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• Libya Islamic militias declare control of Benghazi
• Ebola-infected doctor lauded for 'heroic and sacrificial service'
• Investigators reach Ukraine jet wreckage site
• Divided House abandons vote on border bill
• Co-sponsor of Bush impeachment bill: Dems never tried to impeach Bush
• U.S. issues travel warning for 3 Ebola-hit countries
• In San Francisco real estate, $1M won't buy much
• San Francisco million-dollar home sales hit record
• Mudslide swallows Indian village; at least 41 dead
• CIA director apologizes to Senate for improper computer searches
• Homeowner who fought off Trump is moving on
• Twitter twister over 'Sharknado 2' debut
• Investigators make it to Ukraine jet crash site
• VIDEO: UN official breaks down on camera discussing Gaza crisis
• Consequential ruling for Wisconsin same-sex couples
• Ebola outbreak death toll rises: 729
• The impending death of Libya's dream to be a democracy
• Gaza crisis overwhelms United Nations, leaves it broke
• Investigators reach Ukraine jet crash site
• Investigators reach Ukraine crash site
• Investigators say they reach Ukraine crash site
• Ukrainian parliament votes to keep PM Yatsenyuk
• Mudslide swallows Indian village; at least 30 dead
• AP Exclusive: Study blames lost calves on panthers
• Matt Bai: Why is Rand Paul reaching out to black voters?

Libya Islamic militias declare control of Benghazi Posted: 31 Jul 2014 12:46 PM PDT BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Islamic hard-line militias, including the group accused by the United States in a 2012 attack that killed the ambassador and three other Americans, claimed control of Libya's second largest city, Benghazi, after overrunning army barracks and seizing heavy weapons.

Ebola-infected doctor lauded for 'heroic and sacrificial service' Posted: 31 Jul 2014 12:32 PM PDT Even from his own sickbed, Dr. Kent Brantly continues to put the well-being of others before his own.

Investigators reach Ukraine jet wreckage site Posted: 31 Jul 2014 12:05 PM PDT ROZSYPNE, Ukraine (AP) — Two weeks after a missile brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, an international team of investigators Thursday reached a wreckage site in eastern Ukraine that remains bitterly contested between government forces and pro-Russia separatist rebels.

Divided House abandons vote on border bill Posted: 31 Jul 2014 11:34 AM PDT The House has abandoned a vote on legislation to address the immigration crisis on the border after tea partyers withdrew their support in a dispute over a separate measure on deportations.

Co-sponsor of Bush impeachment bill: Dems never tried to impeach Bush Posted: 31 Jul 2014 11:17 AM PDT Texas Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee said Democrats had never moved to impeach former President George W. Bush, but she co-sponsored a bill to do just that in 2008.

U.S. issues travel warning for 3 Ebola-hit countries Posted: 31 Jul 2014 11:03 AM PDT U.S. health officials are warning Americans not to travel to the three African countries hit by an outbreak of Ebola.

In San Francisco real estate, $1M won't buy much Posted: 31 Jul 2014 10:32 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco Association of Realtors President Betty Taisch has two words of advice for anyone who wants to live here and thinks $1 million will buy them their dream house: think again.

San Francisco million-dollar home sales hit record Posted: 31 Jul 2014 10:16 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A record number of million-dollar homes were sold in the San Francisco Bay Area during the second quarter, a research firm said Thursday, another sign that affording a place to live is a growing challenge for anyone who isn't tied to the booming technology economy.

Mudslide swallows Indian village; at least 41 dead Posted: 31 Jul 2014 10:01 AM PDT MALIN, India (AP) — Rescuers using earth-moving equipment and their bare hands dug through heavy mud and debris Thursday after a landslide engulfed an entire village in western India, killing at least 41 people and leaving about 100 missing and feared dead.

CIA director apologizes to Senate for improper computer searches Posted: 31 Jul 2014 09:44 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — CIA Director John Brennan is apologizing to Senate intelligence committee leaders after his inspector general found that CIA employees acted improperly when the CIA searched Senate computers earlier this year.

Homeowner who fought off Trump is moving on Posted: 31 Jul 2014 08:58 AM PDT She once called Donald Trump "a maggot, a cockroach and a crumb." This week, he remembered her as "an impossible person."

Twitter twister over 'Sharknado 2' debut Posted: 31 Jul 2014 08:25 AM PDT "Sharknado 2," the sequel to the 2013 B-movie hit "Sharknado," premiered on the Syfy channel on Wednesday. And, judging by the reaction on Twitter, it was likely the most-watched movie about a tornado of sharks in the history of television.

