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Trump says the new helipad on the South Lawn is ready for takeoff and appears to say it will be used for the first time in a week.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced the electric-vehicle ‌maker would unveil its long-delayed Roadster on October 1, nearly a decade after first revealing a next-generation version of its original sports ​car.

Iran hardliners blamed for sinking U.S. truce– • A rogue group of Iranian hardliners secretly attacked three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz on July 6–7, derailing a June truce agreement with the U.S., according to The New York Times, citing Iranian and IRGC officials. • The attacks reportedly enraged President Masoud Pezeshkian, who demanded answers from IRGC leadership and was told the strikes had not been authorized. Iranian officials allegedly later told Washington that rogue operators were responsible. • An Iranian investigation reportedly blamed cleric Hossein Taeb, a powerful opponent of the U.S. deal, for orchestrating the attack.

Costco is limiting customers to two units of Kirkland full-synthetic motor oil every 7 days amid shortages linked to the Iran war and Strait of Hormuz closure. A 10-quart pack now costs $58, up from $30 months ago.

Q: Are you concerned about the Houthi seizure of Perim Island in the Red Seat? • JD VANCE: Concerned? Certainly ... we actually feel like we are on top of the situation

President Trump received a heavily armored golf buggy, nicknamed 'Golf Force One,' at his golf course in Ireland.

Netanyahu set for UN General Assembly amid expected protests– • PM Netanyahu will travel to New York on September 23-25 to attend the UN General Assembly and is expected to address the assembly on September 24. • Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon said the mission expects “intense” protests after New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani backed demonstrations against Netanyahu and called him a "war criminal". • Mamdani, who previously pledged to arrest Netanyahu, acknowledged in July that he lacks the authority to enforce the ICC warrant, while continuing to accuse Israel and urge protests.

Vice President JD Vance announced the Trump admin will suspend roughly 870,000 people suspected of defrauding COVID-era small business programs from receiving any future federal loans. • SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler said the suspensions announced by the vice president are tied to an estimated $39 billion in suspected fraud from across 45 states and territories. Combined with earlier enforcement actions, Loeffler said the SBA has now suspended borrowers connected to roughly $49 billion in alleged fraud across all 50 states.

The average cost of a gallon of gasoline hit $4.31 Sunday, up 16¢ in a week and from $3.18 a year ago. Diesel hit a record $6.20, up from $3.70 a year ago, driving up the cost of everything delivered.

Regents exams are cancelled in New York: • New York decided it will no longer require high schoolers to pass Regents exams to graduate. Goes into effect for the Class of 2028. • Regents are one of the world's oldest school-examination systems. The first Regents tests were given in 1865 to determine whether students were prepared to enter high school. • In 1878, the Regents tests begin certifying what high-school students have learned, testing algebra, American history, basic Latin, natural philosophy (physics) and geography. • Until now, students had to pass Regents exams on English, math, science and social studies.

For the first time since at least 1941, the North Atlantic has reached September 12th without a single hurricane due to a strong El Niño generating relentless wind shear and dry air that actively tear apart developing storms.

At the 9/11 Memorial event at The Pentagon on Friday, President Trump recalled Shimmy Biegeleisen a"h, a yid who was killed in the September 11th terror attack.

Sen. Mitch McConnell left his home in Washington, DC, for the first time after a three-month absence from the Senate due to health issues. He went to the Capitol to cast his vote on a judicial nomination.

Gavin Newsom tells CNN’s Jake Tapper he won’t run for president in 2028 if Kamala Harris enters the race.

An emotionally disturbed young man stabbed a Bochur at a Shul on 16 and 54 in Boro Park before he was detained by Shomrim and then police.

Ukrainian attack drone dodges Russian helicopter machine gun fire, then hits the sanctioned Russian tanker Armada Leader.

JUST IN: The Supreme Court in a 7-2 decision rejected the Trump administration’s request to enforce new mail ballot restrictions ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

President Trump released the first image of the newly completed Heliport Landing Zone on the South Lawn of the White House.

Fuel prices in Syria jumped 25%-40% over the weekend, sparking protests across the country. Demonstrators blocked roads, burned tires and demanded the Energy Minister's removal.

