A top U.N. official says he hopes that the U.N.-brokered cease-fire in Syria will take place, but he warns that there are no guarantees it will hold. The 15-nation U.N.
A two-year prison sentence for insider trading at the height of the 2008 economic crisis, by a man who was once one of the nation’s most respected business executives, is
Japan’s crippled nuclear power plant is struggling to find space to store tens of thousands of tons of highly contaminated water used to cool the broken reactors, the manager of the water treatment team said. About 200,000 tons of radioactive water — enough to fill more than 50 Olympic-sized swimming pools — are being stored […]
Forecasters are calling for cooler temperatures around the country today, Thursday 9 Cheshvan 5773 along with local showers and thundershowers in the north as well as the center of the country, primarily along the coast. The forecast for some cities – Kiryat Shmona 15-27 (59-80.5F), Katzrin 15-24 (59-75F), Tzfas 13-23 (55-73F), Tiveria 17-30 (62-86F), Haifa […]
U.S. tax authorities on Wednesday postponed implementation of new rules to force banks and financial institutions to disclose more information about U.S. clients’ offshore accounts. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance
Whether North Korea’s new leader will follow the dangerous path of his father is unclear, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Wednesday, despite worrying behavior by the reclusive state
The last of four unmanned experimental U.S. military aircraft designed to fly at six times the speed of sound is expected to be tested next year, the program manager said
Amid rumors spreading around town about Assemblyman Steve Cymbrowitz’s intentions to quit and be appointed to a position by Governor Cuomo, Assembly candidate for the 45th district is calling upon
President Barack Obama predicted passage of immigration reform and a deficit-reduction deal, in a fresh glimpse of his second-term agenda, even as he fights for votes in the final stretch
THE FOLLOWING IS A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL: On Monday, in their final debate, Mitt Romney denounced President Obama for creating “tension” and “turmoil” with Israel and chided him for having “skipped Israel” during his travels in the Middle East. Throughout the campaign, Mr. Romney has repeatedly accused Mr. Obama of having “thrown allies like Israel under […]
An off-duty New York City police officer was shot when he intercepted a robbery in the Bronx, a law enforcement official says. The officer was shot in the chest while
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer can’t afford to be wrong about Windows 8. On Thursday, Microsoft will unveil a dramatic overhaul of its ubiquitous Windows operating system. If it flops, the
The latest federal lawsuit over alleged mortgage fraud paints an unflattering picture of a doomed lender: Executives at Countrywide Financial urged workers to churn out loans, accepted fudged applications and
People who collapse from cardiac arrest in poor black neighborhoods are half as likely to get CPR from family members at home or bystanders on the street as those in
President Barack Obama is confidently predicting speedy second-term agreement with Republicans to reduce federal deficits and overhaul immigration laws, commenting before setting out Wednesday on a 40-hour campaign marathon through
After four years doing a news roundup for Kol Chai Radio, Yisrael Rosner, a Pinsk-Karlin chossid has made a rare move, opting to go from a microphone to a keyboard, moving over to Yated Ne’eman. The 25-year-old journalist also has experience as a Knesset reporter and covering the chareidi beat. Now, he will boast becoming […]
Facebook’s stock gained the most in a single day Wednesday since it began trading in May, a sign that the social media company’s complicated relationship with Wall Street may be
U.S. Republican candidate Mitt Romney was 1 percentage point ahead of President Barack Obama in Wednesday’s Reuters/Ipsos daily tracking poll in a presidential race that is effectively a dead heat
Palestinians fired dozens of rockets into Israel from Gaza on Wednesday and an Israeli air strike killed a terrorist, a day after the Emir of Qatar made a rare visit
The point can’t be hammered home enough: As annoying as it is to have capitalized letters, numbers and symbols in a random password combination, it’s a much better alternative to having accounts infiltrated by those with malicious intent. Just in case you’re unsure of what a bad password might be, SlashData released its annual list of worst passwords. […]
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