Novavax announced Wednesday that its investigational vaccines—both a combined COVID-19 and flu shot and a standalone influenza vaccine—triggered a robust immune reaction in seniors aged 65 and up, comparable to the responses seen with currently authorized vaccines.
The company reported that both vaccines were generally well tolerated by participants, with no unexpected safety issues emerging from the study.
Following the news, Novavax’s stock climbed 1.3% in premarket trading, reaching $7.29.

UPDATE: The Levaya for Yaakov Yisroel Jurkansky, an einikel of Hagaon Harav Elya Ber Wachtfogel, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva of South Fallsburg, who was tragically killed in an accident in the Catskills on Wednesday afternoon, will take place at approximately 8:00 PM at the Har Shalom Beis HaChaim in Airmont. Besuros Tovois!

Will artificial intelligence save humanity — or destroy it? Lift up the world’s poorest — or tighten the grip of a tech elite? Jensen Huang — the global chip tycoon widely predicted to become one of the world’s first trillionaires — offered his answer on Wednesday: neither dystopia nor domination. AI, he said, is a tool for liberation. Wearing his signature biker jacket and mobbed by fans for selfies, the Nvidia CEO cut the figure of a tech rockstar as he took the stage at VivaTech in Paris. “AI is the greatest equalizer of people the world has ever created,” Huang said, kicking off one of Europe’s biggest technology industry fairs. Huang’s core argument: AI can level the playing field, not tilt it. Critics argue Nvidia’s dominance risks concentrating power in the hands of a few.

The majority of justices on Brazil’s Supreme Court have agreed to make social media companies liable for illegal postings by their users, in a landmark case for Latin America with implications for U.S. relations. Brazil’s top court decided to rule on two different cases to reach an understanding on how to deal with social media companies as reports of fraud, child abuse and violence among teenagers become rampant online. Critics warn such measures could threaten free speech as platforms preemptively remove content that could be problematic. Gilmar Mendes on Wednesday became the sixth of the court’s 11 justices to vote to open a path for companies like Meta, X and Microsoft to be sued and pay fines for content published by their users.

The Democratic National Committee just overwhelmingly voted to remove David Hogg from his position as Vice Chair, 294 to 99.

President Trump was asked earlier while leaving the White House on the way to the Kennedy Center, why military dependents and diplomats were being evacuated from the Middle East, to which he shrugged and responded, “You’ll have to see, thank you.”

President Trump on Iran: “They (US personnel in the Middle East) are being moved out. It could be a dangerous place, we’ll see what happens. Iran can not have a nuclear weapon, we won’t allow it”

BREAKING: Likud MK Yuli Edelstein, chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, announced that after extended deliberations, coalition members have reached an agreement on core principles for the new enlistment law. Edelstein described the development as “historic news,” signaling the end of the coalition crisis and the start of a legislative push to expand the IDF’s conscription base. “Only a real, effective bill like this will come out of my committee,” he said, without sharing further details. “We’re on our way to real change in Israeli society and strengthening the State of Israel’s security.”

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which has distributed millions of meals to Gazans, says a bus carrying its members was attacked by Hamas. At least 5 were killed, and others possibly taken hostage.

At least five people were killed and several others injured Wednesday following an attack by Hamas on a bus operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), the organization announced in a statement late Wednesday night. The vehicle was reportedly transporting over two dozen individuals, including GHF team members and local Palestinians working alongside the U.S.-based organization, en route to the foundation’s distribution centers in Khan Yunis when it was targeted. In addition to the fatalities and injuries, GHF says some team members may have been taken hostage. “This attack did not happen in a vacuum,” GHF said in its statement, revealing that Hamas had issued repeated threats to GHF staff and local civilians involved in its aid distribution network.

Likud MK Yuli Edelstein, chair of the powerful Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, announced Wednesday that coalition leaders have reached an agreement in principle on a long-awaited proposal for a new IDF enlistment law—potentially ending a months-long crisis threatening government stability. “After long deliberations, we have reached agreements on principles on which to base a proposal for the enlistment law,” Edelstein said in a statement, calling the moment “historic news” and a major step toward “real change in Israeli society and strengthening the State of Israel’s security.” While Edelstein did not disclose the details of the compromise, he said that the legislation would expand the IDF’s conscription base.

Elon Musk made a move to mend fences with President Donald Trump after receiving a phone call last Friday from Vice President JD Vance and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, according to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday.
Vance, who has emerged as a loyal Trump ally while maintaining a role as a behind-the-scenes negotiator, kept his public distance from the spat. Though he clearly backed Trump’s side, he avoided speaking negatively about Musk, which positioned him to help broker a truce.
During their conversation with Musk, Vance and Wiles encouraged him to put an end to the public rift that had erupted earlier in the month, creating headlines and tension between the tech executive and the president.

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More than 460 laid-off employees at the nation’s top public health agency received notices Wednesday that they are being reinstated, according to a union representing the workers. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services confirmed reinstatement notices went out to the former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention employees, but provided few details. About 2,400 CDC employees lost their jobs in a wave of cuts across federal health agencies in early April, according to a tally at the time. Whole CDC programs were essentially shut down, including some focused on smoking, lead poisoning, gun violence, asthma and air quality, and workplace safety and health. The entire office that handles Freedom of Information Act requests was shuttered.

President Donald Trump’s trusted military leader, Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, who heads the Joint Chiefs of Staff, struck a slightly different tone from the president when addressing Russia’s intentions under Vladimir Putin. Specifically, Caine suggested skepticism about trusting Putin as a genuine partner in future negotiations.
During a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the defense budget, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina asked pointed questions of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Gen. Caine. He wanted to know if they believed Iran would use a nuclear weapon against Israel, whether China would make a move on Taiwan, and if Putin’s ambitions would end with Ukraine.

JERUSALEM – The U.S. Embassy in Israel will not participate in this year’s Tel Aviv Pride parade, marking a sharp departure from past practice.

President Donald Trump is expected to sign a measure Thursday that blocks California’s first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, a White House official told The Associated Press. The resolution Trump plans to sign, which Congress approved last month, aims to quash the country’s most aggressive attempt to phase out gas-powered cars. He also plans to approve measures to overturn state policies curbing tailpipe emissions in certain vehicles and smog-forming nitrogen oxide pollution from trucks. The timing of the signing was confirmed Wednesday by a White House official who spoke on condition of anonymity to share plans not yet public.

President Donald Trump’s plan to begin “phasing out” the federal agency that responds to disasters after the 2025 hurricane season is likely to put more responsibilities on states to provide services following increasingly frequent and expensive climate disasters, experts said. “We want to wean off of FEMA and we want to bring it down to the state level,” Trump said Tuesday in an Oval Office appearance with administration officials about preparations for summer wildfires. Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem have repeatedly signaled their desire to overhaul, if not completely eliminate, the 46-year-old Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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