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CNN anchor Rick Sanchez has been summarily fired by the cable channel, as controversy was building online over comments he made during a radio interview calling Daily Show host Jon
Sticker shock led to rage yesterday when bargain-hunting New Yorkers realized they were being slapped with an almost 5 percent tax hike on clothes and shoe purchases. The state’s tax
Those rumors about Mayor Bloomberg heading to Washington just won’t quit. CNBC host Larry Kudlow went on the air yesterday to report that “a very well-informed political source” had told
Strong concerns that terrorist teams in Europe have selected their targets, completed their surveillance, eluded capture and are now ready to strike at airports and tourist attractions have prompted the
Rahm Emanuel will hit the streets of Chicago on Monday morning to kick off his mayoral run with a planned long day of street campaigning — after getting a running
Bank of America is delaying foreclosures in 23 states as it examines whether it rushed the foreclosure process for thousands of homeowners without reading the documents. The move adds the
YWN photographer Hillel Engel spent Hoshanah Rabba 5771 in Lakewood, NJ, also known as the “Ir HaTorah”, and presents us with multiple photo albums for the YWN readership to enjoy.
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