New York, NY - Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a backroom master whose name was synonymous with political power in New York for a generation, was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in prison, destined to take his place atop the state’s crowded lineup of crooked politicians behind bars.
Silver, a 72-year-old Manhattan Democrat, lowered his head slightly and closed his eyes briefly as a stern U.S. Judge Valerie Caproni announced his fate.
“I hope the sentence I impose upon you will make other politicians think twice until their better angels take over — or, if there are no better angels, perhaps the fear of living out his golden years in an orange jumpsuit,” said Caproni, who also ordered Silver to forfeit $5.3 million and pay a $1.75 million fine.
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Washington - Texas Sen. Ted Cruz will suspend his presidential campaign, according to the New York Times and Politico. The expected announcement comes after the front-runner, Donald Trump, won the Indiana GOP primary and widened his delegate lead.
Towson, Md - May 3, 2016 - 8:46 PM -HAZMAT Units are on on scene. There have been reports of pepper spray released in the mall resulting with one confirmed patient at this time
Washington - Republican front-runner Donald Trump scored an important victory over rival Ted Cruz in Indiana on Tuesday, a win that moves him close to being unstoppable in his march to the party’s presidential nomination.
The New York billionaire was quickly projected to be the winner by television networks shortly after polling places closed in the Midwestern state. Trump was on track to take well over 50 percent of the vote, eclipsing Cruz, a U.S. senator from Texas. Ohio Governor John Kasich was running a distant third.
On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton was well ahead over Bernie Sanders as votes continued to be counted.
Cruz had been counting on a win in Tuesday’s primary to slow the New York businessman’s progress toward the nomination. But polls in ...
Baltimore, MD – May 3, 2016 – 7:50 PM - This evening, at approximately 6:20pm, Baltimore Police were called to the Home Depot parking lot, in the 6600 block of Reisterstown Road, (RRP) for a report of a shooting. When officers arrived they found a man in his 20's suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his body. The victim was transported to an area hospital where he died from his injuries.
Homicide detectives were called to the scene and are investigating this incident. Detectives believe the victim and a woman were involved in an argument with a suspect earlier today inside of the store. A short time later, the suspect approached the victim in the parking lot and shot him. The suspect then fled from the scene.
Investigators are asking anyone with informatio...
Donald Trump will win the Indiana primary, according to a CNN projection. The victory places him on the cusp of clinching the GOP nomination.
Jerusalem, Israel - May 3, 2016 - On Yom HaShoah in Israel, regular TV programming is replaced with documentaries. Memorial ceremonies are held on a national level at Yad Vashem. Schools and organizations have special presentations. Restaurants are closed. Recreation shuts down. There is a national siren for a moment of silence.
But, Nadav Embon and his wife felt they wanted more. They wanted to find a way for those out of school and army to connect to the Holocaust, in a meaningful way. They invited 40 people to their home to hear a survivor tell their story, followed by appropriate music and a discussion. From this initial evening, זיכרון בסלון, Living Room Memories, or Memories at Home, began seven years ago. The goal of Zikaron Basalon is to encourage...
We all have complaints. Some of us sit back with the attitude of ‘What can I do? If only I had such and such, then I would be able to accomplish so much more’. And then there are the rare few who take what they were given, little as that may be, and scale the heights. Daniel Mizrachi is one of those rare gems.
Today Daniel Mizrachi is 24 years old and gets about in a wheelchair. And how he gets about! Daniel wakes up each morning and says to himself, “Now why did Hashem give me this new day? What can I accomplish with it?” It’s real accomplishments that Daniel is looking for... accomplishments that will help both him and others grow in ruchnius.
Were you born with your disability or did it happen later in life?
I was born with it. There a...
Baltimore, MD - May. 3, 2016 Nissan 5776 - Daily Dvar Halacha - Why Do They Always Say "Last Night Was The Of The Omer"?
Baltimore, MD – May 3, 2016 - It is with deep regret that BaltimoreJewishLife.com informs the community of the petirah of Mrs. Evelyn (Chava Sora) Levien, z’l, mother of Mrs. Barbara Posner, wife of Rabbi Refoel Posner.
Shiva will be observed at 6701 Park Heights Ave. Apt 2A until early Sunday morning.
(Please no visitors between 12:30-2:30 PM and not between 5:00-6:30 PM.)
There will be one minyan for Mincha/Maariv – tonight only, Tuesday, May 3 at 7:45pm.
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach...
(JTA) — The Jewish Community Center of Greater Ann Arbor, Michigan, was evacuated after an unknown person called in a bomb threat.
The unidentified caller on Monday morning said a bomb would explode in a locker in the building in 30 minutes, the Ann Arbor News reported, citing David Shtulman, executive director of the Jewish Federation of Ann Arbor. The building was immediately evacuated.
The JCC also houses the Jewish federation and the Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor.
