Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, declaring his candidacy for governor of New York, could not have been clearer. “The influence of lobbyists and their special interests must be drastically reduced with new contribution limits,” Mr. Cuomo said last month. “We will be taking on very powerful special interests which have much to lose. We must […]
While the coalition leaders would like nothing more than putting the entire Emanuel Beis Yaakov case in the past, the chareidi legislators in Knesset, rabbonim shlita and askanim are not
The Rent Guidelines Board votes tonight on how much to jack up rent for rent-stabilized apartments — a meeting that usually erupts in a loud fight as tenant advocates battle
Cops who staff bridges and tunnels in New York City were read harrowing details of a terrorist threat Wednesday advising them to be on the lookout for a fuel-filled tanker
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall on more than 2 million stationary-side cribs from seven different companies because of a potential hazard for entrapment, suffocation and falls.
When the MKs of Yahadut HaTorah met on Wednesday afternoon with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, he told them that prior to their meeting, he was unaware of many of the details surrounding the Emanuel Beis Yaakov, explaining he was unaware the court sent mothers to prison too. He also told the MKs that he hadn’t […]
Shas leader Deputy Prime Minister Eli Yishai told the press that the secularists should not preach to chareidim regarding discrimination. Speaking with the party’s Day to Day newspaper, he explained that his position is in line with Maran Chacham HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita, that while there are some problems, they must be resolved internally and […]
According to a number of Arab media reports, including Iran’s FARS Agency, Saudi Arabia has permitted Israel Air Force choppers to land it the country, and Saudi leaders have even offered the IAF the ability to establish a logistical base in a northwestern area of the country, an area that would be important to Israel […]
The blue Chrysler minivan came barreling down Lenox Avenue, leaving the police in its wake on Tuesday morning. A gunpoint robbery had happened just minutes before, leading the police to
Like any new employee, Jack Abramoff is trying to keep a low profile — or as low a profile as a cause célčbre disgraced lobbyist and convicted felon can keep when news cameramen keep staking out his new workplace. Mr. Abramoff started his new gig this week at Tov Pizza — “the best kosher pizza […]
The New York State legislature is considering a host of new tax increases to help deal with its budget crisis. Now there’s talk of restoring a tax break that many
The tzibur in Nachlas Har Chabad in Kiryat Malachi and elsewhere are continuing tefilos on behalf of 5-year-old Eliezer Lipman ben Devorah Leah Gelfrin, who sustained second and third degree
Could cell phone towers in your neighborhood be causing harm to your family’s health? Right now in the United States, there are nearly 300 million cell phone subscribers, and that
The Satmar Rebbitzen is in critical condition, and the family has been rushed to her bedside, YWN has learned. The Rebbitzen, who is the wife of the previous Satmar Rebbe
As two ships flying Lebanese flags are about to head for Israel to become the next Gaza flotilla stars, Lebanese Foreign Minister Ali Ashami sent a letter to the United
President Obama faces rising political heat over the economy, federal spending and the Gulf oil spill, complicating the Democratic Party’s chances in mid-term elections. A new NBC News/Wall Street Journal
3:10:PM EST: Lawrence, NY – Nassau County Emergency Services has just transported two victims to St Johns Hospital following a drowning. One victim is reportedly a two-year-old child and is
A New York City man has been indicted for allegedly threatening to kill Governor David Paterson. According to court papers, the threat dates back to April of this year and
MKs from Yahadut HaTorah early Wednesday afternoon met with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu to discuss the crisis surrounding the Emanuel Beis Yaakov. The chareidi legislators told the prime minister they
El Al officials have released a statement that to date, it has not received any alerts from Boeing regarding its 767 fleet. The airline is about to receive its eighth 767 model plane. Concerns stem from the discovery of cracks on a plane at the section where the wing attaches to the plane’s body, the […]
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