Brooklyn, NY – Over 200 law enforcement personnel and community leaders gathered in Williamsburg yesterday to show their appreciation to a group of sheriffs from both New York and New
The NY Post reports: The NYPD has teamed with the CIA to morph into a de facto domestic intelligence agency with undercover officers infiltrating mosques and other Muslim gathering centers
US Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro visited Kaplan Hospital in Rechovot to meet with victims of Hamas rocket attacks. Upon his arrival on Tuesday, the ambassador was met by hospital
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is seeking to use his influence with Damascus towards halting the violence in that country. According to Arab media reports, the Iranian leader warns that the sides must reach an understanding, a dialogue, for continued violence �serves the Zionist interests.� (YWN � Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
Despite growing demands for Israeli-manufactured mehadrin Matera baby formula, which is chalav yisrael, America�s Food & Drug Administration (FDA) continues its import ban on the product. The directive from the US governmental body to Nestle/Osem, which manufactures the product, came in May � apparently due to what FDA officials call a product labeling issue. This […]
In an effort to save money, the US Postal Service (USPS) may alter its delivery schedule. Under the proposed plan, the USPS would deliver first-class and priority mail by ground instead of air, which would save $1.1 billion annually on airline fuel and transportation costs�but also delay the delivery of mail items by approximately one […]
In response to the escalating warfare in southern Israel, Ezer Mizion announces an emergency blood drive today, 25 Av (August 25th) in Bnei Brak, in the organization�s building located at 5 Rabbi Rabinov Street. The blood drive will take place between 6:00pm � 11:00pm. Men and women are encouraged to donate units of blood. There […]
Career politician David Weprin – a New York State Assemblyman who doesn’t live in the 9th�congressional district he is seeking to represent – is bizarrely claiming credit for Homeland Security dollars allocated to New York by the federal govern by announcing them in a political press release, the campaign of businessman Bob Turner (R) today […]
A Pakistani police chief denied Thursday that a kidnapped development expert had been safely recovered, only hours after saying that officers had freed the American in an early morning operation.
The Jerusalem Society for Equality has filed a report which examines schools buildings in the capital. The report documents a significant increase in discrimination against the chareidi sector living in Yerushalayim � pointing out students are often compelled to sit in caravans and trailers instead of proper classrooms, frequently in overcrowded conditions, while there are […]
Police on Wednesday evicted a chareidi family living in an illegal structure in Jerusalem�s Meah Shearim neighborhood. A large force was on hand for a relatively simple eviction since police are well-aware of past experiences in which a small force was quickly surrounded by angry neighborhood residents. The father became extremely agitated and eventually collapsed. […]
Following the first day of evacuations from a tiny North Carolina barrier island, forecasters announced that Hurricane Irene could become a Category 4 monster by Thursday. Late Wednesday, the National
A strong tremor hit early Thursday morning and was felt across the Washington region. The United States Geological Survey website reports the 4.5 magnitude quake was centered along Cross County
07:00 � A number of rockets were fired into Sderot during the early morning hours. No injuries are reported. Sirens sounded shortly after 5:00am in Ashkelon Thursday morning. There are no reports of injuries from that rocket attack. No additional information is available. 05:00 – 15 people were injured in a vehicular accident in the […]
The Obama administration is considering further actions to strengthen the housing market, but the bar is high: plans must help a broad swath of homeowners, stimulate the economy and cost next to nothing. One proposal would allow millions of homeowners with government-backed mortgages to refinance them at today�s lower interest rates, about 4 percent, according […]
The Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday that it is looking into the inability of some wireless to call 911 emergency response after the earthquake that struck the East Coast. As we reported, major carriers reported outages o n their networks after the quake. Users complained that they weren�t able to send or receive calls on […]
The National Weather Service forecasts that impacts of Hurricane Irene may reach the New York metropolitan area this weekend, bringing tropical storm or hurricane force conditions which can include heavy
Apple said on Wednesday that Steven P. Jobs, its co-founder and leading product visionary, would step down from the chief executive role. Tim Cook, the chief operating officer, will take over the position. In a letter sent to Apple�s board of directors and �the Apple community,� Mr. Jobs said he would like to remain as […]
Some twenty special needs children were hosted on Shabbos in Karnei Shomron, in the community�s hesder yeshiva, where 50 volunteers did what they could to give these special neshamas a memorable Shabbos. The �Nofshon Shomron� project seeks to give both parents and children a break, an opportunity for a change of pace, hosting them for […]
Former Vice President Dick Cheney secretly put a signed resignation letter in a safe shortly after taking office, in part because of concerns about his health, according to excerpts from an NBC News interview. Cheney, 70, who suffered four heart attacks before becoming President George W. Bush�s vice president, was worried about the possibility �that […]
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