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Here's What You Need To Know... Biden emphasizes unity, hope in 9/11 remarks ahead of tour President Biden will travel to all three sites of the September 11 terror attacks on their 20th anniversary today — despite being told by some victims' families not to come. Last month, a group calling itself "Members of the 9/11 Community" told Biden to stay away from this year's solemn commemorations, owing to the fact he has not released documents the group claims would show links between the Saudi government and the al Qaeda terrorists who carried out the attacks.
However, Biden did order a declassification review of secret documents related to the FBI's 9/11 investigation. Biden signed an executive order directing the Department of Justice and other agencies to oversee the review. Attorney General Merrick Garland is to release any declassified documents publicly over the next six months. This has brought some measure of comfort to families, although some still stand by their earlier assessment in light of the events in Afghanistan.
Apple's super-tight grip on the App Store was forced to loosen after a judge's monumental decision The App Store generates a ton of money for Apple. In 2020, the online storefront raked in an estimated $64 billion — an increase of more than $15 billion compared to 2018, meaning that the store performed better than ever, even during the height of the pandemic. Part of that success had stemmed from what some may consider a questionable policy. The big tech company has been taking a 30% commission on all the money generated by developers who use its platform. This drew the ire of Epic Games, the maker of the well-loved video game, Fortnite.
Yesterday, a federal judge handed down an injunction saying that Apple must allow developers to direct consumers away from the App Store, in order to avoid this fee. Shares of Apple dipped on the news on Friday, falling over 3% during trading hours. However, the 185-page ruling likely won't cut it for Epic, as executives at that company want to see competing stores available on phones. Appeals are expected, possibly from both Apple and Epic.
"The Court concludes that Apple's anti-steering provisions hide critical information from consumers and illegally stifle consumer choice. When coupled with Apple's incipient antitrust violations, these anti-steering provisions are anticompetitive and a nationwide remedy to eliminate those provisions is warranted," the judge wrote. "Given the trial record, the Court cannot ultimately conclude that Apple is a monopolist under either federal or state antitrust laws."
Should we be allowing a woman who helped in the Slender Man stabbing go free? Anissa Weier, now 19, was just 12 years old when she conspired with her friend Morgan Geyser to stab a classmate, Payton Leutner. The girls were all the same age at the time of the incident. Weier and Geyser said they committed the crime to appease and gain the favor of the fictional character Slender Man. Geyser stabbed Leutner 19 times as Weier urged her on. Leutner survived, but barely — one stab wound narrowly missed her heart.
The Slender Man character grew out of internet stories. He's depicted as a spidery figure in a black suit with a blank white face. Sony Pictures released a movie about Slender Man stalking three girls in 2018. Weier's father blasted the film as an attempt to capitalize on a tragedy.
Now, although Geyser has not appealed for release from her 40-year sentence at a mental health facility, it looks like Weier will be released very soon. But is it the right decision? Waukesha County Judge Michael Bohren said the conditions of Weier's release were fair and the plan "provides for the protection of the community" as well as for Leutner and for Weier herself.
Payton Leutner spoke publicly about the attack for the first time in 2019. Leutner described herself as hopeful and positive before the attack, and said she'd tried to see the good in people, including Geyser, her best friend during that time. "I saw the change from fifth to sixth grade when she met Anissa," she said. "That's when I was really wanting to get out of that friendship."
Although she is not anxious about her former friends' releases due to protective orders, Leutner said she slept with a pair of broken scissors under a pillow "just in case."
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