U.S. Senate lawmakers on Sunday laid the groundwork for a showdown over President Barack Obamas call to extend payroll tax cuts by the end of the year, with a key Senate Republican suggesting he is willing to let the payroll tax holiday expire. Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, the Senates second-ranking Republican, said on Fox […]
The Arab League approved tough economic sanctions against Syria on Sunday because of its violent crackdown against antigovernment protesters, an unprecedented step against an Arab country. The sanctions were believed
The Annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Shluchim (Emissaries) opened over the weekend at Crown Heights, Brooklyn. Thousands shluchim arrived in New York City to take part in what has been
Iranian planes banned from refuelling in countries that have economic ties with the U.S. are dodging the sanctions by filling up at a privately owned airport in Kent. The Iran
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is raising questions about technology that tracks the movements of shoppers by using their cellphones. The so-called footpath technology was developed by a British company called
The following is a NY Post article: The implosion of the foreclosure-mill law firm of Steven J. Baum has thrown close to 10,000 New York families into legal limbo. Baum
Britain’s coast guard said it recovered a body from the Irish Sea on Sunday after a ship sank during gale-force winds, as it emerged that Prince William was among the
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has received the coveted endorsement of the highly-influential Manchester Union Leader in New Hampshire, a boost for the 2012 Republican presidential candidate and a blow
Three years ago, Baby Moshe, one of the unforgettable faces of the Mumbai attacks, escaped the carnage clinging to his nanny not knowing that his parents- Rabbi Gavriel Holtzberg and
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sternly warned the West not to interfere in Russia’s elections, as he formally launched his campaign to reclaim the presidency in a speech Sunday before thousands
Police are investigating robberies at three Manhattan banks Saturday morning. A Citibank on the Upper East Side, a Chase in Midtown East and a Chase in Greenwich Village were held
An Israeli girls life was recently saved thanks to none other than the iPhone. The story, which was reported by the Yediot Acharonot newspaper on Friday, began two weeks ago when seven-year-old Gil Dahan from Kiryat Ono (east of Tel Aviv) woke up and saw that a number of red dots had appeared inside her […]
The city transportation officials are asking communities to tell them where drivers need to slow down in their neighborhoods. The city Department of Transportation is accepting applications for slow zones where the speed would be reduced from 30 to 20 miles per hour. According to the agencys website, a zone will be a self-enforcing, reduced-speed […]
Two private security firms have filed a lawsuit against New York City Comptroller John Liu charging that he inflated the citys prevailing-wage rate for security guards employed by city contractors. The Wall Street Journal reports that the firms filed a lawsuit in Manhattan state Supreme Court contending that Liu established minimum hourly rate for security […]
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has moved in recent days to reclaim the title of the nations top Washington outsider, embarking on a messaging tour to blast Congress and the White House for failing to reach a bipartisan agreement on deficit reduction. In numerous TV and radio appearances, Bloomberg has criticized Democrats and Republicans […]
Pakistan’s government has ordered the U.S. to “vacate” an air base used for suspected drone attacks, in retaliation for a NATO strike that allegedly killed two-dozen Pakistani soldiers, Fox News
The string of anti-Semitic crimes in Brooklyn continues. The New York City Police Department is now investigating an incident in which a swastika was scratched into an elevator on Ross
[AUDIO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Montreal – Approximetly 2,000 people attended a rally to support Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, Wednesday night. Amongst those addressing the audience, was Sholom Rubashkin himself. Attorney Mark
While the intelligence community has been carefully monitoring the bloody violence in Syria, there is another component that is now rapidly becoming a priority for the IDF. As the international
The following is a NY1 article: More than 4,000 Hasidic rabbis from around the world are gathering in the city this weekend. Today they are paying tribute to spiritual leader
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