Ulster County, NY – Numerous bungalow colonies are currently without power in the area of Greenfield Park / Dairyland. Sources tell YWN that Greenfield Meadows, Deelie’s, Camp Horim, Tel Yafo and others are without power. The problem that many are having, is that since there is no power, they have no water – since their water supply […]
The following is meant as a convenient review of Halachos pertaining to Tisha BeAv. The Piskei Din for the most part are based purely on the Sugyos, Shulchan Aruch and
Stocks took a sharp nosedive in another choppy day Monday to finish at session lows as investors fled from risky assets following S&P’s downgrade of U.S.’s credit rating last week
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Good afternoon, everybody. On Friday, we learned that the United States received a downgrade by one of the credit rating agencies — not so much because
[ALL UPDATES IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] FIRST REPORT 1:00PM EST: As another night of unrest begins in London, the Jewish community is taking precautions to protect their stores from the violent
The Asbury Park Press reports: Lakewood, NJ – Law enforcement retirements have trimmed the Lakewood Police Department from 130 to 113 officers over the last year and a half. Currently, 11 of those positions are not being filled, officials said. Three top posts are vacant from the department’s administration, including one of two deputy chiefs, […]
2:40PM EST: Stocks sank, extending the worst U.S. slump since the bear market in 2008, while Treasuries gained and gold reached a record after Standard & Poor’s cut the nation’s credit rating. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost as much as 515 points, led by a 20 percent slide in Bank of America Corp. The […]
Jerusalem, Israel – These days, you can’t seem to go anywhere without spotting the ubiquitous iPad. On planes, trains, buses, and at home, millions of bookworms worldwide have jumped on the e-Book bandwagon, using their iPads or other popular e-readers like Nooks and Sony Readers to devour low-cost books anytime, anywhere. But for the frum […]
[WEBCAST ENDED] President Obama will make a statement at 1 p.m., the White House announced, his first public comments since the U.S. lost its AAA credit rating. Obama is also
The following article is from the Washington Post, and explains the implications of the recent downgrade of the U.S. Credit Rating, and how it affects you. The impact on your wallet of the Standard & Poor’s downgrade of the nation’s credit rating is similar to what would happen if your own credit score declined: The […]
The following is from the Jewish Cronicle: Tottenham’s Chasidic residents turned out to watch the weekend’s riots on their way home from synagogue, but retreated after warnings from rabbis. A
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services on Monday downgraded the credit ratings of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and other agencies linked to long-term U.S. debt. The agency also lowered the
The New York Times on Sunday criticized all parties involved in Middle East peace negotiations, including the Obama administration, and warned of “damaging consequences” to the Palestinian UN membership bid. “In little more than a month, the Palestinians are expected to ask the United Nations to recognize their state,” the editorial said. “We have sympathy […]
Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver ripped a plan to hike Hudson River bridge and tunnel tolls-but expects the increases won’t be as bad as proposed. “If tradition holds up, whatever increase
Warren Buffett says there’s no question that the United States’ debt is still AAA and that he’s not changing his mind about Treasurys based on Standard & Poor’s downgrade. “If anything, it may change my opinion on S&P,” the legendary investor said. Buffett is a big shareholder in Moody’s, rival to S&P. And Buffett is […]
NYPD officers, protesting a plan to take away some of their vacation days if they botch traffic-ticket cases, are writing thousands fewer tickets—and that means a lot less dough in city coffers, The Post has learned. While parking violations cost drivers as little as $35, the minimum moving violation brings the city a hefty $90. […]
Confessed child killer Levi Aron has been moved to Rikers Island, where he’s on round-the-clock suicide watch with a correction officer watching his every move, jail sources said. Aron, who was moved out of Bellevue Hospital this weekend, is housed apart from the other inmates in the North Infirmary Command. A specially designated correction officer […]
While continuing to cast doubt on the credibility of Standard & Poor’s, several Democrats on Sunday said there is an even greater culprit in the downgrade of the nation’s credit rating: the tea party. “I believe this is, without question, the tea party downgrade,” Sen. John F. Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, said on NBC’s “Meet the […]
The senior Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee says the biggest reason the United States is seeing its credit downgraded is that it spends too much money being “the
The American International Group is planning to sue Bank of America over hundreds of mortgage-backed securities, adding to the surge of investors seeking compensation for the troubled mortgages that led
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