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The city will continue to furlough workers who fill potholes rather than go full-strength in the war against craters, officials said. The Daily News reported Monday that 555 Department of
Apple Inc. has started manufacturing a new version of its iPad tablet computer with a built-in camera and faster processor, said people familiar with the matter. The new iPad will
The city issued 9,910 summonses on Monday — twice the daily average — to New Yorkers deemed in violation of alternate-side parking rules, which went back into effect for the
Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, in an interview with Fox News, faulted the Bush administration for failing to effectively make the case for Guantanamo Bay, saying the facility was and
Law-enforcement officials warned King County Executive Dow Constantine that a bus ad alleging Israeli war crimes — and two ads in response accusing Palestinians of the same — could lead
President Obama has quit smoking and has not had a cigarette in almost a year, his wife, Michelle Obama, said Tuesday. “I’m very proud of him,” the first lady said.
Two construction workers were killed earlier today after falling about 65 feet from a Upper West Side building. Fire officials say the men were working on top of an elevator
A car that ran a red light crashed into the Jerusalem light train at the French Hill Junction at 8 am this morning. There were no casualties, but the car
As many as 75 percent of hospital tests are not followed up and this failure can have serious consequences for patients, including delayed or missed diagnoses and even death, according
Another Orthodox Jewish congregation has sought protection from federal bankruptcy laws due to outstanding bank debts. On Monday, Chabad House Lubavitch of Palm Beach, in North Palm Beach, filed Chapter
Flatbush – YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of Rabbi Moshe Segal of Flatbush. He was the father of Rabbi Shlomo Segal of Flatbush and son of Rabbi
Nearly a year after the health care law was passed, most voters still favor repealing the overhaul — by a double-digit margin, according to a new poll. A Rasmussen Reports
Moscow – Russia is doing away with daylight saving time, keeping the clocks unchanged starting this year, with President Dmitry Medvedev telling the Interfax news agency on Tuesday that the
President Barack Obama will have lunch with House Republican leaders at the White House Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs announced. House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), House Majority Leader
Brooklyn – Councilman David G. Greenfield is demanding that the city clean up the mess and expedite damage claims from the Department of Sanitation’s botched snow removal last month, which
A lengthy investigation by NASA into last year’s Toyota Motor Corp. recalls found that engine electronics played no role in incidents of sudden, unintended acceleration of its cars, U.S. officials
The Rebbe, the biography of the Satmar Rebbe by Rabbi Dovid Meisels, first appeared in stores at the end of December. It quickly sold out and now the second printing
The evil geniuses at Northrop Grumman successfully completed the first flight of its X-47B unmanned stealth bomber a few days ago at Edwards Air Force Base in Edwards, California. In
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