An Air Force unit that operates one-third of the nation’s land-based nuclear missiles has failed a safety and security inspection, marking the second major setback this year for a force
About half the people who now buy their own health insurance— and potentially would face higher premiums next year under President Barack Obama’s health care law— would qualify for federal tax credits to offset rate shock, according to a new private study. Many other people, however, earn too much money to be eligible for help, […]
Elections for mayors of cities around Israel will be held in less than three months. The battle in Yerushalayim promises to be an interesting one to put it mildly. A
The achievement tests given to second and fifth graders in Israel’s public schools are being canceled for the time being. Education Minister Shai Piron feels the exams are detrimental to teacher motivation; are a nightmare for weaker students and are the source of controversy between principals. The tests are given once every four years towards […]
Brazilian Foreign Minister Antonio Patriota on Tuesday criticized U.S. surveillance in Brazil and said the trust between the U.S. and Brazil would be damaged if U.S. explanations about the program
The mainstream newspapers on Tuesday, 7 Elul 5773 are reporting that while the coalition speaks of sharing the burden and drafting bnei yeshivos into the IDF, the military, in a
Coca-Cola plans to run its first ad defending the safety of artificial sweeteners on Wednesday, a move that comes as the company looks to stem declining sales of diet soda.
Mediation has failed between the nation’s oldest synagogue and first Jewish congregation, whose leaders are suing each other over a set of valuable Colonial-era Torah finial bells and over who
Americans remain stingy about carrying credit card balances and are making more of an effort to make timely payments, trends that have helped whittle the rate of late payments on
Beit Shemesh home developer Reb Aryeh Golovnititz, who last week was beaten by thugs opposed to his Beit Shemesh project, visited with HaGaon HaRav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita. According to a Kikar Shabbos report, Reb Aryeh told the Gadol Hador “They tell me that because I listen to the piskei Halacha of Gavaad Rav Sternbuch Shlita […]
Thankfully, the elections for chief Rabbis is over. The mudslinging, backstabbing and other forms of political warfare have ended. The preferred choice of the Gedolim won both races, this was
Delivering words of chizuk earlier this week to talmidim in the Gaon Yaakov Yeshiva, HaGaon HaRav Aaron Yehuda Leib Shteinman Shlita spoke of the need of increasing and strengthening our limud Torah in Elul, especially this year in light of the “harsh gezeiros”. “We must hope that each and every talmid will be mechazeik his […]
After securing the endorsement of his former rival Abe George and Brooklyn’s Assemblyman Dov Hikind, Ken Thompson scored another major endorsement in his effort to unseat Brooklyn DA incumbent Joe
New Jersey’s primary to select the candidates who will run to fill the seat of the late U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg got off to a wet start as severe thunderstorms drenched parts of the state. Four Democrats and two Republicans are seeking their parties’ nominations to compete in the Oct. 16 special election. The winner […]
Rockland County Executive Candidate Dagan Lacorte sent out another mailer aimed at Orthodox Jewish community voters. The Yiddish/ English mailer (seen below) notes how tough dealing with government has become.
Jerusalem City Councilman (Shas) Asher Mishali turned to Education Minister Shai Piron asking what is being done for 160 frum girls who still have not been accepted to a high
The Justice Department and a number of state attorneys general on Tuesday challenged a proposed $11 billion merger between US Airways Group Inc. and American Airlines’ parent company, AMR Corp. The Justice Department says the deal would result in the creation of the world’s largest airline and that a combination of the two companies would […]
A federal judge’s stinging rebuke of the police department’s stop-and-frisk policy as discriminatory could usher in a return to the days of high violent crime rates and end New York’s tenure as “America’s safest big city,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg warned. The ruling strikes at the heart of the legacy Bloomberg aims to leave when his […]
A poll conducted among residents of PA (Palestinian Authority) autonomous areas and Gaza indicates that only 46% of the population supports the resumption of diplomatic talks with Israel. 48% stated
Two college friends of the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect face arraignment on charges of disposing evidence from the suspect’s dorm room. Dias Kadyrbayev and Azamat Tazhayakov are scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon in federal court on charges of conspiracy to obstruct justice. If convicted, they face up to 20 years in prison. Prosecutors […]
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