Ann Arbor police brought bomb-sniffing dogs to the building, but no explosives were found inside the JCC or on its grounds, according to the report. Staff and students were cleared to return to the building after about an hour.
The police have opened an investigation into the phone call.
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump says Israel should 'keep moving forward' in response to Arab terror.
Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has said Israel should continue building in Judea and Samaria, insisting the Jewish state should "keep moving forward" in response to Arab terrorism.
Speaking to the UK's Daily Mail, Trump emphasized his support for the State of Israel, and appeared to veer away from previous comments in which he declared that he would stay "neutral" on the Arab-Israeli conflict.
Trump referenced the "thousands of missiles being launched into Israel," by Arab terrorists prior to the 2014 Gaza war, asking rhetorically: "Who would put up with that? Who would stand for it?"
He also said he would sharply depart from th...
Businessmen and brothers David and Simon Reuben earned the number one spot on the Sunday Times' 1,000 wealthiest people list in Britain.
David and Simon Reuben, two Indian-born Jewish brothers, have topped the Sunday Times’ annual list of Britain's richest people
The two real estate moguls own the Millbank Tower in London, the London Oxford Airport and the London Heliport, which operates as the city's helicopter airport.
Their joint fortune is estimated at £13.1 billion, marking a £3.4 billion increase from the previous year.
Simon began his career as a rug importer, while his brother David made his start in the metal trade market. Later on, they moved their focus to real estate.
The second place on the list also belongs to two brothers, b...
Rabbi Asher Stern on Stop The Talking in Shul
A 3,000-ton full-scale replica of Noach’s teivah is slated to travel all the way from the Netherlands to Brazil this summer, 5 News Online reports.
Dutch carpenter Johan Huibers spent years building the ship, which is a full-scale replica of the one that Noach built in Sefer Bereishis.
The ship is 125 meters long, 29 meters wide and seven stories high. It has been on display in the Netherlands since 2012. This summer, the teivah will be embarking on a 5,000 mile trip to Brazil.
Washington - A man attacked a bus driver, stole the bus, then struck and killed a pedestrian after the bus jumped a curb at a gas station in northeast Washington on Tuesday, police said.
The man with a weapon stood by the driver for a time and then attacked the driver, Police Chief Cathy Lanier said at a news conference. Passengers fled the bus, and the driver hit the emergency button before getting off himself, she said.
The man shut the door and drove off. As the bus pulled into a gas station parking lot, it went over a curb and hit the pedestrian, who was killed, Lanier said.
The man who stole the bus appeared distraught and was violent as officers took him into custody, she said.
Lanier called it a “bizarre incident,” saying it was uncharacteristic for a person ...
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May 3, 2016 at 12:40 pm
West Bank - At least three Israelis were wounded after a Palestinian motorist allegedly rammed his vehicle into them in the West Bank on Tuesday, initial reports say.
A spokesperson for Magen David Adom said that one of the wounded Israelis was seriously injured. The security forces are currently in hot pursuit of the assailant.
The incident occurred near the West Bank settlement of Dolev.
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May 3, 2016 at 12:40 pm
LINDEN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) – A 9-year-old boy is dead and his 10-year-old sister is in critical condition from carbon monoxide poisoning in Linden Tuesday morning, police said.
Their mother found them unresponsive at around 7:25 a.m. in their bedrooms at 1157 Passaic Avenue, police said.
She began CPR. Emergency responders arrived and the girl was rushed to Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in extremely critical condition, according to police. The boy was rushed to Trinitas Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Officials say the incident appears to be a tragic accident caused by improper venting of fumes from the furnace.
There was a carbon monoxide detector in the house but it was apparently not working, officials said.
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May 3, 2016 at 12:35 pm
Washington - The Pentagon is on alert following the publication of the names of several high ranking American military officials on the latest Islamic State “hit list.”
Hackers affiliated with the Islamic State Hacking Division posted details of more than 70 American military personnel including their full names, addresses, phone numbers, emails and photographs on the Internet, claiming that the officials named were directly involved in attacks on Syria and Iraq.
Topping the list of names is Lieutenant Sean McFarland, the commander of the coalition forces in Syria.
“As you continue your aggression towards the Islamic State and your bombing campaign against Muslims, know that we are in your e-mails and computer systems, watching and recording your every move,&r...
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May 3, 2016 at 12:34 pm
Washington - Five years after US special forces killed Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama says he hopes that in his last moments the terror mastermind realized Americans had not forgotten about 9/11.
In an interview with CNN broadcast on Monday, Obama marked the anniversary of what many see as one of his presidency’s greatest achievements: ending the long hunt for the illusive Saudi-born Al Qaeda boss.
US special forces killed bin Laden in Pakistan on May 2, 2011.
“Hopefully, at that moment, he understood that the American people hadn’t forgotten the some 3,000 people who he killed,” Obama said.
Obama discussed his decision to carry out the raid despite imperfect intelligence.
“It was clear to me that this was going to be our best chance to g...
