Duty-free shops were once a hidden gem in airports, with the best deals a country could offer. Today, folks who enter the shops to buy merchandise that isn’t taxed would
President Obama is desperately putting his Wall Street stock in an unlikely old buddy. The beleaguered president has recruited former Goldman Sachs head honcho Jon Corzine to shore up re-election funds from the banking industry, which is furious over Obama’s financial regulations. Corzine, the former governor of New Jersey who was blasted out of office […]
Extreme right-wing activists are trying to enlist the help of the Eidah Charedis for a joint battle against Israel’s legal system and are planning a mass protest outside the Supreme Court. Organizers were disappointed Monday when only 1,000 turned up to protest the arrest of Rabbi Dov Lior and Rabbi Yaakov Yosef in Jerusalem. A […]
[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] A few hundred people demonstrated behind the High Court of Justice in Jerualem on Monday night to protest the recent arrests of high profile
Lakewood, NJ – This morning, Mispallelim coming to Daven at K’hal Ateres Yeshaya, were greeted with the beautiful display of an American flag proudly hung above the main entrance to the the Shul. The Shul, under the leadership of HaRav Simcha Bunim Cohen Shlita, follows in the footsteps of Rav Cohen’s grandfather, Hagon Rav Avigdor […]
A Boro Park Hatzolah ambulance was involved in an accident on 14th Avenue, Monday afternoon. The accident happened on 14th Avenue and 48th Street, and the ambulance was responding to
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] The 4th of July is a special holiday weekend for all Americans, but perhaps more so for the NYPD bomb squad. That’s because each year they
For the second time in recent days, a Gaza-bound ship attempted to leave its Greek port without authorization en route to the Strip, prompting Greek forces to stop it at sea. This time it was the Canadian Tahrir vessel, which left Crete Monday afternoon and headed towards Gaza, before being taken over by Greek […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is standing by regulations that will force New York City and other municipalities to spend billions of dollars on projects that provide virtually no health benefits, the Bloomberg administration said in a letter to the agency’s chief. “America’s cities are seeking a rational policy developed through constructive engagement but are […]
The Newark Star-Ledger has some explosive quotes from one of the two Democratic legislative leaders who recently reached a compromise on a pension reform bill with Gov. Chris Christie regarding the overall state budget: Senate President Stephen Sweeney went to bed furious Thursday night after reviewing the governor’s line-item veto of the state budget. He […]
A foggy Monday morning drive turned deadly for three people heading to the Jersey shore on the Garden State Parkway. According to a report by 1010WINS, four people were inside an SUV when it wrecked at 5:08 a.m. Three people were ejected from the vehicle when it crashed. They were killed. A fourth person was wearing […]
A Prominent Republican is joining a prominent Democrat in predicting that Gov. Cuomo will become President Obama’s running mate for vice president next year. Former New York GOP boss William
On Sunday, crews were putting the finishing touches on the Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks display. About 40,000 shells, featuring 50 designs and 17 colors will be fired over the
Hackers apparently broke into the FoxNews.com’s Twitter feed for political news early Monday and used it to announce—falsely—that President Barack Obama had been assassinated. Obama was “shot twice at a Ross’ restaurant in Iowa while campaigning. RIP Obama, best regards to the Obama family,” read one of several Twitter messages posted on @FoxNewsPolitics early Monday. […]
Israeli and Palestinian security forces are already taking precautions to avoid an outbreak of violence after an expected U.N. vote for Palestinian independence in September, officials on both sides said
Part of the pipeline that transports gas from Egypt to Israel and Jordan exploded this morning, Channel 2 news reports. The flow of gas to both Israel and Jordan has
The teeming streets of Flushing, Queens, can feel like a different country. A booming Chinese population exists alongside a longtime Korean enclave. On a recent afternoon, the sidewalks were jammed
Turkey has been working to form a deal for Shalit’s release opposite Hamas for the past year, Yedioth Ahronoth has learned. It had maintained a low profile but recently decided to boost efforts apparently as a way to rebuild ties with Israel. Israeli-Turkish businessman Eliko Donmez met with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan after […]
As millions of Americans struggle in foreclosure with little hope of relief, big banks are going to borrowers who are not even in default and cutting their debt or easing the mortgage terms, sometimes with no questions asked. Two of the nation’s biggest lenders, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, are quietly modifying loans for […]
Thousands of supporters on Sunday accompanied Rabbi Yaakov Yosef down the Shmuel Hanavi Street in Jerusalem in a large protest over his arrest earlier in the day. Rav Yosef’s son Amram told The Jerusalem Post that thousands of people are expected to protest the rabbi’s detainment and “contempt for the dignity of Torah, which is […]
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