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Shannon Briggs Confronts Wladimir Klitschko in Restaurant, Eats …Boxers Shannon Briggs and Wladimir Klitschko may have just gotten in one of the most entertaining …Bleacher Report
Senior Labrador retriever walks 30 miles to return home: Owners …A senior black Labrador retriever hasn't had a very pampered life so far, and her luck doesn't seem to …Examiner
Gazan Human Rights Lawyer Pleads to U.S.: We Deserve To Be …Raji Sourani, Award-winning human rights lawyer. He is the director of the Palestinian Center for …Democracy Now!
His Name was Ahed Zaqout: Former Palestinian Soccer Star …All it took was a recording of Donald Sterling insulting Magic Johnson in a derogatory manner for the …The Nation
BREAKING: Medical Examiner Rules Eric Garner’s Death A …A New York medical examiner has concluded what many suspected after watching video of Eric …News One
Hamas denies taking missing Israeli soldierThe al-Qasaam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has denied capturing a missing Israeli soldier …Al JAZEERA
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Dunbar Community Center in Springfield in danger of foreclosure …SPRINGFIELD — The Dunbar Community Center – renowned as a cradle of basketball talent in the …Mass Live The …3,279 Tweets
Wait For Perfect or Charge Forward? Lessons From Lyft's …Knowing exactly when to make your move is sometimes more difficult than knowing what your move …Entrepreneur3,057 Tweets
PayPal's Small Business Lending Program ExpandsPayPal is putting more power behind its credit business. Today, the company announced that its …Entrepreneur3,182 Tweets
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Why a giant toad set off Chinese censors(CNN)-- How do social media posts about a giant inflatable toad relate to criticism of a former …CNN409 Tweets
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Girl ruled incompetent in 'Slender Man' stabbingA Wisconsin judge ruled Friday that a 12-year-old girl is mentally incompetent to currently stand trial for allegedly stabbing a …USA Today
Star witness becomes forgetful in ex-Va. gov's trialRICHMOND, Va. — After recounting numerous details of interactions with Virginia's governor and his family in more than a day on the …USA Today
Abby Hernandez Saw Newspaper Reports About Her Disappearance …Abigail Hernandez's mother told their local newspaper the teen saw reports about her disappearance while she was missing for nine …ABC News
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World

Gaza War: 72-Hour Cease-Fire Unravels, Soldier Feared CapturedGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Backed by tank fire and airstrikes, Israeli forces pushed deep into southern Gaza on Friday, searching …The Huffington Post
2 Americans detained in North Korea seek US helpPYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Two American tourists charged with "anti-state" crimes in North Korea said Friday they expect to …Chron
Anger in Europe Over the Gaza Fighting Reverberates as Anti-SemitismBERLIN — Across Europe, the conflict in Gaza is generating a broader backlash against Jews, as threats, hate speech and even …New York Times
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Entertainment

Rachel Bilson Shows Off Her Baby Bump While Out Shopping—See …Rachel Bilson had some company while out and about today. The expectant mother's growing baby bump also made a fashionable …E Online
All the Details of 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Characters -- A Cheat SheetIf you are like many of us, all you have been hearing today is that "Guardians of the Galaxy" is finally in theaters. Reviews, interviews …ABC News
Michael Strahan, fiancé Nicole Murphy splitMore news out of Splitsvilletoday: Michael Strahan and Nicole Murphy have broken up. The model and VH1 star's rep confirmed to …USA Today
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Sci/Tech

Rare whale fossil pulled from California backyard by sheriff's …A search-and-rescue team pulled a rare half-ton whale fossil from a Southern California backyard Friday, a feat that the team agreed to …FOX News
Google scraps plans for futuristic barge in MaineIt appears Google's plans for a high-tech floating showroom have sunk. A mysterious Google barge in Portland, Maine that was …USA Today
A story for the birds? The incredible shrinking dinosaur.For decades, paleontologists have been uncovering the remarkable evolutionary relationships between fearsome, two-legged …The Christian Science …
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Business

Hiring Settles Into Steady GainsOne beneficiary of the recent upswing is Breona Jenkins, a 22-year-old who graduated in May from Georgia Institute of Technology. Ms.Wall Street Journal
Hiring picks up, but wages not keeping paceAmid the broad pickup in the nation’s job market, one thing is still missing for many workers: a raise. Government data released …Washington Post
More Rejoin Labor Force; Jobless Rate Up to 6.2%Little to rave or rant about. That was the view among economists of Friday’s jobs report, in which the Labor Department estimated …New York Times
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Politics

House Republicans pass dead-end border security billAfter delaying their five-week summer recess by a day, House Republican leaders passed a bill Friday designed to deal with the crisis …CBS News
GOP candidates woo voters at Democratic club forum in PalmdaleIf Republican congressional hopefuls Tony Strickland and Stephen Knight felt a little odd attending a local Democratic club event--and …Los Angeles Times
Obama: 'We Tortured Some Folks' After 9/11 And We Have To Take …WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama bluntly acknowledged on Friday that the United States conducted torture in the immediate …The Huffington Post
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Sports

Trade Winds Scatter a Roster of ChampionsBOSTON — The Boston Red Sox may accomplish something never done before in major league history. If they hold their current place …New York Times
Rookie gets win as Boston beats Yankees 4-3BOSTON — Anthony Ranaudo pitched six solid innings in his major league debut and Dustin Pedroia drove in two runs as the Boston …Boston Herald
Matt Harvey throws off the mound for first time since Tommy John …Howard Simmons/New York Daily News Matt Harvey, seen here in action last season, was back on the mound at Citi Field Friday.New York Daily News
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Health

Private jet dispatched to transfer American Ebola victims from AfricaTwo American aid workers sick with the Ebola virus will be transported from Africa to a U.S. military base and then to Atlanta hospital …FOX News
Harvard Study Questioning Cholesterol Drugs in Low-Risk Cases …The verdict is in on a bruising spat between big-name researchers at Harvard University and the University of Oxford over a paper …Businessweek
How U.S. hospital plans to keep Ebola containedAs health officials prepare to transport two Americans stricken with the Ebola virus to the U.S., many people are expressing concern …CBS News
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Ashburn, Virginia
Ashburn Man Pleads Guilty In Double Fatality DUI CrashMark Sgarlata today pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter and DUI for killing an Ashburn couple riding a motorcycle …Leesburg Today
Cooks celebrating their50th anniversary todayRaymond and Judith Cook of Ashburn, Virginia, are celebrating thir 50th wedding anniversary today. They were married Aug. 1, 1964, by …Standard Speaker
U.S. Small Business Administration Selects Layered Tech Government Solutions as Hosting …ASHBURN, Va., July 30, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Layered Tech Government Solutions (LTGS), a subsidiary of Layered Technologies, a leading global provider of managed hosting services, will continue …Yahoo Finance
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