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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the internet
July 17th, 2014

Israel launches large-scale ground operation in Gaza Strip The Israeli military launched a large-scale ground operation in the Gaza Strip Thursday reportedly involving thousands of troops backed by tanks and bulldozers. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he had instructed the Israel Defense Forces to launch the operation to destroy underground tunnels that reach into Israel.

Web evidence points to pro-Russia rebels in downing of MH17
Igor Girkin, a Ukrainian separatist leader also known as Strelkov, claimed responsibility on a popular Russian social-networking site for the downing of what he thought was a Ukrainian military transport plane shortly before reports that Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 had crashed near the rebel held Ukrainian city of Donetsk.

Iraqi Kurds start pumping from seized oilfield: official
Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan on Thursday pumped an experimental 20,000 barrels of light crude from an oilfield recently seized from the federal authorities, an official said.

HIV diagnoses hit 20-year high
HIV diagnoses have reached a 20-year high in Australia and there are fears one in seven people with the virus do not know they have it, putting more people at risk.

Russia slams sanctions 'blackmail'
The US and EU bolstered sanctions against Russia over its alleged support of separatists in Ukraine, drawing an angry rebuke on Thursday from Moscow which said the measures amounted to "blackmail".

U.S. hits oil giant Rosneft, other firms with toughest Russia sanctions
President Barack Obama imposed the biggest package of U.S. economic sanctions yet on Russia on Wednesday, hitting Russia's largest oil producer Rosneft and other energy, financial and defense firms, with what he called significant but targeted penalties.

Honduras wants 'mini-Marshall plan' for U.S. aid on migrants
Honduran officials on Wednesday called for U.S. aid to Central America to reduce violence that has fueled a surge of child migration to the United States, with the foreign minister calling for a "mini-Marshall plan" to attack the broader underlying problems.

Edward Snowden "owed a great deal" and deserves protection from prosecution: UN human rights chief
UN high commissioner for human rights Navi Pillay has suggested former NSA contractor Edward Snowden should not face prosecution for leaking top secret material. Ms Pillay said the world "owed a great deal" to Mr Snowden for drawing attention to state snooping.

Typhoon takes aim at China after killing 38 in Philippines
The Philippines set to work clearing debris, reconnecting power and rebuilding flattened houses on Thursday after a typhoon swept across the country killing 38 people, with at least eight missing, rescue officials said.

Earthquake map highlights rising U.S. risks
A new federal earthquake map dials up the shaking hazard just a bit for about half of the United States and lowers it for nearly a quarter of the nation. The U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS) updated its national seismic hazard maps on Thursday for the first time since 2008, taking into account research from the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami off the Japanese coast and the surprise 2011 Virginia temblor.

Flight MH17: What the Wreckage Is Already Revealing
With the crash of another Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, this one in eastern Ukraine, aviation accident investigators are again asking the same big questions as in any disaster: What happened and why did it happen? In the case of the disappearance of MH370 this spring, the answer at this point on both counts is that no one knows. This will not be the case with MH17. We already know a lot about what happened — if not why.

Israel starts Gaza ground offensive
The Israeli military has begun a ground offensive against Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, extending its 10-day-old Operation Protective Edge. It said it was in response to continued militant rocket fire and to strike a "significant blow to Hamas", which controls Gaza. Hamas said Israel would pay a high price for the ground offensive.

Lew: cyberattacks aim to disrupt U.S. financial system
The hundreds of cyberattacks against U.S. banks and other institutions in recent years represent a targeted attempt to more broadly disrupt the U.S. financial system, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew said on Wednesday. In remarks on CNBC, Lew did not single out a suspected country or organization behind the attacks, but said they held the potential to cause massive economic damage if "core operational functions" of major financial institutions were compromised.

