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New York - Study: Attending 'Shul' Services Cuts Death Risk by 20 Percent Yesterday at 10:21 AM
New York - Attending religious services can reduce mortality risk by approximately 20 percent, a new study from Yeshiva University has revealed. The research team led by Eliezer Schnall, Ph.D., clinical assistant professor of psychology at Yeshiva College of Yeshiva University analysed the...

Chicago, IL - Obama Taps Arizona Governor for Homeland Security Yesterday at 10:08 AM
Chicago, IL - A top Obama adviser says Arizona's governor is the president-elect's likely choice to head the Department of Homeland Security. Janet Napolitano was an early Obama supporter. As governor, she's worked with the Federal Emergency Management Agency on flooding and wildfire...


Chesterfield VA - Virginia Gov. Lauds Sabra Kosher Dipping For Bringing New Manufacturing Facility To State

Yesterday at 09:35 AM

Chesterfield VA - Governor Timothy M. Kaine today announced that Sabra Dipping Company will open a state-of-the-art food manufacturing plant in... Read More »

Mountain View, CA - The Israeli Woman Behind The Google Logo

Yesterday at 09:17 AM

Mountain View, CA - Ruth Kedar could have been a rich woman today. Ten years ago at Stanford University, two students asked her to create logo for... Read More »

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West Union, IA - County Uses Disposed Kosher Salt Of Agriprocessors For Winter Road Salting

Yesterday at 08:51 AM

West Union, IA - Fayette County Engineer J.D. King estimated Monday that the county has saved about $5,600 on stockpiling winter salt by taking... Read More »

Sloatsburg, NY - Sloatsburg Thruway Rest Area Goes Kosher

Yesterday at 08:50 AM

Sloatsburg, NY - For thousands of Orthodox Jews traveling back and forth on the New York State Thruway, the Sloatsburg rest area is a popular stop on... Read More »

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Chicago, IL - Jewish Billionaire Refuses Post For Secretary of Commerce In Obama Admin.

Yesterday at 08:24 AM

Chicago, IL - Penny Pritzker is the top choice of President-elect Barack Obama to become his secretary of Commerce. Penny Pritzker billionaire... Read More »

Chicago, IL - Sara Lee to Stop Making Kosher Meats, Close Plant

Yesterday at 08:08 AM

Chicago, IL - Sara Lee Corp. said late Wednesday that it intends to shutter its kosher hot dog and meat-processing facility in Chicago by Jan. 30, a... Read More »

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New York, NY - Arrogant, Chutzpahdig Mayor Won't Promise to Send Rebate

Yesterday at 07:51 AM

New York, NY - One city lawmaker called it Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's "Let them eat cake" attitude. After being dealt a rare public embarrassment... Read More »

Washington - GM, Ford, Chrysler Depart From Congress Empty-Handed

Yesterday at 07:40 AM

Washington - U.S. lawmakers deadlocked on a plan to bail out the Big Three automakers, leaving General Motors Corp. facing the prospect it could run... Read More »

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Hebron - Settlers Spray Inflammatory Graffiti on Mosque

Yesterday at 07:32 AM

Hebron - Jewish settlers protesting against an official Israeli eviction order have desecrated Muslim buildings in the flashpoint West Bank town of... Read More »

New York City - Council Rules Drivers Can Park Longer At Broken Meters

Yesterday at 12:04 AM

New York City - The City Council ruled Wednesday that drivers will now be permitted to park at a broken meter for the entire time normally allowed in... Read More »

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West Palm Beach, FL - Police Searching for 2 Men Who Robbed Jewish School

Nov 19, 2008 at 11:52 PM

West Palm Beach, FL - Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office need's the public’s help identifying two men wanted for burglarizing a local Jewish... Read More »

Williamsburg, NY - Thief Dressed as Hasidic Woman on the Run

Nov 19, 2008 at 10:46 PM

Williamsburg, NY - NYPD detectives from the 90th Pct. are on the hunt for what they described as a Hasidic woman who snatched two sets of earrings from a Lee Avenue jewelry shop on Nov. 11. The crook snatched the gold and diamond trinkets — which are valued at about... Read More »

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Omaha, NE - World's Richest Wall Street Tycoon Sees His Stock Drop Most in at Least 23 Years

Nov 19, 2008 at 08:54 PM

Omaha, NE - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc. fell the most in at least 23 years, dropping for the eighth straight day since reporting a 77... Read More »

Des Plaines, IL - Chabad Synagogue To Install Security After Explosion of Home Made Bomb

Nov 19, 2008 at 07:04 PM

Des Plaines, IL - A northwest suburban Jewish congregation will install a security system at its synagogue after a small bomb exploded at its... Read More »

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Postville, IA - Prosecutor: Rubashkin Will Flee If Released. Judge To Decide

Nov 19, 2008 at 05:58 PM

Postville, IA - A federal prosecutor warned Wednesday that if a judge releases Sholom Rubashkin from jail, the former Agriprocessors executive could... Read More »

Washington - Jewish Congressman Eric Cantor Elected As Republican Minority Whip

Nov 19, 2008 at 05:47 PM

Washington - Rep. Eric I. Cantor became the No. 2 Republican in the U.S. House Wednesday, winning an uncontested election as the party's... Read More »

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New York City - NYC To Crack Down On Heating Oil Delivery Trucks To Prevent Overcharging

Nov 19, 2008 at 05:19 PM

New York City - As cold weather sets in, New York City officials say they are tightening inspection procedures for delivery trucks in a move to... Read More »

Miami, FL - Doctors Hail Breakthrough As Teen Lives 118 Days Without Heart

Nov 19, 2008 at 04:41 PM

Miami, FL - An American teen-ager survived for nearly four months without a heart, kept alive by a custom-built artificial blood-pumping device... Read More »

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Poland - Officials Marked the Borders of the Former Warsaw Ghetto

Nov 19, 2008 at 04:40 PM

Warsaw, Poland - Polish officials marked the border of the former Warsaw Ghetto with plaques and boundary lines traced in the ground to preserve the... Read More »

New York - U.S. Stocks Nose Dives Below 8000

Nov 19, 2008 at 04:02 PM

New York - U.S. stocks sank and benchmark indexes slid below their lowest closes since 2003 on growing concern over the fate of the nation's car industry and economic data signaling the recession is deepening. General Motors Corp. tumbled as much... Read More »

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Boston, MA - Daughter of Nazi Loses Appeal for Return of Painting from Jewish Victim

Nov 19, 2008 at 02:19 PM

Boston, MA - A painting forcibly auctioned by Germany's Nazi government should remain with the estate of a late Jewish art dealer who lost it when... Read More »

Washington - NY Times Slams GM, Ford CEOs As They Go Begging - in Private Jets

Nov 19, 2008 at 01:40 PM

Washington - We’re not entirely unsympathetic to the big auto makers’ request for emergency aid from the government. But we were struck —... Read More »

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