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October 10: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY


ON THIS DAY IN 1905, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle said, “Mr. Roosevelt called the football instructors of the universities of Princeton, Yale and Harvard into conference in the White House on Monday. He sought to impress on them the necessity that the game should not be hereafter distinguished for fractured arms, broken legs, dislocated shoulders, […]

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Judge Plans To Temporarily Block National Guard Deployment in Illinois


An appeals court is set to rule on another deployment to Portland, Oregon.

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New York Attorney General Letitia James Indicted for Bank Fraud



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‘This is What Tyranny Looks Like’: Democrats Lambast Letitia James Indictment for Alleged Bank Fraud, Brought by Trump’s Former Personal Attorney


The New York state attorney general says she is just the latest victim of the president’s retribution campaign.

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NYPD fleet is nearly halfway to hybrid, but full electric transition faces big hurdles


Officials cite lack of charging infrastructure and need for pursuit-ready vehicles as key obstacles to meeting 2035 electric mandate.

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Civilization, Its Discontents–and the Jews Eros vs Thanatos Are Still Battling for the Survival of the World


By Phyllis Chesler                                                                                                                                                                                      Oh, how my heart has hardened. Last night, Eastern Standard Time, I was astounded by the frenzied joy in the streets of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem when the grieving activists learned that soon all the (still barely) living Israeli hostages and the corpses that Hamas may or may not be able […]

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New York AG Letitia James Indicted on Federal Charges


(Epoch Times) New York Attorney General Letitia James has been indicted by a grand jury on federal charges, according to an indictment that was unsealed on Oct. 9. The indictment, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Court of Virginia, charges James with one count of bank fraud and one count of making […]

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Placard Peril: City Workers Still Flouting New York’s Parking Laws as Enforcement Falters


Placard Peril: City Workers Still Flouting New York’s Parking Laws as Enforcement Falters By: Carl Schwartzbaum In the heart of Downtown Brooklyn — steps from courthouses, city agencies, and police precincts — rows of cars lined Adams and Johnson Streets this week, defying every visible parking rule. Some bore faded government placards; others displayed phony […]

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Saul Zabar, the ‘Lox-Smith’ Who Defined New York’s Palate, Dies at 97


By: Russ Spencer By all measures, Saul Zabar was not merely a grocer — he was a cultural institution. A fixture of the Upper West Side whose very name became shorthand for excellence in smoked fish, sharp cheddar, and the unspoken art of New York conviviality, Zabar died Tuesday at the age of 97, as […]

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Dr. Hagai Ben-Artzi: We are signing off on the next massacre and kidnappings


(A7) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s brother-in-law, Dr. Hagai Ben-Artzi, spoke in the Arutz Sheva – Israel National News studio Thursday, offering scathing criticism and dire warnings regarding Israel’s agreement with Hamas. When asked if he also feels a sense of joy at the news, Ben-Artzi replied: “There is always joy. I rejoiced when the three […]