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United Airlines will cancel some December flights as jet fuel surges to $4.63/gallon, up 105% since the Iran war began. CFO Mike Leskinen says cuts could extend into early 2027 if fuel prices remain high, as airfares rose 23% year-over-year in August.

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Anti-Israel Progressive political commentator and streamer Hasan Piker tells Axios that America is worse than Al-Qaed. • PIKER: “Pound for pound as far as the number of deaths, yes. We have caused tremendous terror all around the world."

Trump was spotted looking at a placard that reads "Kennedy Center DEMOLITION" as he landed at Joint Base Andrews overnight on return to Washington.

REUTERS: Postmaster General David Steiner told confidants he wants to resign, frustrated by a lack of White House and congressional support for USPS’s financial problems and by President Trump’s effort to tighten mail-in voting rules.

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Will the next major attack on the US come from a hacked oil tanker? • Foreign hackers accessed the controls of an oil tanker bound for Texas, prompting an FBI and Coast Guard response amid unconfirmed reports of possible Iranian involvement.

Breaking with Trump: Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) just rolled out a straight to camera ad breaking with Trump. • “Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far....The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

AI Apocalypse: Andrew Yang went on CNBC and said he met with the head of an AI lab who told him that AI agents that escaped during the OpenAI incident didn't just hack Hugging Face. They allegedly planted self-replicating code across the internet. Forums. Websites. • Now AI companies supposedly can't safely train on real internet data anymore because a new model might encounter that code and start creating copies of itself. • Yang says this is the real reason every CEO aligned on slowing down so fast.

BREAKING: Maimonides slipping away with panel vote to merge: Efforts by askanim to stop the proposed merger of Maimonides Medical Center into NYC’s publicly run system were stymied this morning when a key state panel voted unanimously to move it forward. It appears that there is just one more vote required before Boro Park’s premier hospital folds into NYC Health + Hospitals. • The New York State Public Health and Health Planning Council vote came after a judge ruled that a previous attempt to merge Maimonides was unconstitutional without it. It comes after a unanimous subcommittee vote in August, which included testimony by askanim warning that the merger would decimate the hospital’s medical professionals base and cause patient care to drop. • For the merger to now be completed, a number of administrative moves are now required, including notifying the Department of Health 30 days in advance. There are two lawsuits ongoing that may delay or cancel it.

📟 PAGER DAY: • Two years ago today, thousands of Hezbollah pagers started beeping across Lebanon. • What followed on September 17–18, 2024 was the culmination of one of Israel’s most elaborate intelligence deceptions: an operation built over years to convince Hezbollah to purchase, inspect and distribute compromised communications equipment to its own personnel. • The pagers were timed to give the terrorists enough time to pull them out of their pockets and close to their faces before they exploded. Hundreds of not thousands of Hezbollah terrorists died in the two day operation, throwing the terror group into disarray.

Britain coming apart at the seams: Anger over the government’s immigration policies spilled over in one British village which voted in a symbolic referendum yesterday to leave the United Kingdom. • About 92% of Piddington residents voted 285 to 26 to “secede from the UK and pursue self-determination” after the government announced plans to convert a former army garrison into a camp for 1,256 male asylum seekers. Residents say the migrants would outnumber villagers by four to one and increase the risk of crime. • Tim McNally, the chairman of the parish council, acknowledged that the vote had no legal standing but added, “We are the village formerly known as Piddington. Today we are to be known as the principality of Piddington, and we will be putting up a sign to that effect.” • PM Andy Burnham said in response to the vote that he understood the “strength of feeling” about migration, which has been blamed for thousands of violent crimes against British women. He said he would study the issue. • In the meantime, Piddington officials say they have been approached by 500 town and village councilors and residents for advice on replicating the campaign, which was backed by the Conservatives, Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats.