REVEALED: US Has Put ‘Space Control Weapons’ in Orbit– • The U.S. military has deployed weapons into orbit, Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Monday, publicly acknowledging a capability in space that the Pentagon had kept largely secret. • “Today, we continue to ensure we remain ready to meet the challenges of evolving threats wherever they exist,” Meink said “This is why the United States now has on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the joint force against hostile adversary actions.” • Meink did not say what the weapons are, how many are in orbit or what they can do.

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Trump calls AI fears a 'hoax'– • President Trump made an unexpected call to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang while he was onstage, weighing in on fears over AI and the massive data centers being built to power those networks. • "I'm telling you, it's all a hoax... The data centers are great, and they make people wealthy, and they make states wealthy, and it's the oil of the next 20-25 years." • Trump said critics are "playing right into the hands" of people who don't want to see the U.S. dominate the AI race. • "The robots are not going to be taking over the world."

FBI Thwarts Alleged ISIS Attack Days Before 9/11 • FBI agents thwarted an alleged ISIS-linked attack by arresting 21-year-old Jonathan Hunter Kramer of Pennsylvania. He is accused of acquiring a firearm and ammunition for an ISIS-supported attack. • Kramer allegedly used the name “Hamza Al Rashid,” pledged allegiance to ISIS and said he was preparing for a “mission” but needed a weapon. • Kramer had been on the FBI’s radar since 2023, when authorities said he was involved in a plot to carry out a mass-casualty attack. A tipster alerted the FBI about his activity on Sept. 1, just days before the 25th anniversary of 9/11. • Agents tracked him to a hotel after he bought a disposable phone and visited a sporting goods store. They allegedly recovered a semiautomatic rifle, five magazines and 190 rounds of ammunition.

Epic takedown: A York Regional Police officer tackled a motorcyclist off his bike in Richmond Hill, Ontario, after police say the rider refused to return to a collision scene, exchange information, and then drove away despite being told he was under arrest. • The rider is facing multiple charges. (Note the "Run this" fake license plate🤪)

U.S. attacked Iranian boats trying to seize Navy drone– • A U.S. drone destroyed two Iranian small boats in the Strait of Hormuz after the IRGC tried to seize an American naval drone, killing most of those on board, Axios reported. • The U.S. military initially didn't disclose the strike, and Iranian media presented it as a drone strike on "fishing boats."

It appears Britain will come apart before Israel: Less than a week after British PM Andy Burnham announced sanctions aiming to separate Yehuda and Shomron from Israel, three of the four countries which make up the United Kingdom made their own announcement — we are working to dismantle their 320-year union. • The heads of these governments signing a memorandum demanding the British government prepare for a mass exodus from the U.K. “For the first time ever, there are First Ministers in Scotland, in Wales and in the North of Ireland who are all committed to independence from the United Kingdom,” the memo reads. “For people watching across these islands — for people watching around the world — there could be no clearer sign that Westminster’s time is coming to an end.” • The signers did not provide an explicit goal or path to independence, apparently acknowledging that each nation has “different constitutional positions” and “will determine its own future in its own way and in its own time.” • Withdrawal from the U.K. is relatively unpopular in Wales, with polling last week showing only about 30% would vote to leave. In Scotland, which held an independence referendum in 2014 which had 55% voting to remain, a poll conducted in August found 48% wanting to leave and 45% to stay. A poll in May found that 61% of Northern Irish citizens would vote to stay compared to 28% who favor withdrawal. • President Trump, during a visit last week to Ireland, said it would be “fantastic” for Ireland and Northern Ireland to be reunified, adding, “it’s going to happen eventually.”

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New details on Trump’s assassin: • New FBI documents reveal that Thomas Crooks’ father described his son as quiet, difficult to read and occasionally destructive when bored. As Crooks’ interest in firearms grew, he once asked whether buying his father’s Glock would require a background check—a question his father found “odd.” • His family said they never saw signs that he would attempt to assassinate President Trump. Crooks opened fire at Trump’s Butler rally on July 13, 2024, killing Corey Comperatore and seriously wounding two others before he was killed by a Secret Service counter-sniper. • Fox also reported the assassin had packages of gun parts delivered to him under the pseudonym 'Bob Dole,' and an anonymous donor paid for his body to be cremated. • President Trump today posted to Truth saying ‘new info was found on the assassination attempt against him in Butler, PA.’

Clementon Park and Splash World, one of New Jersey’s oldest amusement parks, will close and go on sale after 119 years in operation.

