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The wife of Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan, an Iranian nuclear scientist who was assassinated in Tehran in January, said Tuesday that her husband “sought the annihilation of the Zionist regime wholeheartedly,”
Be an active voter. Start thinking about your participation in the U.S. 2012 elections today! New absentee voting laws are in effect for the 2012 elections. The Consular Section staff
Pfc. Bradley Manning, the U.S. Army soldier accused in the biggest leak of intelligence documents in the military’s history, was formally charged Thursday. Aiding the enemy is a capital offense,
The NYPD fired back at critics who claimed the city secretly spied on Muslim residents in Newark without alerting authorities there. NYPD Spokesman Paul Browne argued today that Newark police
Councilman David G. Greenfield (D-Brooklyn), Flatbush Shomrim and the family of fatal hit-and-run victim Noah Foxman are asking any local residents or businesses with a video surveillance system to immediately
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The Maryland Senate voted 25-22 to give final approval Thursday evening to legislation legalizing same-gender marriages, sending the Civil Marriage Protection Act to Gov. Martin O’Malley for his signature. The
The last months have been filled with stories of soldiers walking out of kol isha military events, frum soldiers ousted from officers’ training, and mounting tensions surrounding a soldier observing
With the threat of a nationwide boycott hanging overhead, Strauss officials in Israel insist they cannot lower prices. They explain that the price of chocolate bars may be lower in
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New York City city is cracking down on illegal taxi cabs, a move that could nearly triple the number of vehicles taken daily off the street. The Taxi and Limousine
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President Barack Obama sounded confident Thursday about his prospects for re-election, telling a radio host that he has another five years left in his presidency. “My presidency is not over.
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