It’s official: Verizon is going to offer iPhone buyers a $30 unlimited data plan. The carrier’s heir apparent and chief operating officer, Lowell McAdam, told us the news ahead of the company’s meeting with investors. “I’m not going to shoot myself in the foot,” he said. Not offering an unlimited plan would put up a […]
A New Jersey legislator has introduced legislation that would reinstate the death penalty in New Jersey. The bill, introduced by Sen. Robert Singer (R-Ocean), would reinstate the death penalty for
Ever wanted to know how President Obama tackles his State of the Union address? This video takes you into the West Wing offices of Jon Favreau, a longtime speechwriting aide
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A man who was pulled over in Queens during a routine traffic stop was arrested after cops found bomb-making materials in his car, authorities said. The driver, who has not
Lakewood Township officials announced that they have now reached an amicable agreement with all six of the bargaining unions that represent the majority of the Township employees. Deputy Mayor Steven Langert expressed the sentiments of the Township Committee by saying, “We thank the employees for working together with the Township to cut costs.” At issue […]
The president of French rail company SNCF has apologized for his company’s role in the Holocaust. Guillaume Pepy acknowledged on Tuesday that SNCF had been a “cog in the Nazi’s extermination machine” during the Second World War. Pepy made the speech just outside Paris, in Bobigny, from where 22,407 Jews were driven in 21 convoys […]
Leading Gedolim in Eretz Yisroel have released a statement removing the ban which was placed on the Electra company, for their role in construction at Jewish gravesites. The short statement
The state Supreme Court today issued a stay of the appellate court order knocking Rahm Emanuel off the Chicago mayoral ballot and ordered election officials not to print any ballots
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Kings County District Attorney Charles J. Hynes today announced the indictment of Anel Kolenovic, charged with killing the driver of a car he struck while speeding down Ocean Avenue drunk.
The Russian president has said that the country will adopt Israeli-style security procedures in order to prevent a repeat of yesterday’s devastating suicide bombing. Speaking less than 24-hours after a bomber blew themselves up in the middle of Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, Dmitry Medvedev said “comprehensive checks” as used in Israel would be the only solution. […]
Congressman Jerry Nadler (D – NY) sent the following letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder earlier today, January 25th, 2011, regarding the Rubashkin case: The Honorable Eric H. Holder,
The national weather service in Upton has issued a Winter Storm Watch for New York City, which is in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning. Hazards: Heavy snow with
President Barack Obama wants former chief of staff Rahm Emanuel to stay on the Chicago mayoral ballot, a top presidential confidante said Tuesday. “I think that [Obama] believes that [Emanuel] is eligible, and that he believes that Rahm will pursue his appeal in the courts,” said Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to Obama and fellow […]
The following is from Chabad.org: Long recognized as a one of the most brilliant minds of the past generations, but whose writings were primarily relegated to the purview of a small cadre of scholars, the Rogatchover Gaon – literally, the “genius of Rogatchov” – has for many years occupied a lofty space, inaccessible to the […]
A personalized news service funded by New York Times Co., Washington Post Co., and Gannett Co launched on Tuesday in an attempt to get readers to pay for online news.
Credit cards may soon be as outdated as vinyl records. (Remember those?) And this is the year that the slow, steady march to oblivion begins. You can already use your iPhone, Droid or BlackBerry to buy a hotdog at the ballgame, buy your Starbucks latté, or give a friend a few bucks by Bumping phones. […]
Following increased pressure from the FTC, Google and Mozilla are introducing opt-out features to their Chrome and Firefox browsers. Soon, users will have the option to stop personalized advertisements, ads
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