The BYD Yangwang U9 Xtreme set a new production car speed record in Abu Dhabi, reaching 312.65 mph and becoming the first production vehicle officially verified to surpass 500 km/h.

Tesla plans to shift production capacity from the Cybertruck to its Cybercab robotaxi amid weak sales. US Cybertruck sales fell 48% to 20,237 units in 2025, far below Elon Musk’s original annual target of 250,000.

A brass combination lock on a ship that sank 450 years ago was just opened when scientists using CT scanning technology discovered the code. The centuries-old four-letter code was ANCE. They spun the letters and it easily swung open. The Ann Francis wrecked off the Welsh coast on Dec. 28, 1583, during a ferocious storm while returning from Spain. Read more on our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/HV7BWm1YhuFLQ9sRxxBi2H

The Department of Transportation says it has begun replacing floppy disks with digital displays, giving air traffic controllers faster access to critical safety data as part of its ATC overhaul.

The US economy added 165,000 jobs in October, nearly triple Wall Street’s 59,000 estimate. The unemployment rate dipped to 4.1%, while September’s underwhelming job growth was revised up from 29,000 to 60,000.

Investigators are probing whether lithium-ion batteries found at the scene sparked a deadly house fire in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, that killed six adults and injured nine others, including firefighters.

NEW YORK GOP SHAKEUP: Republicans are calling for longtime state party chairman Ed Cox to step down after Democrats’ Election Day sweep, with Rep. Mike Lawler being floated as a possible successor just days after losing his reelection bid.

Investigators are probing whether lithium-ion batteries found at the scene sparked a deadly house fire in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, that killed six adults and injured nine others, including firefighters. Sent from WhatsApp wa.me/17182070713

A system of strong thunderstorms moved over Lakewood and the surrounding areas this morning bringing 3-5 inches of rain to the area leading to flooding. Fall leaves also assisted in clogging drains.

A defiant Pete Hegseth lashes out in video saying impeachment 'won't work with me' and suggests the US may strike Iran.

The independent body overseeing NYS education, the Board of Regents, struck a raw nerve when they abolished the requirement for Regents exams effective this year but has still not clarified what will replace it. Gov. Hochul, freshly off a decisive victory, is now talking about gaining more control of education. She’s concerned that the power of a diploma is weakening. Read more on our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/HV7BWm1YhuFLQ9sRxxBi2H

NYT: Secretary of State Marco Rubio dismissed reports that he plans to resign from the Trump administration to prepare for a 2028 presidential campaign, clarifying that staying through the end of Trump's term has "always been my plan".

Democratic Congresswoman-elect Cait Conley, who flipped New York's 17th District in Rockland County, calls Mike Lawler a "class act" and vows to top his constituent services.

A French bank reported a cyberattack that stole approximately $100 million. The bank has not disclosed further details about the breach or its security response.

Mamdani claims he'll work just as hard for Jewish New Yorkers who disagree with him on Israel and Palestine, saying he's proud to represent "the most Jewish city in the United States."

Video captures the moment a propane tank erupts in flames amid severe flash flooding in McCaysville, Georgia.

Trump blames Democrats for historic market plunge, calls it one of the worst days in stock market history, blaming election results and promising America will emerge “bigger and stronger than ever before.”

NYC Mayor Mamdani thinks there will be a progressive candidate in the 2028 presidential race.

California Governor Gavin Newsom commuted the death sentences of all 548 inmates on death row to life without parole, marking the largest mass commutation in modern US history.

Democratic Socialist councilmember Nithya Raman defeats Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in a major upset, becoming the fourth DSA member poised to lead a major US city, joining New York, Seattle and Washington, DC.

WALL STREET BLOODBATH: Over $3 trillion was wiped out of the stock market as investors dumped AI and tech stocks amid data-center fears. The Dow plunged 1,833 points (3.44%), the S&P 500 fell 4.36%, and the Nasdaq sank 5.52%, entering correction territory.

A massive alligator caused a traffic jam on a a Palm Beach County highway overnight.

Chuck Schumer warns that if Trump spends the next year vetoing common-sense legislation, the “Republican catastrophe” of the 2026 midterms will look like a good day compared to what Republicans face in 2028.

War Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized the DC National Guard to operate boats, marked police cars, humvees and tactical vehicles through year’s end, expanding the Guard’s presence in the capital.

