The articles published today and in coming days are based on thousands of United States embassy cables, the daily reports from the field intended for the eyes of senior policy
5:00PM EST: Brooklyn – Councilman David G. Greenfield is calling for the immediate suspension of two New York City Police Officers who threatened to arrest an Orthodox Jew for jaywalking
Hundreds of thousands of State Department documents leaked Sunday revealed a hidden world of backstage international diplomacy, divulging candid comments from world leaders and detailing occasional U.S. pressure tactics aimed
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is referred to as “Hitler” while President Nicolas Sarkozy of France is called a “naked emperor” in US documents released by Wikilieaks on Sunday. Pages from
Congressman Charles Rangel is making a final attempt to salvage his reputation. While waiting for the full House vote on whether to censure him, the 80-year-old Harlem Democrat is lobbying
The following is a FlatbushScoop.com exclusive: A troubling incident occurred on Friday night between an NYPD Officer, and a member of Brooklyn’s Orthodox Jewish Community. On Friday night, and individual was walking to his home (in the southern part of Brooklyn) and had just crossed a street, when he was stopped by two officers in […]
Gedolei Yisroel, including Maran HaRav Yosef Sholom Eliashiv shlita, are promoting a “tikkun godol” in response to one of the stumbling blocks of our day and age: home phone lines
New Jersey has extended a deadline for eligible homeowners to apply for a credit on their property tax bill. The new deadline to file 2009 homestead benefit applications is Jan.
Up, Up, and away… Rabbis Menashe Malka and Reuven Deri boarded a hot air balloon and ascended 1,000 feet in the air in order to pray for timely rain. The
A milk price war has broken out in kosher shops in London and Manchester after the arrival of a new supplier. Until now, milk for the strictly Orthodox community has
A member of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s security detail has been released on bail after he was arraigned on charges of shooting an acquaintance. New York City Police Detective Leopold McLean, 46, was released on bail Friday after pleading not guilty to a number of charges including attempted murder and assault. McLean is accused of shootingLepaul […]
After enjoying their city’s Holiday event,Portland, Oregon, residents felt a twinge of shock and then a rush of gratitude on Saturday when they learned that law officers foiled a plot to set off a bomb in a state the suspect says “nobody ever thinks about.” Mohamed Osman Mohamud, a 19-year-old naturalized U.S. citizen from Somalia, […]
The investigative arm of the Homeland Security Department appears to be shutting down websites that facilitate copyright infringement. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has seized dozens of domain names over
The Paris City Hall has mobilized its employees to remove wall posters making publicity for an anti-Semitic book denouncing the Jewish mafia. The move followed a complaint by the National Bureau of Vigilance Against Anti-Semitism (BNVCA), a body monitoring anti-Semitic incidents in France. According to BNVCA president Samy Ghozlan, these posters are regularly placed on […]
The White House says President Barack Obama has received 12 stitches in his lip after being hit during a pick up basketball game. White House press secretary Robert Gibbs says
A Sydney man living in the U.S. and en route to Sydney for a friends wedding, died when his single-engine plane crashed near Hollister Airport in California. 28-year-old Benny Glattstein was heading back to Sydney for the wedding of close friend Jamie Enoch to Miriam Vickers. Glattstein, a former Moriah College student, had planned a […]
King Hamad of Bahrain on Thursday appointed a Jew and a Christian among four women to the 40-member upper chamber, following a parliamentary election last month, state media reported. The
New York Citys taxi regulators are planning a new dress code for cab drivers that requires them to present a professional appearance. Taxi and Limousine Commission chairman David S. Yassky tells The New York Times on Thursday that proper dress cant be enforced easily. He says the new code is an attempt to communicate standards. […]
Federal Express says it is looking for a package containing radioactive material that might be in Tennessee. The package is safe as long as its packaging is left intact, CNN
A new operation will begin next year to find the debris of Air France Flight 447, which mysteriously crashed into the southern Atlantic Ocean last year, French officials said. The
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