Trump faces critical decision on Iran War • President Trump told Axios he is approaching a critical decision on whether to resume major military action against Iran or pursue another path to end the conflict. • “I have a big decision coming up. Do I want to go in and annihilate them [the Iranian regime] or do I not? It’s a big decision. Anything could happen with me.” • Trump said he plans to use a meeting with leaders from six Gulf countries during the UN General Assembly to discuss the next steps. • “I want to find out where they are and how they are doing. We have been very protective of them.”

Judge Orders City Hall Rent Freeze Records • A judge ordered City Hall to turn over emails and texts with NYC’s Rent Guidelines Board amid allegations the board coordinated with Mayor Mamdani’s team on the rent freeze. • The RGB froze rents in June for roughly one million rent-stabilized units, prompting landlords to sue, alleging the supposedly independent board was improperly influenced. • Judge Lantry called it “unprecedented,” asking how Mamdani could guarantee a rent freeze “unless he, or his staff, communicated with the board.” • A discovery conference is set for Sept. 21.

A fascinating moment took place on Erev Rosh Hashanah during a Siyum Hashas in Ponevez. The rosh yeshiva of Kaplan’s, Rav Bunim Schreiber, arrived to deliver a shmuess when one of the bochurim stood up and recited the brachah Shechalak M’chochmoso Liyerei’av, which is said upon seeing a great talmid chacham. Rav Schreiber immediately covered his ears and said, “Erev Rosh Hashanah! Bracha l’vatalah!”

Security concerns preceded Charlie Kirk assassination– • Erika Kirk’s family has filed a notice of claim against Utah Valley University, the state of Utah and key officials, alleging security failures contributed to Charlie Kirk’s assassination. • According to the filing, Turning Point USA organizers warned UVU about rooftop access overlooking Kirk’s outdoor event and asked campus police to secure the area or allow their own security team to do so. • The filing says UVU Police Chief Jeffrey Long responded, “I got you covered,” but alleges the rooftop later used by the accused shooter was not secured.

Toys “R” Us is making a comeback: • Toys “R” Us is kicking off its biggest expansion in nearly a decade, opening 120 stores amid surging demand from adult customers, the company announced. • The retailer — whose 2017 bankruptcy devastated the toy industry — inked one-year leases across the country as toy sales notched their biggest spike since 2020, according to Circana, which tracks consumer data. • The new locales include Woodbury Commons and the Westchester in White Plains, NY, and the Mall at Short Hills in Millburn, NJ. via NYP

An F-16 fighter jet crashed during a routine training exercise in Michigan’s Grand Traverse County on Thursday, with the pilot ejecting and being hospitalized in stable condition.

White House Pulls ICE Director Nomination • The White House withdrew Oklahoma state trooper Lance Schroyer’s nomination to lead ICE which has been without a Senate-confirmed director for more than a decade • The nomination stalled after Sen. Rand Paul blocked his hearing while seeking information on a DHS probe into two agents accused of killing two US citizens in Minneapolis in January. • Schroyer had no experience leading a major federal law enforcement agency but was close to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, once leading his security detail.

Hochul rebuffs union demand on tuition aid: Gov. Hochul vowed to fulfill her pledge to allow more than 2.7 million New York public, parochial and private school students to access President Trump’s “freedom scholarships,” rejecting opposition from the powerful teachers union. • The Education Freedom Tax Credit, which goes in effect next year, provides a 100% federal tax credit for donations of up to $1,700 annually to approved scholarship-granting organizations. The nonprofit groups would then offer scholarships, which families from all schools could use to defray tuition costs. The governor of each state decides whether to opt-in the program. • Leaders of the teachers unions and other groups such as the NAACP claimed the program is a back-door scheme to siphon taxpayers dollars from public schools. Teachers union president Mike Mulgrew claimed during a press conference that “it’s a bad thing when we’re going to take taxpayer dollars and give it to folks with no accountability.” He then led a chant, “Public Schools Shout, Hochul Opt-Out!” • But Hochul, who told Agudah officials in the spring that she will opt New York in because it benefits all students, rejected the claims. The tax credit is funded by private donations and is not a voucher program, so no funds are diverted from public schools. Taxpayer-funded vouchers can typically only be used toward tuition at non-public schools whereas the federal tax-credit scholarship can be used by eligible students in public schools.

