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Greetings, TicToc readers! Monday's almost over. Here's what's happening:

  • Ex-Egypt president dies in courtroom
  • Iran warns it'll breach its uranium cap
  • Raptors celebrate NBA title in Toronto

But first...

What caused Argentina's blackout?

The lights are back on in Argentina after a power outage left more than 40 million South Americans in the dark Sunday. Argentinan President Mauricio Macri promised a thorough investigation and said he's not ruling out a cyberattack as the cause of the "unprecedented" power grid failure, which also led to outages in Uruguay, Brazil, Chile and Paraguay. Energy officials said a "technical issue" or simple humidity may have triggered the breakdown.

Headlines from around the world

Mohamed Mursi, Egypt's ousted president, died in court during a trial, state TV reported.

Gloria Vanderbilt, the fashion designer socialite and mom to Anderson Cooper, died at age 95. 

Iran's low-grade uranium stockpile will exceed its cap within 10 days, its atomic energy agency warned.

Trump's 2020 campaign kicked off with the firing of three pollsters over leaked numbers that show him losing to Joe Biden.

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan province in southern China, killing 2 people and injuring 19 others.

Data of the day

A steep decline of sexual harassment? Media coverage of public accusations of misbehavior last month fell to its lowest level since October 2017, when Harvey Weinstein allegations sparked the #MeToo movement, a crisis consultant found.

Lean back and watch

Facebook wants to pay users for their data. It'll compensate willing Android and Google phone users for info about their app use.

Kids aren't watching YouTube Kids. Google designed it as a safe space for families, but the main site is proving more popular.

Big Dairy is drawing the line at vegan butter. The industry is pushing for stricter rules for products labeled "milk" or "cheese." 

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Hardhats at church. Catastrophic fire damage didn't stop Notre Dame from holding its first mass in two months. 

Of course, Drake is there. He and thousands of Toronto Raptors fans celebrated the NBA championship at a victory parade.

Before you go

Italian ice. How do you keep zoo animals cool during a heatwave? Frozen meat. Monkeys, tigers, lemurs and more at Rome's Bioparco zoo were given frozen treats to cool off as scorching temperatures spread across the country's southern region.

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