Secretary Of State Hillary Clinton Admitted To Hospital With Blood Clot
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was sent to the hospital on Sunday with a blood clot stemming from a concussion she suffered earlier this month and was being assessed by doctors, a State Department spokesman said. “In the course of a follow-up exam today, Secretary Clinton’s doctors discovered a blood clot had formed, stemming […]
Washington Pushes United States To Edge Of ‘Fiscal Cliff’
U.S. lawmakers pushed the country to the edge of the “fiscal cliff” on Sunday as they struggled to reach a last-minute deal that could protect the world’s largest economy from a politically induced recession. Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate had hoped to clear the way for swift action that would avert sweeping tax […]
NYC’s 2012 Murder Rate to Be Lowest on Record
New York City’s murder rate is expected to hit a record low this year, and shootings are at their lowest point in at least 18 years. Mayor Bloomberg and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly credited police efforts, including the controversial tactic known as stop and frisk, and Bloomberg said the statistics showed “that the safest big […]
VIDEO & PHOTOS: Kanievsky Family Torah Dedication
[VIDEO & PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Simcha filled the air at the Kanievsky Home on Motzei Shabbos Parshas Vayechi, as a Sefer Torah was completed leilui nishmas Rebbitzen Kanievsky A”H. The kesiva of the final letters took place at the home of HaRav Chaim Kanievsky, who looked on as family friends together with the Rosh […]
Deri Issues Clarification Over ‘Whites & Russian Statement’
Speaking with Galei Yisrael Radio on erev shabbos, Aryeh Deri used the forum for apologize for his “white people and Russians” statement which has drawn harsh criticism. Deri stated “I want to sincerely apologize. I was way out of line. This is not who I am and it is not the way I speak and […]
Al Qaeda Offers Gold For US Ambassador’s Murder
Al-Qaida’s branch in Yemen has offered to pay tens of thousands of dollars to anyone who kills the U.S. ambassador in Sanaa or an American soldier in the country. An audio produced by the group’s media arm, the al-Malahem Foundation, and posted on militant websites Saturday said it offered three kilograms of gold worth $160,000 […]
Immigration, Economic Revival Head Obama’s Second-Term Checklist
President Barack Obama is pledging to focus in his second term on immigration reform, boosting economic growth through infrastructure repair and energy policies that nod to environmental protection. The president is mired in a difficult fight with congressional Republicans to avoid sharp spending cuts and steep tax increases collectively referred to as the “fiscal cliff.” […]
Chacham Ovadia Works to Enlist Avreichim; Says To Stop Learning To Campaign For Shas
Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef Shlita is calling on upon avreichim to begin going house to house towards persuading friends to vote Shas. Chacham Ovadia stated that if Shas gets enough seats, it will have an influence on the next coalition and this is critical for the Torah world. The rav stated the issue of […]
Woman Killed In MVA Near JFK Airport
A woman was killed and three other people were injured when a car sped off the road not far from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport early on Sunday, police said. The driver, who sustained minor injuries, was in police custody but no charges have been announced, said a spokeswoman for the New York […]
Obama: US Has Good Leads On Who Carried Out Benghazi Attacks
The United States has some “very good leads” about who carried out the attacks in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans including the U.S. ambassador in September, President Barack Obama said in an interview broadcast on Sunday. Obama told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that the United States would carry out all of the recommendations put […]
Wall St Week Ahead: ‘Cliff’ May Be A Fear, But Debt Ceiling Scarier
Investors fearing a stock market plunge – if the United States tumbles off the “fiscal cliff” this week – may want to relax. But they should be scared if a few weeks later, Washington fails to reach a deal to increase the nation’s debt ceiling because that raises the threat of a default, another credit […]
GOP Governors Walk Balance Beam On Health Law
