Katie Couric was a little quick with her Twitter finger Saturday. The CBS News anchor mistakenly informed her 140,000 followers that embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak had stepped down after
Apparent fissures in Egypt’s regime surfaced Saturday as key members of the embattled ruling party, including President Hosni Mubarak’s once heir-apparent son, resigned their party leadership posts and the vice
The first known cases of cholera in New York since the outbreak of the disease in Haiti last year were confirmed on Saturday by city officials. A commercial laboratory notified
Bank of America Corp., the largest U.S. lender by assets, agreed to pay $410 million to settle lawsuits alleging deceptive practices in the management of customer accounts that led to
When Mayor Bloomberg came into office there was just one executive cook at Gracie Mansion to make the VIP feasts. Today there are three – costing taxpayers a whopping $245,000 this year. And despite the big spending cuts the mayor has ordered across every city agency, too many cooks won’t be spoiling the broth at […]
Computer hackers have breached the systems of the company that runs the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York but did not penetrate the part of the system that handles trades, Nasdaq said Saturday. The exchange’s operating company, Nasdaq OMX, said in a statement that it had discovered suspicious files on its United States servers, and […]
An American Airlines jetliner came within a half-mile of two giant military cargo planes in a harrowing near-collision over the Atlantic two weeks ago, investigators said yesterday. Errors by Long
A visit by former President George W. Bush to Switzerland this week has been canceled because of security concerns, as the threat of mass protests loomed and the possibility emerged
Search crews plan to look for a fourth time for the wreckage of Air France Flight 447, which crashed into the southern Atlantic Ocean two years ago. The search will
The New York Mets are being sued for $300 million for their involvement in the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme. Details of the lawsuit filed by the trustee for Madoff’s victims
Failure to use a hands-free device will be a 2-point moving violation starting later this month, NYTickethelp.com reports. The NY State Dept of Motor Vehicles (DMV) gave their official notice of the rule change in the New York State Register on Dec. 15, 2010. This will mean more licenses will get suspended and more points-based Driver Assessment […]
Montreal – Police investigating last month’s string of overnight attacks against Jewish religious and community centres are examining whether there are links with a series of similar crimes 12 months
The president has become more centrist, which makes him easier to work with, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Thursday. Speaking with Bloomberg Television a day after a private meeting with
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s job rating took a major hit in the aftermath of the post-Christmas blizzard, but he is starting to recover, according to a new poll released Thursday night. In the latest NY1/YNN-Marist Poll, 44 percent of New York City voters rated Mr. Bloomberg’s job performance as either excellent or good, up from […]
It has become evident that when the OU Kashrus Department visits Orthodox communities through its Harry H. Beren ASK OU Outreach program, the reaction in those neighborhoods is amazing. Following
Verizon Wireless, the biggest U.S. wireless carrier, sold through its initial inventory of Apple Inc. iPhones in less than a day after starting to offer the device to its current
A vehicle carrying a Charedi family from Yerushalayim to Teveria, has overturned, leaving their 12-year-old son R”L dead, and 6 others injured, YWN Israel has learned. The vehicle was reportedly travelling on Route 90 (Kvish Habikah), when it overturned in the area of Tziporah. Hatzolah & MDA Paramedics were rushed to the scene. Many of the […]
The Township Committee on Thursday named the section of Third Street along the entrance to the township police department in honor of slain Officer Christopher Matlosz. The street now will be called ceremoniously Matlosz Way. “Chris (Matlosz) did not die in vain,” Mayor Menashe Miller said. “The unity brought about by Officer Matlosz’s death will […]
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, says recent anti-government riots in Tunisia and Egypt are “a sign of the awakening of Islam inspired by the Islamic Revolution’s victory in Iran.”
Ever since Barack Obama announced his intentions to run for US president, he was seen as a mere effigy of former President Jimmy Carter. Parallels were drawn linking their message,
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