The Cabinet, at its weekly meeting on Sunday morning 14 Teves, approved Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s proposed plan to strengthen economic links and cooperation with Japan. The plan constitutes a
A tea partyer who’s been an outspoken critic of House Speaker John Boehner says he’ll challenge Boehner for the job when the new Congress convenes Tuesday. Republican Louie Gohmert of
Mazel tov to R’ Shimie and Michal Gross of Yerushalayim on the birth of a boy on Monday, 14 Teves. The Gross’ were the focus of many tefilos when they
In response to learning of the dangerous lack of on-site portable backup power generators to operate the Marine Parkway Bridge in the event of emergencies, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Belle Harbor)
Shula Zaken, who was Ehud Olmert’s bureau chief and close confidant for decades, will soon be a free person. Zaken was sentenced to 11 months imprisonment for her role in
In a Galei Tzahal (Army Radio) interview on Monday morning 14 Teves, Yesh Atid leader MK Yair Lapid admitted that he made many mistakes during his tenure as finance minister
A member of the unusual grand jury that declined to indict a Ferguson police officer in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown contends in a lawsuit filed Monday that
Another plunge in the price of oil is driving stocks sharply lower. Energy companies led the decline as crude dipped below $50 a barrel Monday. Other stocks also fell as
On the afternoon of 7 Teves, the Binyamin Police arrived at the hilltop community of Mishcanot HaRo’im near Kochav HaShachar and detained six youths residing there. The police claimed that
The New York City sanitation department has issued a snow alert starting at 9 a.m. Tuesday. The National Weather Service is predicting light snow in the city and suburbs between
The flu is rampant in most of the country, and health officials say the season could peak soon. Flu was widespread in 43 states and flu activity was intense in
A special beis din has been established to prevent the leak of additional videos pertaining to Maran HaGaon HaRav Ovadia Yosef ZT”L against Shas leader Aryeh Deri. It appears the
Mayor Bill de Blasio says it was “disrespectful” that some NYPD officers turned their backs to him during a pair of funerals for slain police officers. De Blasio said that
A year after a brutally cold spell was blamed on something called the polar vortex ? which was treated like a northern invasion by the media and as a conquering
PA (Palestinian Authority) Chief Negotiator Dr. Saeb Erekat has announced that the current situation is no longer acceptable and if left without alternatives, the PA will dissolve itself and “give
It appears that with each passing day Shas leader Aryeh Deri is aware the elections are coming and there is a great deal of work ahead, compelling him to curtail
[PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE] Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) said he was proud to stand in the rain yesterday with so many of the Orthodox community’s volunteers who responded to his
Too many Israelis are unwilling to risk a repeat of the first storm of the winter of 5774. Last winter, many or possibly most Israelis did not stock up as
The White House says whether Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise keeps his House Republican leadership position “says a lot about who they are.” Scalise has been under fire over revelations that
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