Suspect Robs 3 Flatbush Banks in 30 Minutes

Friday June 1, 2012 4:26 PM

flatbush1A robber in a hurry struck at three banks along a stretch of Kings Highway in Brooklyn in a span of about 30 minutes on Friday afternoon, the police said. (more…)

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Facebook Goes Down For 900 Million Users After Being Hacked

Friday June 1, 2012 3:08 PM

facebookFacebook experienced service outages for portions of its 900 million users last night after the social networking site was apparently targeted by hacking group Anonymous. (more…)

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Why ‘Idiot’ Humans Are Best Cyber Weapon

Friday June 1, 2012 2:40 PM

internet-computerFor the second time in as many years, computer security experts have hailed the discovery of a newcyber weapon as one that could change the face of cyber warfare forever. (more…)

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President Obama Has Outspent Last Five Presidents

Friday June 1, 2012 1:21 PM

obama1President Obama has shelled out more in federal spending than the five presidents that came before him.

A new chart by the Comeback America Initiative (CAI), a non-partisan group dedicated to promoting fiscal (more…)

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Britain Marks Queen Elizabeth II’s 60-Year Reign With Diamond Jubilee

Friday June 1, 2012 12:50 PM

queen-elizabeth-iiThe patriotic bunting is ready, the golden carriage on standby, the boats freshly painted, the shops filled with royals souvenirs. (more…)

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While Defending Proposed Ban On Super-Sized Sugary Drinks, Bloomberg Celebrates National Donut Day

Friday June 1, 2012 11:41 AM

bloombergSuper-sized sugary drinks bad, donuts good.

That seems to be the message being sent by Mayor Michael Bloomberg as he continues to defend his (more…)

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Bill Clinton: Mitt Romney’s Business Record ‘Sterling’

Friday June 1, 2012 10:31 AM

clintonPresident Bill Clinton veered sharply off message Thursday, telling CNN that Mitt Romney’s business record at Bain Capital was “sterling.” (more…)

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Big Sodas Today; Bagels With a Schmeer Tomorrow?

Friday June 1, 2012 9:42 AM

bagelsJust how far would a government go to protect us from ourselves?

In New York City - which already bans smoking in public parks in the name of public health and bars (more…)

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Audio: Rav Reisman On Parshas Naso

Friday June 1, 2012 9:11 AM

rav-yisroel-reisman[Audio below.] The following is a shiur delivered by Harav Yisroel Reisman, maggid shiur in Yeshiva Torah Vodaas and mara d’asra of Agudath Israel of Madison. The shiur, on Parshas Behar-Bechukosai, was (more…)

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“Shrab!” and its Halachic Implications

Friday June 1, 2012 8:43 AM

supermarketBy Rabbi Yair Hoffman

We see it in Boro Park, Brooklyn, Jerusalem, Israel and even Far Rockaway, New York. [Litvaks will forgive (more…)

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Talk About Fast: Motorcyclist Clocked Going 193 MPH On NYS Thruway

Friday June 1, 2012 8:20 AM

motorcycleAuthorities say a 28-year-old Hudson Valley man has been charged with driving his motorcycle at nearly 200 mph in the rain on the New York State Thruway. (more…)

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Radio Dental: New MP3 ‘Teeth Jewellery’ Plays Music Directly Through Your Skull

Friday June 1, 2012 7:20 AM

mp3-teeth1They are the gaudy fashion statement.

But now it seems that grillz - teeth jewellery - are not just about the way you look - you can use them to (more…)

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Go Elmo: ‘Sesame Street’ Songs Allegedly Used In Guantanamo Bay Interrogations

Friday June 1, 2012 6:16 AM

sesame-streetA new documentary alleges that detainees at Guantanamo Bay were “tortured” by being forced to listen to songs from Sesame Street for days on end. (more…)

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Tax Brawl Brewing on Capitol Hill

Friday June 1, 2012 5:49 AM

capitol-congressThe reality of ” Taxmageddon” - a heavy load of tax code provisions expiring at the end of the year - is that lawmakers probably won’t come together on a comprehensive agreement until after the election this fall. (more…)

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Rav Yisroel Belsky Returns Home, Boruch Hashem

Friday June 1, 2012 5:06 AM

rav-yisroel-belskyRav Yisroel Belsky, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas, who was hospitalized in late February at Maimonides Medical Center in Boro Park for a torn esophagus and a collapsed lung, returned home (more…)

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Obama: Second Term to Revisit Health Care

Friday June 1, 2012 4:49 AM

obama-health-carePresident Barack Obama is confiding to Democratic donors that he may have to revisit the health-care issue in a second term, a position at odds with his publicly expressed confidence that the U.S. Supreme Court will (more…)

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NJ Inspectors Look For Rigged Boardwalk Games

Friday June 1, 2012 4:24 AM

 boardwalkSeaside Heights, NJ - As soon as he saw the balloon dart game at one boardwalk stand, Martin Silva knew something was wrong. (more…)

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Video: Rav Stulberger On Parshas Naso

Friday June 1, 2012 3:49 AM

rav-stulberger[Video below.] Each week, Rav Avrohom Stulberger, rosh yeshiva of Valley Torah High School in Los Angeles, shares a 3-4 minute message relating to the parshas hashovuah. Matzav.com is proud to (more…)

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Video: The Shmuz on Parshas Naso

Friday June 1, 2012 3:18 AM

rabbi-shafier[Video below.] Rav Bentzion Shafier has impacted thousands of people with his talks and lectures, and especially with his innovative “Shmuz,” a mussar shmuess that draws on Torah, Gemara and the (more…)

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Parsha Partner - Naso

Friday June 1, 2012 2:21 AM

parsha-partner-with-link[Download below.] Bring new meaning to your Shabbos seudah by involving your family and guests in discussions on the weekly parsha. Parsha Partner has meaningful divrei Torah and engaging discussion (more…)

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Parshas Naso: Levi Genes

Friday June 1, 2012 1:44 AM

berel-weinBy Rabbi Berel Wein

The tribe of Levi was counted independently in the desert of Sinai, apart from all of its fellow Israelites. (more…)

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Rav Brazil On Parshas Naso

Friday June 1, 2012 1:26 AM

 By Rav Shmuel Brazil

The Ramban comments that no other mitzvah aside from Sota soley functions on a miracle. Sota is different  (more…)

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