Tiberias, Israel – Woman Killed by Falling Eucalyptus
Tiberias, Israel - Esther Levi, a 45-year-old mother of four from Tiberias, was killed when a large tree fell on her.
Levy was walking down the city's Shimon Dahan St. on her way home from work. She ...
Haifa, Israel – 100 Religious Soldiers Walk Out of Event Performing Female Singers
Haifa, Israel - About 100 religious soldiers left a Paratroop Brigade assembly to avoid being present at the performance of a female singer.
Their departure stemmed from the halakha that prohibits th...
Postville, IA – Agriprocessors Auction Falls Apart
Postville, IA - Attempts to sell machinery, land and other property from Postville’s debt-riddled kosher meat plant collapsed Tuesday after potential buyers failed to make an offer that satisfied the ...
Monticello, NY – 40-Year Deal Would Keep Racing, Racinos at Track and Concord
Monticello, NY - Struggling Empire Resorts announced today it has a new deal with Concord owner Louis Cappelli that could leave Sullivan County with two racinos and two harness tracks within 2.5 miles...
Albany, NY – Gov. Paterson To Unions No Concessions: You’re Fired; Orders Layoff Of 8,900 State Employees
Albany, NY - After unions refused concessions in the state’s effort to address the staggering $16 billion budget deficit and even refused to offer counterproposals, Gov. David Paterson has ordered lay...
Israel – IAF: Air Force Ahead Of The World In Drone Technology
Israel - An Israel Air Force official says Israel is ahead of the West and the United States in the use of drones, by ten years.
The drones were widely used, and to great advantage, in Israel's ant...
Sharon, MA – Man Pleads Guilty in Theft of Painting That Survived Kristallnacht
Sharon, MA - A Massachusetts man has admitted to stealing a painting that a neighbor's family had smuggled out of Europe after it was damaged by German Nazis.
Steven Zaharoff, 58, of Sharon, Mass.,...
New York, NY – City Gets Wireless Water Meters
New York, NY - The City is installing wireless water meter readers.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced today that all 826,000 meters will be installed by 2011, ending the practice of estimated water b...
Chicago, IL – $50,000 Bond in Jewish School Threat Case
Chicago, IL - A Jordanian national charged last week with making a bomb threat against a Jewish school in December will be released on $50,000 bond, a federal judge decided today.
Mohammed Alkaramla,...
Jerusalem – Labor Votes to Join Netanyahu Government. MK Plesner: Netanyahu Sold State to Haredim
Jerusalem - A Labor Party official says his party has voted to join the incoming government of Benjamin Netanyahu, giving a centrist tone to the coalition that has looked hard-line up to now.
Ofer Ei...
New York – Glatt Kosher Food Option Added To New Yankee Stadium
New York - The Yankees have announced the full spectrum of dining options for the new Yankee Stadium, and they've left no stone unturned.
Running through the entire list would take quite some time...
Melbourne, Australia – Joe Gutnick To Open Exploration For Rock Project in India; Will Employ 1000
Melbourne, Australia - It might seem brave to open a mine in Mt Isa in the current climate, but Joe Gutnick, chief executive of US-based Legend International, says he is on track for a phosphate rock ...
Israel – Passover Wine Sales Expected to Drop 10%-15%
Israel - Sales of wine and alcoholic beverages for Passover are expected to total NIS 250-270 million estimates the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce.
This would mark a 10%-15% fall from l...
New York – When Economy Sours Candy Sales Robust
New York - The recession seems to have a sweet tooth. As unemployment has risen and 401(k)’s have shrunk, Americans, particularly adults, have been consuming growing volumes of candy, from Mary Janes ...
Boca Raton, FL – The Rich Life Of Madoff Aide Annette Bongiorno
Boca Raton, FL - Fox 5 has looked into Bernard Madoff's closest associates at his investment firm. Now, a Fox 5 investigation has zeroed in on a woman at the firm who was a key player in Madoff's inne...
Washington – Eating Red Meat Linked to Early Death, Study Finds
Washington - The largest study of its kind finds that older Americans who eat large amounts of red meat and processed meats face a greater risk of death from heart disease and cancer.
The federal s...
Hancock, NY – FOX News Again Investigating Suspicious Upstate NY Muslim Town [video]
Hancock, NY - If you didn't know where to look, you'd probably never find Islamberg, a private Muslim community in the woods of the western Catskills, 150 miles northwest of New York City.
The town...
New York, NY – NYers: Bloomberg Cold But Businesslike
New York, NY - Today's Q poll finds the majority of NYC voters (55-30) consider Mayor Bloomberg cold and businesslike, and his approval rating has dropped to 64-28 - still high, but nevertheless the l...
Manhattan, NY – Heirs’ Secrecy in Settlement Over Picassos Baffles Judge
Manhattan, NY - A federal judge in Manhattan said that he is deeply troubled by the secrecy of a settlement concerning two Picasso paintings purportedly sold under duress in Nazi Germany.
In the se...
Jerusalem – Visit Israel Too Often? You May be Forced to Make Aliya
Jerusalem - Jewish tourists who spend more than 180 days in Israel, even without violating the terms of their tourist visas, are being increasingly harassed by border patrol officials, detained at the...