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[Elon Musk, An Erratic Visionary, Revels In Contradiction]( As the uproar over Elon Musk’s $44 billion buyout of Twitter reaches a crescendo, another Musk drama, still chaotic four years after it began, has been back in court. Ironically, that spectacle started with a Musk tweet about doing an audacious deal. Then, with Wall Street awaiting his next move, the Tesla CEO changed directions, […] [Read More »]( [Mrs. Rachel Abend ע”ה]( Family getting up: Monday (5/16/22)AM Rabbi Refoel AbendSon [Read More »]( [NYC Mayor Calls On ATF To Yank Ghost Gun Kit Maker’s License]( NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s mayor is calling on the Biden administration to yank the federal firearms license of a Nevada company that sells parts and kits for ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers that have been increasingly turning up at crime scenes around the U.S. Mayor Eric Adams joined with gun control […] [Read More »]( [Israel To Start Its Own Web Domain In Hebrew]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – The Israel Internet Association announced on Tuesday that it is launching a new domain, .Israel, which will allow users to enter Internet addresses in Hebrew. The association is allowing trademark holders to pre-register for Internet addresses until July, reported Ynet. By September, the domains will be opened up to the general public. […] [Read More »]( [Wartime Birth Amid The Air Raid Sirens In Ukraine Hospital]( LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — It’s easy to tell the delivery room from the rest of the main maternity hospital in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv, even from the outside. Its exterior wall is piled high with sandbags. In the dim basement, where heavily pregnant women must bend low to avoid the water pipes, there is […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Pilot Down, Passenger Takes Over With ‘No Idea How To Fly’]( WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A passenger in a small plane off Florida’s Atlantic coast used the cockpit radio to make an urgent plea for help after he realized that the pilot was too sick to handle the controls. “I’ve got a serious situation here,” the man said Tuesday. “My pilot has gone incoherent. […] [Read More »]( [Judge Announces He’ll Block DeSantis’ Redistricting Plan]( TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A congressional map approved by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and drawn by his staff is unconstitutional because it breaks up a district where Black voters can choose their representatives, a state judge said Wednesday. Leon County Circuit Judge Layne Smith said he would issue a formal order Thursday or Friday […] [Read More »]( [WATCH: Dashcam Video Shows End Of Alabama Inmate Chase]( ALABAMA (VINnews) – Evansville police released three videos linked to the investigation into Alabama fugitives Casey White and Vicky White. The videos show the moments officers arrested Casey White and pulled Vicky White from a crashed vehicle. Authorities caught up with the pair Monday, more than a week after the breakout and nearly 300 miles […] [Read More »]( [US Overdose Deaths Hit Record 107,000 Last Year, CDC Says]( NEW YORK (AP) — More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic record in the nation’s escalating overdose epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated Wednesday. The provisional 2021 total translates to roughly one U.S. overdose death every 5 minutes. It marked a 15% increase from the previous […] [Read More »]( [Edmunds Compares The 2022 Acura MDX To The 2022 Audi Q7]( Acura launched its MDX three-row luxury SUV more than 20 years ago, and a redesigned fourth-generation model has arrived for 2022. It features a sleeker design, a more spacious cabin and a new range-topping Type S trim. The improvements go a long way toward revitalizing Acura’s top SUV, but it has to vie for shoppers’ […] [Read More »]( [Southwest Invests In Faster Internet, Outlets, Overhead Bins]( DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines will spend more than $2 billion to improve the flying experience for passengers, promising faster internet service, power outlets at every seat on new planes and larger overhead bins for carry-on bags. The airline also said Wednesday that later this month it expects to roll out a previously announced fourth […] [Read More »]( [Inside The Manhunt For An Escaped Murder Suspect And Jailer]( WASHINGTON (AP) — It was about three hours after sheriff’s officials in Alabama realized a capital murder suspect and a senior jail official who had taken him for a mental health evaluation had disappeared when Sheriff Rick Singleton called in the U.S. marshals. At first, law enforcement officials believed the suspect, Casey White, might have […] [Read More »]( [Michael Savage Defends Lufthansa and Blames Jews for Being Kicked Off Flight (VIDEO)]( On Newsmax TV, Michael Weiner, also known as Michael Savage blasted Charedi Jews, and appeared to defend Lufthansa, after they committed an act of blatant antisemitism and then admitted it on video. He bashed Charedim for “throwing rocks”, and compared Jews not wearing masks to “Devil Worshippers.” Savage, was asked in an interview about the […] [Read More »]( [US Casinos Had Best Month Ever In March, Winning $5.3B]( ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Inflation may be soaring, supply chains remain snarled and the coronavirus just won’t go away, but America’s casinos are humming right along, recording the best month in their history in March. The American Gaming Association, the