Friday, March 29, 2024

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Brooklyn, NY – One Man in Custody and Two Others Sought in Police Shooting

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Brooklyn, NY - Police took one suspect into custody and are searching for two others in the brutal shooting of two young police officers during a traffic stop of a stolen SUV, as was reported here on ...

Israel – Hareidi Soldier Sues Walla News.

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Israel - A hareidi-religious soldier has decided to sue the Walla news network for using his image in an article about draft dodging. The soldier, David Goldberg Dvir, argues that his picture was alt...

Nyack, NY +TZ Bridge Attempt Jumper Tackled+

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Rockland County, Nyack, NY +TZ Bridge Attempt Jumper Tackled+ An EDP stoped her vehicle and attempted to jump off the Tappan Zee Bridge at the northbound lanes but a quick thinking construction worker...

Bronx, NY – Cops Vow To Thwart Synagogue Vandals.

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Bronx, NY - Vandals have repeatedly attacked a Pelham Parkway synagogue, smashing several stained-glass windows, but politicians and police are coming together to try to thwart future attacks. At lea...

New York – Imam Accused in JFK Plot Wanted Help From Iran.

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New York - A Shiite imam accused of plotting to blow up fuel tanks at John F. Kennedy International Airport wanted to seek Iranian backing for the terrorist plot. The disclosure came yesterday in a c...

Brooklyn, NY – Locals Buying Most New Dwellings

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Brooklyn, NY - With luxury condos soaring all over the borough, Brooklynites might have reason to expect a massive invasion from well-heeled neighbors in Manhattan. But figures show that boroug...

Beijing, China – Ex-Food-And-Drug Chief Executed

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Beijing, China - China's ex-chief food-and-drug watchdog has paid the ultimate price for the country's tainted products scandal. The former head of the State Food and Drug Administration, Zheng Xiaoy...

Los Angeles, CA – Permit for Eruv over SoCal Beaches Upheld

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Los Angeles, CA - State regulators refused to revoke an Orthodox temple's permit to use an Eruv - strand of fishing line to create a symbolic religious boundary over surrounding beach communities...

New York – Scammers Testing Stolen Credit Cards with Charities

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New York - Credit card thieves are increasingly donating to charities with stolen credit cards. The scammers are verifying whether stolen credit cards work by making payments to popular charities. T...

Bel Harbour, FL – Famed Sheraton Hotel To Close Its Doors For Good.

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Bel Harbour FL - The famed Sheraton Bal Harbour Hotel has closed its doors and will soon be demolished. Over the years there have been a lot of memories made in this grand hotel including weddings, ...

Brooklyn, NY – Starrett City Sale Turned Down Again

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Brooklyn, NY - The company that wants to buy Starrett City has been turned down again by federal officials.Clipper Equity wants to spend $1.3 billion to buy the 140-acre affordable housing haven that ...

Wurtsboro, NY +Westbound Rt 17 Traffic Alert+

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Sullivan County, Wurtsboro, NY +Westbound Rt 17 Traffic Alert+ A motor vehicle acident on the westbound lanes of Rt 17 at the off ramp of Exit 114 where a vehicle that was reportly stolen was being pu...

New York, NY – Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York State

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New York, NY - New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and State Department of Health, have issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for the Western New York, New York City Metro, and Lon...

Monticello, NY – Scare at Wal-Mart When Perps Ran Into Store After Shooting

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Monticello, NY - Police say a perp opened fire at an apartment house on Anawana Lake Road. No injuries were reported. Two men fled the scene, jumping into a passing stranger's car and telling him to ...

New York – FDA Approves First Skin Patch to Treat Dementia.

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New York - The first skin patch to treat the dementia that can plague Alzheimer's patients gained federal approval, a drug company said Monday. The drug in the patch, called Exelon or rivastigmine, i...

Barcelona, Spain – Archaeologists Remove Bones from Century Old Jewish Cemetery for Research

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Barcelona, Spain - A scandal upsetting the Jewish world has emerged from Spain where an archaeological dig in Barcelona has unearthed the bones of Jews for research purposes, in a previously undisco...

Borehamwood, London England – Eruv Plan Approved.

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Borehamwood, London England - Plans to create a symbolic Jewish boundary around Borehamwood were approved at a planning meeting on Thursday night. The public gallery in Hertsmere Borough Council's ch...

New York, NY – Bomb Threat Against Staten Island Ferry

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New York, NY - Two Staten Island ferries were evacuated after authorities received a bomb threat against one of the boats.  Department of Transportation spokeswoman Molly Gordy says NYPD canine...

New York, NY – When Nature Calls, Use Your Cell Phone

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New York, NY - A new cell phone-based service promises to help desperate New Yorkers with no place to go - by finding them the closest, cleanest public rest room. Mizpee.com works on cell phon...

Stafford, CT – The Smell Of Conflict Of A Kosher Slaughterhouse

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Stafford, CT - Home Pride Provisions a slaughterhouse in the area, and neighbors have been calling and writing the governor about the rotten smell, the first selectman, the Department of Environmenta...