President Donald Trump took to social media late at night to call on both Israel and Hamas to finalize an agreement in Gaza that would bring about the release of hostages taken during the October 7 attacks.
“MAKE THE DEAL IN GAZA. GET THE HOSTAGES BACK!!! DJT,” he posted on his Truth Social platform, delivering a clear message that appeared directed at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to move forward with the ceasefire deal. Trump had previously predicted that an agreement would be finalized within the week.

Elon Musk on Saturday doubled down on his distaste for President Donald Trump’s sprawling tax and spending cuts bill, arguing the legislation that Republican senators are scrambling to pass would kill jobs and bog down burgeoning industries. “The latest Senate draft bill will destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country,” Musk wrote on X on Saturday ahead of a procedural Senate vote to open debate on the nearly 1,000-page bill.

While China’s men’s soccer team hasn’t generated much excitement in recent years, humanoid robot teams have won over fans in Beijing based more on the AI technology involved than any athletic prowess shown. Four teams of humanoid robots faced off in fully autonomous 3-on-3 soccer matches powered entirely by artificial intelligence on Saturday night in China’s capital in what was touted as a first in China and a preview for the upcoming World Humanoid Robot Games, set to take place in Beijing. According to the organizers, a key aspect of the match was that all the participating robots operated fully autonomously using AI-driven strategies without any human intervention or supervision.

Emergency personnel, including Catskills Hatzolah, are on the scene of a serious crash at Old Falls Road and Katz Road involving an overturned vehicle that caught fire. The driver is in traumatic arrest. A name for Tehillim is not needed in this incident.

Zohran Mamdani spoke at a rally in Harlem on Saturday as he sought to build on momentum from New York City’s Democratic primary, telling the crowd that people struggling to pay for housing, groceries and bus fare are hungry for change. Mamdani appeared at a National Action Network rally days after declaring victory over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the presumed favorite in the primary. Results will be finalized after the city’s ranked choice vote-counting resumes Tuesday. “What our victory showed on election night was less a victory between one man and another, but a victory for a city that New Yorkers can afford,” Mamdani said at a rally attended by Black clergy and filmmaker Spike Lee The Rev.

(AP) – Thousands of motorists were stranded for more than eight hours a

Senate Republicans voting in a dramatic late Saturday session narrowly cleared a key procedural step as they race to advance President Donald Trump’s package of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his July Fourth deadline. The tally, 51-49, came after a tumultuous night with Vice President JD Vance at the Capitol to break a potential tie. Tense scenes played out in the chamber as voting came to a standstill, dragging for more than three hours as holdout senators huddled for negotiations, and took private meetings off the floor. In the end, two Republicans opposed the motion to proceed, joining all Democrats. It’s still a long weekend of work to come.

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Zohran Mamdani, who recently won the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, has vowed to increase property taxes in what he calls “whiter neighbourhoods” as part of his broader economic plan.
The 33-year-old Democratic Socialist defeated former Governor Andrew Cuomo in Tuesday’s primary, securing the party’s nomination for the November general election. Following his upset victory, new information has emerged highlighting the more radical aspects of his platform — including a pledge to “shift the tax burden” toward wealthier, predominantly white areas of the city.

A New Jersey state senator is pushing for a bold renaming of the Delaware Bay, proposing that the iconic body of water be officially dubbed “The Bay of New Jersey,” in a move reminiscent of President Donald Trump’s decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America.”
The legislation, introduced on Thursday by Republican State Senator Michael Testa, would require all state agencies to begin using the term “The Bay of New Jersey” across official platforms, including signage, state publications, websites, and public communications, according to NJ.com. It also mandates that federal authorities be notified of the change.

Senate Republicans took a major step late tonight by advancing President Trump’s sweeping legislative package, dubbed his “big, beautiful bill,” putting the chamber on track for a marathon weekend session aimed at pushing it through.
Despite ongoing disputes and behind-the-scenes negotiations, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) pressed ahead with efforts to secure passage of the bill—which includes provisions on taxes, border policy, military support, and raising the debt ceiling—by Independence Day.
A handful of GOP lawmakers initially resisted, holding up the process for more than three hours while discussions continued with party leaders. In the end, only Senators Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) voted against moving forward.

President Donald Trump launched a sharp rebuke of Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina on Saturday night, slamming the Republican lawmaker for opposing his sweeping tax-and-spending proposal, as a crucial procedural vote in the Senate stalled and GOP leadership scrambled to lock down support.
“Looks like Senator Thom Tillis, as usual, wants to tell the Nation that he’s giving them a 68% Tax Increase, as opposed to the Biggest Tax Cut in American History!” Trump wrote on Truth Social, as Senate leaders struggled for hours without concluding a vote to advance the massive bill.

In a communication honoring the day of Gimmel Tammuz, the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, President Donald J. Trump issued a letter to the Rebbe’s Ohel.
President Trump calls the Rebbe “one of the most dynamic and influential faith leaders in modern history,” and relates how he personally drew strength from Rebbe’s legacy during his visit to the Ohel in Queens, NY last year.
The text of the letter:
Dear Rabbis of Chabad-Lubavitch,
Melania and I are honored to send our greetings on the occasion of the yahrtzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, to the Chabad shluchim and the millions inspired by him across our country and around the world.

The Beis Din of Crown Heights has once again sounded the alarm over Tefillin and Mezuzos written by Yaakov Shlomo Itzkovitz of Zinkov, Ukraine, warning that items written by this sofer, whose work was previously deemed questionable, are still circulating in the marketplace.

A terrible tragedy struck the Crown Heights community on Shabbos with the petirah of 8-year-old Mordechai Keller.
Mordechai, a young boy from Crown Heights, lost his life in a devastating car accident that occurred on Eastern Parkway near Albany Avenue on Shabbos afternoon.
According to sources, Mordechai was crossing the street with his sister when he was fatally hit by an SUV. The driver remained at the scene and was not arrested. Police are investigating.
He leaves behind his grieving parents, Avraham and Nechama Dina Keller, and his siblings.
Umacha Hashem dimah me’al kol ponim.

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