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Spurs Hire NBA’s First Female Full-Time Assistant Coach
The NBA now has its first full-time female assistant coach, as the San Antonio Spurs have hired WNBA star Becky Hammon to join their bench for the upcoming season.
Afghan Policeman Turns Gun On Colleagues, Killing 7
A day after a man dressed in an Afghan military uniform opened fire at service members from the NATO-led coalition, another insider attack is making news.
Gaza Conflict: Cease-Fire Holds As Kerry Calls For Fresh Peace Talks
After nearly a month of brutal war, Gaza was calm for a second day on Wednesday. And as that negotiated, three-day peace took hold, diplomacy stepped front and center.
President Obama Slams Congress As He Welcomes Economy’s Gains
Touting rosy U.S. economic news that has come out this week, President Obama said America’s recovery from a debilitating recession is well underway. But he also said the economy “could be doing even better” if Congress were working harder.
Gaza Conflict: Israel Begins Redeploying Troops
There are some signs that the current conflict in Gaza is deescalating: As the Israeli paper Haaretz reports, the Israel Defense Forces have started pulling their troops out of Gaza and “stationing the remaining soldiers on hills on the Palestinian side of the border with Israel.”
Toledo Mayor Lifts Water Ban, Says ‘Our Water Is Safe’
“Our water is safe.” That’s the word this morning from Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins, who lifted a 3-day-old ban on using the city’s water supply.
Most Of California Reported To Be In ‘Extreme Drought’
The latest Drought Monitor report from U.S. agriculture and weather experts finds 58 percent of California in the worst of its four drought levels, in conditions normally seen only once every 50-100 years.
House Cancels Vote On $659 Million Border Security Bill
House GOP leaders pulled the plug on a $659 million bill to deal with the influx of tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors entering the U.S. from Central America.
During Transport, A Giraffe In South Africa Hits Head On Overpass, Dies
As one South African journalist put it on Twitter, this tale is worthy of Aesop: It starts on a South African highway on Thursday. A truck is transporting two giraffes and as you might imagine, it creates a great buzz among drivers.