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who made a fortune as a health care executive, long opposed President Barack Obama’s remake of the health insurance market. After the Democratic president won re-election, the Republican governor softened his tone. He said he wanted to “have a conversation” with the administration about implementing the 2010 law. With a federal […]
Vishnitzer Rebbe: The Situation Remains Unchanged
The Vishnitzer Rebbe Shlita during seudas shlishis once again spoke of the situation vis-à-vis efforts to draft avreichim. He told the tzibur “nothing has changed”, instructing them to ignore orders to report to an induction center. The rebbe spoke of the responsibility of the tzibur at large to work to ensure an election victory for […]
Menachem Carmel’s Office Targeted in Shabbos Morning Break-In
The office of Rabbi Menachem Carmel of the Yerushalmi/Netzach faction of Degel Hatorah was broken into on shabbos morning at about 06:30. Video surveillance shows masked men inside. They made off with documents pertaining to his work in the party’s Vaad Diyor, the housing committee addressing housing issues for the party’s tzibur. The main office […]
R’ Yaakov Yosef: Voting Likud is an ‘Isur D’oraissa’
It appears tensions between Shas and Likud/Beitenu are continuing to increase as Rav Yaakov Chai Yosef released a statement that if one votes Likud in the general elections, one has transgressed an “isur D’oraissa”. During a weekly shiur, the rav had harsh words for frum and traditional voters planning to cast their ballot for Likud, […]
Reports: Russia Sends Another Naval Ship To Syria
Russian news agencies say the navy is sending another ship to the Syrian port of Tartus, where Russia has a naval base. The reports Sunday by the ITAR-Tass and Interfax news agency cited an unidentified official in the military general staff as saying the Novocherkassk, a large landing ship, has set sail from the Black […]
Turkey’s Erdogan Tells Refugees Syrian Rebirth Near
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told a crowd of thousands of Syrian refugees on Sunday their country was preparing for a “sacred birth” that would replace President Bashar al-Assad with the will of the Syrian people. Refugee camps in Turkey host 150,000 Syrians who have fled the conflict across the border, and Erdogan visited one […]
Obama Wants Gun Violence Measures Passed In 2013
Recalling the shooting rampage that killed 20 first graders as the worst day of his presidency, President Barack Obama on Sunday pledged to put his “full weight” behind legislation aimed at preventing gun violence. In an interview with NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Obama voiced skepticism about the National Rifle Association’s proposal to put armed guards […]
German Magazine Mistakenly Publishes Bush Obituary
Germany’s respected news weekly Der Spiegel mistakenly published an obituary Sunday for former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, hours after a family spokesman said the 88-year-old was recovering from illness. Bush was hospitalized in Houston Nov. 23 for treatment of a bronchitis-related cough and moved to intensive care on Dec. 23 after he developed a […]
Psychiatric Test For Suspect In NYC Subway Death
A woman suspected in the death of an immigrant who was pushed off a New York City subway platform has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Erika Menendez, 31, was arraigned Saturday night on a charge of murder as a hate crime. She had told police she has hated Muslims since Sept. 11 and […]
AG Secretary Sees Common Ground On Gun Control
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says the Newtown school shootings have changed the gun control debate and that rural America is ready to be part of a national conversation that he believes could bring people together. Vilsack says the debate has to start with respect for the Second Amendment right to bear arms and a recognition […]
Obama Touts Hagel, Says No Decision On Defense Secretary Job
President Barack Obama offered strong support for former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel as the potential next U.S. defense secretary but said in remarks aired on Sunday that he had not yet decided on a nominee for the Pentagon post. Hagel is considered a leading candidate to replace outgoing Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, but the […]
U.S. Plane Stuck In Iran For Repairs After Emergency Landing
A small U.S. commercial plane has been stuck in Iran for nearly three weeks after making an emergency landing near the city of Ahvaz, the country’s airports director said on Sunday. The plane was forced to land because of technical problems, Mahmoud Rasoulinejad said, quoted by the Mehr news agency. “After landing, the crew travelled […]