DeSantis continues his post-election GOP rip: DeSantis says Democrats will have enough votes to bring the continuation of the Iran war and the construction of the White House ballroom project up for a vote.

The State Department denies that Secretary of State Marco Rubio is preparing to resign from Trump's cabinet to launch a bid for the 2028 presidential nomination.

Israeli President Herzog asked Ra'am leader Mansour Abbas if considers Hamas a terrorist organization. Abbas couldn't give a simple 'yes' response, instead complaining why the Arab-Israeli party should be put under such a microscope.

N12: Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman has reportedly lifted his veto on sitting with Chareidi parties, opening the door for the anti-Netanyahu Change Bloc to court UTJ. Yisrael Beytenu denies it, saying “nothing has changed.”

🧐Fox's Jesse Watters: "We give them money so they can buy our weapons, so it's kind of like a way to launder money to the defense contractors. A lot of the Muslims that are now in the country just don't like to see US financing of Jews killing Muslims."

Yesterday's event gave us our first look from inside the White House Ballroom – revealing just how massive it truly is.

Mansour Abbas says Ra'am recommended Benny Gantz to form the next Government, then corrects himself to Gadi Eisenkot.

Israel Aid: Asked about Trump cutting off aid to Israel, Abdul El-Sayed says he agrees and would "love to work with him on doing that."

London's Police Chief says that hate crime against all communities has grown over the last few years with Jewish community facing "the highest per capita levels of hate crime." £85.8 million is being used to fund additional officers to protect Jewish communities in London.

The final steel beam was installed on the massive White House ballroom.

Trump on the razor-thin Alaska Senate race. With 78% of the vote counted, Mary Peltola (D) leads Dan S Sullivan (R) by just 637 votes. Meanwhile, Dan J Sullivan (D) whom the Democrats added to the ballot – allegedly in hopes to confuses voters – has 3,600 votes.

Record breaking heat this summer has revealed troves of World War I weaponry atop northern Italy’s Dolomites, with the Italian army already having defused 250 explosive devices. The weaponry is a chilling vestige of the “White War,” a brutal campaign fought between the Austro-Hungarian and Italian militaries between 1915 and 1918 which claimed 180,000 lives. Read more on our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/HV7BWm1YhuFLQ9sRxxBi2H

Horrific fire in Brooklyn: Six people were killed and seven others injured in a massive fire that tore through a residential building at 6 Ave & 58 St in the Sunset Park neighborhood near Boro Park.

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A lucky Powerball ticket in New Jersey won an estimated $847 million after matching all six numbers in yesterday’s drawing. The jackpot was the tenth-largest prize in game history and the second-largest prize this year.

This guy turned his AirPods case into a working computer mouse.

NYT: Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, 76, has reportedly told close friends he does not plan to retire right away, even as Democrats prepare to take control of the Senate in January. A retirement before then would have let the outgoing Republican Senate confirm his replacement.

Months after suffering a severe stroke that was followed by a lengthy hospital stay, Yonatan Razel returned to the stage for the first time. The singer made a surprise appearance at Binyanei HaUma where he sang alongside Yaakov Shwekey and Chaim Yisroel. Read more on our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/HV7BWm1YhuFLQ9sRxxBi2H

CCTV footage captures the moment a rogue wheel came flying, seemingly out of nowhere, before striking a 19-year-old pedestrian in Santiago, Chile.

CBS: President Trump has been asking advisers whether Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should stay on, after Republicans suffered heavy midterm losses that Vice President JD Vance blamed on the unpopular war in Iran. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has reportedly been floated as a possible replacement.

A New York appeals court tossed out a lawsuit challenging Mayor Mamdani’s proposed tax on high-end second homes, allowing his administration to move forward with the plan in a major legal victory for his progressive agenda.

Trump says he has bigger priorities but he will keep fighting to pass the "I don't want to Change my Clock Anymore" Act that will get rid of daylight savings time.

For the first time since the Oslo Accords gave Yericho to the Palestinians 32 years ago, Jews are back. Jewish families covertly purchased eight houses on the outskirts of the city near the Jordanian border and moved in today. The area is part of Area C, which is under Israeli control, but the new residents were accompanied by security teams. The IDF said it was caught off guard by the move. Read more on our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/HV7BWm1YhuFLQ9sRxxBi2H

Elon Musk takes a midterm hit: SpaceX shares fell 2.5% and Tesla 3.3% after Democrats swept Texas, despite Musk spending a record $474 million on Republicans. "Guess my election-interfering space lasers didn't work this time," he joked on X.

