumers... Read More » |
New York - OpEd by Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister: Those That Participate in The Flotilla Farce Reek of HypocrisyYesterday 01:51 PMNew York - A couple of years ago, a Palestinian refugee camp was encircled and laid siege to by an army of tanks and Armored Personnel Carriers... Read More » | |||
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Bonn, Germany - Gruesome Charges Detailed Against The world's Third Most Wanted Nazi SuspectYesterday 01:43 PMBonn, Germany - The world's third most wanted Nazi suspect was involved in the entire process of killing Jews at the Belzec death camp: from taking... Read More » |
Jerusalem - Police Detain Second Rabbi in Connection to Book Condoning MurderYesterday 01:07 PMJerusalem - The police's Unit of International Crime Investigations on Thursday detained rabbi Yitzhak Ginsburg, the president of the Od Yosef Chai... Read More » | |||
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Alexandria, VA - Rule in Shul: Don't Bother Rahm EmanuelYesterday 12:38 PMAlexandria, VA - The sacred rule at Agudas Achim temple near Washington, DC, is, don't talk to Rahm Emanuel. President Obama's chief of staff is... Read More » |
New York - NYC Mayor Bloomberg: U.S. Needs More Immigrants, Not FewerYesterday 12:21 PMNew York - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has strong feelings about immigration and the controversial Arizona law. He says that the United... Read More » | |||
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New York City - NYC Council To Set Guidelines in Commuter-Van CrackdownYesterday 11:22 AMNew York City - City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley of Queens will introduce a bill Thursday requiring the Taxi and Limousine Commission to train... Read More » |
Washington - White House Proposal Would Ease FBI Access to Records of Internet ActivityYesterday 10:33 AMWashington - The Obama administration reportedly wants to make it easier for the FBI to obtain records on individual Internet activities without... Read More » | |||
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Boston, MA - The Future of Airline SeatingYesterday 10:33 AMBoston, MA - You never know where inspiration is going to strike. For designer Emil Jacob, it was on a 2004 flight to Paris from his homeland of Romania when he gave up trying to get comfortable in his seat and decided to simply lie on the floor. "I... Read More » |
Rhinebeck, NY - Obama Not Invited To Chelsea Clinton's WeddingYesterday 09:36 AMRhinebeck, NY - President Barack Obama says he will not attend former first daughter Chelsea Clinton's wedding on Saturday because he has not been... Read More » | |||
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Brooklyn, NY - Fraudster Swallows Computer Drive to Destroy EvidenceYesterday 09:22 AMBrooklyn, NY - A judge couldn't believe his ears on Wednesday when he heard how an accused fraudster tried to dispose of a key piece of... Read More » |
New York - Details of 100m Facebook Users Collected and PublishedYesterday 09:07 AMNew York - Personal details of 100m Facebook users have been collected and published on the net by a security consultant. Ron Bowes used a piece... Read More » | |||
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