A federal appeals court has upheld an assault weapons ban in Chicago and the rest of Cook County, Illinois.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that guns rights advocates provided no compelling reason why the court should overturn its 2015 ruling upholding a similar ban in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.

As Hurricane Dorian approaches South Florida, please note the following information:
We strongly urge everyone to be proactive and not wait until the last minute to implement a hurricane preparedness plan.
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A U.S. Air Force veteran was properly convicted on terrorism charges for trying to join the Islamic State group and die a martyr, an appeals court said Thursday, but it ordered a judge to resentence him and better explain his reasons behind any penalty.
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(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com)
When Rosh Chodesh falls on Shabbos – there is a fascinating yet unresolved halachic question.
As a preface, we know that Rosh Chodesh is a special and festive occasion that symbolizes the renewal of the Jewish people.
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A former Amazon software engineer arrested last month on charges she hacked into Capital One bank and more than 30 different companies has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges she not only broke into the company’s computer system, but also stole data for her own benefit.
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Noting that the New York State Education Department’s proposed regulations endanger the chinuch of boys and girls in New York’s yeshivos and Bais Yaakovs, the Roshei Yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, New Jersey, took the uncommon step of issuing a letter on the topic.

Unsure of where Hurricane Dorian might strike, Florida residents watched the increasingly dire forecast with a sense of helplessness Friday and braced for what could be the most powerful storm to hit the state’s east coast in nearly 30 years.
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Another Hasidic man in Crown Heights has been attacked with a rock, and the NYPD is investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
The NYPD says that a man may have been attacked by 4-5 individuals, who fled the scene.
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E-cigarette giant Juul Labs is facing mounting scrutiny from state law enforcement officials, with the attorneys general in Illinois and the District of Columbia investigating how the company’s blockbuster vaping device became so popular with underage teens, The Associated Press has learned.

New York City police say officers shot and killed a man who fired a gun at their vehicle as they looked for a shooting suspect in Queens.
Chief of Department Terence Monahan says officers exited their unmarked car and returned fire, striking the man in the head at around 2:20 a.m.