Apple Inc. plans to begin mass producing a new iPhone by the end of 2010 that would allow Verizon Wireless to sell the smartphone early next year, said people briefed
The number of Americans receiving food stamps rose to a record 41.8 million in July as the jobless rate hovered near a 27-year high, the government said. Recipients of Supplemental
Firefighters in rural Tennessee let a home burn to the ground last week because the homeowner hadn’t paid a $75 fee. Gene Cranick of Obion County and his family lost all of their possessions in the Sept. 29 fire, along with three dogs and a cat. “They could have been saved if they had put […]
The recession put a 3.1 percent dent in the personal incomes of New York state residents, who endured their first full-year decline in more than 70 years, according to a
Brooklyn — Councilman David Greenfield is making the community aware that over one-thousand Jewish non-profit organizations are at risk of losing their 501(C)(3) designation because of a new law that enforces the required filing of a Form 990. If an organization has not filed their “990” with the IRS within the last three years they […]
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is the nation’s most popular senator, according to survey results released by Public Policy Polling on Tuesday. The polling firm released advance details of the poll Tuesday which showed that Schumer received top marks in his own state with 57 percent of New York respondents saying they were happy with the […]
Among adults whose heart had stopped beating, those who received ‘hands-only’ cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from a bystander were 60 percent more likely to survive than those who received no CPR
Talks are continuing between Sullivan County government officials and the Sheriff’s Office as the county prepares a 2011 budget. Initial discussions have as much as $1 million being cut from the road patrol’s $5.6 million budget. That would translate to a potential layoff of 15 deputies out of a total of 40, sources told MidHudsonNews.com. […]
The NY Post reports: Budget cuts have forced the NYPD to curtail its vaunted programs that flood the subways and high-profile probable terror targets with extra cops, sources told The
The presidential seal fell off President Barack Obama’s lectern and clattered to the stage as he delivered a speech to a women’s conference. “That’s all right, all of you know
A tantalizing notion has gained steam around Washington in recent months: President Obama will toss Vice President Biden off the ticket in 2012 and replace him with Secretary of State
Even if Californians vote next month to legalize marijuana, possession of the drug will still be a criminal offense under federal law, which trumps state law almost every time under
Carl Paladino, the Republican nominee for governor, drew criticism from Democrats Tuesday for calling the Democratic leader of the State Assembly a criminal. Speaking at a forum held by Crain’s
A Topeka-based hate group, the Westboro Baptist Church, is once again targeting Brooklyn Jews with a barrage of hate-filled demonstrations next week. The anti-Semitic, anti-gay organization plans to picket two
Great Neck, NY – Authorities are searching for a missing person, and the family has now asked YWN to publish the information in the hope that someone has some info
NYS Gubernatorial Republican candidate Carl Paladino recently visited Brooklyn, and addressed a group of Orthodox Jewish supporters. He first give some history about himself, and then discusses and promises support for some issues which concern many Jewish voters. The second video is Carl Paladino being introduced by Rabbi Yehuda levin to a crowd of […]
Los Angeles, CA – The widow of the billionaire philanthropist Roland Arnall testified today that her husband did not seek special honors for the millions of dollars in charitable donations he made during their marriage, including having buildings named after him. “He said he didn’t want any name recognition,” Dawn Arnall told Los Angeles Superior […]
Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) has established a special “police desk” in his district office to assist constituents who have registered a complaint with the 66th precinct and wish to ensure that a report concerning that complaint was actually filed. The move comes in the wake of recent news reports that the 66th precinct failed to […]
The Israeli military said Tuesday it is launching an investigation into a video that surfaced on YouTube that showed what appeared to be an Israeli soldier dancing around a blindfolded
New York gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, leads Republican Carl Paladino by 24 points in a poll of likely voters by the Siena Research Institute. About six of 10 voters had a negative view of Paladino and agreed that he is “a loose cannon, who doesn’t have the temperament to be governor,” according to […]
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