Ecuador’s diplomatic mission in London issued a safe-conduct pass so National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden could travel to Ecuador to seek political asylum, but the action was unauthorized and
When MK (Yahadut Hatorah) Rabbi Uri Maklev addressed the Knesset plenum, he opted to direct the focus of his attention to the recent passing of the amended daylight savings bill. Maklev explained “The bill passed because if affects certain populations in Israel”, accusing Minister of the Interior (Likud) Gideon Saar of pushing a “populist” bill. […]
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for most of New Jersey. The Tornado Watch is in effect for Atlantic; Burlington; Camden; Cape May; Cumberland; Gloucester; Hunterdon; Mercer;
The Jewish Press editorial slammed Republican mayoral hopeful Joseph Lhota, in this week’s print edition, for calling on Speaker Shelly Silver to resign from his post due to the Vito Lopez scandal.”To our mind Mr. Lhota’s injecting the Lopez Assembly controversy into the mayoral race, something that has scant relevance to anything in his campaign […]
A federal grand jury on Thursday returned a 30-count indictment against the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, and many of the charges carry the possibility of life in
New York City’s police commissioner is calling the City Council’s move to impose new oversight on the department misguided. The legislators voted early Thursday to create an outside watchdog for
The Ministry of Interior District Planning Board has approved the next phase of the Jerusalem light rail, to extend the line to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital. This means the train service will begin in N’vei Yaakov in the northern capital and continue to Hadassah Hospital, making the length of the line 22.5 kilometers (14 miles). […]
Other than Anthony Weiner leapfrogging to the front in the polls, Bill Thompson, who almost defeated mayor Bloomberg in 2009, also surged ahead of the remaining candidates in the so far volatile race for mayor of New York City. A Quinnipiac University survey released Wednesday afternoon shows the three leading Democrats in a statistical tie, […]
The Treasury Department watchdog who detailed Internal Revenue Service mistreatment of tea party groups seeking tax-exempt status says he has no evidence the IRS also mishandled progressive groups’ applications. In
In a move that will certainly spark more controversy, the Ministerial Law Committee on Sunday, 22 Tammuz 5773 is expected to approve the burial of non-Jewish IDF soldiers alongside their
A Tennessee man was charged Wednesday in a scheme involving former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney’s income tax returns during the 2012 campaign. The U.S. Justice Department said a federal
Beginning on a positive note, the report released by the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) reveals that Israel is a leader among OECD member nations, citing Israel ranks
Residents of a six-story Manhattan building are in a fight over a slow elevator. The New York Post says Orthodox Jewish residents want one of two elevators slowed down on Friday nights and Shabbos day to help them comply with rules of not operating machinery on the Sabbath. But rent-stabilized tenants in 33 of the […]
Once again, EMS responders arrived at the scene of a Jerusalem home after a child fell from a significant height. This call took place in the Ramot neighborhood, where a
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 346,000 last week, evidence that the job market is still improving modestly, despite signs of slower growth.
US Secretary of State John Kerry is scheduled to arrive in Israel on Thursday evening 19 Tammuz 5773 to begin another round of shuttle diplomacy between Israel and the PA
Remember Howard Dean’s Scream at a post-caucus rally held in West Des Moines, Iowa during the 2004 Democrat presidential primary campaign? Well, YEAH! Howard Dean, the former Governor of Vermont, today endorsed Public Advocate and Democrat Bill de Blasio for Mayor, citing his strong progressive record and history of taking on special interests and the […]
The most expansive plans in years to impose new oversight on the New York Police Department passed the City Council early Thursday, as lawmakers voted to create an outside watchdog and make it easier to bring racial profiling claims against the nation’s largest police force. Both passed with enough votes to override expected vetoes, marking […]
President Barack Obama says he won’t engage in wheeling, dealing and trading to get NSA leaker Edward Snowden extradited to the U.S. Obama says he also won’t be scrambling military
The chief of the Internal Revenue Service is facing questions from Congress for the first time since revelations that progressives joined the tea party on a list of groups closely
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