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Ty Cobb prepares to leave the White House; Israel’s parliament gives Netanyahu expanded war powers.


Ty Cobb and his “steel balls” exit the White House

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The Israeli parliament just expanded Netanyahu’s war powers

  • Israel’s parliament just voted to give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vastly expanded powers to declare war. [Jerusalem Post / Gil Hoffman]
  • The Knesset, Israel’s legislative body, recently passed a law that gives the power to declare war to just two people in Israeli government: the prime minister and the defense minister. [NYT / Isabel Kershner]
  • That has spurred an outcry from some in the government and parliament, who say it’s giving Netanyahu too much power during a precarious time for national security. Previously, prime ministers had to get the approval of the full cabinet before declaring war. [Haaretz]
  • This is all happening during a tense time in Israeli politics; Netanyahu recently accused Iran of violating the terms of its nuclear deal by hiding nuclear weapons. The two countries are enemies, and there’s fear a shadow war could escalate. [Guardian / Oliver Holmes and Julian Borger]

Miscellaneous

  • Vogue magazine has been around since the end of the 1800s and still has “fashion bible” status. But is it still relevant? [Racked / Eliza Brooke]
  • If you love to “steal” those tiny shampoo and conditioner bottles from hotels, you might want to start stocking up. Many hotels are doing away with them. [WSJ / Scott McCartney]
  • America’s rural food crisis could be about to get way worse. Thank the farm bill. [Atlantic / Vann R. Newkirk II]
  • There was a lot of confusion on Twitter today on whether Kanye West was, in fact, going to appear on Alex Jones’s trash fire Infowars broadcast. The confusion was itself a trash fire. [Olivia Nuzzi via Twitter]

Verbatim

“Oh, you’re a reporter? Well, go back and report on how your toilet bowl works.” [Trump doctor Harold Bornstein to Associated Press / Jonathan Lemire]


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