Flatbush – YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of the noted philanthropist, and Askan, R� Hirsch Wolf Z�L, who was Niftar after a long illness. He was approximately 76 years old. The Levaya will take place on Friday afternoon at�2:00PM by Rav Hillel David�s Shul on East 12th�Street between Avenue K and L, […]
President Obama hit the Big Apple last night hoping to score a fund-raising hat trick for his re-election campaign — but he faced lackluster donors tired of being taken for
Senate Republicans stunned the Capitol last night by abruptly adjourning without holding a much-anticipated vote on same-gender marriage — a move that also allowed rent regulations to expire. Senate Majority
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[VIDEO & PHOTOS BELOW] Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Thursday a plan aimed at pressuring Hamas into releasing captive soldier Gilad Shalit two days before the five-year anniversary to his
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The Transportation Security Administration is changing its policy on how screeners can search children, the agency’s head has said. TSA Administrator John Pistole announced the change at a Wednesday meeting
The U.S. is releasing 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve as part of an international effort to make up for disruption in Libya’s oil production, a
Colorado will end coverage for routine circumcisions under Medicaid next month, adding to what�s become a national debate over the once widely-accepted procedure. The change, which takes effect July 1, is expected to save the state $186,500 a year. The issue has been contentious in California, where San Francisco is set to be the first […]
President Obama, outlining his vision for ending the war in Afghanistan, vowed Wednesday to withdraw all surge troops by next summer and declared that after a decade of fighting “the
Legendary Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger, who has been on the run for more than 15 years, was arrested Wednesday in Santa Monica, multiple law enforcement sources told The
New Jersey�s battle over benefits could hit a fever pitch today. Thousands of public workers are expected to stage what leaders vow will be their biggest Statehouse protest yet over a controversial bill to force them to pay more for health insurance and pensions. The bill is up for final passage in the Assembly, which […]
Bye-bye, Weiner. Randy ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner’s resignation letter is set to be read aloud as soon as today on the House floor — putting on the record his humiliating exit
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