At least 15 states have found trace amounts of radiation from the crippled nuclear plant in Japan, but officials say the levels of radioactivity are much too low to prompt
Seeing other people scratching can cause your brain to trigger your own itch, researchers suggest. The team at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center investigated the causes of what’s known as
The seven state IT geeks believed to have beat the astonishing one in 176 million odds to nail Friday’s $319 Mega Millions jackpot remained holed up today, likely huddling with legal and financial wizards to plan how to handle the oodles of cash headed their way. “Ninety-nine percent of the people coming in winners do […]
President Barack Obama said the U.S. and its allies had to take military action in Libya to avert a massacre of civilians that would have “stained the conscience of the world.” In an address to the nation last night, Obama offered a rationale for committing U.S. armed forces in the North African country based on […]
[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Over a thousand people attended an Asifa on Moday afternoon, at Zupnick Square in the Meah Shearim neighborhood of Yerushalayim in protest of the
We thought we’d seen the worst a few weeks ago, but no. The clips below look like a flood turning into rapids transforming into a roaring river. This looks more
After publicly calling for the removal of a Facebook page it said promoted “wild incitement,” the Israeli government says it is now satisfied that the social media giant is effectively
[VIDEO IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] As Pesach gets closer each day, the Matzah bakeries step up their pace of producing Matzah. Grocery shelves are being stocked with hand Matzah, and people
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu named Yoram Cohen, the next Shin Bet director Monday evening. According to Israeli media reports, Cohen wears Yarmulka, and is Shomer Shabbos. This would make him the first observant person to be Shin Bet Director. Cohen will take over for Yuval Diskin, who has served in the position for the past six […]
The union representing many British Airways cabin crew members said the employees had voted to strike, though a date wasn’t specified. The union Unite said that just under 7,000 crew
Connecticut police are embarking on a crackdown on people who talk on cell phones while driving. It might surprise out-of-staters, but the law has been on the books for six
The proposed state budget agreement announced yesterday is not sitting well with Mayor Michael Bloomberg. At an event at City Hall this morning to talk about taxi fuel efficiency, Bloomberg slammed the $132.5 billion spending plan, saying the city has been shortchanged. “I think proportionally, the cuts that have been inflicted on New York City […]
Brooklyn — After weeks of leading a vigorous advocacy campaign, Councilman David G. Greenfield, Chair of the New York City Council Senior Center Subcommittee, praised Governor Cuomo and state lawmakers
The following article is from Globes: Back in the late 1970s, El Al Israel Airlines, once a government company and now Israel’s largest publicly traded airline, invented a way of
Today, Monday, March, 28th at 1:30 Tokyo time, final closing arguments took place in the appeals case of Yaakov Yosef ben Raizel. In attendance were Yaakov Yosef’s father, Rabbi Edery, Chabad Shaliach to Tokyo, and askanim R. Aron Nezri and R. Meilech Bindinger. Yaakov Yosef himself was also present, with an interpreter giving him brief explanations […]
Moscow - At Moscow’s Detention Center no. 2 of the Federal Corrections Service, more commonly known as the Butyrskaya prison, a Synagogue has opened – the first of its kind at a Moscow prison institutions. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar emphasized the importance of a synagogue in prison to promote […]
Vice President Joe Biden is known for putting his foot in his mouth. Now, his staff is allegedly stuffing reporters in closets. A Florida newspaper reporter claims Biden’s staffers placed him in a storage closet last week to keep him from chatting up guests during a high-priced fundraiser. Scott Powers, a veteran political reporter for […]
The IDF aid delegation to Japan arrived at Minami Sanriku in the Miyagi Prefecture today after a 14 hour flight and 8 hour bus ride. They held their first operational
The following is a WCBTV Report: Two airports sit less than five miles from each other, their wide-open runways tracing big Xs along the same stretch of Atlantic shoreline. At John F. Kennedy International Airport, air traffic controllers herd a procession of airliners in what has become a chronic choke point in the nation’s air […]
Ousted Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his family are under house arrest and have not fled to Saudi Arabia, Egypt’s military rulers said Monday. “There is no truth to reports
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