The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a key provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act cannot be enforced unless Congress comes up with an up-to-date formula for deciding which states
Russian President Vladimir Putin bluntly rejected U.S. pleas to extradite National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden on Tuesday, saying Snowden is free to travel wherever he wants and insisting that
Council Member Stephen Levin will meet with representatives from the Department of Health, United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg, and local yeshivas to discuss the recent measles outbreak in Williamsburg and
MK (Yahadut Hatorah) Moshe Gafne lashed out against Yesh Atid party leader, Finance Minister Yair Lapid, calling him a dictator. During an address to the Knesset on Monday, 16 Tammuz 5773, Gafne stated What strong body in the state did the finance minister face? The situation is a difficult one? Everyone should contribute to the […]
German prosecutors said Tuesday they are investigating two men suspected of planning terrorist attacks using model airplanes, and authorities in Germany and neighboring Belgium conducted a series of searches. No
Two longtime New York City sanitation workers have lost their jobs for accepting a small tip from a resident. The city Conflicts of Interest Board fined the two men $2,000
Democratic Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, an official supporter of Council Speaker Christine Quinns mayoral candidacy, is apparently a huge fan of Republican John Catsimatidis as well. I love John Catsimatidis! Ms. Maloney shouted into a microphone at a Catsimatidis ‘friendraiser’ in Queens Monday night, according to Politicker’s Ross Barkan. Were old dear friends, she said, when […]
Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States is not looking for a confrontation with Russia, where admitted NSA leaker Edward Snowden is believed to be hiding. Speaking at
Russias foreign minister bluntly rejected U.S. demands to extradite National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, saying Tuesday that Snowden hasnt crossed the Russian border. Sergey Lavrov insisted that Russia has nothing to do with Snowden or his travel plans. Lavrov wouldnt say where Snowden is, but he lashed out angrily at Washington for demanding his […]
Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita was released from Hadassah Hospital in Yerushalayim on Tuesday morning, 17 Tammuz 5773. The Gadol Hador was admitted for tests on Sunday, 15 Tammuz,
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, last night, the eve of 16 Tammuz 5773), met with a delegation of approximately 25 senior Chinese businessmen led by Hang Lung Properties Chairman Ronnie Chan.
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Final preparations are under way for the public launch of the new United Hatzalah regional headquarters in Bnei Brak and the country-wide convention of United Hatzalah
Yaakov Amidror, who has been serving as the head of the National Security Council for the past two years, appears to be on his way out, expected to leave his
For the second time since two undercover police officers were gunned down in 2003, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn have asked a jury to sentence their convicted killer to death. Jurors
Pedestrians wondering which way to walk on some of New York Citys more confusing street blocks are getting some help. The first signs in the citys new pedestrian map system have been put into place. City Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan announced Monday that four of the free-standing signs have been put into place […]
A sharply divided Supreme Court on Monday decided to make it harder for Americans to sue businesses for retaliation and discrimination, leading a justice to call for Congress to overturn
Ponevezh talmid Chaim Pearlstein was convicted in the assault of HaPeles editor-in-chief Nati Grossman, which occurred in Teves 5773. Jerusalem District Court Justice Yaakov Tzaban on Monday morning, 16 Tammuz
Edward Snowden said he accepted a job at contractor Booz Allen Hamilton to gain access to details of the U.S. National Security Agencys surveillance programs, according to the South China Morning Post. Snowden, who worked for Booz Allen Hamilton for roughly three months at an NSA facility in Hawaii, is now the subject of an […]
Historic immigration legislation cleared a key Senate hurdle with votes to spare on Monday, pointing the way to near-certain passage within days for $30 billion worth of new security measures
In a deliberation which took place on Sunday, 15 Tammuz 5773 at the Jerusalem Magistrate Court Judge Dov Pollock ordered that a Jewish youth suspected of davening at the gate
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