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“Let the Headlines Speak”
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July 1st, 2014

Big Earthquakes Double in 2014, But They're Not Linked
If you think there have been more earthquakes than usual this year, you're right. A new study finds there were more than twice as many big earthquakes in the first quarter of 2014 as compared with the average since 1979. "We have recently experienced a period that has had one of the highest rates of great earthquakes ever recorded,"

Historic 127-Year-Old Catholic Church Is Now a Mosque
Former church member Charles Lake described feeling "sick" when he heard the news that his former church, empty since last summer, was being sold, but noted that he was not relieved that another religious community would be able to use it. "There's clearly a need in the neighborhood to acknowledge a significantly Muslim population that's been living here. I look forward to collaborating with them on matters of mutual concern. They're our neighbors," he said. Thousands of Somalis live in Minnesota and St. Paul, the highest concentration in the United States.

BROODING GIANT
Big sunspot AR2104, which emerged over the weekend, has developed a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares.

Israeli Leader: ‘Hamas Will Pay’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says in a statement “Hamas is responsible, and Hamas will pay.” He adds the teenagers “were kidnapped and murdered in cold blood by wild beasts.”

House Speaker Boehner Won’t Seek Immigration Vote, Obama Will Act on His Own
Obama decided to bypass Congress after House speaker John Boehner informed him last week that the House would not vote on an immigration overhaul this year. Obama was expected to address the status of immigration policy later Monday.

Remaining Snowden docs will be released to avert 'unspecified US war' – ‪Cryptome‬
"July is when war begins unless headed off by Snowden full release of crippling intel. After war begins not a chance of release," Cryptome tweeted on its official feed.

No tsunami threat from Mentawai earthquake
The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said the 5.0-magnitude earthquake in north west Mentawai Island, West Sumatra did not trigger a tsunami alert, Indonesia's ANTARA news agency reported.

Arizona 5.2 magnitude quake rare, sees 100s of small tremors each year
Arizona State Geologist Lee Allison told News 4 Tucson that a quake of this magnitude in that area is extremely rare - only occurring once every 50-100 years. Since the initial earthquake, Allison said at least 15 aftershocks have been recorded and more are expected in the coming days and weeks.

6.2 earthquake near Japan's Bonin islands
The US Geological Survey says a 6.2-magnitude earthquake has struck near Japan's Bonin islands archipelago some 800 kilometres south of Tokyo.

Israeli missing teenagers: Hamas warns 'gates of hell will open' as Israel bombs Gaza strip
Hamas has warned Israel against waging war on the Gaza strip in retaliation for the deaths of three kidnapped Israeli youths, threatening that "the gates of hell will open" should action be taken. The response came after Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed: "Hamas is responsible and Hamas will pay", following the discovery of the bodies of the three missing youths yesterday.

Japan takes historic step from post-war pacifism, OKs fighting for allies
Japan took a historic step away from its post-war pacifism on Tuesday by ending a ban that has kept the military from fighting abroad since 1945...a move that has riled China and worries many Japanese voters. The change...will widen Japan's military options by ending the ban on exercising "collective self-defense", or aiding a friendly country under attack.

Obama sends up to 200 more troops to Iraq
President Obama told Congress on Monday that he is deploying about 200 more troops to Iraq to bolster security at the U.S. Embassy and airport in Baghdad. These and previously announced forces are being sent "for the purpose of protecting U.S. citizens and property, if necessary, and (are) equipped for combat," Obama said in a letter to Congress required under the U.S. War Powers Resolution.

First Tropical Depression Of 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season Forms
All eyes are on the first tropical depression of the 2014 Atlantic Hurricane Season. The depression formed Monday night. A tropical storm watch has been issued from Fort Pierce northward to just south of Flagler Beach. A tropical storm watch means tropical storm conditions are possible within the next 24 hours to 36 hours.