Japan earthquake has raised pressure below Mount Fuji, says new study
Mount Fuji, or Fujisan as it is known in Japanese, is the highest point on the archipelago (rising to 3,776 metres) and the national emblem, immortalised in countless etchings. In June last year Unesco added it to the World Heritage list as a "sacred place and source of artistic inspiration". But it is still an active volcano, standing at the junction between the Pacific, Eurasian and Philippine tectonic plates. Though it has rarely stirred in recorded history, it is still potentially explosive.

AA warns airlines to avoid Ukraine because of conflict
The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday after the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight 17 that U.S. airlines have voluntarily agreed to avoid airspace near the Russian-Ukraine border. "The FAA is monitoring the situation to determine whether further guidance is necessary," the agency said.

Microsoft to cut 18,000 jobs this year as it chops Nokia
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella kicked off one of the largest layoffs in tech history on Thursday, hoping to reshape the aging PC industry titan into a nimbler rival to Apple and Google, and jolt a culture at the company that is used to protecting its existing Windows and Office franchises. Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it will slash up to 18,000 jobs, or 14 percent of its workforce, over the next 12 months as it almost halves the size of its newly acquired Nokia phone business and tries to become a cloud-computing and mobile-friendly software company.

U.S. official: Malaysia Airlines plane shot down
The United States has concluded the Malaysian airline was shot down, a senior U.S. official told CNN's Barbara Starr. One radar system saw a surface-to-air missile system turn on and track an aircraft right before the plane went down Thursday, according to the official.

Ebola 2014: Death toll, new cases on the rise in Africa
High numbers of new Ebola cases and deaths in Africa are prompting increased efforts to contain the deadly outbreak.

Risk of earthquake increased for about half of US
A new federal earthquake map dials up the shaking hazard just a bit for about half of the United States and lowers it for nearly a quarter of the nation.

3.6 earthquake recorded in south-central Kansas
The U.S. Geological Survey reports an earthquake rattled south-central Kansas. The 3.6 magnitude earthquake was reported about 5:40 a.m. Thursday about 11 miles west-northwest of Caldwell in Sumner County.

Alaska Earthquake Today 2014 Strikes West of Canada
A strong Alaska earthquake today 2014 has struck west of Whitehorse, Canada. The Alaska earthquake today July 17, 2014 began moments ago. No reports of injuries have been indicated by local news.

20 Signs The Epic Drought In The Western United States Is Starting To Become Apocalyptic

Thanks to an epic drought that never seems to end, we are witnessing the beginning of a water crisis that most people never even dreamed was possible in this day and age. The state of California is getting ready to ban people from watering their lawns and washing their cars, but if this drought persists we will eventually see far more extreme water conservation measures than that

Pew survey finds Jews to be America's favorite religious group
The least favorite religious group are Muslims, who are even more disliked than atheists.

Nurse: Illegals' baggage includes TB, leprosy, polio
Organizer of Murrieta resistance: 'We are creating humanitarian crisis for American people. “Regular TB, drug-resistant TB, both are airborne and both are highly contagious. The regular strain costs about $17,000 a year to treat. The drug resistant strain may be not treatable and [if it is] will cost upward of $100,000 a year to treat,” she said. Then there’s the leprosy.

Pentagon Confirms Successful Test Of Self-Guided Bullets
On July 10, the agency issued a statement and posted a video on YouTube showing the bullets "maneuvering in flight to hit targets that are offset from where the sniper rifle is aimed."

Where is Obama really shipping illegal kids?
Eyewitnesses at dozens of points across the United States have begun working together to track down where the tens of thousands of illegal alien children from Central America are ending up, because the federal government won’t disclose many details of its handling of the immigration crisis.

Scientists develop 'super black' material that the human eye can't see
Surrey Nanosystems has created a new "super black" coating that absorbs 99.96% of light, which is to say, all light the human eye can detect, the company announced last week.

Hundreds of homes threatened by Washington state wildfire
Residents of 860 homes in Washington state have been told to leave and at least 800 more houses are threatened by a wildfire that has raced across two square miles of forest, forced part of the area's main road to close, and raised a plume of smoke that can be seen from Seattle.

