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Ammunition Flying Off Store Shelves With New NY Laws

Rounds of ammunition. EPA/RUNGROJ YONGRIT

Gun enthusiasts fearful of new weapon controls and alarmed by rumors of government hoarding are buying bullets practically by the bushel, making it hard for stores nationwide to keep shelves stocked and even putting a pinch on some local law enforcement departments.
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Grandfather's 16 Hidden Photos Of Ohrdruf Inspire Holocaust Film

A 1945 photograph that shows survivors at what is believed to be the Nazi Mauthausen concentration camp. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Matthew Nash’s grandfather only mentioned the photographs to him once.
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NYPD To Photograph Unattended Valuables You Left In Your Car

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In an effort to reduce theft, police in Brooklyn are sending friendly reminders to car owners not to leave valuables inside their parked vehicles.
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Ownership Of Doheny Meats Changes Hands; Likely To Regain Certification

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A prominent L A businessman has purchased Doheny Glatt Kosher Meats from its current owner, and the Rabbinical Council of California now says that it will likely reinstate Doheny’s certification.
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Israel Kills Palestinian Teenager In Shomron Confrontation

Palestinian protesters throw stones during clashes with Israeli soldiers in the West Bank city of Nablus, 03 April 2013. EPA/ALAA BADARNEH

Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian youth, aged 17, in a confrontation after darkness fell on Wednesday in the occupied West Bank, where tensions have risen since the death of a Palestinian prisoner this week, a Palestinian medic said.
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US Deploying Missile Defense Shield In Guam To Counter NKorea Threat

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In the face of escalating threats from North Korea, the Pentagon said Wednesday it will deploy a missile defense system to Guam to strengthen the Asia-Pacific region’s protections against a possible attack.
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Israeli Planes Strike Gaza After Rocket Fire

A kindergarden in the southern Israeli town of Sderot which was hit by a Qassam rocket fired by Gaza militants, a few days ago, while US President Obama was visiting in Israel, and the kindergarden was closed for the Jewish holiday of Passover. The teachers arrived to the kindergarden early this morning, and just then, the hit was discovered. April 02, 2013. Photo by FLASH90

Israeli warplanes struck targets early Wednesday in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket fire toward southern Israel, the first air strikes launched by Israel since an informal cease-fire ended eight days of cross-border fighting between Israel and Hamas-ruled Gaza.
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Back To Bread: Israelis Celebrate Mimouna

 A handout picture provided by the Israeli Government Press Office shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (2-L) and his wife Sara (3-L) attending Mimuna celebrations in Or Akiva, Israel, 01 April 2013. Mimuna marks the start of spring and is celebrated by eating leavened food which forbidden during the Jewish holiday of Passover.  EPA/KOBI GIDEON

Traditional post-Passover festivities, known as Mimouna celebrations, were held around the country on Monday night and Tuesday with several politicians taking part in the lively events.
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Former RCC Chair Says Kosher Meat Scofflaw Has History Of Violations



The retired former chair of the Rabbinical Council of California says he personally caught the owner of now ‘de-certified’ Doheny Glatt Kosher Meats pulling the same stunts 30 years ago.
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President Shimon Peres: Mistake To Announce Gas Flow On Sabbath

Israeli President Shimon Peres (L) speaks with the Israeli Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amarr during a visit at his house for the Passover holiday on Sunday, March 31, 2013. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

President Shimon Peres acknowledged Sunday during a meeting with Chief Rabbis Shlomo Amar that to continue drilling for gas on the Sabbath and to also make the announcement of the flow of natural gas into Israel on the Sabbath had been a mistake.
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Gov. Office Denies Negotiation Of Armory Deal With The Satmars'

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Calling it “rumor,” and saying it is “simply untrue,” a spokesman for Governor Cuomo’s office denied allegations that a deal is being brokered which would allow the Satmar Hasidim of South Williamsburg to purchase Marcy Armory from the state.
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'Israel Spies On Russian Fleet Off Syrian Coast'

ISRAELI spying equipment has been found hidden in artificial rocks on an uninhabited island opposite the Syrian port of Tartus, where it was being used to monitor Russian naval movements.