Investigators make it to Ukraine jet crash site Posted: 31 Jul 2014 08:08 AM PDT ROZSYPNE, Ukraine (AP) — As fighting raged in eastern Ukraine, an international team of investigators on Thursday reached the crash site of the Malaysia Airline Flight 17 and got a first look at where it was brought down by a missile two weeks ago.

VIDEO: UN official breaks down on camera discussing Gaza crisis Posted: 31 Jul 2014 07:53 AM PDT UN official Chris Gunness broke down in tears while filming an Al-Jazeera Arabic interview on July 30, after a UN school, sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians, was shelled. Gunness is a spokesman for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and was discussing the "appalling" denial of rights for Palestinians when he broke down in tears. Gunness's appearance has struck a chord with many viewers, perhaps because, as he tweeted himself, "There are times when tears speak more eloquently than words." Credit: Al-Jazeera

Consequential ruling for Wisconsin same-sex couples Posted: 31 Jul 2014 07:22 AM PDT The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a 2009 law that establishes a registry for same-sex couples, saying it does not violate an amendment to the state's constitution banning gay marriage. The same-sex marriage ban was approved by Wisconsin voters in 2006. It now has more than 2,000 couples on it, according to Fair Wisconsin, a gay-rights organization based in Madison. Wisconsin Family Action, an anti-gay rights group, argued in a 2010 lawsuit that the registry violated the amendment because it resembles marriage under state law.

Ebola outbreak death toll rises: 729 Posted: 31 Jul 2014 07:05 AM PDT Nigerian authorities identified 59 people who had contact with U.S. citizen who died in Lagos last week.

The impending death of Libya's dream to be a democracy Posted: 31 Jul 2014 06:18 AM PDT Since then, a chaotic welter of regional militias has been competing for riches and influence. No ordinary turf war, the latest fighting could define Libya's future and perhaps end its dream of democracy. The violence is most likely a calculated attempt at politics by other means, says Karim Mezran at the Atlantic Council, a think-tank in Washington. Libya's political landscape has polarized sharply in recent months between Islamists who have dominated the interim parliament and their non-Islamist rivals.

Gaza crisis overwhelms United Nations, leaves it broke Posted: 31 Jul 2014 05:45 AM PDT By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Noah Browning GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The United Nations in Gaza is struggling to withstand a flood of almost a quarter of a million refugees into shelters that have repeatedly come under Israeli fire. Out of cash, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), the main U.N. body in the impoverished enclave of 1.8 million Palestinians, says it can barely handle the humanitarian crisis unleashed by more than three weeks of fighting between militants and Israel. Asked to explain the scale of the civilian suffering to an Arab news station, an UNRWA spokesman simply burst into tears. Mine pale into insignificance compared with Gaza's," Chris Gunness said.

Investigators reach Ukraine jet crash site Posted: 31 Jul 2014 04:57 AM PDT ROZSYPNE, Ukraine (AP) — An international team of investigators in eastern Ukraine on Thursday reached the crash site of the Malaysia Airline Flight 17 for the first time.

Investigators reach Ukraine crash site Posted: 31 Jul 2014 04:26 AM PDT ROZSYPNE, Ukraine (AP) — An international team of investigators in eastern Ukraine on Thursday reached the crash site of the Malaysia Airline Flight 17 for the first time.

Investigators say they reach Ukraine crash site Posted: 31 Jul 2014 04:10 AM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — An international team of investigators in eastern Ukraine has for the first time reached the crash site of the Malaysia Airline Flight 17.

Ukrainian parliament votes to keep PM Yatsenyuk Posted: 31 Jul 2014 03:23 AM PDT KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's parliament has voted not to accept the resignation of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk.

Mudslide swallows Indian village; at least 30 dead Posted: 31 Jul 2014 02:34 AM PDT MALIN, India (AP) — Rescuers using earth-moving equipment and their bare hands dug through heavy mud and debris Thursday after a landslide engulfed an entire village in western India, killing at least 30 people and leaving about 100 missing and feared dead.

AP Exclusive: Study blames lost calves on panthers Posted: 31 Jul 2014 02:18 AM PDT IMMOKALEE, Fla. (AP) — Since Florida's frontier days when cattlemen drove their herds through the state's vast fields and forests, ranchers and native panthers have been natural enemies.

Matt Bai: Why is Rand Paul reaching out to black voters? Posted: 31 Jul 2014 02:01 AM PDT You've got to give this much to Rand Paul: Kentucky's junior senator is willing to do something almost unheard of in modern presidential politics, which is to make arguments that not everyone in his party already cares about. For this reason alone, Paul is probably the most interesting presidential hopeful out there, if not the most likely to succeed.

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