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Washington - Schumer: Over $240 Million In Security Money To NY

May 21, 2013 08:34 AM

Washington - More than $240 million in security grant money is coming to New York, an increase of almost $34 million from the previous fiscal year, Sen. Charles Schumer said Tuesday. The Department of Homeland Security is directing $174.2 million from Urban Area... Read More »

Norman, OK - More Tornadoes In Forecast For Central US Tuesday

May 21, 2013 08:26 AM

Norman, OK - More severe weather is in the forecast for parts of the central United States already reeling from powerful tornadoes this week. The... Read More »

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Moore, OK - MORE PHOTOS: Devastation In Oklahoma After Massive Tornado

May 21, 2013 08:19 AM

Moore, OK - Search and rescue crews worked through the night after a monstrous tornado barreled through the Oklahoma City suburbs, demolishing an... Read More »

Moore, OK - AP Photographer Describes Destroyed Okla. School

May 21, 2013 08:09 AM

Moore, OK - I left the office in Oklahoma City as soon as I saw the tornado warnings on TV. I had photographed about a dozen twisters before in the... Read More »

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Israel - Tzipi Livni: Stalemate Bad For Israel

May 21, 2013 07:51 AM

Israel - Israel's chief peace negotiator with the Palestinians says the current stalemate is harmful for Israel. Tzipi Livni told a parliamentary... Read More »

Golan Heights - Israel Fires Back At Syria After Gunshots At Its Troops

May 21, 2013 07:30 AM

Golan Heights - Syria said Tuesday it destroyed an Israeli vehicle that crossed the ceasefire line in the Golan Heights overnight, while the Israeli... Read More »

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Beersheba - Rahat Mayor Seeks Media Apology For False Report In Bank Robbery

May 20, 2013 11:21 PM

Beersheba - Residents of the Beduin city of Rahat in the Negev reacted with anger to false reports in the Israeli media attributing a mass murder in... Read More »

Washington - US Justices Endorse FCC Authority In Cellphone Tower Case

May 20, 2013 10:35 PM

Washington - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the U.S. Federal Communications Commission has authority to try to speed up the process for... Read More »

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Norfolk, VA - FBI Agents Killed In Va. Training Were Among Elite

May 20, 2013 10:02 PM

Norfolk, VA - The two FBI agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast were part of the agency's elite hostage rescue team, a group... Read More »

Albany, NY -Speaker Silver Apologizes For Handling Of Lopez Case

May 20, 2013 09:29 PM

Albany, NY - After a New York assemblyman resigned Monday over claims of serial sexual harassment of female staffers, attention turned to whether... Read More »

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Last updated: May 20, 2013 10:06 PM Moore, OK - IN PHOTOS: 51 killed In Oklahoma Tornado; Death Toll To Rise

May 20, 2013 08:46 PM

Moore, OK - The Oklahoma Medical Examiner's Office says 51 people among them kids have been killed by a tornado that hit suburban Oklahoma City on... Read More »

Last updated: May 20, 2013 09:58 PM Moore, OK - Hospitals Treat More Than 140 After Okla. Tornado

May 20, 2013 08:11 PM

Moore, OK - Officials at two hospitals say they've been treating more than 140 patients, including about 70 children, since a massive tornado hit... Read More »

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New York - Judge In NY 'Stop And Frisk' Trial Mulls Cameras For Police

May 20, 2013 07:53 PM

New York - The federal judge who will rule in a class-action lawsuit accusing New York City police of racial profiling in their "stop and frisk" crime-fighting tactic expressed interest in having police officers wear cameras as the trial concluded on... Read More »

New York - Tumblr CEO's Mom Gushes Over Billion-dollar Baby

May 20, 2013 07:40 PM

New York - As a teenager, Tumblr CEO David Karp would canvass the streets of New York City's Upper West Side, offering to build websites for local... Read More »

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Moore, OK - Kids Rescued From Rubble At Okla. Elementary

May 20, 2013 07:15 PM

Moore, OK - Several children have been pulled out of the rubble alive at a school in an Oklahoma City suburb. An Associated Press photographer saw... Read More »

Washington - Actor Sean Penn Urges US To Pressure Bolivia To Free Ostreicher

May 20, 2013 07:12 PM

Washington - Actor Sean Penn is urging the U.S. government to pressure Bolivia to free an American businessman jailed there since 2011. Penn says... Read More »