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The penny could soon be history: • The House has voted to permanently eliminate the one-cent coin, moving the U.S. another step toward ending production of a piece of currency that has circulated for more than two centuries. • Supporters argue the penny now costs more to make than it's worth, while the legislation also addresses how cash transactions would be rounded without it after Trump ended the minting of new pennies.

Russian frigate fired two flares toward a Danish military helicopter in international waters off Denmark, narrowly missing the aircraft, the Danish military says, adding that the helicopter was on a routine mission to photograph the Russian vessel.

JUST IN: The Trump admin is preparing a $2.8 billion sale of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel, the largest single sale of the ‘controversial’ munitions in recent years, a U.S. official told The WaPost.

An Iranian Sepehran Airlines Boeing 737 was forced to return to Mashhad Airport after a tire reportedly burst shortly after takeoff and the aircraft suffered engine damage.

Miami Int'l Airport unveils brand new private terminal where travelers can pay $5,000 a year + fees per visit for private security, luxury suites, and BMW rides to their flight. • The iconic former headquarters of the gone-but-not-forgotten Pan American World Airways, better known as Pan Am, was reimagined for this for a new generation of travelers. • The headquarters, dubbed the “Taj Mahal” after being built in 1963, has now been restored and transformed into a private terminal for luxury flyers. Pan Am went out of business in 1991.

AXIOS: US, Israel, Arab Military Commanders Meet– • Top US, Israeli and Arab military commanders met in Germany last week for their first such gathering since the U.S. and Israel went to war with Iran more than six months ago. • The meeting included military chiefs from Israel, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Jordan and Egypt. • CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper reassured the group that American forces would remain in the region despite Iranian attacks on US bases. • IDF Chief of Staff Gen. Eyal Zamir briefed participants on operations across multiple fronts. • Intelligence sharing between Israel and Arab countries has increased during the war. Israel sent a team to the UAE to operate an Iron Dome and share intelligence.

27% of U.S. workers worry that technology, such as AI, will make their jobs obsolete, reaching a record high according to data from Gallup News. This fear has doubled since 2017, when only 13% of workers felt this way.

Canadian PM Mark Carney: • Trump said, "I want to give you something very special, Mark. So special." • And I open this box and it’s this big gold key. I was like, "Wow, Mr. President, this is fantastic." He’s like, "Yeah, it’s a key. It’s a key to the White House. You just bring it. They’ll let you in." • And then he says, "Maybe they’ll shoot you." • I was like, "And that sort of sums up the relationship that we have."

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Trump’s handpicked Kennedy Center board voted to immediately shut down the performing arts center, citing dire financial and structural conditions. The vote came after a judge rejected its bid to add Trump’s name to the facade.

Skokie, Illinois adjusted automatic crosswalk signals at the busy East Prairie Road & Dempster Street corner for Shabbos and Yom Tov after Orthodox Jewish residents said they don’t press buttons. Mayor Ann Tennes issued the directive after visiting local Shuls.

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New details on the Oval Office meeting with the rebbes: In an Ami Magazine feature, Yochonon Donn reveals several unreported anecdotes from President Trump’s meeting with the rebbes in the Oval Office last week: • When VP Vance asked about the different colors of the guests’ bekeshes, he got four answers. Yossi Gestetner answered with a joke. KJ administrator Gedalya Szegedin explained that each rabbi wore the traditional garb from the part of Europe he originates. Bobover askan Yoel Rosenfeld used a military metaphor to explain it. “It’s like the Navy and the Marines,” he said. “They have different uniforms, but they serve the same purpose.” And the Satmar rebbe, Rav Zalman Leib, said, “Inside, we’re all the same.” • Trump started the meeting with a favorite subject: his B-2 bombers. “You guys are funny,” he told the rabbanim. “I send B-2 bombers to Iran, I bombed them to smithereens... but I don’t get a thank you. But I pardoned this butcher from Iowa—he had some kind of funny name—and everybody is happy.” “Rubashkin,” someone prompted him. “Yeah, Lubashkin [sic]. Is the guy still alive?” the president responded. The attendees assured him that Reb Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin is doing fine. “That was total anti-Semitism,” he said. “I called the prosecutor and asked, ‘Why’d you give this person 28 years? He had some illegal immigrants, but who doesn’t have? You get a fine, not 28 years.’ The prosecutor said, ‘he deserved much more.’ I told him, ‘You’re an anti-Semite. I’m pardoning him.’” • When the Skverer Rebbe’s son gave Trump a letter from his father and told him that he couldn’t attend due to his age, the president looked at his white beard and asked, “You still have a father who’s alive? You yourself look old.” He then quizzed him. “How old is your father?” Not wanting to divulge his father’s age, Rav Aharon Mendel replied, “He’s old.” “How old?” Trump wanted to know. “Somewhere between 80 and 90,” Rav Aharon Mendel replied. “Okay,” said Trump, who recently turned 80. “That’s old.” • The Ami feature delves into the surprisingly very short history of presidents meeting gedolim. It notes that the meeting this month was a watershed moment, lasting for a total of over three hours; the meeting with Trump in the Oval Office itself went on for a half hour.

