Last updated: May 14, 2013 01:01 PM Lakewood, NJ - FBI Arrests Orthodox Group Offering Phony “Pre-IPO” Facebook Shares May 14, 2013 12:17 PM Lakewood, NY - Federal prosecutors in New Jersey say three men stole more than $6.5 million from an investor, in part, by claiming they had special access to Facebook shares before the company went public. Prosecutors say 63-year-old Aaron Muschel of Brooklyn... Read More »		New York - Airlines Collected Record Baggage Fees In 2012 May 14, 2013 12:01 PM New York - U.S. airlines collected more than $6 billion in baggage and reservation change fees from passengers last year — the highest amount since... Read More »
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	Cleveland, OH - First Officer Who Arrived At Cleveland Captivity Scene Recounts Finding Missing Women May 14, 2013 11:34 AM Cleveland, OH - One of the first officers at the scene where three women were held captive in a Cleveland house for about a decade says the emotion... Read More »		Moscow - Russia's FSB Releases Alleged Letter On US Spying May 14, 2013 11:20 AM Moscow - Russia's Federal Security Service has released a photograph of a letter that it claims contains instructions on spying for the United... Read More »
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	New York - Citing First Amendment Protection, CBS News Says It Will Air "Brooklyn D.A." May 14, 2013 10:48 AM New York - Despite an upcoming attempt by a rival candidate to use the legal system to prevent the show from airing, CBS News says its new reality... Read More »		Jerusalem - Entertainment Complex To Be Open On Saturdays Irks Haredim May 14, 2013 10:11 AM Jerusalem - Secular youths in Jerusalem celebrated the opening of an entertainment complex Tuesday built on the ruins of a 19th century train station in Jerusalem near the German Complex, Army Radio reported. The complex, which was to be open on Saturdays, raised... Read More »
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	Brooklyn, NY - Borough Park And Williamsburg Battling Measles Outbreak May 14, 2013 10:02 AM Brooklyn, NY - For the fourth time since 2008, city health officials say the ultra-Orthodox community in Borough Park is battling a measles outbreak, with a case now also being reported in Williamsburg. DNAinfo.com (http://on.dnainfo.com/10vYRNq) is reporting that... Read More »		New York - Big 4 Cellphone Carriers Unite On Anti-Texting Ads May 14, 2013 09:54 AM New York - The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving... Read More »
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	New York - NYC Schools Chancellor Blasts All Mayoral Candidates May 14, 2013 09:12 AM New York - New York City's schools chancellor says he doesn't believe any of the Democratic mayoral candidates have a compelling vision to lead the... Read More »		New York, NY - Mayoral Candidate Quinn Reveals Bulimia Struggles May 14, 2013 09:07 AM New York, NY - New York City Council Speaker and Democratic mayoral candidate Christine Quinn says she struggled in the past with bulimia and... Read More »
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	Israel - Jerusalem Post Ranks Yair Lapid As Most Influential Jew In The World May 14, 2013 09:06 AM Israel - Our choice for the most influential Jew in the world sky-rocketed from near anonymity outside of Israel to being hailed by international... Read More »		Jerusalem - Israeli Leader Under Fire Again For Costly Lifestyle May 14, 2013 08:50 AM Jerusalem - Israel's prime minister is under fire again for a costly lifestyle at taxpayers' expense, just as his government is slashing welfare... Read More »
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	London - Controversial Labour Peer Resigns From Party Over Anti-Semitic Comments May 14, 2013 08:48 AM London -A member of Britain's House of Lords quit the Labour Party on Monday, two days before he was due to face a hearing over allegations he made... Read More »		Israel - Lapid Says Deri Lied About Budget Cuts To Haredi Education May 14, 2013 08:32 AM Israel - Finance Minister Yair Lapid accused Shas Chairman Arye Deri of lying Tuesday in his statement that budget cuts in the Shas educational... Read More »
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	Jerusalem - Israel Cabinet Okays New Budget Draft With Large Defense Cuts May 14, 2013 08:14 AM Jerusalem - Israel's cabinet on Tuesday approved the 2013-2014 budget draft that will slash spending and hike taxes this year and next to rein in a... Read More »		Last updated: May 14, 2013 08:30 AM Russia - Putin, Netanyahu Meet To Discuss Ways To Stabilize Middle East May 14, 2013 07:50 AM Russia - Russian President Vladimir Putin held talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday that focused on the situation in... Read More »
