Rabbi Berel Lazar, the Chief Rabbi of Russia, met HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, the Rosh Yeshiva of Slabodka, at Chabad Air in the JFK Airport. The two discussed the recent Kinus Hashluchim and Rav Lazar gifted Rav Hirsch the Sefer חידושי סוגיות a compilation of the Rebbe’s Sichos on the Parsha. Via Crown Heights Info

Visible smoke coming out of a house on Berkeley near Hanson. FD on scene.

NYPD detectives discover words “deny,” “defend” and “depose” written on shell casings found at the scene where the United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was killed, police say.

BORO PARK: A person was struck and trapped beneath a school bus at the intersection of Parkville Avenue and Seton Place on Thursday morning. Hatzoloh was on the scene and requested assistance from FDNY for the extrication. The person is reported to be in critical condition. A name for Tehilim was not needed in this tragic incident.  

People of Hama are celebrating that rebels have chased out Assad forces and have taken full control of the city

Rebels in Syria attempting to fly a military chopper by watching a YouTube video.

The Syrian army has withdrawn from the central city of Hama after insurgents broke through its defenses, the military said Thursday, in another setback for President Bashar Assad. The Syrian army said it redeployed from Hama and took positions outside the city to protect the lives of civilians. The capture of Hama, Syria’s fourth largest city, is another blow for Assad days after insurgents captured much of the northern city of Aleppo, the country’s largest city.

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg, with an estimated fortune of $102 billion according to Forbes, has announced a donation of 100 million shekels (approximately $27.8 million) to help rebuild areas in northern Israel, Ynet reports.