A New York City Police officer has been shot in Brooklyn.

The officer was riding in the passenger’s side of the patrol car with the window rolled down. It was a cool evening, so he had his arm outside the vehicle. As the patrol car passed a housing project, someone shot him.
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Toy retailer Toys “R” Us Inc. and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Thursday announced the recall of Imaginarium Wooden Coloring Cases made in China, due to lead ink on the outer packaging.

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A man stole a bulldozer from a construction site and slammed into the Troy police station early Friday morning, police said.
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Israel has agreed, in writing, to hand over 6,250 square kilometers of land – the equivalent of its entire biblical and strategic heartland - to an Arab terror state. So reports Dr. Guy Bechor, a leading expert on Arab affairs, who also supplies some of the details of the negotiations.
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Remember this picture? 
Well now the Beck’s have finally found a new home.

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A speeding train carrying hundreds of commuters slammed into an empty train near Rio de Janeiro on Thursday, killing eight people and injuring more than 80, officials said.
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The IDF revealed Thursday that it foiled an attack by a would-be 15-year-old Palestinian suicide bomber who tried to attack soldiers operating in the northern Gaza Strip, Army Radio reported.
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U.S. computer company Apple  Inc. and German automaker Volkswagen AG are discussing the possibility of building an “iCar” that would feature products by the producer of the ubiquitous iPod personal music player.
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Members of Michigan’s Orthodox Jewish community are working to organize a Neighborhood Watch group in the wake of three assaults against Orthodox men walking alone late at night.
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The NY branch of NCSY needs your help.  Due to two recent floods in their office headquarters in Queens, NY NCSY needs immediate funds for programming needs and assistance with promised scholarships.  Your money will go directly to the needs of the hundreds of NY public school children who are learning about the beauty of Judaism through NCSY.  This past year under the leadership of Nachum Zak, NY NCSY saw tremendous growth.  This recent turn of events has set them back, but they are working hard to continue the quality of the programming and support for their NCSYers.  If you can contribute in any way, please make out your check to NY NCSY and mail to the following address: New York NCSY 64-41 Utopia Pkwy Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 . Please write “Monsey Support” on the memo line.

There’s no need to fear - unless you bootleg DVDs.

The movie industry’s real-life “Underdogs” - two specially trained black Labradors - have sniffed out a large inventory of knockoff discs in Queens, the district attorney’s office said Wednesday.
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A 32-year-old man was hospitalized today with head injuries after being hit by a car on West Central Avenue near Adar Court, Ramapo police said.
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While most schools are getting ready for the first day of classes, one small religious school in Albany is instead cleaning up after a suspicious fire.

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Two Palestinian children from the same family were killed when Israeli forces shelled on a rocket launcher in Gaza used by Palestinian militants.
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It wasn’t quite the welcome wagon for Sen. Joseph Lieberman at his new home in Stamford.
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Two top Israeli tennis players who have received the support of American Jews want to raise money for disadvantaged American Jewish children.
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Twenty illegal immigrants taken into custody during a federal raid at a poultry processing plant face state charges, including forgery, authorities said Wednesday. (more…)

The IDF soldiers who refused to take part in the destruction of the Chevron Jewish Community’s Shalhevet neighborhood are being awarded by activist groups for their moral bravery.
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A subway train struck and apparently killed a man at the Kingston Avenue station in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn Tuesday, police said.

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A Virginia group is representing a New Jersey rabbi who filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Monmouth County township where he lives.
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Israeli Minister of Welfare and Social Services Nachum Itzkovitz visited the Colel Chabad packing center in Ashdod, where the organization is preparing shipments for more than 20,000 needy families in advance of Rosh Hashanah.

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EarthLink Inc. plans to cut 900 employees, almost half its workers, after subscribers fled the unprofitable U.S. Internet service provider. The company’s shares rose the most in two years.
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A 27-year-old man had to be extricated from his car after he drove into a tree on the Palisades Interstate Parkway northbound between exits 12 and 13 in Ramapo about 3:20 p.m. yesterday. The driver was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, said Hillcrest Fire Chief Chris Kear. State police, the Spring Hill Ambulance Corps and Rockland Paramedic Services also responded to the scene.

A car crashed into the Regency Village Apartments at 1 Fletcher Road in Monsey shortly after 5:30 p.m. yesterday. The driver and three passengers, all minors, were transported to Good Samaritan Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, Spring Hill Ambulance Corps Capt. Steve Kaye said. The Spring Valley Fire Department, Rockland Paramedic Services and the Spring Hill Ambulance Corps responded to the scene.

Attention, Wal-Mart shoppers: The emu in the parking lot is not for sale.
Employees of a Wal-Mart Supercenter used shopping carts to corral a wayward emu outside the store Monday about 6 a.m., West Bend police said.

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The teenage hacker who managed to unlock the iPhone so that it can be used with cellular networks other than AT&T will be trading his reworked gadget for a new car.
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A police officer suffered a head injury when he was struck by a car in a hit-and-run, authorities said Tuesday.
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A 12-year-old girl, who was with her 5-year-old brother, was struck by a bullet on St. Marks Avenue in Crown Heights. It was reported that the bullet “exited her body” on the left side. The girl was not badly hurt and even managed to react calmly by heading to a bodega for safety.

A woman who was shopping at the store had said that the girl tugged at her shirt, “She came to me and said, ‘Miss, I got shot in the back.’ She was a brave, confident, little girl with a strong spirit.”
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