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New York - A Queens accountant says it will take $4 million to even the balance sheet after he was anonymously smeared on Craigslist, court papers reveal. Two ads attacking Whitestone CPA Leo Kehoe were published March 5 in the online ads, the suit alleges. One ad was headlined, "CPA FRAUD ALERT! (BEWARE OF ... Full story

Turnersville, NJ - Two black South Jersey women are boycotting Wal-Mart as authorities investigate a public announcement targeting black shoppers at the Turnersville store over the weekend. Wal-Mart officials said they're reviewing security tapes to find out who asked "all black people" to leave the store in a message over the public-address ... Full story

Cottage Grove, MN - Unlike many other boys his age, 17-year-old Levi Dubov wakes up excited to go to class each day. "There is no other place like this," he says, as he finishes up breakfast in his school's basement cafeteria. Dubov is talking about his Yeshiva school outside Minnesota's Twin Cities, known simply ... Full story

New York - Families will now be allowed to make medical decisions for their incapacitated loved ones. Gov. David Paterson will sign a bill today giving families, guardians and partners that right even if the patient hasn't signed paperwork detailing their wishes, which could include being taken off life support. Now decisions will ... Full story

New York - A proposal by Gov. Paterson to expand tuition grants to religious institutions such as yeshivas won't survive the budget process, Albany insiders say. The proposal, included in the governor's executive budget, had been pushed by Jewish leaders in the village of Kiryas Joel in Monroe, N.Y. They hosted fundraisers ... Full story

Toronto - Just in time for the big pre-Passover cleanup, SpongeTowels Ultra have been certified kosher. Many standard paper towels are glued to the tube with an adhesive containing starch that is not kosher for Passover for Ashkenazi Jews. They would have to avoid at least the last sheet, but ... Full story

Denmark - "We all have evil within us. Even small children are evil towards each other," Danish-Norwegian artist Nina Maria Kleivan tells Haaretz as she explains why she chose to dress up her baby daughter as the most evil historical figures of the 20th century. "Even my daughter could end up ruling ... Full story

Washington - New York Rep. Anthony Weiner is adding his voice to the criticism of the White House's response to an ill-timed Israeli construction decision, and in sharper terms than his colleagues. “The appropriate response was a shake of the head – not a temper tantrum," Weiner said in a statement to be ... Full story

New Jersey - A defendant in the state's largest corruption probe is alleging that the investigation and dramatically staged arrests were engineered by then-U.S. Attorney Chris Christie to boost his campaign for governor. Former Assemblyman Louis Manzo, who ran unsuccessfully for Jersey City mayor, held a news conference to denounce the conduct ... Full story

New York City - There’s no shortage of cynics in Gotham, and one New Yorker, particularly disgruntled after a bad visit to the dentist, has created a place for them to flock. Brett Birman launched AvoiditNYC.com primarily for negative reviews of businesses after his dentist delivered the news that he had ... Full story