Israeli jets pound Gaza, hit 34 targets in overnight strike
The Israeli Air Force pounded the Gaza Strip early on Tuesday morning with 34 targets hit by jets in response to a barrage of rockets that pounded Israel's South on Monday. Terrorists in Gaza fired 8 rockets since midnight into Israel. Four were fired at around midnight, and another four early on Tuesday, following the air force's strikes on targets in the Gaza Strip.

Nigeria schoolgirls: police say first arrest made over kidnapped students
Nigeria's military has said it had broken up a Boko Haram intelligence cell and arrested its leader, alleged to have taken part in the abduction of over 200 teenage girls in April.

Iraq crisis: Fighting in Tikrit after 'caliphate' declared
Fresh clashes have been reported between jihadist-led Sunni rebels and government forces around the Iraqi city of Tikrit. Witnesses said there had been a wave of air strikes and that former President Saddam Hussein's palace had been hit.

Israel vows resolute action after abducted teenagers found dead
Israel has vowed retribution against Hamas, the militant Palestinian group it accuses of the kidnap and murder of three teenagers. The bodies of Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach were found on Monday evening, after they had been missing for more than a fortnight.

Historic 127-Year-Old Catholic Church Is Now a Mosque
A Catholic church in St. Paul, Minnesota, that closed last year has reopened its doors as a mosque. The 127-year-old Church of St. John closed in 2013 when it merged with another church due to declining membership. Last Friday the building reopened as Darul-Uloom Islamic Center.

City Cancels Chick-fil-A Sponsored Event, Cite Owners’ ‘Criminal’ Beliefs
According to minutes from a May 5 city council meeting, city leaders voted 8 to 1 to cancel the event because they did not want to be associated with Cathy’s Christian beliefs. “[A]s owners of the facility,” the event-canceling motion states, “any events that are associated with organizations or people that promote or have a history of divisiveness, homophobia, or other expressions of hate [will] not be permitted [by the city].”

BROODING GIANT
Big sunspot AR2104, which emerged over the weekend, has developed a 'beta-gamma-delta' magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class solar flares.

Ukraine’s President Ends Ceasefire, Will Attack Pro-Russian Rebels
The fragile cease-fire expired Monday night. The idea was to give rebels a chance to disarm and to start a broader peace process including an amnesty and new elections. But rebels did not disarm, and the ceasefire was continually violated. Rebels did not comply with Poroshenko’s latest push to get them to turn over key border crossings with Russia and permit international monitoring of the cease-fire.

6.2 earthquake near Japan's Bonin islands
The US Geological Survey says a 6.2-magnitude earthquake has struck near Japan's Bonin islands archipelago some 800 kilometres south of Tokyo.

City Cancels Chick-fil-A Sponsored Event, Cite Owners’ ‘Criminal’ Beliefs
The city council of a small Canadian town canceled an event in a city-owned facility last month after learning that the event was to be sponsored in part by Chick-fil-A.

Ukraine president ends cease-fire, vows attack on rebels
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko says his forces will soon go on the offensive against pro-Russian separatists, ending a unilateral cease-fire in the conflict. A statement from Poroshenko on his website said the cease-fire was being halted. He also gave a televised address early Tuesday vowing that "we will attack, and we will free our country."

Supreme Court: Quasi-public workers can't be forced to pay union dues
In a decision that undercuts the financial and recruiting power of government employee unions, the US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a state may not force “partial public employees” to pay fair-share dues to a labor organization.

US hog farmers struggle to overcome rampant piglet virus
Bill Luckey, 59, estimates he has been working in the hog farming industry for 55 years – including the time he spent helping his dad on their family’s hog farm as a small child. But since the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv) hit the 600-head sow farm in Columbus, Neb., where Luckey is a partner, he said he’s faced challenges unlike any he’s seen in his years in the industry.

Krauthammer: Hobby Lobby decision won't prevent access to contraception
Charles Krauthammer said Monday on “Special Report with Bret Baier” that the Supreme Court’s decision to exempt private companies like Hobby Lobby from the ObamaCare’s contraceptive mandate will have a trivial impact on whether women can access contraception.

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