Israeli espionage devices planted in artificial rocks were found on an uninhabited island off the coast of Syria, Lebanese pro-Syrian, Al Manar TV reported on Sunday.
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North Korea Says It Is In "State Of War" Against South Korea

A visitor looks at North Korean territory at the unification observation post near the border village of Panmunjom, that has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, March 30, 2013. North Korea issued its latest belligerent threat Saturday, saying it has entered "a state of war" with South Korea a day after its young leader threatened the United States because two American B-2 bombers flew a training mission in South Korea. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korea said on Saturday it was entering a “state of war” with South Korea, but Seoul and its ally the United States played down the statement as tough talk.
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Senate OKs 1st Gas Tax Increase In 20 Years



The Maryland Senate has given final approval to the state’s first gas tax increase in just over 20 years.
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Israel Faces Geopolitical Tangle With Natural Gas

FILE - In this undated file photo made available by Albatross Aerial Perspective shows an aerial the Tamar Lease natural gas rig, located 90 kilometers west of the city of Haifa, northern Israel. Recent discoveries of massive offshore natural gas deposits, set to begin flowing in the coming days, are turning into a mixed blessing for Israel. The deposits are expected to provide Israel enough natural gas for decades and transform the country, famously empty of natural resources, into an energy exporter. Yet selling this gas overseas will require Israel to navigate a geo-political quagmire that risks angering allies and enemies alike.(AP Photo/Albatross Aerial Perspective, File)

Recent discoveries of massive offshore natural gas deposits, set to begin flowing in the coming days, are turning into a mixed blessing for Israel.
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Honda Odyssey's Latest Minivan Comes With Built-In Vacuum

Honda Motor Co. shows the built-in vacuum cleaner featured on the 2014 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite. (AP Photo/Honda Motor Co.)

Stray Cheerios beware. The new Honda Odyssey minivan is here - and it has a built-in vacuum cleaner.

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RIM Sells 1M BlackBerry 10s, Surprise 4Q Profit

Blackberry Z10 devices are displayed at a Rogers store in Toronto February 5, 2013. REUTERS/Mark Blinch

Research In Motion Ltd. said Thursday that it sold about 1 million of its critically important new BlackBerry 10 devices and surprised Wall Street by returning to profitability in the most recent quarter.
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North Korea Leader Orders Rocket Units On Standby To Hit U.S. Bases

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (C) looks at the latest combat and technical equipments, made by unit 1501 of the Korean People's Army, during his visit to the unit on March 24, 2013 in this picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency in Pyongyang March 25, 2013. REUTERS/KCNA

North Korea’s leader said Friday that his rocket forces are ready “to settle accounts with the U.S.,” an escalation of the country’s bellicose rhetoric and a direct response to the unprecedented announcement that U.S. nuclear-capable B-2 bombers had joined military drills with South Korea.
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NYPD Tells Officers To Keep Social Media Clean



The New York Police Department is telling its officers to clean up their act on the Internet.
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Israel Sends More Medics To Border With Syria

A view of a new building next to a Israeli military base called 105, along the Israel- Syria border next the Syrian village of  Jbatha Al-khashab, Israeli media report that the building is  a new a military field hospital, to treat the wounded Syrians  seeking treatment from the border region" 28 March 2013. Israeli army allowed in several cases for wounded rebels to receive medical treatment in Israeli hospitals for humanitarian reasons.  EPA/ATEF SAFADI

Israel’s military says it’s beefing up medical teams along the border with Syria following several cases of wounded Syrians crossing the frontier to seek medical assistance.
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NY Top Court OKs Tax On Online Sellers Like Amazon

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New York’s highest court ruled Thursday the state can collect sales tax from out-of-state retailers, rejecting claims by Amazon.com and Overstock.com that the tax law violates the U.S. Constitution’s Commerce Clause.
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Outgoing "Top Cop" Says Leiby Kletzky Case Haunts Him

FILE - NYPD Chief Joseph Esposito talking with NY Assemblyman Dov Hikind at the search command for Leiby Kletzky on 15th Ave, on July 12 2011. Photo Shimon Gifter

While reflecting on his 40 years of service yesterday, outgoing NYPD Chief Joseph Esposito told reporters that the case of 8 year-old Leiby Kletzky is one that “still bothers” him, and one he’ll never forget.
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Court: Four Years Jail For Hezbollah Man Plotting To Attack Israelis

Hossam Taleb Yaacoub being taken to court earlier this month in Limassol, Cyprus.<br />
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A court sentenced a member of Lebanon’s Shi’ite Muslim Hezbollah movement to four years in jail on Thursday on charges of plotting to attack Israeli interests on the island.
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Local Thugs Target Observant Jews In North Miami Beach



At least two local Jews have been targeted by street thugs in attempted robberies during the Passover holiday season, causing residents to be on alert and increased patrols by local police.
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Friends And Family Of Driver Who Killed Glauber Family Speak Out In His Defense



Friends and family members of the hit-and-run driver accused of killing a young Orthodox family from Williamsburg last month are speaking out for the first time.
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