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Long Island, NY - Chabad Mineola Synagogue Vandalized with Swastikas Today at 10:07 PM
Mineola, NY - Rabbi Anchelle Perl wasn't at Congregation Beth Shalom Chabad in Mineola on Friday morning as he usually is, as the temple was closed for the Fourth of July weekend. Instead, he got a call unlike any he's ever received: Someone had sprayed two large, bright orange swastikas on the synagogue's front doors. "As soon as I came and saw it was a swastika, I realized this was a bias crime," said Perl, leader of the congregation for...

Jerusalem - Thousands of Charedim Protest Against Opening of Parking Lot on Shabbat Today at 09:51 PM
Jerusalem - For the second straight week, haredim protested Saturday in Jerusalem against the opening of a parking lot on Saturdays, with no end in sight to the month-old dispute. The level of violence at the afternoon protest was lower than the previous weekend. Dozens of police officers were...

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New York, NY - Madoff Hires Help to Survive Hard Time

Yesterday 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... Read More »

Woodbourne, NY - Driver Falls Asleep Drives Car Into Brook

Yesterday 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... Read More »

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Alaska - Palin Resigning as Alaska Governor

Yesterday 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... Read More »

Syria - President Assad Praised Obama Invited Him to Visit Damascus

Yesterday 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... Read More »

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London - Charedi Educators: Intercom Announcements On Train Dangerous To Torah Hashkafah

Yesterday 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... Read More »

New Jersey - Judge: Blogger Not Covered by NJ Press Shield Laws

Yesterday 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... Read More »

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Lakewood, NJ - Township Takes Control of Airport

Yesterday at 11:02 AM

Lakewood, NJ - The Township Committee took control of Lakewood Airport on Thursday, dissolving the quasi-independent authority that managed... Read More »

New York - New York City Could Mandate Paid Sick Days

Yesterday 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... Read More »

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Vienna - Orthodox Woman Banker Denies Madoff Kickbacks in Austria

Yesterday 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... Read More »

New York, NY - Benefits of All This Rain, Fewer Murders

Yesterday 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... Read More »

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London - Chasunoh Fund Faces Bank Foreclosure

Yesterday 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... Read More »

New York, NY - Which NYC Hospitals Have Best, Worst Infection Rates?

Yesterday 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... Read More »

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New York, NY - Bloomberg Defends Campaign Spending: 'I Made Every Dime That I Have'

Yesterday 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... Read More »

Israel - New Cheaper Method in Glatt Kosher Meat an Uphill Battle

Yesterday 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... Read More »

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Munich, Germany - Demjanjuk Cleared to Stand Trial

Yesterday 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... Read More »

New York - Is 150 Years Appropriate, or Just Silly?

Jul 02, 2009 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... Read More »

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Iran - Blogger Who Claimed Ahmadinejad is Jewish Arrested

Jul 02, 2009 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... Read More »

Bridgewater, SD - Owner: Spoiled Meat Was No Hazard

Jul 02, 2009 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... Read More »

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Penndel, PA - Jewish Boy, 2, Dies After Being Left in Hot Minivan

Jul 02, 2009 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... Read More »

New York - Court: Ordering Wine from Out-of State Against the Law

Jul 02, 2009 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... Read More »

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Albany, NY - State Comptroller Withholds Feuding Senators' Pay

Jul 02, 2009 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... Read More »

New York - Rabbi Hoffman: Violent Jerusalem 'Hafganot' Are Destroying 'Klal Yisroel'

Jul 02, 2009 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... Read More »

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Washington - AIPAC Spy Figure Larry Franklin Describes Mafia-Style Murder Threat

Jul 02, 2009 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... Read More »

New York - U.S. Stocks Slide More Than 200 Points

Jul 02, 2009 at 04:09 PM

New York - Stocks tumbled Thursday as a weaker-than-expected jobs report muzzled all the green-shoots talk and... Read More »

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Manhattan, NY - Bloomberg Chokes Up Speaking to New Citizens

Jul 02, 2009 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... Read More »

Washington - 652 Businesses to be Audited by Federal Officials for Illegal Hirings

Jul 02, 2009 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... Read More »

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Jerusalem - Isreali Man Hopes To Enter Guinness Book For Growing Longest Cucmber In The World

Jul 02, 2009 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... Read More »

Tokyo - Japanese Ger Who Was Former Minister to Help Imprisoned Bochurim

Jul 02, 2009 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... Read More »

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Brooklyn, NY - Health Department Advises New York City Doctors to be on the Lookout for Measles

Jul 02, 2009 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... Read More »

Manhattan, NY - Marshals Arrive, Ruth Leaves as Madoff Penthouse Is Seized

Jul 02, 2009 at 01:07 PM

Manhattan, NY - The U.S. Marshals Service has taken possession of the $7 million Manhattan penthouse where financier... Read More »

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Israel - Arabs Burn Holy Seforim at Homesh Yeshiva

Jul 02, 2009 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... Read More »

Comoros Islands - ‘Miracle’ Crash Survivor is Reunited With Family

Jul 02, 2009 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... Read More »

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