On the first day of Chol Hamoed, a 2-year-old child’s life was saved thanks to the heroic actions of Hatzalah South Florida (HSF)-Orlando EMTs and paramedics. Responding to an urgent call at Encore in Orlando, HSF arrived swiftly to find the toddler, who had been pulled from a pool and was not breathing. In seamless collaboration with Osceola County Fire Rescue paramedics, HSF’s team delivered critical life-saving interventions. Their rapid response and skilled coordination stabilized the child at the scene, enabling a successful airlift to a local hospital for further treatment. The child’s survival is a testament to HSF’s incredible response time and unwavering dedication. Tragedy can strike in seconds. Never leave children unattended near pools, even for a moment.

New York Attorney General Letitia James is in the early stages of examining whether confidential information was improperly used for financial gain following President Trump’s recent announcement to delay certain tariffs for 90 days.
James’ office confirmed to The Post on Tuesday that while the matter is being looked into, it hasn’t yet escalated to a formal investigation.
At this point, it’s not clear if the inquiry targets particular companies or individuals, according to the initial report from CNN.
Just before trading began on April 9—while investor anxiety over possible tariffs was sending markets into a steep decline—Trump posted a message on Truth Social encouraging investors, saying it was a “GREAT TIME TO BUY.”

ATLANTA (AP) — An estimated 1 in 31 U.S. children have autism, the U.S.

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from shutting down a program introduced under Biden that offered temporary legal entry and work permits to migrants from four nations.
The initiative, established by then-President Joe Biden, enabled over 500,000 individuals from Venezuela, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Cuba to enter the U.S. under humanitarian parole, according to the Miami Herald.
On Monday, Judge Indira Talwani of the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts ruled that those admitted under the program could remain in the country as they pursue legal immigration status.

NEW YORK (AP) — If you’ve waited till the last minute to file your taxes, don’t panic.

A high-ranking Chinese official issued a fierce rebuke on Tuesday, accusing President Trump of launching a reckless and humiliating trade offensive that he predicted would soon boomerang and bring misery to Americans.
Xia Baolong, who holds authority over Hong Kong and Macao affairs, harshly condemned Trump’s recent imposition of a steep 145% tariff on goods from those territories, labeling it “brutally unreasonable.”
“The US isn’t after our tariffs but our very survival,” Xia declared during a nationally televised address. “The US has repeatedly contained and suppressed Hong Kong … and this will eventually backfire on itself.”
He went on to say, “Let those peasants in the United States wail in front of the 5,000 years of Chinese civilization.”

A senior Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post that the disagreements in the ongoing indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas over a hostage release arrangement remain “significant.”
According to the report, Hamas has revised its previous position and is now signaling readiness to release nine hostages instead of just one, marking a notable shift in its approach.
Israeli officials credit the shift to the pressure exerted by the IDF’s military campaign, which has resulted in Israeli forces taking control of roughly 30 to 40 percent of Gaza.

CNN host Kaitlan Collins responded forcefully Monday evening after President Trump publicly criticized her following a contentious Oval Office exchange regarding the deportation of a man to El Salvador.
On her primetime program, Collins accused the president of walking back earlier commitments to honor a Supreme Court decision that required his administration to reverse the deportation.
She aired segments of the Oval Office confrontation, including moments when Trump dismissed her questions and had top officials like Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller justify the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident who was sent to an El Salvador prison.

According to a report published by military correspondent Yoav Ziton in Ynet, IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir recently urged members of Israel’s national security cabinet to abandon what he described as unrealistic expectations regarding the ongoing conflict with Hamas.
Zamir reportedly told the ministers they needed to “give up on some of their fantasies” about the Gaza war, citing a shortage of available ground troops, according to Ziton’s report.
He is also said to have remarked that, even in the current military campaign targeting Hamas, the cabinet would have to rely entirely on the Israel Defense Forces, without the support of any parallel diplomatic initiative.

“Telling your wife your needs and wants” is a complete waste of time for married men who want happiness and I’ll tell you why. So many marriage experts claim they have the secret to a happy marriage and that it all comes down to communication, boundaries and bringing in more money. They tell you to help out more at home, talk about the past, go together to a marriage professional but never stop to take inventory of whether ANY of these methods are actually WORKING in creating happiness and joy! I am not saying those strategies don’t work at all, but they are the long… slow… painful way of having a happy home.

President Trump’s top envoy, Steve Witkoff, characterized his recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin as “compelling,” asserting that Putin appeared willing to pursue a lasting resolution to the ongoing conflict with Ukraine.
Witkoff held a private session with Putin in St. Petersburg last Friday, as part of Trump’s renewed diplomatic push to bring an end to the war that has raged for three years.
“I think we might be on the verge of something that would be very, very important for the world at large,” Witkoff told Fox News host Sean Hannity during a Monday interview. “It took a while for us to get to this place.”
Following what he described as five intense hours of dialogue, Witkoff said he could see a real opportunity for peace taking shape.

A Palestinian student enrolled at Columbia University who was taken into custody by ICE in Vermont had previously taken a lead role in aggressive anti-Israel demonstrations and allegedly used inflammatory language to threaten Jewish students, according to officials at the State Department who spoke with The New York Post.
Mohsen Mahdawi, originally from the West Bank, was reportedly detained by immigration enforcement agents during a citizenship application appointment earlier this week, his lawyer confirmed.
“Mahdawi, through his leadership and involvement in disruptive protests at Columbia University, has engaged in antisemitic conduct through leading pro-Palestinian protests and calling for Israel’s destruction,” a high-ranking State Department official stated.

Newly released images show the dramatic arrest of a man accused of firebombing both a Tesla dealership and a Republican Party office in New Mexico, as FBI agents raided his home early Shabbos morning.
Jamison Wagner, age 40, was apprehended by members of an FBI counterterrorism unit, emerging from his residence wearing only shorts and no shirt.
Wagner, who was seen with lipstick during the arrest, is facing two federal charges of malicious damage or destruction of property. Each charge carries a potential 20-year prison sentence.
The charges stem from a February 9 attack on a Tesla showroom in Albuquerque, where Wagner allegedly set two cars on fire and defaced both vehicles and the building with swastikas and other graffiti.

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