Acknowledging that New York lags behind the best practices for detecting and deterring cheating by educators on high-stakes standardized tests, a Board of Regents committee on Monday authorized an independent
Dear Fellow “Orthodox” Yid- I’m sorry to interrupt this beautiful Tuesday. By now, we all know that there is a special election today in the congressional seat, vacated by Anthony
[VIDEO BELOW OF VOTERS BEING INTERVIEWED] The following is from National Review: As Hans von Spakovsky reported this morning, New York’s Ninth Congressional district has a long history of Democratic
For those who think money is the answer to everything, this may depend on the situation or the sum. As the battle for control of the mantas community center in
A flight that originated out of John F. Kennedy Airport was diverted this morning amid security concerns. Transportation Security Administration officials say US Airways flight 457 bound for Phoenix was
The following is a press release from the Weprin Campaign: At roughly 3:00 a.m. this morning, Bob Turner’s Republican allies sent a mass text message to voters telling them to
A group of Columbia University students are expected to have dinner with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad next week in Midtown. According to the Columbia Spectator, the school’s newspaper, as many
Dear Editor, Please see the video below and decide. Did Phil Goldfeder make a Chilul Hashem? As background, yesterday I questioned Goldfeder’s commitment to torah values and asked why some
YWN has received information directly from askanim involved in the case of the bochrim who were incarcerated in Japan, and has learned moments ago that reports coming out of Eretz
As Israel contends with the imminent unilateral PA (Palestinian Authority) declaration of statehood later this month, the diplomatic row with Egypt and increasing military threats from Turkey, Lebanese military forces
The following is a NY Post article: Disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner did his fellow Democrats no favors yesterday — moving out of his district just as his panicking party
Former Shas Party leader Aryeh Deri is a proponent of changing the form of government rule in Israel. Speaking at an economic forum he openly expressed his support for such
According to a report appearing in the Turkish Star Gazette on Tuesday, that country has taken another major step towards defining Israel as an enemy. Computers have been modified to
YWN has learned that New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has pumped over $40,000 through the Democratic Assembly Campaign Committee in support of Phil Goldfeder’s campaign for New York
As the Turner- Weprin house race finally comes to a conclusion at 9:00 pm tonight, the voters of the 9th CD have a historic opportunity to pull off a Scott
A year ago, when chemotherapy stopped working against his leukemia, William Ludwig signed up to be the first patient treated in a bold experiment at the University of Pennsylvania. Mr.
President Obama demanded on Monday that Congress pay for his $447 billion jobs bill with higher taxes on the rich and businesses. The tax proposals, which have all previously been
With the changing Mideast tide shifting towards being openly anti-Israel; it appears the Jordan’s King Abdullah II feels compelled to join in rather than risking being viewed as too close
Several dozen persons affiliated with “A Jewish Eilat” held a protest outside the Egyptian Consulate in the southern tourist city on Monday. The protestors called to expel Egyptian diplomats from
United Hatzalah officials have met with the organization’s rabbonim, who decided that a Shabbos goy will man the emergency phone on Shabbos. After touring the command center in Jerusalem and
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