Yarden Bibas, who endured captivity at the hands of Hamas, has kept a low profile since gaining his freedom. Now, however, he’s stepping into the spotlight to advocate for the release of his friends, David and Ariel Cunio, who are among 58 hostages still being held in Gaza.
In a promotional clip ahead of a full interview scheduled to air Monday morning on CBS’s 60 Minutes, Bibas appears alongside other former hostages Tal Shoham, and Keith and Aviva Siegel. In the short preview, Bibas declares, “I am here because of Trump. Only because of him.”
When journalist Lesley Stahl asked Bibas what he would say if given the opportunity to speak directly to President Donald Trump, he answered, “Please stop, stop this war and help bring all the hostages back.”

Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) says he thinks the Trump administration “is doing the right thing” in being more aggressive against the Iranian-backed Houthis militant group. “I think the Biden administration took repeated action against the Houthis. I think they could have done more.”

In the wake of the devastating car crash that claimed the lives of two young girls and a mother in Flatbush over Shabbat, Chai Lifeline’s Sephardic Division has been on the ground providing immediate crisis and trauma support to a shocked and grieving community. Chai Lifeline’s Crisis Services team mobilized to offer guidance, emotional support, and professional mental health interventions. On Motzei Shabbat, more than 250 parents from the children’s school gathered for an intervention session led by Chai Lifeline professionals to better understand how to support their children and navigate their own grief. By Sunday morning, the response continued with specialized support sessions for the children’s teachers and faculty members.

In a move that could signal a shift in Republican tax policy, the Trump administration is weighing an increase in the top income tax rate for the wealthiest Americans as a means to fund tax cuts on tipped income. A senior White House official confirmed the discussions to Axios, noting that the plan remains in its early stages. The proposal, if implemented, would mark a departure from traditional GOP economic strategy, which has long prioritized across-the-board tax cuts. White House officials argue that raising the top income tax rate could provide the necessary revenue to eliminate taxes on tips, a move aimed at benefiting millions of service industry workers.

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Hispanics are now protesting in downtown Lakewood for higher wages and better working conditions. They did this before last Pesach too.

President Trump expressed strong frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin, using terms like “very angry” and “pissed off” as he floated the idea of imposing severe tariffs on Russian oil due to stalled efforts at peace negotiations.
Trump’s comments came amid mounting tension over the delay in a potential cease-fire, as Moscow introduced fresh demands before agreeing to a US-supported proposal aimed at de-escalating military actions in the Black Sea and safeguarding energy infrastructure.

President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Iran on Sunday, saying he would consider military strikes and economic penalties if Tehran fails to reach an agreement with the United States regarding its nuclear activities.
Speaking by phone with NBC News, Trump confirmed that communication was ongoing between American and Iranian representatives, though he declined to offer further details.
“If they don’t make a deal, there will be bombing,” Trump said. “But there’s a chance that if they don’t make a deal, that I will do secondary tariffs on them like I did four years ago.”

A groundbreaking report released by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) this week has uncovered significant antisemitic and anti-Israel biases embedded within some of the world’s most widely used artificial intelligence (AI) language models. Titled Generating Hate: Anti-Jewish and Anti-Israel Bias in Leading Large Language Models, the study marks the ADL’s most comprehensive evaluation to date of how AI systems handle topics related to Jewish people, Israel, and antisemitic tropes. The ADL’s Center for Technology and Society, in collaboration with its Ratings and Assessments Institute, analyzed four prominent AI models: OpenAI’s GPT, Anthropic’s Claude, Google’s Gemini, and Meta’s Llama.

NOW: Preparations are underway for the Levaya of Natasha (Sara) Saada A”H and her two beloved daughters, Diana (7) A”H and Debra (5) A”H who were tragically killed in a horrific crash on Shabbos afternoon. The Levaya is scheduled for 4:30PM at Shomrei Hadas Chapels, located at 14th Avenue and 38th Street in Boro Park.

BROOKLYN – A group of activists is planning a vigil on Monday at the scene of the fatal crash on Ocean Parkway, where a recidivist driver killed a mother and her two

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Iran has hurled a thunderous threat across the Indian Ocean, vowing to obliterate the joint U.S.-U.K. naval base on Diego Garcia in a storm of missiles and drones if the United States dares to attack the Islamic Republic. The chilling warning, reported by Britain’s The Telegraph on Saturday, comes as tensions between Washington and Tehran spiral toward a breaking point, with the remote Chagos Archipelago base now a glaring target in Iran’s crosshairs. “Iran possesses the firepower to strike from its mainland,” boasted Iranian state media, flaunting the nation’s arsenal.

In the wake of an unthinkable tragedy, New York City Mayor Eric Adams visited the Saada home on Sunday, offering words of solace to the grieving father, Sidney Saada yb”l, who lost his wife and two young daughters in a horrific car crash less than 24 hours earlier. The devastating incident occurred on Shabbos afternoon, when 32-year-old Miriam Yarimi, driving with a suspended license, struck and killed Natasha (Sara) Saada A”H, along with her 7-year-old daughter Diana A”H and 5-year-old daughter Debra A”H on Ocean Parkway near Quentin Road. The tragedy has also left the family’s four-year-old son, Pinchas Raphael Ben Sarah, in critical condition, fighting for his life.

Denmark’s foreign minister issued a sharp rebuke to the Trump administration on Saturday, criticizing the manner in which it has addressed Denmark and Greenland. He emphasized that Denmark is already stepping up efforts in Arctic defense and is willing to work even more closely with Washington.
“We’ll get Greenland. Yeah, 100%,” Trump declared in an interview with NBC News.
He continued, saying there’s a “good possibility that we could do it without military force” but made clear that “I don’t take anything off the table.”
Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen responded to the growing tensions in a social media video posted after U.S. Vice President JD Vance visited the island. Not long after, Trump addressed the matter again publicly.

President Donald Trump says Wednesday will be “Liberation Day” — a moment when he plans to roll out a set of tariffs that he promises will free the United States from foreign goods. The details of Trump’s next round of import taxes are still sketchy. Most economic analyses say average U.S. families would have to absorb the cost of his tariffs in the form of higher prices and lower incomes. But an undeterred Trump is inviting CEOs to the White House to say they are investing hundreds of billions of dollars in new projects to avoid the import taxes. It is also possible that the tariffs are short-lived if Trump feels he can cut a deal after imposing them. “I’m certainly open to it, if we can do something,” Trump told reporters.

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