July 30, 2014 (San Diego's East County)-- East County Magazine's World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflect all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:
U.S.
- House votes to sue Obama (The Hill)
- House approves V.A. healthcare overhaul (KPBS)
- General Motors sued on behalf of hundreds of plaintiffs (CBS)
- Peters blasts House move to sue President Obama (Times of San Diego)
- Federal judge rules DC ban on handguns unconstitutional (Reuters)
- What's happened since Detroit turned off delinquent residents' taps (Marketplace)
WORLD
- Ebola: Liberia shuts all schools to tackle outbreak (BBC)
- Hamas attacks by tunnel rattle Israelis on Gaza border (+video) (CS Monitor)
- Hamas and North Korea in secret arms deal (The Telegraph)
- Somalian jihadist group Al-Shabab calls for attacks on Jewish targets worldwide (JPost)
- U.S. evacuates Libya embassy after 'free-wheeling militia violence' (Reuters)
- Barrel Bomb Attacks Devastate Iraqi Families (NPR)
- UN report finds Islamic State is undergoing a 'Syrian-ization' (CS Monitor)
- Putin sends a message? Opposition leaders get prison for staging riots (+video) (CS Monitor)
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