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July 1, 2013

Kerry on the couch

We now join U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry lying on the couch in his therapist’s office:

Norman Lamm’s letter announcing departure from Yeshiva University

Rabbi Norman Lamm, who serves as Yeshiva University’s president, chancellor and head of its rabbinical school, announced his departure on Monday in a letter acknowledging his failure to respond adequately to sexual abuse allegations against two rabbis at Y.U.’s high school for boys in the 1980s. [UPDATE: The school has issued a statement saying that \”Rabbi Lamm\’s decision to retire is based on an agreement that was reached three years ago\” and \”his contract expired June 30.\”]

Egypt army gives Morsi 48 hours to share power

Egypt\’s armed forces handed Islamist President Mohamed Morsi a virtual ultimatum to share power on Monday, giving feuding politicians 48 hours to compromise or have the army impose its own roadmap for the country.

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