The Public Utilities Authority (Electricity) will raise electricity rates by 20% tomorrow, unless the relevant government ministries reach a deal on cancelling excise on fuel and other directives, which will
A top official at Standard & Poor’s pushed back Saturday against the Obama administration’s criticism that their decision to downgrade the nation’s credit rating was based on “flawed” math. The
The group known as Anonymous said Saturday it has hacked into some 70 law enforcement websites across the southern and central United States in retaliation for arrests of its sympathizers
Despite the recent ups and downs of the stock market that, economists say, could continue through the fall, there are some good news for consumers, Marcia Kramer reports. Lots of
Carlos Slim, the world’s richest man, lost about $6.7 billion this week. The Mexican billionaire’s stock portfolio, measured in U.S. dollars, has dropped about 9.5 percent since July 29 and
The U.S. Postal Service said it lost $3.1 billion in the third quarter and warned a default on federal payments was possible without congressional action. The third-quarter financial statement reflected
The governors of New York and New Jersey will not accept a Port Authority plan to raise bridge and tunnel tolls by 50 percent or more, sources in both administrations
Thirty members of the American special forces have been killed in Afghanistan in the deadliest day of the 10-year war for US military personnel when the Taliban shot down a
NYS Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a law allowing pharmacists to continue giving flu shots, sparing people who want the vaccinations a trip to the doctor’s office. New York used
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) responded to the nation’s downgrade at the hands of Standard & Poor’s by calling for the resignation of Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Saying “enough is enough,”
This story will be updated after Shabbos: The Standard & Poor’s rating agency served the Obama administration with notice Friday afternoon that it planned to downgrade the U.S. government’s AAA
Orange County Regional Medical Center opens its doors in Middletown today, and the new facility will be the first Catskills area hospital to accommodate Jewish patients. The facility will be
The Port Authority announced they need to hike tolls on their bridges and tunnels and fares on PATH trains. Tolls would be $12 for the George Washington Bridge, Holland Tunnel,
A 16-year-old yeshiva Bochur from Beit Shemesh was R”L killed on Friday afternoon after being hit by a car at the entrance to Moshav Safsufa – which is located near
The National Weather Service forecasts possible severe thunderstorms with gusts of wind greater than 50 mph for the New York City area tomorrow, Saturday, August 6 through Sunday, August 7.
As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Lakewood Township has received an Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) of $678,200.00, which will be used to save
The Toronto Sun reports: Anti-Semitic graffiti spray painted on a Toronto synagogue Thursday has brought back painful memories for at least one holocaust survivor. “It’s a terrible thing to see,”
The campaign of businessman Bob Turner (R), who is running for the Brooklyn-Queens congressional seat recently vacated by disgraced former congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY-9), today offered a $1,000 reward for
Cuba’s Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from jailed U.S. contractor Alan Gross, who was sentenced to 15 years in prison in March for crimes against the communist state. Cuban
Honda Motor Co. will recall 2.49 million vehicles worldwide – including 1.51 million vehicles in the United States — to address complaints of engine stalls and vehicles shifting out of
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