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Israel's New Government

Lawmakers in Israel formally approved a new government yesterday, officially ending the 12-year tenure of Benjamin Netanyahu. The country's longest-serving prime minister, Netanyahu also held the post for a three-year stint from 1996-99.

The coalition is unprecedented in its ideological diversity. Led by religious conservative Naftali Bennett and secular centrist Yair Lapid, the bloc is made up of eight parties—including the first independent Arab Israeli party to join a governing partnership.  Bennett, Netanyahu's chief of staff from 2006-08, will serve as prime minister for two years before rotating with Lapid. 

To achieve a functioning government in Israel's parliamentary system, a party or group of parties must hold at least 61 seats in the country's Knesset, or legislative body. The coalition currently holds 61 seats—meaning a single defection may plunge Israel back into political gridlock. 

Netanyahu, who remains in the Knesset despite losing power, vowed to lead the opposition against the new government.

Pulitzer Prize Winners

The 2021 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced Friday, with much of the recognition going toward coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic and last year's racial and social justice protests.

Among the winners were The New York Times (Public Service) for its data-heavy coverage of the pandemic and the Minneapolis Star Tribune (Breaking News) for its reporting (paywall) on the murder of George Floyd. A special citation was given to Darnella Frazier, the teen whose cellphone footage of Floyd's death figured prominently in the trial of Derek Chauvin. 

Separately, the Local Reporting award went to staff from The Tampa Bay Times for their coverage of a rogue sheriff, while staff from The Boston Globe were recognized (Investigative Reporting) for a deep-dive into dangerous truck drivers. See the full list of winners here.

The awards are one of the highest honors US-based journalists can receive, but are mostly prestige—awardees take home $15K and a certificate (the Public Service winner receives a gold medal).

A Ticket to Space

A yet-to-be-identified auction winner has paid $28M to briefly accompany Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos into space, according to reports yesterday. The winner joins the multibillionaire on Blue Origin's inaugural crewed space flight, beating out more than 7,600 bids from almost 160 countries. 

The spacecraft, designated as the New Shepard, is set to launch via the company's reusable rocket technology July 20. A detached capsule will then briefly breach the Kármán line—a 62-mile-high boundary regarded by many as the beginning of space—before parachuting back to Earth. The auction winner's name is expected to be released in roughly two weeks.

See a video of spacecraft during testing here.

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> Novak Djokovic defeats Stefanos Tsitsipas to win his second French Open and 19th Grand Slam title (More) | Barbora Krejcikova becomes first woman since 2000 to win both French Open singles and doubles titles in same year (More)

> Ned Beatty, Oscar- and Emmy-nominated actor known for "Network" and "Deliverance," dies at 83 (More) | "A Quiet Place Part II" is first movie to top $100M at box office since pandemic began (More)

> NHL Stanley Cup semifinals begin, New York Islanders top Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1; see full semifinal preview and predictions (More) | Phoenix Suns become first team to advance to NBA semifinals, sweeping the Denver Nuggets in a four-game series (More)

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> European health officials add another rare blood disorder to possible side effects of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine; six cases of fluid leaking from capillary blood vessels have been identified out of 78 million shots administered (More) | New US cases dropped to 4,300 yesterday; seven-day average near 14,000 (More)

> Apple admits it ranked its own Files app ahead of Dropbox, a competing cloud storage app, in its own App Store; revelations came amid the Epic v. Apple lawsuit that accuses the App Store of monopolistic practices (More)

> Geologists find a deadly February flood in India was triggered by an unusual avalanche of rock and glacial ice that fell almost 6,000 feet (More) | See video from the flood here (More)

Business & Markets

> Bipartisan group of US House members introduce five antitrust bills which could force Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google to eventually change their business practices; bills still have to pass House and Senate votes (More)

> Bitcoin jumps more than $39K after Elon Musk states Tesla will accept Bitcoin after miners use more clean energy; says Tesla sold 10% of position to test the market (More)

> McDonald's hit by data breach, exposing data of customers in South Korea and Taiwan (More)

Politics & World Affairs

> Justice Department inspector general to review Trump administration's effort to obtain communications of House Democrats as part of leak probe (More) | Reports say Justice Department subpoenaed records from White House counsel Don McGahn (More)

> Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi set to go on trial today; Suu Kyi was deposed by a February military coup, with international rights groups saying the charges against her have been fabricated (More)

> Shooting in downtown Austin, Texas, injures 14; police believe victims were unrelated to shooter, arrest a juvenile with a second suspect reportedly at large (More)

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ETCETERA

The best moments from the Westminster dog show.

When you get swallowed by a whale, but you're not tasty enough.

Scuba-diving lizards top May's best science photos.

... and shots of China's wandering elephant herd.

The tattoo industry is booming.

... so is the travel industry. 

Not all heroes wear capes: Massachusetts graduate hands scholarship to a community college student.

Did the Maori discover Antarctica first?

Clickbait: A Florida city accidentally sells its water tower. 

Historybook: Stars and Stripes officially adopted as flag of US (1777); Abolitionist and author Harriet Beecher Stowe born (1811); Che Guevara born (1928); HBD President Donald Trump (1946); High-rise fire in London kills 72 (2017).

"The truth is the kindest thing we can give folks in the end."

- Harriet Beecher Stowe, from "The Pearl of Orr's Island"

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