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New Jersey - Two Accused of Firebombing Synagogues Attempting To Kill Rabbi Plead 'Not Guilty'

May 20, 2013 06:51 PM

Hackensack, NJ - Two New Jersey men accused in a series of firebomb attacks on synagogues across northern New Jersey have pleaded not guilty to... Read More »

Jerusalem - EU Denies Report That Jewish Settlement "Labeling" Plans Are On Hold

May 20, 2013 05:39 PM

Jerusalem - Updating a story that was reported by VINNEWS (http://bit.ly/18ZxHpY) on Sunday, the EU is denying reports that its plans to implement a... Read More »

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Last updated: May 20, 2013 08:35 PM Tulsa, OK - Huge Tornado Hits Oklahoma City Suburb, Kills 37

May 20, 2013 05:33 PM

Tulsa, OK - A monstrous tornado at least a half-mile wide roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods with winds... Read More »

Concord, NH - GOP Leaders Say Obama Impeachment Talk Premature

May 20, 2013 05:27 PM

Concord, NH - Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Republican National Committee chairman are distancing themselves from conservatives who suggested in recent... Read More »

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Jerusalem - Kosher Israeli Meat Producer Takes Unexpected Stance Against Class Action Suit Charges

May 20, 2013 05:07 PM

Jerusalem - In an unexpected turn today against charges that it deceived the public in its treatment of animals during slaughter, Israeli food giant Tnuva Food Industries admitted to causing great "suffering" to animals, calling it an unavoidable part of a process that... Read More »

United Nations - Chief Palestinian Peace Negotiator Backs Kerry's Efforts Says Situation In West Bank Worse Than South Africa.

May 20, 2013 04:55 PM

United Nations - The top Palestinian negotiator with Israel on Monday threw his weight behind U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's bid to revive... Read More »

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Chicago, IL - Ferris Wheel Ride World Record Broken In Chicago

May 20, 2013 04:40 PM

Chicago, IL - A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days — 384 times, up and around — bringing... Read More »

New York - Exhibit On US Jews Who Helped Refugees From Nazis

May 20, 2013 04:39 PM

New York - An exhibition opens Tuesday at a museum in Lower Manhattan about efforts by American Jews to bring refugees to the U.S. from Europe during... Read More »

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Houston - United Restarts 787 Flights After Grounding

May 20, 2013 04:24 PM

Houston - United Airlines is again flying the 787, four months after smoldering batteries forced the plane to be grounded worldwide. A United 787... Read More »

Washington - Pressure Builds On Officials To Take Heat For IRS Scandal

May 20, 2013 04:12 PM

Washington - Pressure was building on Monday for the Obama administration to fire more people linked to the Internal Revenue Service's extra scrutiny... Read More »

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United Nations - Palestinians Hold Off On UN Agency Membership

May 20, 2013 03:39 PM

United Nations - A top official says Palestinians have done all the legal work necessary to join 63 U.N. agencies, conventions and treaties, but... Read More »

Jerusalem - Israel, Palestinians Still Arguing Over Epic Image

May 20, 2013 03:25 PM

Jerusalem - A new Israeli report into the death of a Palestinian boy during a fierce gunbattle in the Gaza Strip more than a dozen years ago has... Read More »

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Albany, NY - Cuomo Admin. Under Fire For Releasing NY Post Reporter's 'Confidential' E-mail

May 20, 2013 02:00 PM

Albany, NY - The Cuomo administration has released a confidential e-mail from a reporter seeking information for a story. The reporter, Fred... Read More »

Albany, NY - Democratic Assemblyman Calls On Silver To Resign

May 20, 2013 01:57 PM

Albany, NY - A published report says a member of the Assembly's Democratic conference is calling on Speaker Sheldon Silver to resign over his role in... Read More »

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Berlin, Germany - Historian Painstakingly Documents Jewish Commerce In Pre-War Berlin

May 20, 2013 01:25 PM

Berlin, Germany - A German scholar says it was the "lament" that he felt over watching the faded signs and reminders of WWII disappear through... Read More »

Last updated: May 20, 2013 05:23 PM Washington - Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Case Of "Complaining" Rabbi

May 20, 2013 01:10 PM

Washington, DC - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to weigh whether federal law prevented a customer from suing an airline for kicking him out... Read More »

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