Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced a deal to end the partial shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration that has left 74,000 transportation and construction workers idled. “I am pleased

The Democratic candidate seeking to fill the congressional seat vacated by randy ex-Rep Anthony Weiner distanced himself from President Obama today — by refusing to say whether he backed the

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After six years in an Israeli prison, Hassan Yousef – one of Hamas’ top spiritual leader in the West Bank -was released on Thursday. Yousef was released along with 200

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New York’s newest law for certifying and labeling food under Jewish rules is, well, kosher, according to a federal ruling on Wednesday. The revised law attempted to overcome problems with

Defying the brutal winter and its accompanying deluge of potholes, the city’s streets are now in the smoothest shape since 2005, according to the Transportation Department. The agency categorized 72.3

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A meeting among senior traffic cops to encourage more ticket writing backfired yesterday when a Queens lieutenant boldly told top brass that officers won’t comply because they’re “afraid” of

AT&T wireless subscribers in New York this morning probably cannot make or receive phone calls due to what the company calls a software upgrade. The problem likely started at 1:30

After my article on David Wep­rin appeared in the Five Towns Jewish Times and at The Yeshiva World News website, I was approached by two of my most ardent political

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