The following is from the Jewish Cronicle: Tottenham’s Chasidic residents turned out to watch the weekend’s riots on their way home from synagogue, but retreated after warnings from rabbis. A
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services on Monday downgraded the credit ratings of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and other agencies linked to long-term U.S. debt. The agency also lowered the
The New York Times on Sunday criticized all parties involved in Middle East peace negotiations, including the Obama administration, and warned of “damaging consequences” to the Palestinian UN membership bid.
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver ripped a plan to hike Hudson River bridge and tunnel tolls-but expects the increases won’t be as bad as proposed. “If tradition holds up, whatever increase
Warren Buffett says there’s no question that the United States’ debt is still AAA and that he’s not changing his mind about Treasurys based on Standard & Poor’s downgrade. “If
NYPD officers, protesting a plan to take away some of their vacation days if they botch traffic-ticket cases, are writing thousands fewer tickets–and that means a lot less dough in
Confessed child killer Levi Aron has been moved to Rikers Island, where he’s on round-the-clock suicide watch with a correction officer watching his every move, jail sources said. Aron, who
While continuing to cast doubt on the credibility of Standard & Poor’s, several Democrats on Sunday said there is an even greater culprit in the downgrade of the nation’s credit
The senior Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee says the biggest reason the United States is seeing its credit downgraded is that it spends too much money being “the
The American International Group is planning to sue Bank of America over hundreds of mortgage-backed securities, adding to the surge of investors seeking compensation for the troubled mortgages that led
You’re shopping at the mall with your children when one of them suddenly disappears. A quick search of the nearby area is unsuccessful. What do you do? The following is
Local pols on Sunday called on state officials to investigate the planned closing of Peninsula Hospital in Queens. During a protest that drew dozens of hospital workers and Rockaways residents,
Tel Aviv shares closed 7 percent lower on Sunday in the first response of a developed market to Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the United States’ credit rating that has
New York State Police are conducting a campaign to crack down on speeding motorists. “Speed Week” begins Monday and runs through the 14th. Police say all available troopers will be
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is fearing the worst when U.S. markets react Monday to a downgrade in the nation’s credit rating. Appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday,
Des Monies, IA – Federal authorities could have spared Postville a great deal of upheaval if they had gone ahead with a planned 2000 immigration raid there instead of waiting
The following is a Ynet report: Shin Bet and Judea and Samaria Police officers arrested two Yitzhar yeshiva students, one of whom is a minor, on suspicion of being involved
The following is a Politico report: One day after lowering the nation’s platinum triple-A credit rating, Standard & Poor’s analysts warned Saturday that the U.S. government could face a second
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) wants Timothy Geithner to resign as secretary of the Treasury, according to an aide to the GOP leader. Boehner has called on Geithner to step
Former NYPD top cop William Bratton shot down British reports yesterday that Prime Minister David Cameron had contacted him about running scandal-scarred Scotland Yard. “They have not reached out to
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