Thursday, May 16, 2024

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New York – Paladino Fires Back: Paterson The Most Corrupt Governor in New York History

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New York - Well, they're not calling Gov. Paterson "a drug addict" again -- just a mite "addled." Oh, and totally corrupt. Team Paladino is lashing back at Gov. Paterson for calling the newly minte...

Pensacola, FL – In ‘Rush’ to Chat up Health-Care Judge, Limbaugh Goofs

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Pensacola, FL - Anyone listening to Rush Limbaugh's radio show could be forgiven for thinking that Judge Roger Vinson has the federal government dead in his sights. Mr. Limbaugh spent some time pro...

New York – NY Mayor Defends Whitman’s Spending in Calif. Race

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New York - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is defending former eBay executive Meg Whitman's record-breaking spending in the California gubernatorial race. Whitman's $119 million in personal c...

Chicago, IL – Obesity Rate Among Jewish Schools Double That of Non Jewish Children

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Chicago, IL - Maureen Benjamins is a senior epidemiologist at the Sinai Urban Health Institute, located in Chicago, and a few years ago she decided to survey the health of more than 200 Jews attending...

New York, NY – 1 Person Killed in Fast-Moving Storm That Rattled Even Jaded New Yorkers [video]

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New York, NY - A fast-moving storm packing 100 mph winds triggered tornado warnings Thursday afternoon in Brooklyn, Staten Island and Queens and killed at least one person. The storm slammed the ci...

Tehran – Iran’s President Brings Political Baggage to NY Next Week

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Tehran - Iran's president will likely swagger into New York next week in much the same style as past visits for the annual U.N. General Assembly: ready to take his jabs at America on its home turf. ...

Jerusalem – Ovadia Yosef ‘Blesses’ Peace Partners in Letter

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Jerusalem - Less than three weeks after publicly wishing that God smite the Palestinian people and their leaders with the plague, the head of Shas’s Council of Torah Sages, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, wished ...

New York, NY – Gov. Paterson Plans More Layoffs for State Workers

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New York, NY - Gov. David Paterson said he would lay off state workers before the end of the year because not enough were taking early retirement incentives. The governor’s remarks, made during a v...

New York – Gluten-free Has Gone Big Time, But Why So Popular?

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New York - Gwyneth Paltrow gushes over gluten-free. Chelsea Clinton's wedding cake was baked without it. The new Old Spice guy avoids the ubiquitous protein to help stay buff. In fact, odds are good y...

Baltimore, MD – Jewish Doctor to Be Ok After Being Shot; Gunman Kills Self, His Mother Inside Hospital

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Baltimore, MD - A gunman shot a doctor at the world-famous Johns Hopkins medical complex in Baltimore Thursday morning and barricaded himself in his mother's hospital room. A SWAT team was readying...

New York – NY Black Leaders: Paladino Must Conduct Civilized Campaign Or State Republicans Should Dump Him

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New York - Led by former state Comptroller Carl McCall and former city Comptroller Bill Thompson, a group of African-American Democratic leaders today called on state Republicans to insist GOP guberna...

Seattle, WA – Microsoft’s New IE9 Promises Zippier Performance

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Seattle, WA - Microsoft Corp. unveiled the "beta" test version of Internet Explorer 9 on Wednesday, the first of a new generation of Web browser programs that tap into the powerful processors on board...

Jerusalem – Israel To Buy Advanced U.S. Fighter Jets

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Jerusalem - Israel to buy advanced US fighter jets Jerusalem - The Israeli government has officially approved plans to buy American-made F-35 stealth fighter jets. Prime Minister Benjamin Netany...

Israel – Customs Confiscated 300 Undeclared Esrogim from Couple

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Israel - The holiday of Sukkot will soon be upon us, and Jews around the world will practice the mitzvah of waving the Four Species: the Lulav, Hadass, Aravah, and the Etrog. Etrogim that are broug...

New York – Governor Says Paladino Not Fit For Public Service

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New York - Governor David Paterson is blasting Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino, saying he's not fit for public service. The Buffalo businessman beat out former Congressman Rick Laz...

Delaware – Tea Party Senate Nominee O’Donnel Wouldn’t Lie to Nazis if She Were Hiding Jews‏

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Delaware - O’Donnell So Fervently Pro-Truth That She Wouldn’t Lie To Nazis Asking If She Were Hiding Jews In Her Home Long before Tea Party candidate Christine O’Donnell rocked the Delaware GOP by ...

New York – Russian Chess Chief Bids $10M For Ground Zero Mosque Site

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New York - The eccentric Russian head of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) on Thursday announced a $10 million bid to buy the site of a controversial mosque project near Ground Zero in New York. Ki...

Montreal – All Residents Safe after Fire in Shed Spreads to 3 Story House

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Montreal - Fire department and Hatzolah responded to a fire late last night at the back of a three-storey house in Outremont. Firefighters arrived at the house on Hutchinson St., just north of Bern...

Pennsylvania – Hatzolah: Finally Philadelphia Has An Emergency Service That Answers To Higher Calling

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Philadelphia, PA - On a recent summer day, Rabbi Shloime Isaacson received an urgent call: A 98-year-woman was having difficulty breathing. Isaacson was on his way to a meeting with a potential do...

New York – Schneiderman’s Remark To Annex Sharpton’s Office Into Albany Hunts Him In AG Race

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New York - Republican Daniel Donovan blasted rival Eric Schneiderman yesterday for promising "an annex" in Albany to the Rev. Al Sharpton as the race for attorney general officially kicked off. The...