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Poland – Rare 3D Film Shows Warsaw Devastated After WWII

By admin on July 28, 2010

Poland – Polish historians have created an unusual 3D film that documents the shocking sea of rubble that Warsaw was reduced to during World War II.
Jan Oldakowski, the director of the Warsaw Uprising Museum, says it is mainly meant for young people who do not realize the degree to which Poland’s capital was destroyed from [...]

New York – Does The New Hotel Law Mean No More Craigslist Vacation Rentals?

By admin on July 28, 2010

New York – Now that New York has outlawed short-term apartment and room rentals, a practice that has given budget travelers an alternative to the city’s pricey hotels, we’ve got to wonder: How will the new law be enforced?
The new law, signed by Gov. David Paterson on Friday, makes it illegal to rent space in [...]

Manhattan, NY – MTA Used Technicality To Avoid Payment For Car Damage

By admin on July 28, 2010

Manhattan, NY – After a city bus hit a Brooklyn man’s car in Times Square, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority added insult to injury by rejecting his claim to pay for the damages.
Brooklyn resident Avraham Cohen says his car did not have a chance when it was hit by an Metropolitan Transportation Authority bus in Times [...]

Jerusalem – Mayor: ‘Suspend Rabbis Selection Process’

By admin on July 27, 2010

Jerusalem – Mayor Nir Barkat on Tuesday filed a petition to the High Court of Justice against Religious Services Minister Ya’acov Margi (Shas) and the committee selecting the capital’s rabbis, demanding clear and egalitarian criteria in the committee’s work.
Barkat also asked the court to issue an intermediary order halting any further progress in the selection [...]

Rye, NY – City Considers Law Creating ‘Do Not Knock’ List

By admin on July 27, 2010

Rye, NY – First there was the “do not call” list, now, one Westchester County community is proposing a “do not knock” list.
Rye lawmakers are looking to stiffen its law on solicitors after a number of complaints from residents.
The proposed law would set up a “do not knock” registry for residents who don’t want to [...]

New York – Rockland Suffers NY’s Worst Property Value Plunge

By admin on July 27, 2010

New York – Declines in home values and tax revenues has put more pressure on local governments to raise property taxes to pay for services and programs, a report Tuesday from Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found.
But the findings, part of DiNapoli’s Annual Report on Local Governments, show that municipalities and schools have lowered spending and limited [...]

Afghanistan – WikiLeaks Reveals Bin Laden Was Seen in 2006 at Village Meetings – Despite CIA Claims That They Were Clueless

By admin on July 27, 2010

Afghanistan – Secret files leaked about the war in Afghanistan have revealed tantalising glimpses of Osama Bin Laden despite public CIA claims that they are clueless as to the whereabouts of the Al Qaeda boss.
The claims are among 91,000 U.S. military records obtained by whistleblowing website WikiLeaks.
Leon Panetta, director of the CIA, said last month [...]

Jerusalem – Israel Museum in Jerusalem Reopens After $100 Million Renovation

By admin on July 27, 2010

Jerusalem – After three years of renovation, the Israel Museum in Jerusalem reopened to the public on July 26, firmly reestablishing itself as Israel’s national museum and the most important repository of Jewish culture in the world.
Even during the museum’s closure, 500,000 people came each year to see the few spaces that remained open during [...]

New York, NY – City’s Secret Weapon in Pollution War: Cooking Oil

By admin on July 27, 2010

New York, NY – The city’s 10,000 worst-polluting buildings will have to clean up their act — perhaps by using cooking oil! — under legislation announced yesterday by Mayor Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.
A bill expected to be approved Thursday by the council will require No. 4 heating oil’s sulfur content to be [...]

Manhattan, NY – FOX Exclusive Tour of World Trade Center [video]

By admin on July 27, 2010

Manhattan, NY – September 11, 2010, will mark nine years since the terror attacks on New York City, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Ahead of the somber anniversary, Good Day NY co-host Rosanna Scotto was given an exclusive tour of the World Trade Center site.

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