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	Last updated: May 14, 2013 11:22 AM Moscow - Russia Detains U.S. Embassy Worker Accused Of Being A CIA Agent May 14, 2013 07:29 AM Moscow - Russia says it will expel a U.S. diplomat who it claims was caught disguised in a blond wig while trying to recruit a Russian agent in... Read More »		New York - Deaths From West Nile Virus Hit Record Last Year May 13, 2013 11:23 PM New York - U.S. health officials say last year was the worst ever for West Nile virus deaths. The final tally reported Monday was 286 deaths —... Read More »
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	Beijing - China Reports Three New Bird Flu Deaths, Toll Hits 35 May 13, 2013 10:41 PM Beijing - Three more people have died in China from the new strain of H7N9 bird flu virus, raising the death toll to 35 while the total number of... Read More »		New York - Report: Bloomberg Private Messages Leaked Online May 13, 2013 09:30 PM New York - Financial data and news service Bloomberg LP moved to repair damage to its reputation Monday as a published report said that more than 10,000 of its clients' private messages containing sensitive pricing data had been leaked online. The report came the... Read More »
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	New York - PSEG To Run Most Of New York's LIPA Utility May 13, 2013 08:24 PM New York - Long Island Power Authority, a state-owned New York utility company that was criticized for its response during last year's Superstorm... Read More »		Cleveland, OH - Records: Cleveland Suspect Faced Prior Complaints May 13, 2013 07:57 PM Cleveland, OH - A man charged with holding three women captive for about a decade had been accused of threatening his neighbors, attacking his... Read More »
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	New York - Man Charged With Too Many Bullets In Gun Under New Safe Act May 13, 2013 07:33 PM New York - State police have charged a 31-year-old Hudson Valley driver with a misdemeanor after he was pulled over and found with two more bullets... Read More »		Boston - British PM Visits Boston To Discuss Marathon Bombs May 13, 2013 07:33 PM Boston - British Prime Minister David Cameron has met with Massachusetts Gov. Deval (deh-VAL') Patrick to offer his condolences and discuss lessons... Read More »
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	Last updated: May 13, 2013 09:04 PM New York - Obama Raises Cash For Democrats At Trio Of Fundraisers May 13, 2013 07:01 PM New York - Huddling with A-list celebrities and top re-election donors, President Barack Obama bemoaned the partisan forces that have stymied... Read More »		New York - Good News For NYC Newsstands? Price Cap Could Rise May 13, 2013 06:46 PM New York - The newsstands that dot the city's sidewalks would be able to stock cellphone chargers, offer more batteries and, perhaps most... Read More »
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	Washington - Justice Department Secretly Accessed Associated Press Phone Records May 13, 2013 05:31 PM Washington - The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the... Read More »		Minneapolis, MN - Orthodox Jerusalem Girl Stuck In Minnesota Desperately Seeks "Living" Kidney Donor May 13, 2013 05:18 PM Minneapolis, MN - Stuck in what her doctors are calling an "urgent window," a 15 year-old Israeli girl remains in Minnesota after a potential... Read More »
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	Washington - IRS Assured Congress Tea Party Not Targeted May 13, 2013 05:09 PM Washington - When members of Congress repeatedly raised concerns with the Internal Revenue Service about complaints that Tea Party groups were being... Read More »		Washington - U.S. Republican Sets Friday Hearing On IRS Tea Party Scrutiny May 13, 2013 04:26 PM Washington - The top Republican lawmaker in charge of oversight of the Internal Revenue Service set a hearing date for Friday to probe the agency's admission that some employees gave extra scrutiny to conservative "Tea Party" groups seeking tax-exempt status. Acting... Read More »
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	Seattle, WA - Artscroll Book Geared For Orthodox Jews Named As Key Factor In SeattleYeshiva Abuse Case May 13, 2013 04:19 PM Seattle, WA - A Jewish child safety book geared for Orthodox Jews published two years ago has been credited for playing a part in the arrest of a... Read More »		Cleveland, OH - No DNA Link To Other Crimes For Cleveland Suspect May 13, 2013 04:15 PM Cleveland, OH - The Ohio attorney general says the man accused of imprisoning three women in a Cleveland house for about a decade isn't linked to... Read More »
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