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Manhattan, NY - There was scarce evidence of the global recession at a $1,000-a-plate fundraiser for the IDF in New York City on Tuesday night. Even as protestors outside the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel decried the guest of honor – Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Gabi Ashkenazi – donors pledged six-figure sums, topping $20 ... Full story

Harrison, NY - The driver of a Toyota Prius told police in suburban New York that the car accelerated on its own, then lurched down a driveway, across a road and into a stone wall. Harrison police are investigating the cause, but Capt. Anthony Marraccini said the floor mat issue that figured ... Full story

Ramallah, West Bank - U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has told the Palestinians that they deserve a "viable" independent state with contiguous territory. Biden's comments on Wednesday appeared aimed at reassuring the Palestinians of U.S. support a day after Israel announced plans to build 1,600 new homes in disputed east Jerusalem. ... Full story

Florida - Conservative talk radio host Rush Limbaugh said on his radio show that he will eventually leave the country if the health care bill passes and its provisions are implemented. Liberal media watchdog Media Matters recorded Limbaugh's comments, which you can hear at left. At the 1:20 mark,... Full story

Austin, TX - A small single-engine plane crashed into a building in Northwest Austin Thursday morning, sparking a fire. The crash happened near MoPac and Highway 183. Smoke could be scene pouring from a building on traffic cameras. The structure is a 7 story building. no information as of now if any deaths or injuries. ... Full story

Starke, FL - Martin Grossman was declared dead at 6:17 p.m. at the Florida state prison in Starke, 15 minutes after the start of his execution by lethal injection. In a final statement, Grossman expressed remorse to the family of Peggy Park, the Florida wildlife officer he beat and shot to death more ... Full story

Vancouver, B.C. - Brooklyn's own Matisyahu -- the ultra-Orthodox Jew with the unorthodox calling -- wowed the Vancouver Olympics last night with his own unique brand of Hasidic reggae. The 30-year-old from Crown Heights marries Jamaican reggae, hip hop and rap to the religious ecstasy of the Hasidim to great effect: He ... Full story

Washington - When a window of opportunity opened to strike the leader of al-Qaeda in East Africa last September, U.S. Special Operations forces prepared several options. They could obliterate his vehicle with an airstrike as he drove through southern Somalia. Or they could fire from helicopters that could land at the ... Full story

Deerfield Beach, FL - Police are searching for a man who broke into a Deerfield Beach synagogue, wandered around inside for two hours, ransacked offices, stacked computers and silverware to steal and tried on the rabbi’s clothes -- finally leaving with a couple of bottles of booze. Detectives are hoping someone recognizes the gangly, shirtless burglar whose protracted escapade was ... Full story

Borough Park, NY - Mrs. Feige Francis, a”h, a Brooklyn speech therapist who volunteered at the Masbia soup kitchen one day a week, was niftar on Tuesday after a short illness. She was approximately 54. Rabbi Chaim Yosef Steinberger, the mashgiach at Masbia, told Hamodia that Mrs. Francis lit up the place every ... Full story