The NWS issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the entire NYC Metro until 10pm, Heavy rain, lightning and strong wind gusts up to 70mph will be possible with thunderstorms that move through the area later this afternoon and evening.

Trump on Abraham Accords and Saudi Arabia: Asked whether the Abraham Accords are back on the table with Saudi Arabia, Trump said "I think so. Maybe more than ever," adding that Saudi Arabia is happy to have Israel's and America's support.

Timing for today's severe storms.

2 years since Sinwar was eliminated: On October 16, 2024, Yahya Sinwar - the architect of the October 7 massacre - was eliminated during a chance encounter with IDF troops in Rafah. IDF drone footage captured the arch-terrorist's final moments inside the building where he was found.

Czechia's tallest structures demolished: The twin 355-meter Liblice B radio masts near Český Brod fell simultaneously in a controlled demolition lasting about ten seconds, ending nearly 50 years as the country's tallest structures.

Zelensky on being Trump's "scapegoat": Asked at a Brussels press conference if Trump is using Ukraine as a scapegoat for his midterm and economic problems, Zelensky smiled and answered only "This is my answer."

BREAKING: White House press secretary Katie Zacharia is transitioning out of her role after President Trump urged her to reconsider the position, the White House told Fox News.

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez transferred $1 million to Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, the anti-Semite running for Senate in Michigan. The transfer represents a huge sum for a House member to give to a Senate race, especially one in a different state.

The over 75 million Americans on Social Security will get a 3.6% boost to their monthly benefits next year, the largest cost-of-living adjustment in four years. By law, benefits must keep pace with inflation, which this year was driven in part by soaring fuel prices. Starting in January, the average payment will increase by roughly $75 to $2,170 a month. Read more on our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/HV7BWm1YhuFLQ9sRxxBi2H

Japan’s weather agency mistakenly issued a warning for a massive 9.9-magnitude earthquake, sparking alarm across the country, when the actual earthquake measured 6.9. The strongest earthquake ever recorded was the 1960 Chile earthquake, which measured 9.5 on the Richter scale.

President Trump lashed out at Ukrainian President Zelensky after he defied his demand to halt attacks on Russian oil refineries, calling it “a disgrace.”

WEATHER ALERT: A line of storms is expected to move through the tri-state area mostly after 7pm today, bringing potentially damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph and heavy rain. Temperatures on Shabbos will only be a high in the mid 50s followed by the coldest air of the season and possible frost and freezing temperatures Moitzei Shabbos.

Mayor Mamdani urges NYC parking lot and garage owners not to let ICE use their properties as staging areas for its enforcement operations.

CNN: Ukraine has run out of missiles for the US-made Patriot air defense system, leaving it more vulnerable to Russian ballistic missile attacks.

Concern is growing by PM Netanyahu and officials in United Torah Judaism that Ger is planning on staying home this upcoming election or voting for an alternative party that may not pass the electoral threshold. Ger, which is involved in an internal party squabble, has an estimated 30,000 votes. Two weeks to Election Day, they haven’t issued their traditional call to vote. Read more on our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/HV7BWm1YhuFLQ9sRxxBi2H

Price list for the different versions of the next-gen Roadster.

Elon Musk posts additional angles of the new Tesla Roadster using thrusters to jump over all the other Telsa vehicles including the Tesla Semi.

An extraordinary scene unfolded at the Shamgar funeral home in Yerushalayim this morning, when a person claimed to have seen the niftar moving. The levaya was halted while an ambulance was called. But ultimately, the responding medical technician determined that the man was indeed dead. The levayah for the 60-year-old man resumed and he was brought to kevurah. Read more on our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/HV7BWm1YhuFLQ9sRxxBi2H

Sally Rooney, hailed as “the first great millennial author,” with more than six million copies of her books sold globally, had her books yanked from British store shelves. She had pledged a percentage of her book sales to Palestine Action, which the UK has now designated a terrorist organization. The Irish novelist can’t receive royalties, and could even be arrested if she sets foot in Britain. Read more on our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/HV7BWm1YhuFLQ9sRxxBi2H

A day after moving its embassy to Jerusalem, Colombia has withdrawn from the Hague Group, stepping down as a member and co-chair, with Foreign Minister Omar Bula calling the bloc “a group created to isolate and attack Israel.” The Hague Group was formed to hold Israel accountable over the Gaza war.

IDF combat engineers sealed and blew up a 1.5-kilometer terrorist tunnel in southern Gaza that crossed the Yellow Line. The IDF says it held rooms meant for Hamas terrorists.

Representatives of Iran, Turkey, Kuwait, Pakistan and the Palestinian Authority left the hall during Israeli President Herzog's speech at the CICA summit in Azerbaijan. More notably, Qatar's emir stayed.