NY Post: Another sign VP Vance is preparing to run in 2028: He's asked to meet with one of his biggest critics in NYC, WABC powerhouse Sid Rosenberg, to try to mend fences with Jewish New Yorkers. The meeting is slated for Thursday afternoon at the White House.

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Can you keep up with AI? The guy who helped invent ChatGPT just shipped an AI that is 200x faster and doesn’t talk. No essays. No “as an AI language model.” It only makes decisions. 200x faster. 400x cheaper. Hallucinations: impossible, because it can’t speak.

Extremely useful new AI tools overtaking the market: • A new generation of AI “personal assistants” is taking things far beyond ChatGPT-style conversations. • Meta’s new Muse and startup Instinct can actually operate a computer on your behalf — handling emails, booking flights and restaurants, shopping, filling out forms, making calls, arranging rides and continuing to work on tasks in the background. • Muse and AI can both operate inside WhatsApp, while Instinct can even be reached by text or phone and is designed to proactively follow up on things you’ve forgotten. • The technology is impressive, but giving an AI access to emails, accounts, personal information and even payment methods is also raising major privacy and security questions. • Try Muse here: https://muse.ai/join invite Code: T5XJQ3

A NBC news helicopter crashed during live shot of bus crash in Los Angeles. No word yet on casualties. This was their live feed as it went down.

UPDATE: Person on the ground killed after KNBC helicopter crashes in Los Angeles, California, fire officials tell local media. NBC LA says they have "lost contact" with their reporter and pilot.

ITS OFFICIAL: The Trump admin approved a $2.8 billion arms sale to Israel that includes 40,000 one-ton bombs, one of the largest U.S. munitions deliveries to the country. • The State Dept sent the deal to Congress, though Trump could use emergency powers to bypass objections.

Three people were killed and one was hospitalized after a KNBC helicopter crashed in Los Angeles, according to the LAFD.

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New photos obtained by CBS News reveal for the first time the widespread damage and destruction of buildings and vehicles at multiple U.S. positions across the Middle East, as a result of Iranian missile and drone attacks during the war. • The images were sent to CBS News by active service members on condition of anonymity because they’re not allowed to share anything with the media. • "This is major damage to our bases that hasn't been communicated to the American public.”

Chasdei Hashem: Binyamon ben Limor (Khasin) has b’h been freed from prison in Iraq after previously facing a death sentence, following extensive legal efforts led by a group of Monsey Askanim. • After $250,000 was raised to secure a formal pardon from the victim’s family, his death sentence was overturned and replaced with a minimal prison term. His release was initially blocked, but following appeals to three higher judges, he was finally freed. His Jewish attorney, Alan Lowy, traveled to Kurdistan to meet him upon his release. • He is now expected to travel through Erbil and onward to Israel, where he will finally reunite with his family.

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US holds secret talks with Houthis– • U.S. officials secretly met with representatives of Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis in Oman over the weekend, according to five sources cited by Reuters. The talks were reportedly held at the U.S. Embassy in Muscat and facilitated by Oman. • The Houthis reportedly told U.S. officials they would not attack American or Israeli vessels and remained committed to the 2025 ceasefire with Washington, while reportedly reserving the right to target Saudi ships. • The meeting came days after the Houthis seized Yemen’s Red Sea coastline, including the strategic port of Mokha and Perim Island near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

Federal Reserve expected to raise interest rates for the first time since 2023– • The Federal Reserve will issue a decision that on the level of interest rates as the US weathers a months-long bout of elevated inflation set off by the Iran war. • The Fed opted to hold interest rates steady at its most recent meeting in July. • The Fed is widely expected to raise interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point to a new range of 3.75% to 4% today. This would be the first raise since 2023. • The official policy announcement will drop at 2:00 p.m. ET

