REPORTER: The ports here in the U.S., the traffic has really slowed and now thousands of dock workers and truck drivers are worried about their jobs. TRUMP: That means we lose less money.

Thousands request early access in just days; new underwriting tool gives novices the power to analyze deals like pros. Lakewood, NJ — May 8, 2025 — GPARENCY, the only commercial mortgage brokerage that guarantees clients the best financing, has launched a free app designed to help real estate investors protect themselves from bad deals. In just the first few days of its beta release, the app has gone viral, generating thousands of requests for access. The new tool is being offered free of charge as a thank you to the market, as GPARENCY’s “mortgage assurance brokerage” model surges to over a quarter billion dollars in deal volume each month.

The FBI has formally opened a criminal probe into New York AG Letitia James over alleged mortgage fraud.

Following a rapid series of climbs and crashes, Bitcoin is now back up – having once again broken through the $100,000 threshold.

At a major press conference held Wednesday at “Compound 89” in Meron, officials presented the comprehensive operational plan for the upcoming hilula of Rav Shimon Bar Yochai on Lag BaOmer 5785. Leading the announcement were Minister of Yerushalayim Affairs and Jewish Tradition Meir Porush, Northern District Police Commander Chief Superintendent Meir Eliyahu, Hilula Project Coordinator Yossi Deutsch, along with senior figures from the Ministry of Yerushalayim Affairs, including Director-General Shimon Alboum and Deputy Director and Head of the Meron Division Chaim Rosenshtein.

Family getting up: Tuesday (5/13/25)Morning R’ Yehoshua SaffrinBrother

POTUS: “This morning, I’m thrilled to announce that we have reached a breakthrough trade deal with the United Kingdom… it’s really in particular, the agreement with one of our closest and most cherished allies and we’re so happy that that’s the way it worked out.”

FBI Director Kash Patel broke with the Trump administration Wednesday over a budget proposal that would dramatically slash funding for the bureau, telling lawmakers, “We need more than what has been proposed.” The 2026 budget proposal released on Friday calls for a funding cut of more than $500 million for the FBI as part of what the White House said was a desire to “reform and streamline” the bureau and reduce “non-law enforcement missions that do not align” with the priorities of President Donald Trump. Patel warned that such a cut would be harmful for the FBI as it reorients priorities to focus on violent crime.

Video showing a ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun operated by the Pakistan Army Air Defence Corps being used to counter Indian one-way attack drones over Old Walton Airport in Lahore this morning.