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Finally, a useful robot: Revere Robotics is building Curbie, a robot that attaches to a standard trash bin, drives it to the curb on collection day and brings it back after pickup. It is designed to move bins of 100+ lbs in rain, snow and ice; pricing has not been announced yet.

A rare picture of the Chazon Ish was discovered in the Yad Ben Tzvi archive, in which the gadol who was niftar 71 years ago is seen a year before his petirah participating in a Siyum Hashas at the Menuchas Zekeinim senior home in Bnei Brak. Read more on our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/HV7BWm1YhuFLQ9sRxxBi2H

The Dow is up over 1,400 points, S&P 500 and Nasdaq also gained after Democrats win decisive control of Congress.

The Arab-led Ra'am party announced it will recommend Gadi Eisenkot as Israel's next prime minister, giving him 56 endorsements to PM Netanyahu's 53. President Herzog is now widely expected to hand Eisenkot the first mandate, though that does not guarantee he can build a 61-seat coalition.

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Q: The vice president wrote a very lengthy post about how the war impacted the results last night. Did you know he was going to do that? Trump: I know how he feels about it. I thought it was good.

As Republicans grapple with the aftermath of major midterm losses, President Trump talks about how the White House ballroom will be "the most beautiful in the world."

Dr Phil: The real reason the world blames Jews for everything. Full 14 minute video on our group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DUTMsiyVBxBGdEOK7s1Sxw

CVS Health plans to split its $117 billion business into two companies, spinning off its 9,000 retail pharmacies from its Aetna insurance and Caremark pharmacy benefits units in the first half of 2028, in one of the healthcare industry’s biggest-ever breakups.

President Trump's son Don Jr reposted and responded to JD Vance's post breaking with the President and blaming the Iran war and US relationship with Israel for the reason Republicans got wiped out.

JD Vance blamed Republicans’ sweeping midterm losses on the war with Iran, arguing that voters who backed Trump in 2024 turned against the GOP over the conflict.

Mosdos Pnei Menachem raised $72 million at the "Shabbos Chavrusa" in Florida this past weekend with Rav Shaul Alter. The money will go toward the new beis medrash planned in Yerushalayim, which is expected to cost as much as $200 million. The “Chavrusa” program offers donors access to Rav Shaul to learn and discuss sugyos. Read more on our WhatsApp group https://chat.whatsapp.com/HV7BWm1YhuFLQ9sRxxBi2H

Speaker Mike Johnson told his staff he will not run for House minority leader, just hours after Republicans suffered deep losses in Tuesday's midterm elections. Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan and Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise are expected to run for the post.

With a number of House seats and 2 Senate Seats still undeclared, here are the Election Results so far: Dems +7 Senate seats, Dems +30 House seats and Dems +4 governorships.

MAJOR MOVE: SpaceX announced a partnership with Qualcomm to build Starlink Mobile’s nationwide 5G network, with deployment starting in 2027. The multiyear deal includes tens of thousands of US cellular sites powered by Qualcomm technology.

The race for the final two Senate seats remains tight: In Mississippi, Democrat Scott Colom leads incumbent Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith by just 43 votes, while in Alaska, incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan leads Democrat Mary Peltola by 1,677 votes.

NYC voters approved all five ballot proposals backed by Mayor Mamdani’s handpicked commission, changing rules on outdoor dining, bike lanes, street safety, construction, city contracts and rainy-day savings.

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Israeli President Isaac Herzog accepted as legally binding certified results from last week’s parliamentary elections and says he would begin consultations with party representatives on formation of new government.

Abdul El-Sayed trolling Trump and JD Vance after winning Michigan’s Senate race.

President Trump reacts to midterm election results.

Democrat Abdul El-Sayed wins Senate race in Michigan, defeating Republican Mike Rogers and becoming the first Muslim elected to the Senate. It's the 8th pickup for the Democrats.

Democrat Troy Jackson has defeated Republican Senator Susan Collins in Maine, ending her nearly 30-year Senate career, giving the Democrats a 7th pick-up.

Trump: "People agree with what I'm doing on Iran, but they really probably weren't willing to do the short-term consequence of paying more for gasoline. I understand that. I don't agree with it ... it's too bad ... I don't like to consider it a defeat for me."

