A fiscal deadline all but blown, President Barack Obama says he once again wants to seek a big fiscal deal that would raise taxes and trim billions from expensive and
Fare hikes went into effect on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North Rail Road on Friday, and by the end of the weekend, subway and bus riders will have
Venezuela’s vice president said Thursday that Hugo Chavez is still fighting for his life, yet a recent poll says nearly three in five Venezuelans believe their president will return to power. Nicolas Maduro, Chavez’s self-appointed successor, said on television that his boss “is battling there for his health, for his life, and we’re accompanying him.” […]
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan drew sharp criticism for comments equating Zionism to a crime against humanity at a U.N. meeting promoting dialogue between faiths, and a U.S. official said Secretary of State John Kerry will take the Turkish leader to task on Friday for the “particularly offensive” remark. Addressing the U.N. Alliance of […]
The ongoing police investigation into alleged voter fraud surrounding the Bayit HaYehudi primary election reveals that among those who are believed to have voted were 350 Kretchnif (????????) Chassidim in
It would appear that Shas leader Eli Yishai is preparing himself and others for the possibility of not being included in the new coalition. The party leader released statement that Shas will not betray its constituents or its values, and if need be, the party will remain in the opposition, explaining “We are not afraid […]
A security expert warned that criminals can gain access to locked businesses and apartments across the United States by reproducing the master keys now issued only to firefighters during emergencies.
Increased awareness and use of electronic cigarettes in the U.S. outlined in a study released Thursday highlights the need for government regulation and evaluation, the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s office on smoking and health said. Nearly six in 10 adults in the U.S. are aware of the battery-powered devices that […]
Automatic spending cuts scheduled to take effect Friday are expected to touch a vast range of government services. Some examples: DEFENSE One of the Navy’s premiere warships, the aircraft carrier
The Central Bureau of Statistics reported this week that 16,577 new immigrants arrived in Eretz Yisrael in 2012, representing a 2% decline from 2011. The downward immigration trend began in
A shomer Shabbos man in his 30s explains that he works but earns a minimal wage. His wife is at home with the children, and they struggle, but Baruch Hashem
While most Likudniks, Shas and Yahadut Hatorah feel that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has decided to move ahead without the chareidi parties in his new coalition, Yisrael Beitenu leader Avigdor Lieberman feels this is not so, releasing a statement “we haven’t yet given up on the chareidim”. Speaking with Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) on Thursday […]
Medicare Advantage insurance plans that meet the program’s higher quality standards should be in a strong position to withstand federal payment reductions proposed for 2014, a senior U.S. health official
When the mayor of Baltimore, Maryland, talks about the federal spending cuts set to begin on Friday, she does not mention appropriations committees, line items or revenue rates. Mayor Stephanie
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s drivers, all six, are in line for a raise in line with new agreements. Their salaries are being increased, most likely next month, to the level of drivers employed by the ISA (Israel Security Agency – Shin Bet). While these drivers are government employees who are under the wing of the […]
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] In his Knesset address, MK Moshe Gafne surprised all present with his remarks, opting to focus on the address heard earlier by MK (Labor) Merav Michaeli,
New York City’s best mayor of the last half-century? A new poll says city voters rank Rudy Giuliani tops. A Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday found 31 percent of city voters said Giuliani did the best job. That compares to 25 percent for Ed Koch and 24 percent for incumbent Michael Bloomberg. David Dinkins and […]
What appears to be an imminent agreement between Likud/Beitenu and Bayit HaYehudi and Yesh Atid is sending the chareidi parties into a somewhat frantic state. If indeed Likud/Beitenu signs with
Regarding the reported assault against an Arab woman by an Orthodox Jewish woman at a light rail stop in Jerusalem this week, a policeman on his Facebook page commented “It’s a shame she did not kill her”, costing him his job. The policeman is a chareidi male in his mandatory service, which he is doing […]
The U.S. Senate on Thursday rejected a Democratic plan backed by President Barack Obama for replacing $85 billion in across-the-board government spending cuts that are set to begin within hours.
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