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VIDEO: ‘Israeli War Crimes’ Signs To Go On Metro Buses

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Seattle – “Israeli War Crimes,” the enormous advertisement reads. “Your tax dollars at work.” To the right of the image is a group of children — one little boy stares out at the viewer, the others gawk at a demolished building, all rebar and crumbled concrete. It’s an ad you’ll be seeing soon on a handful of [...]

IDF Seizes Pipe Bombs In Vehicle

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The IDF seized 7 pipe bombs found in a vehicle belonging to a Palestinian at a security crossing south of Tulkarm. Four suspects were detained and taken for questioning. Have you checked out YWN Radio yet? Click HERE to listen! (Chaim Shapiro – YWN Israel)

Groundbreaking For New Delta Terminal At JFK

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Construction workers will break ground today on Delta’s new state-of-the-art terminal at John F. Kennedy Airport. Once the $1.2 billion project is complete, Delta’s international flights will move out of Terminal 3, the old Pan Am Worldport. It will then be demolished. International flights will head into the expanded Terminal 4, which adds nine gates and a [...]

Russian Arms Dealer Extradited To NY To Face Terrorism Charges

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A Russian suspected of selling weapons to insurgents across the world for two decades has been extradited to New York to face terrorism charges. Viktor Bout was flown from Bangkok to New York yesterday and taken to the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Lower Manhattan. He is expected in Manhattan federal court this afternoon. Bout has been called [...]

Facebook Value Tops EBay, Becomes No. 3 U.S. Web Company

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Facebook Inc.’s estimated worth is now bigger than EBay Inc.’s valuation, making it the third- largest U.S. Internet business and underscoring the growing allure of social media for investors. Facebook’s stock is trading at more than $16 on SecondMarket Inc., an exchange for shares of privately held companies, said a person familiar with the latest pricing [...]

Qantas Flight In New Mid-Air Drama

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A Qantas Airways flight carrying 199 passengers was forced to turn back to Sydney, Australia, on Monday because of an electrical problem, the airline said. Qantas did not reveal specifics of the electrical problem, but said engineers were inspecting the Boeing 747. The flight landed without incident and everyone aboard the aircraft was fine, Qantas said. The flight [...]

NJ To Test New Device To Curb Pedestrian Deaths

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As pedestrian road deaths remain stubbornly high, New Jersey will soon attempt a push-button, red-light timing technology that’s believed responsible for saving hundreds of lives in at least 20 other states over the last decade. Called HAWK, the device was born in Great Britain, migrated to Tuscon, Ariz., a decade later, and will soon make [...]

Obama Backs India For Security Council

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In another major sign of growing ties between India and the United States, President Barack Obama on Monday backed a permanent seat for India in the U.N. Security Council. “In the years ahead, I look forward to a reformed U.N. Security Council that includes India as a permanent member,” he said in an address to the [...]

LIVE WEBCAST: Annual Chabad Shluchim Convention

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(Webcast in extended article) This year, for seventh year, tens of thousands of viewers from around the world will be able to view the International Kinus HaShluchim banquet live on a broadcast made possible by the organizers of the Kinus. The live streaming webcast begins at 5:30pm on Sunday, Nov. 7 with opening remarks from [...]

Report: Federal Caps Not Alleviating NYC Airport Delays

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Federal caps on the number of flights at the city’s airports are not reducing delays, a new report from the United States Department of Transportation’s Office of the Inspector General finds. It says limits on flights at John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark airports are too generous, and since they’re based on good weather conditions, congestion [...]

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