United Nations Forces French Doctors To Resume Life Support For Man In Vegetative StateA last-ditch appeal to the United Nations forced French doctors to resume life support Tuesday for a man who has been in a vegetative state for years and whose case has drawn attention across Europe.

 United Hatzalah Holds A Final Preparedness Exercise In Meron Ahead Of Lag B’OmerLag B’Omer is only hours away and one of the emergency medical service providers in Meron will be United Hatzalah (UH), as in past years.

 Public Safety Minister Urges Public Not To Light Bonfires; Jerusalem Inspectors Dismantle Dozens Of Bonfires Due To Predicted ‘Sharav’ HeatwaveWhile the children were still in school on Wednesday morning, Jerusalem Municipality inspectors made the rounds, dismantling dozens of bonfires ahead of Lag B’Omer because they pose too great a risk.

Poway Rabbi Lays Tefillin With Surgeon, Son Of Holocaust SurvivorsWith his nine remaining fingers wrapped in blue bandages, Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein has become a national icon, advocating for goodness and kindness in the wake of the shooting attack in the Chabad House he founded in Southern California.
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The Lag B’Omer Transportation Mayhem Begins – No Train Tickets Available To MeronBnei Brak residents who tried buying Israel Railway tickets to Meron for Lag B’Omer on Tuesday were somewhat surprised and angered when they were told there are no more tickets available.
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Bus Catches Fire In Ramat Beit Shemesh On Tuesday [PHOTOS]A bus caught fire in Ramat Beit Shemesh on Tuesday afternoon, a fire that totally engulfed the vehicle.
The bus was in a parking facility when it caught fire, and B’chasdei Hashem, there were no fatalities or injuries.
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Netanyahu Meets With Deri & Lieberman But Meeting With Yahadut Hatorah Is CanceledPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday met with Shas party chairman, Minister Aryeh Deri, followed by a meeting with the chairman of the Yisrael Beitenu party, Avigdor Lieberman. However, it is reported that the planned meeting with Yahadut Hatorah was canceled.

Biden Finds Unexpected Success With Low-Dollar DonorsJoe Biden is finding unexpected online fundraising success from low-dollar donors, with more than 97% of his contributions coming from those who gave less than $200, his presidential campaign announced Tuesday.
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Postal Service Tests Mail Shipments On Self-Driving TrucksA self-driving truck company has partnered with the U.S. Postal Service to test autonomous technology on the long-haul route between Phoenix and Dallas.
San Diego-based TuSimple is planning for two autonomous trucks to carry mail and parcels on five round trips between the Postal Service distribution centers in the two cities starting Tuesday.

 Sefer Tanya Printed In Doha, QatarThe following is via Anash.org:
A Tanya was printed for the first time in the tiny gulf country of Qatar. The new edition, numbered 7276, joins the long list of Tanyas printed in many far-flung corners of the world.
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