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Vision Zero Reimagined • Mayor Mamdani unveiled “Vision Zero Reimagined,” a 10-year plan with commitments to reduce NYC traffic deaths, including pedestrian-only districts and a crackdown on reckless and impaired drivers. • Goals include removing dangerous drivers, holding delivery platforms accountable, discouraging oversized vehicles, expanding automated enforcement and using data to target dangerous streets. • The plan calls for more 15-mph speed limits, “daylighting” 1,000 intersections annually, expanded speed enforcement and tougher penalties for repeat offenders. • It also aims to discourage driving in favor of walking, biking, ride-share and public transit. Many proposals require Albany approval.

The Amazon cargo plane involved in the deadly crash at Miami International Airport removed from the crash site on a flatbed, with the airport fully reopening last night. • The aircraft was moved to “an open lot located just south of the crash site.” • The move comes more than a week after Flight 7598, a Boeing 767 operated by 21 Air for Amazon Air, crashed on September 6 while arriving in Miami from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Tired of winning? Harry Enten: “The American people have turned against the President of the US on the Russia-Ukraine war simply because promises were made, and promises were not kept.”

Video report: The Kennedy Center is closing its doors as the Washington battle over safety concerns, finances and President Trump’s name on the building escalates.

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Russian Satellites Helped Iran Strike US Base • CNN reports that 14 Russian spy satellites passed over an American military base in Saudi Arabia two days before Iran’s devastating March attack. • Sources say the satellites gathered a broad spectrum of data that helped Iran conduct some of its most precise strikes against US assets.

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INTEREST RATE HIKE: The Federal Reserve officially hikes interest rates by 25 basis points, the first rate hike since July 2023. This ends the longest Fed interest rate pause since 2008. • All eyes on Trump, who continuously called for the Fed to cut rates.

Damage by Iran and its proxies to US diplomatic facilities in the Middle East caused roughly $184 million in damage, according to a new inspector general report about the Iran war.

Trump's chief of staff says she's cancer-free

Dramatic footage shows a prisoner breaking free of his handcuffs and punching a Sheriff's deputy after sentencing, before being tased near the Lisbon, Ohio courthouse exit and recaptured.

Argentina’s president to visit Darchei Torah: Argentine President Javier Milei, who is known for his love of Yiddishkeit, will visit Yeshiva Darchei Torah the day after Yom Kippur at the invitation of the rosh yeshiva, Rav Yaakov Bender. • The visit is timed with Milei’s journey to New York for the annual United Nations General Assembly summit. In an email to parents, Darchei Torah described Milei as "a world leader who, at a time of growing anti-Semitism, is a rare and steadfast supporter of the Jewish people." • Milei, who has said he would convert to Judaism once he leaves office, visited Yeshivas Chevron in Geulah during his trip to Eretz Yisroel this past winter.

The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen claims it shot down a Saudi F-15 fighter jet over Marib province using a locally made missile.

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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says he is ready to hold elections but would need a ceasefire first to conduct them safely. He said a pause in fighting could give Ukraine time to prepare for elections while working toward ending the war.

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President Trump calls for interest rates to be at 1% or lower after the Fed raised it by 0.25 points to 3.75%–4%, saying "we are the best credit in the world".

ISIS terrorist sentenced for deadly 2021 Afghanistan Abbey Gate bombing– • Mohammad Sharifullah, convicted in connection with the Abbey Gate bombing during Joe Biden’s presidency, has been sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison. The attack killed 13 U.S. servicemembers. • Sharifullah was extradited from Afghanistan and convicted of participating in a nine-year conspiracy to provide material support and resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization.

Lindsey Graham Russia sanctions bill passes House vote– • The House passed a broad Russia sanctions package in a 262-159 vote, targeting Russian officials and key economic sectors. The bill heads to President Trump’s desk. • The bill is named after the late Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who spent more than a year negotiating it. • The measure sanctions Russian officials, banks and a shadow fleet of tankers that keeps Russian energy moving. It also directs Trump to impose up to 100% tariffs on the top five importers of Russian oil or natural gas.

