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Bloomberg Defends Campaign Spending Mayor Bloomberg last night defended the overwhelming pile of money he is spending to win reelection, while two Democrats who want to replace him said he was running a city for the rich.
"I made every dime that I have," Bloomberg told the Working Families Party candidate forum, sparking scattered hisses from the crowd of about 250.
"I've used my money ...July 03 11:16 Read Full Story » NYC: Summertime Rain Means Fewer Murders An analysis by The New York Times of rainfall and homicides for the last six years shows that when it rains substantially in the summertime, there are fewer homicides.
When there was no precipitation, there was an average of 17 homicides every 10 days. But when there was an inch or more of rain, the average dropped to 14.
The gap ...
July 03 11:13
Concord Hotel Could Get Back On Track, Official Tells Sullivan Legislators MONTICELLO, NY – There is no sign of life at the site of the former Concord resort, just some piles of debris, a stack of prefab metal skeletons, and what appears to be initial site work, done six months ago. Not one person, or piece of construction equipment could be seen, when we checked the site Thursday.
Things could ...
July 03 11:10
Chassene Fund Faces Bank Foreclosure The Bank of Ireland is this week threatening foreclosure on a Chassene Fund, which could impact adversely on several Bnei Torah in Eretz Yisroel. About thirty of them who bought Traders Endowment Policies partly funded by the Bank of Ireland five years ago for the purpose of building up chassene funds for their children risk losing 80% to ...
July 03 11:07
Court Remands Hit and Run Driver A Jerusalem District Court judge on Thursday extended the remand of a chareidi male who on Wednesday was responsible for a hit and run accident in Ramot Polin in which a toddler was critically injured. The driver fled the scene but was later ...
July 03 11:03
Tens of Swine Flu Patients in Israel's Chareidi Sector The daily HaMevaser reports that the number of Israelis diagnosed with swine flu has reached 600. The numbers are rapidly climbing in the chareidi sector, attributed to the strong connection between the communities in Eretz Yisrael and N. America.
This is evident in many communities including Yerushalayim, Bnei Brak, Elad, Betar Illit, ...
1 Comments | July 03 07:40
President Obama Seeking to Entice Israel with Aerial Rights Seeking to sell his total settlement freeze policy, US President Barak Obama is offering Israel two enticements. The first is that a number of Arab nations that do not maintain diplomatic relations with Israel to permit Israeli planes to use their airspace. Such a move would significantly reduce flight time from Israel to the Far East. ...
4 Comments | July 03 07:38
Mayor Barkat Met with Rabbonim and Elected Officials Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat has met with chareidi and dati leumi MKs in an effort to reach a solution that will lower the flames of conflict in the Jerusalem shabbos parking lot protests. The mayor also met on Thursday with representatives with the Eida Chareidis.
At present, it appears no agreement has reached and the city is planning ...
2 Comments | July 03 07:37
SAFETY ALERT - Inflatable Baby Floats Recalled Due To Drowning Risk The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is asking parents to immediately stop using a series of inflatable floats for babies in swimming pools, announcing a voluntary recall of about 4 million floats Thursday.
The items - which inflate to seat babies and toddlers as they float on water - are manufactured by Massachusetts-based Aqua ...
July 03 01:38
Paterson Mediates Unpaid State Senators' Power Struggle Democratic and Republican senators laid out separate power-sharing plans at a closed-door meeting Thursday afternoon with the governor, who is now acting as a moderator between the two sides.
State Senate leaders emerged from the meeting, hopeful that the three-and-a-half-week long stalemate will soon be resolved.
The ...
July 03 01:37
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