Healthcare: The gathering storm over Obamacare is not the website troubles, but that the Obama administration might have known that millions of Americans will lose the health insurance they already have. President Obama repeatedly promised that, “If you like your doctor, you will be able to keep your doctor. Period. If you like your healthcare plan you will be able to keep your healthcare plan. Period.”

  But NBC News reports that 50-75% of 14 million existing individual healthcare policies will be cancelled because they don’t meet the standards set by Obamacare. Health insurers have already sent out two million cancellation notices. The healthcare act has a “grandfather” clause preserving existing policies, but the Dept. of Health and Human Services issued a regulation making them vulnerable to cancellation.

  The administration this morning denies that Obamcare forces people out of their policies

Hang Up!: President Obama is preparing to ban the NSA from spying on the leaders of US allies, the NY Times reports. Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA) said this morning that the Senate Intelligence Committee would begin a “major review of all intelligence collection programs.”  

Game 5:  The Sox beat the Cardinals 3-1 in St. Louis last night, giving Boston a 3-2 lead and its first chance to win the World Series at home since 1918. The next game is Wednesday at Fenway and game seven, if necessary, is Thursday.

Libya Heist: Gunmen in Libya yesterday took $54 million from a van carrying money for the central bank in the coastal city of Sirte. Security guards did not resist the 10 armed-robbers.

The Old Bailey: Former News of the World editor Rebekah Brooks began trial in London yesterday on charges of hacking the phones of celebrities and politicians to collect material for newspaper stories. Brooks is being tried with seven other former newspaper employees, including her husband, Charles. Of great interest in the trial is what higher-ups in News Corp. might have known, including the titan Rupert Murdoch.

Texas Hold ‘Em: A federal judge yesterday overturned the clause in the new Texas abortion law that requires doctors to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. The judge ruled that the provision violated the right of doctors to make decisions about patient health, and unreasonably restricts the right of women to access abortion clinics.

Shooting Spree: Texas police have captured a 36-year old man after a string of shootings left five people dead. The bodies of three women and two men were fond in three homes and a convenience store.  

Lost Yardage: Penn State is settling 26 legal claims in the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal for a total of  $59.7 million, the school announced Monday. Sandusky, 69, a former football Penn State football coach, was convicted of molesting children and is serving 30-60 years in prison.

Show Mommy: A recent study says 38% of children under age 2 have in some way or other used a smartphone or tablet computer. The American Academy of Pediatrics says this is bad because the early years are the time for learning to interact with people, not computers. Fine, but somebody has to explain to the parents how this stuff works.