New York’s court system is planning to expand the gender options on jury documents to be more inclusive of people who do not identify as male or female.
The system aims to have the updated juror information card set for distribution by early January, said state court spokesman Lucian Chalfen.

(By Rabbi Yair Hoffman for 5TJT.com)
In the aftermath of the assassination of Bahaa Abu el Atta, a video went viral on social media that was recorded on Rechov Yaffo just before the entrance to Tachana HaMerkazit.
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Alei Siach was established in Israel over 30 years ago as a home for children and adults from frum homes with disabilities and special needs. The staff at Alei Siach is comprised of the most caring and compassionate people tending to the physical and emotional needs of the residents with love and compassion. Alei Siach has the full support and blessings of many Gedolim in Eretz Yisroel.

The private companies that make voting equipment and build and maintain voter registration databases lack any meaningful federal oversight despite the crucial role they play in U.S. elections, leaving the nation’s electoral process vulnerable to attack, according to a new report.
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Some good health news: Americans’ cholesterol levels are dropping, and more people at especially high risk are getting treatment.
Researchers say Monday’s report suggests a controversial change in recommendations for cholesterol treatment may be starting to pay off.

An Alabama man charged with criminal mischief in the slashing of a towering “Baby Trump” balloon has defended his actions, saying it was a matter of good versus evil.
Al.com reports Hoyt Deau Hutchinson called the syndicated radio show “Rick & Bubba Show” on Monday to describe what happened.

Impeachment hearings for President Donald Trump come at the very time that Capitol Hill usually tends to its mound of unfinished business.
The politically explosive hearings and the possibility of impeachment and a trial create yet another layer of complications for senior lawmakers pressing for an agreement on $1.4 trillion worth of federal agency budgets or finalizing a rewrite of the North American trade rules.

Around 400 Orthodox Jews gathered at the Intercontinental Hotel in Manhattan on Tuesday to give thanks to President Trump, and to throw their support behind his reelection campaign.

Two political supporters of U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry secured a potentially lucrative oil and gas exploration deal from the Ukrainian government soon after Perry proposed one of the men as an adviser to the country’s new president.
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President Donald Trump says he’ll be releasing the transcript of his April telephone conversation with Ukraine’s new leader “before week’s end!”
Trump’s promise to release an account of his first conversation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy comes a day before House impeachment investigators begin public hearings.