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March 5, 2013
10:59 am

This undated photo provided by the New York City Police Department on Monday March 4, 2013, shows Julio Acevedo, 44. (photo credit: AP Photo/NYPD)

Suspect in deadly NYC crash has prior convictions

Police identify driver as Julio Acevedo, who has a history of substance abuse and served 10 years in prison for manslaughter

March 4, 2013
3:27 pm

Members of Brooklyn's Satmar community grieve at the funeral of two expectant parents killed in a car accident. (John Minchillo/AP)

Baby of New York hit-and-run victims dies

Police hunt for driver who killed Raizy Glauber and her husband, Nachman, en route to the hospital

By Verena Dobnik

March 4, 2013
5:19 am

Members of the Satmar Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn, NY, carry a casket to the funeral of two expectant parents who were killed in a car accident on Sunday (photo credit: AP/John Minchillo)

Brooklyn mourns expectant parents killed in crash

More than a thousand people attend funeral of Orthodox couple killed on the way to the hospital; baby survives by C-section

By Verena Dobnik

January 14, 2013
6:24 am

Aaron Swartz in New York last December (photo credit: AP/ThoughtWorks/Pernille Ironside)

Activist’s death fuels debate over computer crime

Prosecutors went after Aaron Swartz with ‘same laws intended to go after digital bank robbers,’ says ACLU policy analyst

By Daniel Wagner and Verena Dobnik

January 13, 2013
2:07 pm

Aaron Swartz in 2009 (photo credit: CC BY-SA Sage Ross, Wikipedia)

Online activist Aaron Swartz commits suicide

The 26-year-old programmer, a co-creator of RSS and Reddit, was slated to go on trial for stealing scientific journals from MIT

By Verena Dobnik

October 30, 2012
3:20 am

A construction crane atop a luxury high-rise dangles precariously over the streets after collapsing in high winds from Hurricane Sandy, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in New York. (photo credit: John Minchillo/AP)

Crane dangles from NYC high-rise, clearing streets

Storm winds twist and tear metal apparatus, putting several buildings in danger

By Verena Dobnik

October 9, 2012
2:52 am

Despite a heart operation and massive financial losses in Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme, Elie Wiesel, 84, has continued writing. (Bebeto Matthews/AP)

Heart bypass and Madoff behind him, Elie Wiesel celebrates his latest book

‘I’ve seen worse,’ Auschwitz survivor jokes about recent troubles, also praising elements of the Koran and his relationship with President Obama

By Verena Dobnik

September 27, 2012
2:38 am

Iranian Deputy Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast, right, is escorted from the street near the United Nations headquarters after being involved in a scuffle with a small crowd, Wednesday, Sept. 26 (photo credit: AP/Monica Gutierrez)

Iranian diplomat confronted by protesters near UN building

Police escort deputy foreign ministry spokesman to safety after run-in with angry mob

By Verena Dobnik

The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: Verena Dobnik

Suspect in deadly NYC crash has prior convictions

Police identify driver as Julio Acevedo, who has a history of substance abuse and served 10 years in prison for manslaughter

Baby of New York hit-and-run victims dies

Police hunt for driver who killed Raizy Glauber and her husband, Nachman, en route to the hospital

Brooklyn mourns expectant parents killed in crash

More than a thousand people attend funeral of Orthodox couple killed on the way to the hospital; baby survives by C-section

Activist’s death fuels debate over computer crime

Prosecutors went after Aaron Swartz with ‘same laws intended to go after digital bank robbers,’ says ACLU policy analyst

Online activist Aaron Swartz commits suicide

The 26-year-old programmer, a co-creator of RSS and Reddit, was slated to go on trial for stealing scientific journals from MIT

Crane dangles from NYC high-rise, clearing streets

Storm winds twist and tear metal apparatus, putting several buildings in danger

Heart bypass and Madoff behind him, Elie Wiesel celebrates his latest book

‘I’ve seen worse,’ Auschwitz survivor jokes about recent troubles, also praising elements of the Koran and his relationship with President Obama

Iranian diplomat confronted by protesters near UN building

Police escort deputy foreign ministry spokesman to safety after run-in with angry mob

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