Trump on divided government: "It's been done before, as you know, numerous times. It's the power of veto — it's one of the stronger powers that a President has. They'll send over things that are insane and I'll veto them."

President Trump tells NYT he would accept the results of the midterm elections and was prepared to work with Democrats. "I am absolutely willing to accept those results. We’ll work with the Democrats, and we’ll, you know, look forward to working with them. We’ll probably work something out."

Democrat Xavier Becerra has defeated Republican and former Fox News host Steve Hilton to win California’s governor’s race, succeeding term-limited Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

GROWING THEIR MAJORITY: Democrats notch their fifth and sixth Senate flips of the night, with Josh Turek projected to defeat Republican incumbent Joni Ernst in Iowa and Sherrod Brown projected to defeat Republican Jon Husted in Ohio.

ANOTHER SURPRISE GOP LOSS: Democratic state Rep. Gina Hinojosa defeated Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a three-term Republican, wresting control of the red-state governorship from Republicans for the first time since 1995.

MONSEY RACES UPDATE: Joe Rand appears poised to defeat Republican Bill Weber in the hotly contested New York State Senate race, while Aaron Wieder is on track for reelection to the State Assembly, with roughly 80% of the vote counted.

Bret Baier: "If we as a country did not go into a war with Iran.. is this be a much different race tonight?" Sean Hannity: "100%. I don't think there's any doubt about it."

ITS OFFICIAL: Decision Desk HQ projects that Democrats will take control of both the US Senate and House of Representatives.

LAWLER LOSES: Mike Lawler says he called his opponent Cait Conley to congratulate her on her win in New York 17th Congressional district.

DEMS FLIP 4th SENATE SEAT: Democrat Adam Hamilton defeats incumbent Republican Senator Roger Marshall in the Kansas Senate race, flipping the seat blue for the first time in almost 100 years — DDHQ

TRUMP RESPONDS: First message from President Trump amidst a massive Democrat Blue Wave.

ANOTHER DEM FLIP: James Talarico is projected to win Texas’ U.S. Senate seat, flipping a key seat for Democrats in a major upset in traditionally Republican Texas. The victory gives Democrats a significant boost in their battle for Senate control.

SHOCKING FLIP: Democrat Annie Andrews defeats Darline Graham to win U.S. Senate race in South Carolina. - DDHQ/NBC

It’s a blue wave after all

Republican Rep. Chris Smith has won re-election to a 24th term in Congress, representing New Jersey’s 4th Congressional District, which includes Lakewood, Jackson and Toms River.

Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries wins an eighth term representing New York’s 8th Congressional District in Brooklyn. He is expected to become House Speaker if Democrats retake the House, as projected.

Incumbent Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul is the projected inner in the New York Governors race as expected. She will defeat Republican Bruce Blakeman.

Byron Donalds wins Florida’s governorship, securing a Republican victory in a race that turned out to be surprisingly close. Despite Florida’s strong Republican lean, the tight margin made for an unexpectedly competitive election.

Democrat Roy Cooper has won the race for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, defeating Republican Michael Whatley, CBS News projects. Cooper succeeds GOP Sen. Thom Tillis, who did not seek reelection.

Democrat Chris Pappas is projected to defeat Republican John Sununu in New Hampshire’s U.S. Senate race, keeping the seat in Democratic hands following Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s retirement. It was the second of two Senate seats Republicans hoped to flip.

Under the topline

Congressman Jared Moskowitz, a Democrat who currently represents another South Florida area, won Florida's 25th District, one of several that were reshaped to benefit Republicans in recent redistricting. This race became close but was a new seat Republicans were expected to win.

Election Coverage: Eli Steinberg starting us off as election results start rolling in.

"Hebrew Hammer": Jewish Trump-backed Republican Rep. Randy Fine is projected to win reelection in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, defeating Democrat Eric Yonce. Democrats outspent him heavily in that race. Fine celebrated the news saying 'The Hebrew Hammer is coming back'.

Polls Begin Closing Across 8 States: Polls have begun closing in the first states, including key battlegrounds, as voters decide control of Congress, with results expected to roll in throughout the evening.

NASA astronaut Anil Menon says all three American crew members aboard the International Space Station voted in today's election, sending electronic ballots securely to election officials.

Notably tidbit here. What this means is unclear, but Democrats were hoping for strong voter turnout especially in those Democrat-leaning counties.