New York City – Chasidic Man A Rising Political Star Under 40
New York City - If this list were titled “400 under 40,” there would probably still be some worthy people not in the pages that follow.
As it is, with a mere 40 slots, this year’s task of picking t...
Jerusalem – Rabbonim Re-Issue Sweeping Ban Against Shabbos Elevators
Jerusalem - A psak halochoh issued this morning (Tuesday) by gedolei Yisroel, including for the first time HaRav Yosef Sholom Eliyashiv, lays forth a sweeping ban against the use of Shabbos elevators....
Saudi Arabia – Experts Fear New Al Qaeda Technique Storing Bomb Materials In Rectum That Goes Undetected
Saudi Arabia - Al Qaeda has developed a new tactic that allows suicide bombers to breach even the tightest security.
Inside a Saudi palace, the scene was the bloody aftermath of an al Qaeda attack ...
Brooklyn, NY – Court Denies Williamsburg Power Plant
Brooklyn, NY - On September 9, Transgas Energy Systems began pleading its case in Brooklyn appellate court for its right to build a power plant along the East River near Kent Avenue and North 12th Str...
Tzfas – Rabbinical Court: Baal Toke’a for Many Years Was Not Allowed to be Removed
Tzfas, Israel - The Tzfat (Safed) Rabbinical Court ruled that the Ashkenazi HaAri Synagogue cannot remove from his position the High Holidays' shofar blower (baal toke'a) because he has been filling t...
Atlantic City, NJ – Yom Kippur Sail: Rough Seas Tore Out Chunk of Boat
Atlantic City, NJ - Passengers aboard a dolphin-sighting boat along the Jersey shore put on lifejackets after rough seas tore a chunk out of the front of the vessel.
Cruisin' 1 set sail from Atlant...
United Nations, NY – Syria Calls for Israel to Join Nuclear Treaty
United Nations, NY - Israel must comply with the demands of the International Atomic Energy Agency if the Mideast is to become a region free of weapons of mass destruction, Syria's foreign minister sa...
New York – H1N1 More Dangerous For Pregnant Women, What You Need To Know
New York - Pregnant women already visit doctors far more frequently than most people do, and this winter, as swine flu spreads, a lot of scared women are going to be asking for extra appointments. It'...
New Hampshire – Kids Who Get Spanked May Have Lower IQs
New Hampshire - The debate over spanking goes back many years, but the essential question often evades discussion: Does spanking actually work? In the short term, yes. You can correct immediate misbeh...
Israel – Vigilantes Target Young Arab-Jewish Couples
Israel - It’s past 10pm, but work has just begun for the group of vigilantes in a small white hatchback patrolling the streets of Pisgat Ze’ev — a Jewish settlement on the outskirts of east Jerusalem....
St. Louis, MO – Researchers Targeting Cancer With Bee Venom
St. Louis, MO - A bee sting can be painful, but its venomous payload might hold promise for a beneficial purpose—fighting cancer.
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have used an ing...
Los Angeles, CA – Izak Nazarian: From Tehran Rags to LA Riches
Los Angeles, CA - “The pressure is having an impact on everybody, but we’re not suffering from it,” says Izak Parviz Nazarian, considered the world’s richest Jewish Iranian.
“We didn’t diversify in...
New York City – Vote Today!! Comptroller, Public advocate Run-offs Too Close to Call
New York City - Today, Tuesday, September 29, 2009 is Election Day in New York City. There is a run-off election for Public Advocate, and NYC Comptroller.
For once, the pollsters are stumped. They ...
Jerusalem – Jewish Brain Power Fuels Israeli Technology
Jerusalem - Israel may be one of the smallest countries in the world, but it is a global leader in technology. A ground breaking new book explains why and points out the implications for the United St...
New York, NY – City Enforcing Screening for Public and Subsidized Pre-K Programs
New York, NY - The city is adding the diaper set to the screening process for kids entering the school system - testing all 3- and 4-year- olds in public and subsidized pre-K programs. But many say ch...
Butner, NC – Madoff’s First Yom Kippur in Prison
Butner, NC - On the first Yom Kippur since his multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme was exposed, Bernard Madoff was allowed to take the day off from his prison work detail at Butner prison in North Carol...
New York, NY – Bloomberg Makes Push For Nuclear Sensors, 100 New Cops to be Hired
New York, NY - Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined area lawmakers in a push to secure federal funding for the Securing the Cities program.
"We can't, and I tell you we won't, be complacent when it comes t...
Kiev, Ukraine – Authorities Scrap Plan to Build Babi Yar Hotel, Jews Still Bitter
Kiev, Ukraine - Authorities, facing withering criticism, have reversed a decision to build a hotel on a killing field used by Nazis during the infamous 1941 Babi Yar massacre, officials said Monday.
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Detroit, MI – Michigan Broker Charged in $250 Million Ponzi Case
Detroit, MI - Federal regulators are suing a Detroit-area man who is accused of soliciting millions for the leader of a $250 million financial scam.
The Securities and Exchange Commission says Fra...
Washington – Secret Service Investigating Obama Assasination Poll On Facebook
Washington - The U.S. Secret Service is investigating an online survey that asked whether people thought President Barack Obama should be assassinated.
The poll, posted Saturday on Facebook, was ta...