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New York - Is 150 Years Appropriate, or Just Silly?
Today 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. A federal judge in Florida certainly had no sympathy for him after he was found guilty of a fraud that drained hundreds of millions of dollars from...
Iran - Blogger Who Claimed Ahmadinejad is Jewish Arrested
Today 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, was reportedly summoned to a special court convened for religious figures, detained and transferred to an unknown location.
The son of a prominent, conservative pro-Ahmadinejad...
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Bridgewater, SD - Owner: Spoiled Meat Was No HazardToday 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... |
Penndel, PA - Jewish Boy, 2, Dies After Being Left in Hot MinivanToday 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... | |||
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New York - Court: Ordering Wine from Out-of State Against the LawToday 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... |
Albany, NY - State Comptroller Withholds Feuding Senators' PayToday 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... | |||
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New York - Rabbi Hoffman: Violent Jerusalem 'Hafganot' Are Destroying 'Klal Yisroel'Today 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... |
Washington - AIPAC Spy Figure Larry Franklin Describes Mafia-Style Murder ThreatToday 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... | |||
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New York - U.S. Stocks Slide More Than 200 PointsToday at 04:09 PM
New York - Stocks tumbled Thursday as a weaker-than-expected jobs report muzzled all the green-shoots talk and... |
Manhattan, NY - Bloomberg Chokes Up Speaking to New CitizensToday 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... | |||
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Washington - 652 Businesses to be Audited by Federal Officials for Illegal HiringsToday 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... |
Jerusalem - Isreali Man Hopes To Enter Guinness Book For Growing Longest Cucmber In The WorldToday 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... | |||
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Tokyo - Japanese Ger Who Was Former Minister to Help Imprisoned BochurimToday 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... |
Brooklyn, NY - Health Department Advises New York City Doctors to be on the Lookout for MeaslesToday 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... | |||
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Manhattan, NY - Marshals Arrive, Ruth Leaves as Madoff Penthouse Is SeizedToday at 01:07 PM
Manhattan, NY - The U.S. Marshals Service has taken possession of the $7 million Manhattan penthouse where financier... |
Israel - Arabs Burn Holy Torah Scrolls at Homesh YeshivaToday 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... | |||
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Comoros Islands - ‘Miracle’ Crash Survivor is Reunited With FamilyToday 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... |
New York City - NY Times Reporter Who Escaped Taliban Returns to Thunderous ApplauseToday 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... | |||
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Sullivan County, NY - Tips on Surviving the Summer Ride in The Catskills and Hudson ValleyToday 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... |
New York, NY - NYPD Conducts Drill In New York HarborToday at 10:50 AM
New York, NY - The New York City Police Department Special Operations Division is conducting a counterterrorism drill in New York Harbor.
At noon today, police participating in the simulation will respond to a report of shots fired on a... | |||
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Chicago, IL - Sears Tower: New Glass 'ledges' Lead To High AnxietyToday at 10:40 AM
Chicago, IL - Visitors to the Sears Tower's new glass balconies all seem to agree: The first step is the hardest.
The balconies are suspended... |
Brooklyn, NY - Alert: Be Vigilant About Fraudulent Solictations OfferingToday at 10:27 AM
Brooklyn, NY - A recent rash of constituent reports involving mystery shopping, alleged monetary windfalls, “free grants” and other financial... | |||
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Kishinev, Moldova - Elderly Rabbi and His Students Attacked While Sleeping in CampToday at 10:22 AM
Kishinev, Moldova - Rabbi Israel Livshits, head of the Jewish community at the cultural and religious center in Chisinau, has been attacked and robbed.
"I have no doubts that the attack was anti-Semitic," he said on local TV.
The attack occurred in Panasesti... |
New York - The Fourth of July and Hakaras HaTovToday at 10:11 AM
New York - For many Jews that meticulously observing halacha, secular holidays often bring up a quandary. On the one hand, Torah observant Jews do... | |||
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Manhattan, NY - Council Exploring Eliminating Advocate's Office EntirelyToday at 10:08 AM
Manhattan, NY - Council Member Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn) is preparing to submit a bill to the Council that would eliminate the public advocate’s... |
Istanbul - Turkey's Tiny Jewish Community Reaching Out to Its Muslim NeighborsToday at 09:31 AM
Turkey - Instanbul's Neve Shalom synagogue is tucked away on a winding street near the Galata Tower. The synagogue isn't as easy to spot as the... | |||
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New York - Economy Sheds 467,000 Jobs; Unemployment Rate at 9.5%Today at 08:48 AM
New York - Employers cut 467,000 jobs in June, far more than expected, while the unemployment rate rose to 9.5 percent, the government said on... |
Philadelphia, PA - US Airways Commencing Service To IsraelToday at 08:33 AM
Philadelphia, PA - The American carrier U.S. Airways is commencing service between the United States and Israel. Today it inaugurates a regular line... | |||
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Jerusalem - Charedim Set Trash Cans on Fire in Protest of Desecration of ShabbatToday at 08:27 AM
Jerusalem - Members of the Haredi community were setting trash cans on fire on Jerusalem's Bar Ilan Street now, in protest of the Carta parking lot's opening on Saturdays.
Police were on the scene and no traffic disturbances were... |
Israel - Military Rabbi: Women Shouldn't Serve in the ArmyToday at 08:10 AM
Israel - Women ought not to serve in the Israel Defense Forces, IDF Chief Rabbi Avichai Ronski said at a conference.
The conference was attended... | |||
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New York, NY - GPS to Monitor People with Restraining OrdersToday at 07:54 AM
New York, NY - Big Brother should be watching.
In a form of reverse stalking, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Brooklyn/Queens) wants people slapped with... |
Orange County, NY - Unanimous Vote by Legislature for 2nd Suit Against Kiryas Joel PipelineToday at 07:43 AM
Goshen, NY - Orange County lawmakers voted unanimously last night to support a second lawsuit against Kiryas Joel to challenge the environmental... | |||
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Afghanistan - American Soldier Captured by InsurgentsToday at 06:35 AM
Afghanistan - An American soldier has been captured in eastern Afghanistan, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
The soldier went missing on Tuesday, Capt. Elizabeth Mathias said. She said she could not provide further... |
New York - Police Expand Dirty Bomb Security 50 Miles Around NYCYesterday at 10:54 PM
New York, NY - Thousands of additional law enforcement officers within 50 miles of New York City will have access to radiation detectors for dirty... | |||
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