Officially out of office for less than a week, Anthony Weiner is seeking to play a role in choosing his successor, the New York Post reported Tuesday. The disgraced former congressman is �trying to insert himself back into politics� by speaking with local party leaders and potential Democratic candidates to succeed him in the Queens-based […]
The following is from the AP: Amsterdam – The Netherlands� parliament is set to pass a bill banning any slaughter of livestock without stunning, removing an exemption that has long allowed orthodox Dutch Jews and Muslims to butcher animals according to their centuries-old dietary rules. The threat of a ban has caused an international outcry […]
Home prices probably decreased in April, showing the housing market remains an obstacle for the U.S. recovery, economists said before a report today. The S&P/Case-Shiller index of property values in
The passage of same-gender marriage legislation and an on-time budget has many speculating if Governor Andrew Cuomo will make a run for the White House in 2016. However, in a radio appearance Monday, the governor dismissed the rumors, saying he is only focused on his current job. �I’m not going to engage in this conversation […]
Military elements monitoring the Gaza flotilla said that radical elements taking part in the sail have said they were planning “surprises for the IDF” and plan to kill many soldiers.
It�s D-day for some 1 million New York City tenants who now know just how much more it will cost them to live in their rent-stabilized apartments. The Rent Guidelines Board made its final determination Monday night on how much landlords can raise their rates. One-year leases will go up 3.75 percent and two-year leases […]
Just two days ago on Shabbos, Arab workers were frantically completing a mosque just 10� from the grave of Menachem Begin, the late Prime Minister of Israel. The construction is an extension to an earlier section which was also built illegally. �The most disturbing aspect of this development is that Israelis are indifferent to the […]
1:40PM EST: YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Maran Hagon Rav Michel Yehuda Lefkowitz ZATZAL. Yidden around the globe had been Davening for the Rosh Yeshiva – who�was rushed to Shaarei Tzedek hospital after collapsing late Shabbos afternoon. He was placed on a respirator and was in extremly critical condition until his […]
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was convicted Monday on 17 of the 20 public corruption charges against him. The jury acquitted Blagojevich on one count of bribery and was unable
Canadians should expect to see mail arriving at their homes and businesses as soon as Tuesday, as newly passed legislation will force postal workers back to work within hours. Canada
Former Republican Senator and Congressman Steven Symms of Idaho has written to President Obama and requested that he commute Jonathan Pollard’s sentence to time served (the full text of the letter appears below and a copy is attached).� During his twenty years in the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, Senator Symms was considered […]
The Supreme Court says California cannot ban the rental or sale of violent video games to children. The high court agreed Monday with a federal court’s decision to throw out
The Transportation Security Administration stood by its security officers Sunday after a Florida woman complained that her cancer-stricken, 95-year-old mother was patted down and forced to remove her adult diaper
Rep. Michele Bachmann, stressing her Iowa roots and declaring she wants to bring “your voice” to the White House, formally kicked off her presidential campaign Monday in her hometown of
The city’s new public smoking ban has not sparked a ticket blitz. The Wall Street Journal says only one ticket has been issued since the ban on smoking at public
A retired NYPD captain died Sunday, days after releasing a moving video about spending nine months at Ground Zero and developing cancer. Barry Galfano, 57, of Brentwood, L.I., had fought
Brooklyn – Just a few minutes before Shabbos on Friday night, the City Council reached a deal with the Bloomberg administration to restore two-thirds of the funding for city-subsidized child
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants Monday for Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi and two of his relatives. ICC Judge Sanji Mmasenono Monageng read the decision Monday to issue warrants
YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Mrs. Esther Herzka�A”H, the mother of R� Nosson, R� Yissochar, and the noted Askan and philanthropist,�Mr. Ralph Herzka. Mrs. Herzka was Niftar early Monday morning at the age of 80, following a short illness. The Levaya will be taking place at 12:00PM (Monday) in the 7th […]
A Moscow military district court on Monday found former Russian intelligence officer Alexander Poteyev, who helped U.S. authorities disclose a Russian spy ring last summer, guilty of high treason and
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