Elon Musk and America PAC agreed to settle lawsuits alleging they defrauded voters in swing states by promising daily $1 million giveaways ahead of the 2024 election, with winners allegedly predetermined.

IT’S A FLYING CAR: Tesla just unveiled the very first flying car ever. Elon Musk said it’s a rocket car, using technology from SpaceX.

FLYING CAR VIDEO: Watch more footage of Tesla’s Roadster, a flying car. Aside for flying, it goes 0-60 in LESS than one second.

Tesla’s new Roadster can fly in short bursts and accelerate from 0–60 mph in just 0.81 seconds. Elon Musk says production will begin in 2028, though his previous timelines for the long-delayed vehicle have repeatedly slipped by years.

WATCH LIVE: Tesla is set to dramatically unveil its long-delayed next-generation Roadster, with groundbreaking performance claims and the potential introduction of rocket thruster technology: https://bit.ly/4ykXKX9

A new Fox News poll found that government corruption is American voters’ biggest concern, with 60% saying they are extremely worried about it, ahead of inflation (58%) and gas prices (50%).

CCTV video shows the moment a Russian drone struck a store in the Odesa region of Ukraine, wounding three people.

BLOOMBERG: Pete Hegseth’s advisers plan to delay releasing a Pentagon report on the US airstrike that killed more than 150 people at an Iranian elementary school in the opening hours of the Iran War until after the midterm elections, despite findings that flawed intelligence, outdated imagery and excessive reliance on AI contributed to the strike.

A German court handed two Iranian agents prison sentences of up to 8-1/2 years for planning ​to kill the leader of a Jewish organization ‌in Germany. The foreigners, who were steered by Iranian Intelligence agencies, were also instructed to monitor two local groceries.

4 dead in Oregon School Shooting | CBS: A shooter killed 4 people, including 3 children at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon. The suspected shooter was also shot and killed, potentially by a bystander.

FBI employees fired for their roles in investigating President Trump’s retention of classified documents at his Florida estate sued to regain their jobs, alleging unlawful political retribution.

Netanyahu reveals: 'My call to al-Sharaa stopped the Druze massacre': Netanyahu said that after Israel struck Damascus, he phoned Syria's president al-Sharaa in a "very sharp" call and "the massacre stopped." He said Israel will not allow the killing of Druze to continue.

Hundreds of US troops deploy to Panama: The Pentagon is sending hundreds of 10th Mountain Division soldiers to Panama as it widens its campaign against drug cartels. They are staging at SOUTHCOM.

The Washington Post obtained a list of major donors to Trump’s White House ballroom project, including previously undisclosed contributors who benefited from regulatory decisions, government contracts or, in one case, a pardon for a family member.

The NYC Medical Examiner recently made the 1,655th formal identification of a 9/11 victim, using advanced forensic genetic genealogy to confirm the identity of an adult woman. This is the second time the new advanced tech has been used to identify a 9/11 victim.

Shipping containers are left floating in the sea after the Singapore-flagged GFS Pride caught fire and sank near the Strait of Hormuz, reportedly after being struck by a projectile.

Likud is requesting the Shin Bet investigate suspected foreign election interference after Israel Hayom reported that foreign diplomats, including from the US, approached Charedi politicians about supporting a government led by Gadi Eisenkot.

Tesla is set to unveil its redesigned Roadster tonight, nearly nine years after it first showed a next-generation version of its electric sports car. The Roadster event is set to start at 8:55pm EDT on Thursday at a SpaceX test site ​in McGregor, Texas.

In a defiant interview with the FT, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said President Trump had an instinctive affinity for autocrats and the super-wealthy.

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife plead not guilty to torture charges. Maduro rejected the allegations as false. A judge set Dec. 17 for oral arguments on the couple’s drug trafficking charges.

Apple and Meta are teaming up to let developers run Meta’s Muse Spark AI model locally on high-end Macs, reducing reliance on cloud data centers.

Trump denies a POLITICO report that he’s considering replacing Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, with Stephen Miller reportedly among the potential replacements. Trump called the report “TOTAL FAKE NEWS” and defended Wiles as a trusted adviser.

FT: President Zelensky says Ukraine will resume strikes on Russian oil refineries, expressing anger over a “dangerous” withdrawal of US intelligence sharing and simultaneous weakening of Starlink service amid intense Russian attacks.

Trump explains why he won't call Putin a dictator: President Trump said he has to make deals with people, so he doesn't go around calling them names. He was responding to Senator Sullivan, who has called Putin a dictator.

