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A 5-year-old New York City boy with a history of sleeping-walking has been found safe and sound. Police say his mother reported him missing early Thursday morning as soon as
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says in a new interview that she can’t stand “whining” by women who are unhappy with the work and family choices they’ve made in life
Vice President Joe Biden asked supporters Thursday at a Nevada campaign event, “How many of you know someone who served in Iraq or Iran?” Biden was joined at the event
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A new poll shows Republican Mitt Romney leading in Pennsylvania, a state that Republicans had all but written off just weeks ago but which is now listed as a toss
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PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), who recently revealed his true colors on his Facebook page is now brazenly accusing Israel of “destroying any hope of the two-state solution”. Abu
The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says New York has one illness linked to injections of a tainted steroid used for pain management. Jeffrey Hammond, a spokeman for
The New York City medical examiner’s office has identified the remains of another 9/11 victim. The office announced Thursday that it had identified 52-year-old Anna A. Laverty. The identification came
While Shas works to send its tzibur a message of achdus, at least trying to abate fears of a part split, the same cannot be said in the litvish community
Former Vice President Dick Cheney tells a New York business group he is concerned that United States Middle East policy appears to be one of withdrawal from engagement. Cheney made
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Here in a county that knows a thing or two about Election Day meltdowns, both parties are fretting over what might go seriously wrong before, during or just after the
Google (GOOG) tumbled as much as 10 percent Thursday afternoon after the Internet giant surprised Wall Street by releasing hours ahead of schedule third-quarter results that badly missed estimates. It’s
The Jewish owned Chops Resto Bar steak and sushi restaurant in Montreal was firebombed early on Thursday morning. According to the Montreal Gazette, two men in hoods were seen fleeing
IDF officials of late have been working to establish a dialogue with leaders in the chareidi community in the hope of reaching an understanding regarding the drafting of chareidim into
A divided federal appeals court in Manhattan struck down the Defense of Marriage Act Thursday as unconstitutional, joining an appeals court in Boston in rejecting the law that defines marriage
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