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The Pentagon released a second batch of UFO files, including footage of UAP over Syria showing "instantaneous acceleration."

A catastrophic gas explosion at the Liushenyu Coal Mine in northern China's Shanxi Province on Friday night killed at least 82 people and injured more than 120 others.

NYP: While a motive for the shooting attack at the White House hasn’t been confirmed, sources said the suspect, Nasire Best, 21, is a mentally troubled individual who is known to the Secret Service and has violated a previous court order to stay away from the White House.

🇺🇸-Kevin O'Leary on how gas prices are affecting the Midterms: I think the president is absolutely paying a political price for $4 gasoline right now, especially as the midterm narrative is already starting much earlier than usual. But what happens between now and November is still unknown. If oil prices fall back to the $70–$75 range, gas prices could stop being a major issue altogether. The challenge is timing even if oil drops immediately, there’s still oil sitting in inventory, tankers already on the water, and supply moving through refineries at higher prices. Realistically, it would take about three weeks for consumers to fully feel lower gas prices at the pump.

🇨🇳-Dozens have been killed following a gas explosion at a coal mine in China. The blast happened late on Friday night local time, with reports suggesting that around 247 workers were underground at the time.

🇷🇸-Clashes broke out in Belgrade after tens of thousands of people protested against Serbia's government. Tens of thousands gathered against Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic.

🇺🇸-The Trump admin has just SUBPOENAED Marxist influencer Hasan Piker and CODE PINK cofounder Susan Benjamin after they went to Cuba to assist the communist regime — Fox They're being investigated for possibly violating US SANCTIONS by delivering goods to Cuba, or through financing and coordinating it Piker and CODE Pink are caught into a TREASURY DEPARTMENT Office of Foreign Assets Control inquiry, and were specifically sent administrative subpoenas. Piker and the leftists who went to Cuba were notorious for staying in LUXURY HOTELS with SECURITY and electricity while surrounding residents suffered.

🇺🇸-PRESIDENT TRUMP IS STILL WORKING at almost 10PM, White House says, after going all day working toward an Iran deal Even an active shooter didn't deter 47! STEVEN CHEUNG: "It’s 9:30 PM on a Saturday night and President Trump is still in the Oval Office working hard for the American people. He’s simply one of one."

🇺🇸-The Pentagon released a new batch of files related to UFOs, or UAPs on Friday, unveiling a second tranche of records that includes a 2025 first-hand account from an intelligence officer about an experience that left him "virtually speechless."

Video report: SpaceX’s “Starship" blasted off Friday from Texas, landed in the Indian Ocean and exploded as expected. This all happened weeks before the company will go public, with an IPO that could smash Wall Street records. - This was SpaceX' biggest Starship yet -- an upgraded version that NASA hopes to land astronauts on the moon. It comes as Elon Musk could become the world's first trillionaire, announcing SpaceX would go public.

The Trump administration issued a sweeping policy requiring most temporary visa holders and humanitarian parolees in the US to return to their home countries to complete the green card application process.

New York Giants Quarterback Jaxson Dart introduced President Trump during his rally in at Rockland Community College on Yom Tov.

NYP: Ivanka Trump was the target of an alleged IRGC-linked assassination plot in retaliation for the killing of Qassem Soleimani. - Iraqi national Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood Al-Saadi was arrested and accused of possessing a blueprint of her Florida home before his arrest and extradition to the US.

President Trump visited Rockland County yesterday. It's the first trip to the area by a sitting president since Gerald Ford in 1976. He gave a speech on the economy to an enthusiastic crowd at Rockland Community College.

Tulsi Gabbard resigns: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard resigned after learning her husband has a rare bone cancer.

Shooting near the White House, suspect killed: A man took a gun out of a bag and fired a volley of shots near the White House this evening before being shot and fatally wounded by U.S. Secret Service police officers. - A bystander was also struck by gunfire. It was unclear who fired the shot that struck the bystander. - The gunman was taken to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead. No officers were injured. - The shooting took place a little after 6 p.m. near 17th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, at the northwestern corner of the White House grounds. - President Trump was at the White House. - The NYP reports the suspect mentally unstable and was known to Secret Service.

Ted Cruz calls out the reportedly flawed deal being floated by Trump with Iran.

Lindsey Graham, a close ally of Trump, calls him out for the flawed deal being floated with Iran.

Deal with Iran expected 'shortly'; Trump says— President Trump said today that a deal to end the war with Iran would be announced "shortly" and that the "final aspects" are currently being negotiated. - Trump's comments came after separate calls with Arab and Muslim leaders and with PM Netanyahu. This is the firmest statement the president has made that he is prepared to agree to the memorandum of understanding being negotiated with Iran. - Trump said his call with Netanyahu on Shabbos went "very well." - In addition to the call with Netanyahu, Trump spoke with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan. - The NYT reports that Iran has agreed to give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium as part of an agreement with the US to end the war.

🇺🇸-Apparent gunshots heard outside the White House on Saturday.