Well here's some current news around the United States and World....
as of August 1, 2013
Ariel Castro receives life in prison plus 1000 years without parole for the kidnapping, imprisonment, and rape of three women in Cleveland, OH
Edward Snowden is allowed temporary political Asylum in Russia. Snowden fled the United States after leaking information on the NSA.
Secretary of State John Kerry resumes negotiations with Pakistan over security issues between the USA and Pakistan
The Cyclospora outbreak that has infected 397 people across 16 states in the US, has still eluded CDC officials in finding the exact source of the outbreak; the outbreak has been linked to pre-packaged salads.
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