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No Debate in NY Governor's Race With Less Than 3 Weeks Left
It looks like voters in New York won't get the chance to see the candidates for governor debate after Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo balked at his opponents' proposals for an…
Report: Weinroth Suggested Netanyahu ResignShortly before he passed away this week, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s lawyer and confidant, Yaakov Weinroth, recommended that he should resign rather than undergo a court trial on corruption…
As Brooklyn’s top prosecutor, I am committed to protecting all communities – including the Orthodox Jewish community – from hate-fueled violence and to holding those who commit hate crimes accountable. Violent…
Student Wins Fight Against DeportationIsrael’s High Court ended over two weeks of uncertainty over the fate of an American student barred from entering the country because of past support for boycotting Israel with a…
The three top officials in Afghanistan's Kandahar province were killed when their own guards opened fire on them at a security conference Thursday, the deputy provincial governor said, and a…
Israel
The United Nations Security Council started off a session on events in the Middle East on Thursday which featured a dramatic confrontation between the Israeli ambassador and a left-wing critic…
Israel ramped up its armored forces along the Gaza border on Thursday in a daylight show of force, a day after a Palestinian rocket destroyed a home in Beersheva. With…
Israel’s Rambam Health Care Campus and Georgia’s Institute of Technology affiliate, the Global Center for Medical Innovation (GCMI), have announced that they are partnering to start a new mediical technology…
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Reb Leibush Scharf, Z”lThe Bobov community mourned the petirah Tuesday of Reb Leibush Scharf, z”l, one of the elderly Chassidim of the rebbes of Bobov spanning nearly a century. Reb Leibush was born…
A multi-ethnic group of communal leaders held a demonstration Wednesday morning to protest several assaults on Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn this week. On Sunday, Farrukh Afzal, 37, a car-service driver…
Preparations for The Shabbos Project In Full SwingPreparations for this year’s Shabbos Project in Staten Island, scheduled for Shabbos Parashas Vayeira, October 26-27, are in full swing. Once again, the Young Israel of Staten Island will be…
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Florida to Bend Voting Rules in Counties Hit by HurricaneFlorida is going to bend some of the voting rules for voters living in counties hammered by Hurricane Michael. The administration of Gov. Rick Scott announced Thursday that eight counties…
Despite the terrible odds — one in 302.5 million for those keeping score at home — someone will eventually match all six numbers and win the Mega Millions jackpot, now…
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Putin Says Islamic State Has Seized 700 Hostages in SyriaPresident Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Islamic State (IS) terrorists had seized nearly 700 hostages in part of Syria controlled by U.S.-backed forces and had executed some of them…
The United States opposes a plan by South and North Korea to set up a no-fly zone over their heavily fortified border, the latest sign of a rift between Seoul…
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