ISRAEL HAYOM: The Trump administration is reportedly pushing for an Israeli unity government between Likud and Gadi Eisenkot’s party, with Netanyahu serving up to two more years before retiring in exchange for regional peace efforts, while Eisenkot’s bloc demands judicial reform reversals and an inquiry into October 7.

New England Patriots owner and Jewish philanthropist Robert Kraft donated $5 million toward a new Chabad center in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, which will bear his family’s name. The $25 million project is expected to be completed in fall 2027.

Wholesale inflation surged 1.3% in September, the biggest monthly jump in four years, driven largely by a 20% spike in gasoline prices. Prices rose 6.3% year over year, the largest annual increase since 2022.

WSJ: The Trump administration’s investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is aimed at building a case to strip her of her US citizenship and ultimately deport her back to Somalia.

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Piers Morgan: Do you feel betrayed [by the US]? Zelensky: Yes.

President Trump cancels livestream of the firing squad execution of Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan.

NYC Mayor Mamdani’s administration is making a $30 million investment to build a quantum research lab at New York University. In exchange, the city will receive 15% of any proceeds from intellectual property developed in that lab.

CNN: The US military is considering using the ‘mother of all bombs’ to target Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites should President Trump give the order.

Trump: “And the Iran war will end very soon. It's going to end very soon. As soon as I want it to end, it'll end.”

Abdul El-Sayed has promised he had no association with the Muslim Brotherhood, the parent body of Hamas and other terror groups. But tweets from a decade ago show him affirming that he, his mother and sister were members of the terrorist group. Confronted on camera, he turned to his by-now-familiar tactic of feigned outrage anyone could ask him these questions instead of talking about healthcare. Read more on our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/HV7BWm1YhuFLQ9sRxxBi2H

Six people, including a child, were killed, after a small plane crashed in rural Wisconsin.

The IRGC sunk the Singapore-flagged cargo ship GFS Pride sank near the Strait of Hormuz after it hit a mine laid by Iran, marking the second confirmed ship sinking since the U.S.-Iran war began on February 28, amid at least 13 reported attacks on vessels in the area over three days.

HISTORIC ENDORSEMENT WAVE: Dozens of elected officials from across Rockland County unite in support of State Senate candidate Joe Rand ahead of the November 3 election, marking a major show of political support as the race heats up.

Major flooding has hit Istanbul, Turkey, with videos showing hundreds of cars being swept away.

Rav Elya Shlomo Kohn, longtime menhal of Satmar Beis Rochel school in Kiryas Yoel, visits new Lakefront Mosdos in Okeechobee, Florida.

U.S. forces destroy Iranian dhow in Gulf of Oman: CENTCOM says U.S. forces destroyed an Iranian-affiliated dhow on Oct. 6 that was surveilling and targeting U.S. Navy ships. The crew was safely removed first.

AXIOS: President Trump ordered his White House counsel to investigate allegations that former Kennedy Center chief Ric Grenell failed to deposit a $6 million donation from Alina Habba’s billionaire husband.

At an Arizona rally, President Trump said Canada will become the 51st state because it's "the only way it works." He tied it to tariffs and compared it to Greenland.

Trump on his $400M Qatari jet: When you are given gifts, you take 'em. When they give you a 747, you say 2 words, 'thank you'

The Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia was shut down for maintenance just hours before a teacher fell to his death from the ride, according to eyewitnesses.

CNN: Jewish voters could help save GOP Rep. Mike Lawler’s seat in NY-17 (Rockland County), a district Kamala Harris won in 2024. Kalshi’s current odds give Democrat Cait Conley a 61% chance of winning, compared with 39% for Lawler.

US gas prices hit a record, staying above $4 per gallon for 158 consecutive days, surpassing the 2022 record under Biden. The national average is $4.34, up 46% from $2.98 before US-Israeli strikes on Iran.

CNN: The Trump administration pushed for an unusually aggressive search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home in an immigration fraud probe targeting the congresswoman, but a judge limited the DOJ's access to her documents.

Trump says he may have gone too far on Iran: At a rally in Arizona, President Trump said Iran's leaders are gone and he doesn't know who to deal with. He said he "probably went a little too far," jokingly apologizing to the crowd.

The five sons and two daughters of the previous Chernobyler rebbe are preparing to complete the division of their inheritance by 17 Cheshvon, the 39th yahrtzeit of Rav Meshulam Zusha Twersky zt”l. These include a full set of the Slavita Shas and another that had been used by Rav Aharon of Chernobyl zt”l, as well as sifrei Torah and Torah crowns. Experts have already begun assessing their material value. Read more on our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/HV7BWm1YhuFLQ9sRxxBi2H

FBI slams MS NOW, says Patel is in Virginia, not Russia: MS NOW reported, citing two sources, that FBI Director Kash Patel landed in Russia for a two-day trip. The FBI denied it and showed live video where he is at a law enforcement event at Liberty University in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Trump posts bizarre AI video of himself taming a tiger after a person was killed by a tiger in the UK.

