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Former Agriprocessors vice president Sholom Rubashkin filed a motion today in U.S. District Court for an acquittal on the 86 counts he was convicted of last week, and is also asking for a new trial on those charges. The motion contends there was insufficient evidence to sustain the conviction on the bank fraud, money laundering and other charges. ...

Governor David A. Paterson today announced that nearly three million doses of H1N1 vaccine have now been shipped to New York State by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of November 18, CDC reported it had shipped approximately 1.7 million doses to New York State outside of New York City and more than 1.2 million doses to ...

United States Army Major Nidal Hasan told a radical cleric considered by authorities to be an al-Qaeda recruiter, "I can't wait to join you" in the afterlife, according to an American official with top secret access to 18 e-mails exchanged between Hasan and the cleric, Anwar al Awlaki, over a six month period between Dec. 2008 and June 2009. "It ...

A plan for shared taxi rides in the city is close to launching. The Taxi and Limousine Commissioner says the pilot program should be ready to roll out next month. The plan announced and approved in May allows cabs to take multiple passengers at a flat rate from designated pick up spots during the morning rush. Passengers can be dropped off on the way ...

Fire crews are on the scene of a blaze at 12 Green Avenue in the Village of Woodridge. Crews from Woodridge, Fallsburg, Woodbourne and Mountaindale have been called for mutual aid assistance. Sources tell YWN that the building used to be a Kosher Butcher, and was recently purchased by Mehadrin Kosher Dairy. The fire originated in a cooler ...

Some say it happens all the time - women harassed, even assaulted while riding a subway train, many in the middle of the day. Now New York City is taking steps to stop it. So which trains are the most dangerous, and what time of day? CBS2 HD got some surprising answers and learned what's being done to keep women safe. The NYPD says most of its ...

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-General Gabi Ashkenazi has called for administering a polygraph exam to hundreds of officers, majors, before they move up the chain of command to the rank of lt.-colonel. The new policy will take effect on January 1, 2010. The move is intended to bring a halt to the ongoing norm of leaking information to the media, giving ...

YWN regrets to inform you of the Petira of the famed Mohel, Rav Moshe Bunim Pirutinsky ZATZAL. Rav Pirutinsky was was one of the last "Alter Mirrer", the title given to those who learned in the Mirrer Yeshiva in Poland, and who miraculously survived the hands of the Nazis YMS by fleeing with the entire Yeshiva to Shanghai, China. He was ...

The following is reported by NY1: Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani is calling a report that he will not run for governor in 2010 "premature." The New York Times is reporting that the the two-term mayor and unsuccessful Republican presidential candidate has chosen not to take on the Democratic nominee in a statewide election. An authoritative ...

The following article appears in the Jewish Chronicle UK: Flying can pose all sorts of challenges, none more so than for those who are meticulous about saying their prayers at the right time of day. A Manchester rabbi reportedly told a meeting that it is better to pray in your seat rather than risk a disruption by standing in the aisle. He was ...

Agudath Israel of America’s 87th National Convention will be hosting a legal seminar for rabbonim and shul officers on Friday morning, November 27, 2009, from 10:15 to 11:45am. The workshop will address common legal issues that affect shuls. The seminar will be addressed by: Jacob I. Friedman, Esq., Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP; Jay A. ...

12:10PM EST: According to a breaking news report by the Associated Press, prosecutors have dismissed all 72 immigration charges against Sholom Rubashkin. The move came after Sholom Rubashkin's conviction last week in federal court on financial fraud charges. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY - FURTHER DETAILS TO ...

This week: Did Political Correctness Kill Americans? Plus, Why Are Politicians Allowing New York to Go Broke? [AUDIO LINK BELOW] Every Thursday - exclusively on Yeshiva World - you can ask David G. Greenfield, Esq. any political question you have! It’s simple, ask your political question ...

The following is a NY Times report: Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani has decided not to run for governor of New York next year after months of mulling a candidacy, according to people who have been told of the decision. His decision is a blow to many Republican leaders, who had viewed Mr. Giuliani as the strongest potential candidate in a ...

By Rabbi Yisroel Besser for this weeks Yated Ne'eman (USA): It was the night before Yom Kippur. I made my way up the steps of many Montreal homes, accompanied by a new friend, Meir Simcha Rubashkin. Warmhearted Yidden welcomed us, understanding that we were there for a cause. As soon as my companion, Meir Simcha, said his last name, they understood. ...

[PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED - UPDATE BELOW] A computer glitch is causing major flight delays all over the East Coast. According to the Federal Aviation Administration and air traffic controllers, a flight system developed a problem early Thursday morning which is affecting the computer system's ability to ...

The new owners of the former AgriProcessors in Postville received $600,000 in state assistance, plus tax credits, Thursday for a $15 million proposal to update and modernize the Kosher beef and poultry meatpacking plant. Agri Star Meat & Poultry, owned by Canadian Hershey Friedman, says it will remodel the plant and introduce a new line of oven-baked beef ...

In his statements on Wednesday, Defense Minister Ehud Barak called for dealing with insubordination “with diligence and uncompromising determination” but added one must not jump to premature conclusions and point a finger of blame at all hesder yeshivot. In response to calls to cut funding to hesder yeshivot, a call heard from Channel 2 ...