A Queens councilman yesterday moved to outlaw the FDNY’s new plan to charge motorists for responding to accidents — calling the plan “nuts.” “I don’t think that people should have
Michael Bloomberg has delivered a passionate speech denouncing just about all the key players on the national scene –including Congress and The White house — for mismanaging economic recovery, he
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With the exception of Tel Aviv, cities around Israel have agreed to cooperate with a Yad L’Achim initiative that aims to use little-enforced municipal bylaws to battle missionaries. In a
The Rabbinical Centre of Europe (RCE) has expressed its appreciation that an amendment to the European Union’s food labeling laws was set aside by the European Council of Ministers which
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Crown Heights, NY – A Brooklyn rabbinical court has a new commandment for the thousands of religious Jews under its jurisdiction: Thou shall not snitch. The Beth Din of Crown
White House victories are rare these days, but President Barack Obama can claim solid progress in his lonely battle to quit smoking. The president has gone a full nine months
As if crashing your car isn’t bad enough, the Fire Department now wants to charge you for it. The FDNY plans to bill drivers $490 to respond to a crash
Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil division announced a recall Thursday of more than 13 million packages of various Rolaids medicines following consumer complaints of foreign materials, including metal and wood particles.
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More than 50 percent of Americans say they are worse off now than they were two years ago when President Barack Obama took office, and two-thirds believe the country is
Long-stalled legislation to provide health care for sick Ground Zero workers failed a key test vote in the Senate Thursday, as Republicans remained united in opposition to the measure until
London – The government is to pick up the cost of providing security guards at Jewish faith schools in England amid concerns about anti-semitic threats to pupils. At the moment, parents of children at 39 state-funded Jewish schools in England pay �1.6m towards the cost of enhanced measures like security guards. Ministers have decided to […]
Defying President Obama, House Democrats voted Thursday not to bring up the tax package that he negotiated with Republicans in its current form. “This message today is very simple: That
Three current and former city welfare workers were busted today along with an alleged accomplice on charges of scamming more than $8 million worth of food stamps. The brazen rip-off
Oorah’s last Early Bird drawing is today at noon. This is your final chance to take advantage of this greatly increased chance of winning a flight to Israel. By donating
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