Israel says Hamas fires three mortar shells during humanitarian cease-fire window
Israel's military says Hamas fired three mortar shells into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip during a five-hour humanitarian cease-fire window Thursday.

Stopping Agenda 21: Equipping Citizens to Fight Back
More state legislatures are passing anti-Agenda 21 legislation and more local communities are standing up to outside non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and rejecting their plans for control of private property and community development. More than 150 American cities have ended membership in the International Council for Local Environmental Initiative (ICLEI), and several communities have now rejected membership in regional councils.

Justice Dept. Investigating Missing IRS Emails
The Justice Department said Wednesday that it was investigating the circumstances behind the disappearance of emails from a former senior Internal Revenue Service official, part of a broader criminal inquiry into whether the agency had targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.

WHERE DID ALL THE SUNSPOTS GO?
This week, solar activity has sharply declined. There is only one numbered sunspot on the Earth-facing side of the sun, and it is so small you might have trouble finding it.

THREE WEEKS TO COMET 67P
The European Space Agency's Rosetta probe is now less than 10,000 km from its target: 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Rosetta is expected to reach and begin orbiting the comet's nucleus on August 6th.

Magnitude 4.5 quake reported off Oregon coast
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake was recorded Wednesday morning in the Pacific Ocean about 125 miles west of Bandon on the south Oregon Coast.

Two Minor Earthquakes in Southern Bulgaria
A 3.2-strong earthquake was registered in the south of Bulgaria early on Thursday, the European Seismological Center announced.

Australia votes to repeal carbon tax
Australia's Senate has voted to repeal the carbon tax, a levy on the biggest polluters passed by the previous Labor government. Prime Minister Tony Abbott, whose Liberal-National coalition beat Labor in an election last year, had made the repeal a central aim of his government. Politicians have been locked in a fierce row about the tax for years.

Ukraine conflict: Russia accused of shooting down jet
A Ukrainian security spokesman has accused Russia's air force of shooting down one of its jets while it was on a mission over Ukrainian territory. Andriy Lysenko, spokesman for the Ukrainian National Security and Defence Council, said an Su-25 ground attack plane was downed on Wednesday evening. Amateur video posted on Wednesday is said to show a plane being hit over Ukraine's eastern region of Luhansk.

Ukraine crisis: US and EU boost sanctions on Russia
The US and EU have bolstered sanctions against Russia over its alleged support for separatists fighting in Ukraine. The US has targeted major banks including Gazprombank, defence firms and energy companies including Rosneft. Russian President Vladimir Putin was quoted as saying sanctions would take US-Russia relations to a "dead end".

Reports: Israel, Hamas agree to cease-fire in Gaza
Israel and Hamas have agreed to an Egyptian proposal for a cease-fire that would put an end to the 10-day operation in the Gaza Strip, according to multiple reports Thursday. The BBC quoted an Israeli official as saying that the two sides have agreed to a deal that will take effect on Friday at 6 a.m. local time.

Russia 'to reopen Lourdes spy base in Cuba'
Russia has made a deal with Cuba to reopen an electronic listening post on the Caribbean island that was used by the Soviets to spy on the US during the Cold War, Russian officials say. The Lourdes base near Havana lies 250km (150 miles) from the US coast.

Trickle of Gaza rocket fire continues ahead of temporary cease-fire
Terrorists in the Gaza Strip continue to launch a trickle of rocket fire at southern Israel on Thursday morning ahead of a temporary cease-fire set to take effect at 10 a.m. Four rockets fired from the Gaza Strip toward Beersheba exploded in open territory on Thursday morning.

Typhoon kills at least 38 in the Philippines, heads for China
The Philippines set to work clearing debris, reconnecting power and rebuilding flattened houses on Thursday after a typhoon swept across the country killing 38 people, with at least eight missing, rescue officials said.

Explosions, gunfire heard near Kabul airport
Explosions and bursts of gunfire were heard near Kabul International Airport in the Afghan capital after dawn on Thursday and black smoke rose above the facility, which is used by civilians and the military.

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