Iowa farmer Tim Bardole survived years of low crop prices and rising costs by cutting back on fertilizer and herbicides and fixing broken-down equipment rather than buying new. When President Donald Trump’s trade war with China made a miserable situation worse, Bardole used up any equity his operation had and started investing in hogs in hopes they’ll do better than crops.

A large crowd participated during the Friday night, in the Shalom Zachor of the newborn son of the Ginzberg family, who lost two of their children in a fire that broke out in their home about seven months ago.
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(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com)
The case of the sandwich shop in Lakewood flying an Israeli flag on Israel’s Independence Day and the alleged statement of the mashgiach of the store’s hechsher has made international waves.
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An investigation by the Israel Police led to the arrest of young people aged 14 and 15 from the center of the country following a series of arson incidents that took place in Bnei Brak.
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A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital’s heavily fortified Green Zone Sunday night, landing less than a mile from the sprawling U.S. Embassy, an Iraqi military spokesman said.

The Israel Police has always been attentive to social media, which led to the opening of searches and the detention of suspected animal abuse, as a donkey was found in Be’er Sheva on Shabbos with a swastika painted on it.

Across Iran’s capital, the talk always seems to come back to how things may get worse.
Battered by U.S. sanctions and its depreciating rial currency, Iran’s 80 million people struggle to buy meat, medicine and other staples of daily life.
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The cabinet on Sunday, during its weekly meeting, voted to lift the restriction that limits the number of cabinet ministers to 19. This was done to accommodate the exaggerated demands being made by parties who are likely to become members of the next coalition government, including Yahadut Hatorah and Shas.

House Democrats will hear from former CIA Director John Brennan about the situation in Iran, inviting him to speak next week amid heightened concerns over the Trump administration’s sudden moves in the region.
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The summer weather that has been felt in recent days is nothing compared to what is predicted to happen here on Lag B’Omer. The weather forecast published for the coming days shows that Lag B’Omer is going to be an extremely hot day, with temperatures in Tiveria expected to reach 44C (111F).