3D-printed salmon is coming to US supermarkets, produced by Israeli food technology company Steakholder Foods.

Secret Service Counter-sniper teams are posted on rooftops all around the Bullhead City, Arizona airport as President Trump arrives for a midterm rally , where a protective glass surrounds the stage. Trump, who has faced at least three recent assassination attempts, rarely conducts outdoor rallies.

Elon Musk said that any decision to throttle Starshield, Starlink’s military version in Ukraine, was made by the US military or President Trump, not SpaceX.

Bye bye horse carriages. For over 30 years, NYC officials have tried to ban horse carriages. Now, it looks like the industry is about to take its last neigh. Council Speaker Julie Menin secured an agreement from Mayor Mamdani to back a bill abolishing the industry by adding a requirement for the city to offer career counseling to carriage drivers. Menin has already scheduled a vote next week and it’s expected to pass. Read more on our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/HV7BWm1YhuFLQ9sRxxBi2H

Early voter turnout is running high across the US with less than three weeks until Election Day.

An estate sale shopper in Austin, Texas, made an unusual call to police Tuesday after finding six World War II-era grenades in a box they had purchased at a sale.

Awkward: A California man was arrested and is accused of stealing plumbing supplies from a van before skateboarding into the side of it and hitting his head, surveillance video showed.

PM Andy Burnham reaffirmed Britain’s support for Ukraine while hosting President Zelensky in Downing Street, saying the UK is accelerating deliveries of air defense systems to the country.

WSJ: Netflix is laying off about 6% of its staff, or roughly 1,000 employees, amid slowing growth and customer engagement.

Florida’s Attorney General and other top officials visited Lakefront to show their support for the community and its continued growth, just one day after a local individual posted an antisemitic video targeting the development.

Bnei Brak Mayor Chanoch Zeibert’s personal laptop was stolen on Sunday while he was using the local Machnovke mikvah. Earlier today, police arrested a 25-year-old Bnei Brak resident but it’s not clear whether the computer was recovered. The suspect, who is known in Bnei Brak for previous thefts, is also being investigated for a separate burglary of the mayor’s vehicle. Read more on our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/HV7BWm1YhuFLQ9sRxxBi2H

A delegation of state of Florida officials are on their way to Lakefront to welcome the new community.

A building undergoing renovations has collapsed in central Tel Aviv, with three construction workers rescued from the rubble.

Colombia opened its embassy in Jerusalem, becoming the 10th country to do so and marking a major shift from its traditionally pro-Palestinian foreign policy under newly inaugurated President Abelardo de la Espriella.

REUTERS: Ukraine says SpaceX imposed unannounced speed limits on military Starlink terminals, hampering Kyiv’s midrange drone attacks and efforts to intercept Russia’s new jet-powered drones.

Zelensky told NPR that Trump threatened to cut off intelligence-sharing unless Ukraine stopped striking Russian oil refineries and to freeze a program allowing European nations to buy US weapons for Kyiv.

Inflation jumped back up to 3.7% in September, the highest rate since May. The spike was largely driven by rising gas and diesel prices.

Apple opened preorders for its $299 HomeView, a 7-inch smart display and speaker designed to let up to six family members control smart-home devices and apps while offering more personalized Siri AI features.

President Trump pardoned two truckers during a campaign rally tonight signing the pardons live on stage in front of the crowd. The two men had been convicted of Clean Air Act violations for tampering with emissions controls on diesel engines.

Speaking at a rally tonight, President Trump says the U.S. is fed up with Iran, and intends to deliver the nation a heavy blow.

Chicago police cracked a 65-year-old cold case Tuesday, identifying former homicide detective Thomas F. McInerney Jr. via DNA as the 1960 killer of 8-year-old Gloria Kowalewicz.

The US Treasury announced more than $1.21 billion in penalties against Bank of America for anti-money laundering and sanctions violations, marking the third-largest penalty in the department's history.

Netanyahu: Egypt's intel chief didn't meet me before Oct 7: Netanyahu says Egypt's then-intelligence chief spent only 59 minutes in Israel shortly before October 7 and that he did not meet him. He says "someone is trying to pin this on me," calling it a lie.

Trump leaves door open to endorsing in Israeli election: Asked why he hasn't endorsed in Israel's Oct. 27 election, Trump says "We haven't even thought about it," then adds "I may be doing something."

Saudi Arabia has begun striking oil storage facilities used by the Houthis near Yemen’s capital Sanaa. The Saudis had issued an evacuation warning ahead of the strikes.