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On Wednesday, Israeli police held a wide-spread sting operation in the city of Bnei Brak handing out tickets for traffic violations during a period of heightened enforcement. Most of the
A New York City police detective killed by friendly fire while responding to a chaotic robbery scene was hailed at his funeral on Wednesday as a consummate law enforcer with
Police are investigating the death of a man who was killed in an accident at a crowded subway station in midtown Manhattan. It happened just before 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at
The Labor party in Israel began to run a public transportation bus last Shabbos in Tiveria. This was done as part of the party’s election campaigning in order to encourage
Hunkered down behind a wall of snow, two U.S. Marines melt slush to make drinking water after spending the night digging out a defensive position high in the Sierra Nevada.
I’m hoping this letter will serve as an eye opener to all of our frum brothers and sisters out there looking to relocate to any of Lakewood’s neighboring towns. I’m
YWN recently reported that police intervened and broke up a chasunah in the “shawl cult”, involving a 13-year-old kallah and a 16-year-old chosson. The “shawl cult” refers to an extremist
CVS Health is setting 2019 earnings expectations well below Wall Street forecasts, as the company struggles to fix part of its business while blending in a major acquisition and attempting
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday reached a preliminary election deal with two fringe religious-nationalist parties in a bid to unify his voting bloc ahead of April elections. Netanyahu’s
With their second summit fast approaching, speculation is growing that U.S. President Donald Trump may try to persuade North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to commit to denuclearization by giving
Paris officials say that an individual has been arrested for a torrent of hate speech directed at Jewish philosopher Alain Finkielkraut during a Saturday march by yellow vest protesters. The
A historical event at the Chief Rabbinate of Israel – 789 rabbonim and dayanim were ordained in a moving ceremony. Thousands of rabbonim and their families gathered in the afternoon
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A school bus with children on board slid out-of-control, and slammed into a tree in Monsey on Wednesday afternoon. Rockland Hatzolah, along with other emergency personnel, were at the scene
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