2020 Hopeful Biden Says He’s Open To Breaking Up FacebookJoe Biden said Monday that he would be open to breaking up Facebook, a sign of the deep skepticism among many Democratic presidential contenders about the power of massive technology firms.
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Apple suffered a significant defeat at the Supreme Court on Monday, when the justices ruled that consumers could forge ahead with a lawsuit against the tech giant over the way it manages its App Store.
The 5-4 decision allows device owners to proceed with a case that alleges Apple has acted as a monopoly by requiring iPhone and iPad users to download apps only from its portal while taking a cut of some sales made through the store.

Pyongyang calls seizure of vessel involved in banned coal deliveries a 'daylight robbery,' says it betrays the spirit of Trump-Kim summit

Facebook subsidiary patches 'very scary vulnerability' that infected phones via missed WhatsApp calls alone

3 Dead, 3 Missing After Small Tour Planes Collide In AlaskaThree people were killed after two sightseeing airplanes carrying cruise ship tourists collided in midair Monday near a southeast Alaska town, the Coast Guard said.
Three others are missing after the collision about 10 miles (16 kilometers) from Ketchikan, Coast Guard Lt.
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Proposal by Pentagon officials suggests deployment nearing Gulf War levels if Iran were to expedite nuclear program or targets US forces

Supreme Court Allows Consumers Antitrust Suit Against AppleA divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that consumers can pursue an antitrust lawsuit that claims Apple has unfairly monopolized the market for the sale of iPhone apps.
New Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the court’s four liberals in rejecting a plea from Cupertino, California-based Apple to end the lawsuit.

 Palestinian Media Reports $100 Per Needy FamilyA few hours after it was reported that Qatari money had entered Gaza, it was being distributed as early as the same morning. According to the Palestinian media, every needy family receives $100.
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European Allies Warn US-Iran Conflict Could Break Out ‘By Accident’European foreign ministers urged the United States and Iran to show restraint Monday amid fears of tensions tipping them easily into armed conflict, while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefed his counterparts on the threats Washington sees emanating from the Islamic republic.

Police Enter Meah Shearim in Attempt to Arrest Suspects For Vandalizing Firetruck on Yom Ha’atzmautPolice entered Meah Shearim at 3:30AM Monday morning in the hope of making arrests.
Police say they were looking for the suspects who attacked firemen last Thursday, Independence Day, because the firetruck was displaying an Israeli flag, and drove through the area.

Rav Avigdor Kara, Rav of Prague and author of Hahanek Hakaneh Hagadol (1439)
Rav Yitzchak Bernays (Barneis) (1792-1849). Born in Mainz, Germany, Reb Yitzchak learned at the yeshiva in Wurzburg. There he forged close ties with Rav Yaakov Ettlinger, future author of AruchLaNer. In 1821, Rav Yitzchak was appointed Rav of Hamburg, a position he kept until his petira. Among his talmidim were Rav Shamshon Rafael Hirsch and Rav Ezriel Hildesheimer.

Eli Avidar recently penned a novel about leadership set in the reigns of three emperors, Marcus Aurelius, Commodus, and Septimius Severus. Does he see modern parallels?

Three Brothers Bakery, which dates back to Poland in the early 19th century, decided to stay open to pay off a $750,000 disaster loan taken in the wake of Hurricane Harvey

Albany, NY – The last section of the old Tappan Zee Bridge has been hauled away for disassembly. Crews began lowering the 600-foot (185-meter), 5,500-ton (5,590-metric ton) section on Thursday. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office says Monday that barges were used to transport the final piece of the bridge offsite where it will be broken [...]

NYC Health Dept Closes Yeshiva of Central Queens; Measles Outbreak STILL GrowingThe NYC Health Department announced Monday that it has closed Yeshiva of Central Queens for failing to comply with an Order of the Health Commissioner in response to the current measles outbreak.
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The legal age to buy tobacco and nicotine products in Maryland will be raised from 18 to 21, and the state will add vaping devices to the list of tobacco products, under legislation signed Monday by Gov. Larry Hogan (R).
The law was passed in response to an uptick in teen vaping, which federal officials have declared an “epidemic.” The law will take effect in October.
“There is no more important job than protecting the health and safety of Marylanders,” Hogan said in a statement.
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House speaker says attacks against Michigan Democrat are 'outrageous, gross misrepresentations' of her comment on the Holocaust

Los Angeles – Military prosecutors in the case of a Navy SEAL charged with killing an Islamic State prisoner in Iraq in 2017 installed tracking software in emails sent to defense lawyers and a reporter in an apparent attempt to discover who was leaking information to the news media, according to lawyers who told The [...]

Bitcoin jumped to almost $8,000 and didn’t look back, as its longest winning streak since 2013 continued to rekindle the global cryptocurrency market.
Monday’s advance of as much as 26% comes only a few days after the digital asset broke through $6,000 and looks set to boost investor interest in conferences on the technology underlying the biggest crypto asset that are taking place in New York this week. Bitcoin’s latest surge started Saturday, when the two U.S. exchanges carrying futures are closed, making it potentially difficult for short sellers to cover their wagers.

President host iftar dinner at the White House for ambassadors from Muslim-majority nations.

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