Newark Liberty International Airport experienced another radar disruption early Friday, marking the latest in a series of similar incidents affecting the airport in recent weeks.
In a statement, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the radar blackout, saying that preliminary details indicate it lasted for about a minute and a half. That duration matches a previous incident reported on April 28.
“There was a telecommunications outage that impacted communications and radar display at Philadelphia TRACON Area C, which guides aircraft in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport airspace. The outage occurred around 3:55 a.m. on Friday, May 9, and lasted approximately 90 seconds.”

Amid increasing speculation about a potential rift between the United States and Israel, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee took to Twitter to push back against the narrative.
“It’s reckless and irresponsible for press to allege that [US President Donald Trump] and [Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu] are not getting along,” Huckabee tweeted, addressing reports that suggested tensions were rising between the two leaders.
“Bibi has spent more time with [Trump] than I have in past three months, and I’m his ambassador! The relationship between US and Israel remains STRONG!” Huckabee added, insisting that ties between the two allies were still as solid as ever.
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A plan developed by Israel and supported by the United States to restart humanitarian aid deliveries in Gaza will, at the outset, only reach about 60 percent of the local population, according to a document sent by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) to potential contributors.
The memo, which was reviewed by The Times of Israel on Thursday, concedes that civilians in Gaza are “enduring extreme deprivation.” However, it says the “Secure Distribution Sites” (SDS) designed to deliver the aid will initially only reach around 1.2 million people out of the approximately 2 million who live in the enclave.

A French news outlet reports that a Hamas delegation spent Wednesday and Thursday in Doha, Qatar, engaging in negotiations with mediators from both Egypt and Qatar as part of ongoing efforts to establish a truce in Gaza. Despite the two-day effort, no significant progress was made.
Two individuals familiar with the matter told the agency that Egyptian envoys met on two occasions with the Hamas representatives, who were led by senior figure Khalil al-Hayya. Qatari officials also participated in the mediation talks.

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he is terminating a lesser-known internet program tucked into Joe Biden’s 2021 infrastructure package.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump slammed Biden’s Digital Equity Act (DEA)—a provision within the $1 trillion infrastructure bill—as both “unconstitutional” and “racist,” claiming that shutting it down would save taxpayers billions.
“I have spoken with my wonderful Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, and we agree that the Biden/Harris so-called ‘Digital Equity Act’ is totally UNCONSTITUTIONAL,” Trump wrote Thursday morning on Truth Social.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has called off his upcoming visit, according to a report from I24NEWS that cites a source familiar with the matter.
As reported by Ynet, Hegseth made the decision to cancel his trip in order to accompany President Donald Trump on his regional tour, which will notably not include a stop in Israel.
Axios had earlier reported, based on information from two Israeli officials, that Hegseth was originally slated to land in Israel on Monday to hold meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yisroel Katz.
The original itinerary reportedly had him continuing on from Israel to Saudi Arabia, where he would then join up with President Trump.

Joe Biden and his wife Jill are reportedly considering signing a massive $30 million book deal that would lift the curtain on their years in the White House, according to the Daily Mail. The potential agreement would likely feature content from a personal diary Jill kept during their time in office.
“She could write a very explosive book if she wanted to,” a former White House staffer told the publication, suggesting Jill’s account could include revealing material.

Elon Musk has instructed the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to cancel over half a million government-issued credit cards that were either idle or unnecessary, signaling the start of a broader campaign to streamline federal operations. Officials have indicated that even more cancellations are expected in the coming months.
This move is part of a larger initiative launched under President Donald Trump’s leadership to crack down on government waste and cut down excessive federal expenditures. The aim is to rein in abuse and restore accountability in how taxpayer money is handled across Washington.

Venezuelan gang members known as the “Little Devils” have been repeatedly arrested by New York police — over 240 times — but are continually released without consequences, according to NYPD Assistant Chief Jason Savino. The gang, formally identified as Los Diablos de 42, operates under the umbrella of the infamous Venezuelan criminal network Tren de Aragua.
Speaking at a press briefing, Savino stated that officers have taken 37 members of this group into custody on numerous occasions. “Of those 37, we have over 240 arrests of those 37 individuals. That’s almost six [arrests] apiece,” Savino emphasized.

Chinese Communist leader Xi Jinping held a lengthy private discussion and joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday, where he declared that China and Russia were united in defending the “global multilateral trading system,” a statement that appeared to allude to opposition to President Donald Trump’s trade reforms.