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Hamas sends rockets deeper into Israel as Gaza casualties grow from airstrikes

By PBS News Hour

The Israeli military said it has hit more than 550 Hamas targets in two days in efforts to stop the group’s barrage of rocket fire into Israel. Hamas vowed retaliation, and continued to shoot rockets deeper than ever before into…

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Germany's blowout of Brazil at World Cup breaks Twitter records

By Joshua Barajas

Soccer fans and gawkers alike (including deities) collectively flocked to Twitter on Tuesday to respond to Germany’s 7-1 dismantling of Brazil in the semifinal match of the 2014 World Cup. And according to FIFA, the flurry of emotions that people…

Senators demand another round of sanctions against Russia

By Donna Cassata, Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican senators exasperated with the Obama administration’s response to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine threatened on Wednesday to act unilaterally on new sanctions.

Migrants seeking security in US often encounter violence along their route

By Larisa Epatko

Many migrants from Central American countries report being mugged, raped or threatened with other violence as they try to make their way to the United States, according to a survey recently released by Doctors Without Borders.