The dream behind Rav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin’s trip to Uman: Rav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin’s unprecedented trip to Uman for Rosh Hashanah in exchange for an $11 million donation to his yeshivah, Ateres Shlomo, continues to make waves. • It now emerges that immediately after Rosh Hashanah, one of the donors, who lives in Brazil, contacted Rav Sorotzkin and told him, “Come to me urgently.” The Rosh Yeshivah, who was at the airport in Istanbul on his way to New York, changed his plans and boarded the first available flight to Brazil. • Upon arriving at the donor’s office, the donor gathered his Jewish employees and shared with them a startling story. He related that on Rosh Hashanah night he had a dream where he saw Rav Sorotzkin standing at the tziyun of Rav Nachman and tearfully reciting Tehillim. Asked why he was weeping, the rosh yeshiva explained that he was far from his yeshivah and that it was difficult to travel so much. • At this point in the dream, Rav Nachman suddenly appeared and told Rav Sorotzkin, “Hakadosh Baruch Hu runs the world.” He then turned to the donor and said, “You should make sure to make him especially happy.” He then woke up. The donor then announced that he was adding an additional $500,000 from his personal funds to the sum, although it was more than he could afford to make Rav Sorotzkin happy.

European Union invites Canada to become first ever ‘associate member’– • Canada has been invited to become the first “associate member” of the EU by the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen. • In an unprecedented offer, von der Leyen said that the EU and Canada “see the world with the same eyes” through shared democratic values and common approaches to many big issues. • Speaking in the presence of Canadian PM Mark Carney, she said: “We want to bring the relationship with Canada to the highest level possible."

Vote your favorite toy: The finalists to make it to the National Toy Hall of Fame for 2026 was announced today, and there is something for everyone: baby boomers who grew up with Mouse Trap, ’80s kids who collected Care Bears, and veteran and newcomer mah-jongg club members alike. • Announced by The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York, the public is invited to vote on the dozen contenders — which themselves were selected out of thousands of nominations — and the top three will make it to the Hall of Fame. The museum was launched in 1998 and “recognizes toys that have engaged and delighted multiple generations,” with a total of 90 toys honored so far, from American Girl dolls and baseball cards to the cardboard box and the bicycle. • This year’s crop consists of Bingo, Bop It!, Care Bears, Mah-Jongg, Monster High, Mouse Trap, Pokémon Trading Card Game, Polly Pocket, Slide, Sorry!, Tickle Me Elmo and Yahtzee.

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Is Mamdani mellowing?: Mayor Mamdani passed on an opportunity today to continue his virulent Israel-bashing, sparking faint hopes that the anti-Israel politician is heeding calls to stop stoking antisemitism. • Mamdani spoke publicly for the first time on his plans to skip the protests against PM Netanyahu when he arrives in New York next week for the UN General Assembly. He said he’s already “made very clear about my views, my thoughts, my assessments” on the matter but he was focused on ensuring the city is prepared to host representatives from across the world, keep New Yorkers safe, and keep traffic flowing. • It’s a far cry from his typically strident anti-Israel rhetoric and baseless threats to arrest Netanyahu. And he has appeared to call on New Yorkers to protest, something that would be unheard of for a mayor who in in charge of quelling protests. He denied today making that call, saying “I’ve never encouraged them to protest, but I always told them they have the right to do so, and we respect that right, and this city is proud of the first amendment.”

Republican Senators had to instruct Sen. Mitch McConnell to vote "yes" on a bill after he nearly voted "no" with Democrats

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Composer of famed Eitz Chaim melody niftar: Tanchum Gershon Portnoy z”l, a resident of Five Towns who composed one of the most widely sung niggunim of the Jewish world, “Eitz Chaim Hi,” was niftar. He was 75. • The poignant niggun, composed in 1975, has for over 50 years uplifted Yidden and is widely used when returning the Sefer Torah to the Aron Kodesh. Portnoy was just 22 when he composed the melody and it was first recorded on his 1975 album, Tanchumim, a play on his name. Rabbi Alvin Wainhaus, known in the music world as Avraham Yanon, sang and Yisroel Lamm arranged and conducted it. • He was born in Brooklyn to Rav Eliezer Portnoy, a talmid of the Mirrer Yeshiva in Europe who played a substantial role in the rescue of the yeshiva during the Holocaust. He personally dealt with Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese diplomat whose transit visas became a critical part of the rescue. Yehi zichro boruch.

OUT OF IT: Sen. Mitch McConnell leaves the Senate after casting his vote in the Senate Agriculture Committee this afternoon.

Trump threatens to cut off trade with Europe if Canada becomes an associate member of the EU.