gambling industry’s national trade group, said Wednesday that U.S. commercial casinos won more than […] [Read More »]( [China Labels Who Remarks On ‘Zero-COVID’ ‘Irresponsible’]( BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday defended sticking to its strict “zero-COVID” approach, calling critical remarks from the head of the World Health Organization “irresponsible.” The response from the Foreign Ministry came after WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he had been discussing with Chinese experts the need for a different approach in light of […] [Read More »]( [German Anti-Semitism Commissioner Condemns Lufthansa For Excluding Jewish Passengers]( BERLIN (AP) — German airline Lufthansa has apologized for refusing to let any members of a large group of Orthodox Jewish passengers onto a flight after some of them had refused to wear masks. In a statement late Tuesday, Lufthansa said that it “regrets the circumstances surrounding the decision to exclude the affected passengers from […] [Read More »]( [US Inflation Hit 8.3% Last Month But Slows From 40-Year High]( WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation slowed in April after seven months of relentless gains, a tentative sign that price increases may be peaking while still imposing a financial strain on American households. Consumer prices jumped 8.3% last month from 12 months earlier, the Labor Department said Wednesday. That was below the 8.5% year-over-year surge in March, […] [Read More »]( [Gantz: Preliminary Investigation Indicates Al Jazeera Journalist Wasn’t Killed By IDF Fire]( JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel’s defense minister said on Wednesday that preliminary findings from the military’s investigation into the shooting death of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin earlier in the day indicate that she was not killed by Israeli forces. Addressing the Knesset, Defense Minister Benny Gantz said that “on the other hand, […] [Read More »]( [Last Year, Rav Nota Greenblatt Reminisced To Israeli Journalist About Rav Kook’s Special Blessings To Him]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Journalist Sivan Rahav-Meir who recently spent a year in the US, said that while on a lecture tour in Memphis, she requested to meet Rav Nota Greenblatt, who passed away last week at the age of 96. “They told me that in this city lives one of the last people to have […] [Read More »]( [Death Of Journalist Increases Uncertainty Over Shaky Future Of Israeli Government]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The death of Al-Jazeera journalist Shirin Abu Aqleh during a gunfight between the IDF and Palestinian terrorists Wednesday morning has once again thrown the political situation in Israel into uncertainty. The current government cannot muster a majority in the Knesset but may be able to block opposition attempts to disperse the Knesset, […] [Read More »]( [Rav Chaim zt”l on Wedding Costs]( By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5tjt.com It is well-known that wedding expenses are one of the most enormous costs that parents can have. Reb Naftali Weinberger shlita (printed in his new Sefer, “Rav Chaim Kanievsky on Shidduchim” posed a number of questions on wedding expenses to Rav Chaim. Below are a number of those questions: […] [Read More »]( [Is Meron Ready For Lag Ba’Omer? A Member of Supervising Committee Says Situation Is ‘Worrying’]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Rabbi Dov Kaplan, a member of the “committee of five” which has supervised the Meron festivities in recent years, says that the site is not properly prepared for the coming Lag Ba’Omer. Rabbi Kaplan says that removing the tents on the mountain which are far away from the tomb does nothing to […] [Read More »]( [Journalist Killed in Gunfight in Jenin, Palestinians Blame IDF Despite Zero Evidence, Refuse Joint Investigation]( JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During the course of an Israeli military operation against terrorists in Jenin, a prominent Al-Jazeera journalist has been killed, apparently in crossfire between the two sides. Al-Jazeera correspondent Shirin Abu Aqleh, 51, a veteran commentator on Middle Eastern affairs, was shot in the head while covering the Israeli army operation in the […] [Read More »]( [Flight Aborts Take-Off in Israel after Pranksters Send Passengers Photos of Plane Crashes]( TEL AVIV (VINnews) — A flight that had begun taxiing toward takeoff in Israel aborted at the last minute, after some of the passengers sent frightening photos of plane crashes to fellow travelers onboard. In the terrifying ordeal, nine passengers used the iPhone AirDrop to send pictures of aviation disasters to fellow passengers’ phones. According […] [Read More »]( [Sheriff: Alabama Inmate, Jailer Were Prepared For A Shootout]( EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — A murder suspect and the jailer who helped him escape from an Alabama lockup were carrying $29,000 in cash, four handguns and an AR-15 rifle and were prepared for a shootout when they were captured, an Indiana sheriff said Tuesday. Authorities caught up with the pair Monday, more than a week […] [Read More »]( [Bill Gates Says He Has COVID, Experiencing Mild Symptoms]( SEATTLE (AP) — Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said Tuesday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing mild symptoms. Via Twitter, the billionaire philanthropist said he will isolate until he is again healthy. “I’m fortunate to be vaccinated and boosted and have access to testing and great medical care,” Gates wrote. 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