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Costco is expanding US delivery through DoorDash and Uber Eats. DoorDash now offers same-day delivery nationwide for Costco members, while Uber Eats expanded from 17 to 47 states, covering nearly 600 warehouses.

Israel and Greece ran a joint naval exercise in the Mediterranean, with missile boats from both navies taking part. The drill was presented as a message to Turkey.

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Investigation Underway After El-Al Flight Nearly Lands on Nonexistent Runway– • An El Al Boeing 777 flying from Paris to Tel Aviv descended to just 600 feet on September 7 while mistakenly approaching an area about one mile north of the intended runway. • The aircraft was descending toward an area where there was no runway when the crew initiated a go-around. • The Boeing 777 later landed safely, but authorities are investigating how the aircraft became so low while misaligned.

Hasan Piker says he believes the Middle East would be more stable if Iran had a nuclear weapon.

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Buffett Passes Baton After Nearly Six Decades • Legendary investor Warren Buffett, 96, is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway after 56 years, nearly a year after Greg Abel took over as CEO. His 71-year-old son, Howard Buffett, will become chairman. • Buffett will become chairman emeritus and remain on the board. Berkshire, which Buffett has led since 1965, is now worth about $1.03 trillion. • Buffett transformed Berkshire from a struggling textile company into a conglomerate with nearly 400,000 employees and $44.5 billion in operating earnings last year. • Berkshire’s stock has returned 6,642,000% since 1964, nearly 120 times the S&P 500’s return. The company’s shares are up about 1% in 2026, compared with more than 11% for the S&P 500. • Berkshire holds about $365.5 billion in cash, while Buffett ranks No. 10 on the 2026 Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans with an estimated net worth of $144 billion.

Siegbert Droese, a member of the European Parliament from the far-right Alternative for Germany party, chanted 'U.S.A., U.S.A.' before a speech from Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney Thursday.

Trump admin approves sale of F-35s to Saudi Arabia • The U.S. has approved the possible sale of 48 F-35 stealth fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, valued at $24.3 billion. • "The proposed sale of this equipment and support will not alter the military balance in the region," the State Department said in a statement. • However, the sale still needs approval from Congress, where some members are wary of deepening military cooperation with Saudi Arabia given the kingdom’s ties to China. Even if the sale is approved, delivery of the fighter jets would be years away.

😳$1,000+ plus for truckers to fill a tank with diesel. This will have major effects on the price of goods. • This same fill-up before the Iran War kicked off would've costed an estimated $535.

Claude used to break into ChatGPT • A security research company said it managed to break into OpenAI’s internal systems using the latest software from Anthropic, exposing how quickly the technology can carry out sophisticated cyberattacks. • The effort, part of a bug-hunting program, was the latest in a series of cybersecurity breaches aided in large part by fast-developing AI technology.

TRUMP BANS CNN, MSNOW and POLITICO: • Trump says he is banning CNN, MSNOW, and Politico from The White House “as a result of their constant reporting fake news.”

Everyone in the United States will receive an emergency message in mid-November as part of a nationwide test of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System.

Trump on banning CNN, MSNow, Politico from the WH: You need a free press. You need a fair press and an honest press. They purposely write negative news.

BREAKING: Trump announces a deal with Denmark and Greenland giving the US full control over Greenland’s security, with plans for major US military presence, while blocking adversaries from establishing military bases or making sensitive investments there.

