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.

Credit card companies want to turn your unused credit line into cash that you can borrow for things like home improvements or unexpected expenses. But accepting this loan offer may not be the best choice for your wallet or your credit score.
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The Israeli military is accusing Iran and its Lebanese proxy Hezbollah of stepping up attempts to build missile-production facilities in Lebanon and says these efforts are putting Lebanese civilians in danger.
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The U.S. economic landscape would look even bleaker if not for America’s consumers.
The economy slowed in the spring, and many analysts think the weakness will continue in the months ahead.
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It seemed like a new era in the half-century battle against the deadly toll of tobacco: U.S. health officials for the first time would begin regulating cigarettes, chew and other products responsible for a half-million American deaths annually.
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The number of people killed by drivers running red lights has hit a 10-year high, and AAA is urging drivers and pedestrians to use caution at traffic signals.
In 2017, the latest figures available, 939 people were killed by vehicles blowing through red lights, according to a AAA study of government crash data.