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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Friday is slated to sign into law a bill that toughens penalties for road rage. The bill is named after road rage victim Jessica
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A record 5.4 million workers and their dependents have signed up to collect federal disability checks since President Obama took office, according to the latest official government data, as discouraged
The Congressional Budget Office said Thursday that 45 million people in 2011 received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, a 70% increase from 2007. It said the number of people receiving
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Police Commissioner Ray Kelly is being pressed by Republican Party officials to be their candidate to replace Michael Bloomberg as mayor, but an exclusive poll done for CBS 2 News
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is making a top-to-bottom case for prompt passage of a Postal Service reform bill that if defeated, he says, would deny seniors their beloved junk
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A small plane whose pilot either passed out or died flew in circles for several hours before running out of fuel and spiraling into the Gulf of Mexico Thursday afternoon
Israel’s Media Watch organization feels that Mrs. Chanit Rein, a bereaved mother was duped as she spoke with a Channel 10 TV news reporter. The complaint filed with police states
New York’s attorney general sued Sprint Nextel Corp. on Thursday, seeking $300 million for the carrier’s alleged failure to pay sales taxes due on some of its wireless plans over
Former City Councilman Noach Dear could be about to enter the State Senate race for a heavily Orthodox Jewish seat in Brooklyn. The news was first reported by Yossi Gestetner,
A Delta Airlines flight from John F. Kennedy Airport to Los Angeles returned 10 minutes after takeoff Thursday because of a bird strike to the engine. Delta spokesman Anthony Black
Earlier this week, YWN-ISRAEL reported a yeshiva bachur was imprisoned in a European country. A first court appearance for this young man is set for next week in the case
In Israel, Holocaust Remembrance Day began on Wednesday night, the eve of 27 Nissan 5772 with the sirens sounding at 20:00. That was followed by a ceremony at Yad Vashem.
“S” is a resident of eastern Jerusalem, a member of the capital’s Arab community, and an IDF soldier. When he comes home on leave he does not carry his weapon
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