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Israel unleashed its heaviest bombardment against Hamas of the three-weeks of Operation Protective Edge.  Missiles struck symbols of Hamas' control in Gaza and shut down Gaza’s only power plant in a volley of tank shells.  At least 100 Palestinians were killed.

A suicide bomber killed the cousin of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who was also a campaign official for one of the candidates in the nation’s bitterly disputed presidential elections.  Hashmat Karzai was an influential power-broker in the Kandahar region.

US/Russian relations get even dicier – Fighting keeps out investigators from getting to the MH17 crash site – Teenyboppers have Two Directions on Gaza?  Really? Heavy sigh… – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Authorities across Europe are investigating incidents of anti-Semitism that increased in frequency when Israel began its military operation in Gaza.  It’s putting governments in between the desire to protect free speech and allow protests of Israel’s “Operation Protective Edge”, and knuckleheads who use the protests as cover for their moronic anti-Semitic agendas.

A rare summer thunderstorm cast a bolt of lightning at swimmers and sunbathers at the famed Venice Beach in Los Angeles, killing a man and leaving several others injured.  Eight people were sent to hospital, with one in critical condition.

The US released a series of photograph it says supports accusations that Russian forces fired across the border into Ukraine.  If it’s true, the Russians have moved from supporting the rebels in the east to direct involvement in fighting against Kiev.

A senior Israeli official early Monday says there’s no need for any more truces in the Gaza conflict.  This comes after a Sunday filled with both sides making attempts to extend a break in the fighting – both sides breaking those attempts by shooting things at each other.  The death toll soars, and it’s mostly civilians doing the dying.

A child is arrested for a horrific murder – Britain’s tap water might soon become flammable – Spain’s elites double their gluttony as the country’s economy and social fabric is ravaged by “austerity” – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

The Prime Minister of the Netherlands is ruling out a military mission to secure the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine.  The site is currently under the control of Russian-backed rebels.  PM Mark Rutte sending in troops would be “unrealistic”.

Boko Haram militants have pulled off their most brazen act yet – attacking the home compound of the Vice Prime Minister of Cameroon and kidnapping the official’s wife.  It shows the terrorist group is pushing its insurgency beyond Nigeria’s borders.

Australia is among the western countries urging its citizens in Libya to get out of the country as soon as possible, and in discouraging any travel to the North African nation.  British diplomats came under fire as Libya rapidly descended deeper into civil war.

Ebola’s frightening march across Western Africa – Sending Australians to Ukraine is “Nuts” according to a military official – Israel extends its Gaza ceasefire, Hamas does not – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Israel and Hamas will take a break from a bloody, unnecessary, and internationally very unpopular war – Ebola makes a dramatic and messy entrance in a fourth country – It ain’t easy being a dictator’s daughter – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

Peter Greste’s fight is not over – Charges are filed against those running Mexico’s nightmare group home – America considers a new path to take with refugee children – And a lot more in your CareerSpot World News Briefs:

At least two Palestinians were killed in clashes with Israel Defense Forces, as thousands of demonstrators marched from Ramallah to Jerusalem – the largest such protest in the West Bank in many years.  Dozens of people were hurt, at least seven of them seriously.

A UN school in Beit Hanoun, Gaza packed with hundreds of refugees from Israel’s military offensive came under fire, killing at least 16 civilians and leaving the now-abandoned building marked with pools of blood, piles of blood-soaked blankets and children clothes, and abandoned toys.

Authorities say they located the wreckage of Air Algerie Flight AH5017 after it crashed in northern Mali with 116 passengers and crew on board, and there appear to be no survivors.  Nearly half of the people were French, en route from Burkina Faso to Algeria.

The Sudanese woman who at one point was sentenced to die for religious apostasy for refusing to live as a Muslim under Sharia law safely made it out of the country, and traveled to Vatican City to meet with Pope Francis.

No, not the Chevrolet I drove in College.  A gallery in Beverly Hills, California will auction off a 101.5-centimeter long specimen of fossilized ancient excrement, known in scientific circles as  “coprolite”.  It could be up to 33 million years old.  But it’s still brown.

Forensic investigators in the Netherlands now have the first 40 bodies to come from the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, which was likely shot down by a missile fired by pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine.  The country lost 193 of its citizens in the crash.