New York City’s long-serving medical examiner is retiring. Dr. Charles Hirsch was appointed in 1989 by then-Mayor Ed Koch, who recently died. The 75-year-old has investigated thousands of deaths, from
After a relatively mild winter in terms of snow accumulation, a looming powerful coastal storm threatens to bury the tri-state area by the weekend, forecasters say. Meteorologists say while the
Yes, you read right. Interest in the upcoming February 12th Parnassah Expo at the Meadowlands Exposition Center has reached the point where precious little of the 60,000 plus square foot
Employers are getting smarter about how they run retirement plans. They are making some moves that are good for younger workers, including automatically enrolling new employees in 401(k) plans and
Backed by Israel’s Histadrut national labor federation, employees of the Foreign Ministry are threatening a strike over labor conditions and a planned budget cut. Labor representatives told Israel Radio that they are threatening by declaring a job action, which is often a precursor to a strike. The law demands a 14-day word dispute period before […]
The Baltimore city government is on a path to financial ruin and must enact major reforms to stave off bankruptcy, according to a 10-year forecast the city commissioned from an
A new trend called “cyberloafing” is making its way into places of work throughout the nation – and in a big way. According to Newswise, the average worker spends 60 to 80 percent of his or her time at the office on the Internet, engaging in tasks that have nothing to do with their jobs. […]
President Barack Obama will bring an “urgent” agenda to Israel on his upcoming visit, focusing on regional developments including Iran and Syria as well as the resumption of peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, U.S. Ambassador Dan Shapiro said Wednesday. Shapiro spoke a day after the White House announced Obama will visit Israel, the […]
Apparently trying an end-run around an unaccommodating Congress, the financially struggling U.S. Postal Service says it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to disburse packages six days a
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, on the first visit to Cairo by an Iranian leader in more than three decades, called for a strategic alliance with Egypt and said he had offered
The Federal Reserve said on Tuesday that one of its internal websites had been briefly breached by hackers, though no critical functions of the U.S. central bank were affected by
Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz has assigned members of his staff to make the necessary preparations to add an eighth number to Israeli license plates. No reason to become too excited
The following monthly terrorism report pertains to January 2013, released by the ISA (Israel Security Agency – Shin Bet). A total of 83 attacks were recorded in January 2013 showing a decline in the number of attacks, as opposed to 112 attacks in December 2012. January saw no attacks from Gaza as opposed to one […]
President Shimon Peres officially opened the 19th Knesset of Israel and delivered a speech to mark the occasion. Please find below the speech: On its 64th birthday the Knesset of
The apparently Nazi-inspired sign at the Packard Plant in Detroit that drew outrage has been removed. It’s unclear who got rid of the letters that spelled “Arbeit Machet Frei,” which means “Work will Make you Free” in German. They were still up earlier in the day, but are now gone. Earlier, Jewish groups had expressed […]
A powerful earthquake in the South Pacific generated a tsunami Wednesday that prompting warnings to several island nations. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami of .9 meters (3
Rabbi Dr. Yuval Sherlow, rosh yeshiva of the Petach Tikvah Hesder Yeshiva announced today, Tuesday 25 Shevat 5773 that the MKs of the Bayit Yehudi Party “do not have to listen to the rabbis”. Rabbi Sherlow’s opinion is sought after in the dati leumi world as he is viewed as a major rav and thinker, […]
Bayit HaYehudi MK Uri Ariel visited the Beis Yisrael area of Yerushalayim, or more accurately Mir Yeshiva. MKs Meir Porush and Uri Maklev escorted Ariel, providing him with a firsthand
Republicans’ struggles to redefine their party are intensifying, as tea party insurgents and establishment Republicans vie to control congressional primaries, and GOP leaders try to expand their focus beyond the
Israeli officials may not be responding to reports that the IAF attacked terror targets in Syria and possibly elsewhere, but this appears to be a case of actions speaking louder than words. After missile intercept batteries have been deployed in Haifa, near Tzfas and the Jezreel Valley over recent days, the military today, Tuesday 25 Shevat […]
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