Greenland News Explainer: • U.S. interest in Greenland predates Trump. In 1946, President Truman offered Denmark $100 million in gold to buy it, largely because of its strategic military location. Denmark declined, though the U.S. maintained a major military presence there. • Trump revived the idea in 2019, repeatedly pushing to buy Greenland. Denmark and Greenland insisted it was “not for sale,” and Danish PM Mette Frederiksen called the idea “absurd.” The dispute became a diplomatic drama, with Trump even canceling a planned visit to Denmark. • Greenland is strategically important because it sits between North America, Europe and the Arctic, making it valuable for missile detection, monitoring Russia and controlling access to key Arctic routes. It also holds significant deposits of critical minerals. • Now, rather than buying Greenland outright, Trump says the new agreement gives the U.S. permanent control over its security needs and the ability to greatly expand its military presence and keep adversaries out. Greenland remains under Danish sovereignty and Greenlandic self-government, meaning the U.S. potentially gets many of the strategic benefits Trump sought without actually owning or governing the island.

Trump Cuts Camp David Stay Short Amid Middle East Tensions • President Trump is cutting short his stay at Camp David and returning to the White House tonight as tensions with Iran and the Houthis. intensifies • The U.S. Embassy in Israel issued a security alert urging Americans to exercise heightened caution and prepare for possible flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel disruptions. • Meanwhile, witnesses reported seeing numerous B-1 bombers taking off from a base in the UK. While it can be just basic training, the timing of the security alert and Trump’s early return to the White House make these departures noteworthy.

PM Netanyahu joins more than 100,000 for Slichos at the Kosel tonight. • He reportedly needed to arrive hours before it started due to security constraints.

BD’E: Harav Chaim Yisroel Weinfeld Zt”l, longtime Rav of Kehillas Toras Chaim in Flatbush and noted Moreh Hora’ah. He was suddenly niftar Friday afternoon after suffering a heart attack at his home.

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CNN, Politico and MS NOW Reporters Barred From White House • Journalists from CNN, MS NOW and Politico were denied entry to the White House this morning in a stark escalation of President Trump’s long battle with the mainstream news media that sets up a legal and constitutional clash. • The major television networks were discussing how to respond if CNN were still banned next week, when it is scheduled to provide pool coverage to all networks about Trump’s visit to the United Nations General Assembly.

PM Netanyahu cuts trip to NY short: • Netanyahu is significantly shortening his already brief visit to the US, canceling the planned stop in Texas. He will fly directly to New York Thursday, on the day of his speech and depart back to Israel on the same day. • A planned meeting with Elon Musk in Texas was canceled by the PM, while no meeting with Trump is scheduled.

Herzog Pardons Elor Azaria: • President Herzog pardoned former IDF soldier Elor Azaria, who was convicted of manslaughter for killing a subdued Palestinian terrorist attacker in Chevron in 2016. Azaria served 9 months in prison. • Herzog said the pardon was based on the time that has passed, Azaria having served his sentence and the impact of the criminal record on his life. Defense Minister Israel Katz supported the move, while senior IDF officials opposed it.

Israel’s standing is declining across the US: • “We’re not just talking about the Democratic base anymore… The general electorate has turned against Israel.” CNN analyst shows how Americans’ net favorability of Israel has shifted 67 points — from +51 positive in 2018 to -16 negative now

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META's Viral New AI Tool, Explained: Meta is essentially building an “App Store” for AI agents, where assistants can connect directly to apps and services and actually get things done for users. With Meta’s massive amount of user data, the company could have a major advantage in knowing which tools people want and are willing to pay for. • So what is Muse? Think of it as a personal assistant you can message like a person. Instead of only answering questions, Muse can browse the web and work across services you connect to it — including your email, calendar and other apps. It can book reservations or travel, fill out forms, manage emails, find deals, track subscriptions, set reminders and handle other everyday tasks. • You can use Muse through its iPhone app or directly through WhatsApp. You tell it what you want done, connect the accounts you want it to have access to, and it does the work, asking for your approval before certain sensitive actions like spending money. Basically: ChatGPT answers you; Muse is designed to go do the task for you.

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