As over 450 rockets pummel Israel, military says it hit more than 220 targets hit in raids, including cross-border attack tunnel, underground Hamas rocket production facility

No cancellations as international bands continue to arrive and prepare for song contest, which opens May 14

 Israeli Man Killed By Terrorist Rocket Fire Has Been IdentifiedThe Israeli civilian killed by a terrorist rocket fired from Gaza has been identified. Moshe Agadi, a 58-year-old father of four, was killed Sunday when a house in Ashkelon suffered a direct hit.
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Vehicle ridden by four East Jerusalem women overturns during group trip to Gilboa area

Hamas, Islamic Jihad say attacks will continue if Israeli 'aggression' persists; more than 400 projectiles launched at Israeli cities since Saturday

Los Angeles – A stretch of road in Los Angeles has been renamed after former President Barack Obama. A concert and ceremony Saturday unveiled Obama Boulevard. The street replaced Rodeo Road, a 3 ½-mile street that runs across the city’s historic black neighborhood. It also intersects with Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and further establishes [...]

New York – For months, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen tried — but failed — to position himself as a whistleblower in the vein of Watergate hero John Dean. As the time ticked down toward his deadline to report to prison, Cohen also lost the interest of the one group of people who [...]

Pyongyang – North Korean state media on Sunday said leader Kim Jong Un observed a live-fire drill of long-range multiple rocket launchers and unspecified tactical guided weapons, a day after South Korea’s military detected the North launching several unidentified short-range projectiles into the sea off its eastern coast. Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency said [...]

Washington – President Donald Trump criticized social media companies after Facebook banned a number of extremist figures, declaring that he was “monitoring and watching, closely!!” Trump, who tweeted and re-tweeted complaints Friday and Saturday, said he would “monitor the censorship of AMERICAN CITIZENS on social media platforms.” He has previously asserted that social media companies [...]

From a height of 25,000 members in the 1990s, the generations-old Jewish community is down to about 6,000 as the country's political and economic situation reaches a boiling point

State Department and envoy Jason Greenblatt call on Gaza terror groups to cease 'abhorrent' attacks

Fines, Jail Time? Trump Team Resists Oversight, Dems Dig InThey’re talking at the Capitol about jailing people. Imposing steep fines. All sorts of extraordinary, if long-shot measures to force the White House to comply with Democratic lawmakers’ request for information about President Donald Trump stemming from the special counsel’s Russia investigation.

Security Cabinet To Hold Special Meeting Tomorrow To Include Bennett and ShakedFollowing the ongoing rocket barrage that is blanketing Israel’s south, the Security Cabinet will meet on Sunday morning in the Knesset for a special meeting to plan the Israeli response to the attack.
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Ashkelon Prison Emptied Due To Rocket AttacksDue to the continuous rocket fire from Gaza over Shabbos, Acting Commissioner of the Prison Service Gondar Asher Vaknin decided to empty the Shikma prison in Ashkelon and relocate all of the inmates to Be’er Sheva.
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Palestinian Islamic Jihad issued a video on Shabbos threatening with attacks on a number of Israeli targets, including Ben-Gurion International Airport.
The video shows Islamic Jihad militants loading rockets into a launcher, followed by a list of targets in Israel such as the Dimona nuclear reactor in the Negev desert, Ashdod port and refineries in Haifa.
Israel’s security cabinet will meet on Sunday to discuss the escalating situation in Gaza.
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Queens, NY – A longtime New York City prosecutor and judge who presided over the arraignment of “Son of Sam” killer David Berkowitz has died at the age of 86. Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown died Friday, Chief Assistant District Attorney John M. Ryan announced Saturday. Brown was first appointed district attorney in 1991 [...]

Justice Clarence Thomas’ Moment May Finally Have ArrivedClarence Thomas has been a Supreme Court justice for nearly three decades. It may finally be his moment.
Many Americans know Thomas largely from his bruising 1991 confirmation hearing, when he was accused of sexual harassment charges by former employee Anita Hill — charges he denied.

 From Rags to Riches
Gateshead: From Rags to RichesA group of men walk, burdened by the packs on their backs across the Redheugh bridge. Every tired step brings them closer to the gritty, gloomy, coal-laced atmosphere of Gateshead.
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 Boeing 737 Carrying 143 Crashes Into Florida River [VIDEOS]A military-chartered jet carrying 143 people landed hard, then bounced and swerved as the pilot struggled to control it amid thunder and lightning, ultimately skidding off the runway and coming to a crashing halt in a river at Naval Air Station Jacksonville.

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