- Israel has agreed to a UN request for a 12-hour cease fire Saturday to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, but the fighting is expected to escalate rapidly afterwards.
- Tensions between the US and Russia grew as Moscow is accusing Washington of a "smear campaign" over Russian involvement in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.
- Poor weather conditions are being blamed for the crash earlier this week of an Air Algerie flight in Mali, claiming the lives of all 118 aboard.
- Further EU sanctions against Russia over Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 are running into the reality of Dutch trade with Moscow.
- The House has passed a Senate bill that will make it legal to unlock your cell phone in order to switch providers, and President Obama is expected to sign the legislation.
If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed. -- Benjamin Franklin
He'd have been much more careful if this had been something important, such as meeting with campaign donors, rather than something trivial such as doing his job.
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