America's military wants to learn Twitter

The Brief Thursday, July 10th 2014

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1. Houston Shooting Kills 6
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Two adults and three children were found dead at a home in the suburb of Spring, and another child died after being airlifted to a hospital, in what authorities said was a domestic issue gone awry and prompted a car chase before the suspect surrendered

2. U.S. Military Sends Scouting Party Into the Twitterverse
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The Pentagon wants to learn how to mold social media to prevent "adverse outcomes" and be able to use it as an early warning system of trouble brewing

3. Israel Ups Gaza Offensive
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Israel dramatically escalated its aerial assault in Gaza on Thursday, hitting hundreds of Hamas targets and pushing the Palestinian death toll to at least 75

4. Obama Seeks $4 Billion Nod for Immigration Crisis
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The President called on Congress to swiftly approve nearly $4 billion in supplemental funding to deal with the influx of unaccompanied minors at the southwest border on Wednesday, saying lawmakers need to set aside politics to solve the problem

5. Donald Sterling Vows to Avoid Clippers Sale 'Until I Die'
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The embattled owner of the Los Angeles Clippers lashed out against his wife, her lawyers and the NBA from the witness stand on Wednesday, saying he will never sell the team and vowing a lifetime of lawsuits against the league

6. Astronauts Aboard the International Space Station Answer Your Questions
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We got a rare chance to talk via video downlink on Wednesday with three of the space station's six astronauts, who shared a little bit about their schedule, their work, what they miss on Earth—and about following the World Cup from 230 miles up in space

7. Utah Will Appeal Gay Marriage Ruling With High Court
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The office of Utah's attorney general said it planned to bypass a full appeals court and instead take the gay marriage case to the Supreme Court after a June 25 ruling that found it unconstitutional to deprive same sex partners from marriage

8. New Orleans Looks to Turn the Page After Former Mayor's Sentencing
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Ray Nagin was elected mayor by a broad coalition eager to see him tackle graft, but his conviction of handing out the very favors he aimed to halt has earned him 10 years in prison, a judgment that local political observers say will help the city move away from its corrupt past

9. Report: Chinese Hackers Target U.S. Federal Workers
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Chinese hackers penetrated the computer networks of a U.S. government agency in March, senior Washington officials have said, gaining access to databases that store the personal information of all federal employees

10. Survey: Colleges Are Breaking the Law on Sex Crimes
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A new survey of 236 schools released by a top lawmaker this week finds that many U.S. colleges and universities are neither properly investigating reports of sexual assaults on campus, nor following even the most basic rules required of them

11. I'm a Muslim-American Leader, and the NSA Spied on Me
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Nihad Awad, executive director and co-founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest non-profit Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States, writes that it's time to check and balance the government's sweeping surveillance

12. Argentina Tops Netherlands, Ruins Brazil's World Cup
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Argentina advanced to the World Cup final on Wednesday after beating the Netherlands 4-2 in a penalty shootout, pitting forward Lionel Messi and his squad against Germany in Sunday's final battle at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro

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