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The search for a missing Great Neck man is intensifying, with many volunteer organizations joining the search. Since YWN posted our initial story yesterday, volunteers from Shomrim, Chaverim & other
Apple Inc. plans to begin mass producing a new iPhone by the end of 2010 that would allow Verizon Wireless to sell the smartphone early next year, said people briefed
The number of Americans receiving food stamps rose to a record 41.8 million in July as the jobless rate hovered near a 27-year high, the government said. Recipients of Supplemental
Firefighters in rural Tennessee let a home burn to the ground last week because the homeowner hadn’t paid a $75 fee. Gene Cranick of Obion County and his family lost
The recession put a 3.1 percent dent in the personal incomes of New York state residents, who endured their first full-year decline in more than 70 years, according to a
Brooklyn — Councilman David Greenfield is making the community aware that over one-thousand Jewish non-profit organizations are at risk of losing their 501(C)(3) designation because of a new law that
Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., is the nation’s most popular senator, according to survey results released by Public Policy Polling on Tuesday. The polling firm released advance details of the poll
Among adults whose heart had stopped beating, those who received ‘hands-only’ cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from a bystander were 60 percent more likely to survive than those who received no CPR
Talks are continuing between Sullivan County government officials and the Sheriff’s Office as the county prepares a 2011 budget. Initial discussions have as much as $1 million being cut from
The NY Post reports: Budget cuts have forced the NYPD to curtail its vaunted programs that flood the subways and high-profile probable terror targets with extra cops, sources told The
The presidential seal fell off President Barack Obama’s lectern and clattered to the stage as he delivered a speech to a women’s conference. “That’s all right, all of you know
A tantalizing notion has gained steam around Washington in recent months: President Obama will toss Vice President Biden off the ticket in 2012 and replace him with Secretary of State
Even if Californians vote next month to legalize marijuana, possession of the drug will still be a criminal offense under federal law, which trumps state law almost every time under
Carl Paladino, the Republican nominee for governor, drew criticism from Democrats Tuesday for calling the Democratic leader of the State Assembly a criminal. Speaking at a forum held by Crain’s
A Topeka-based hate group, the Westboro Baptist Church, is once again targeting Brooklyn Jews with a barrage of hate-filled demonstrations next week. The anti-Semitic, anti-gay organization plans to picket two
Great Neck, NY – Authorities are searching for a missing person, and the family has now asked YWN to publish the information in the hope that someone has some info
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