With Limited Gains, U.S. Bombing Campaign Faces Growing Criticism Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News With Limited Gains, U.S. Bombing Campaign Faces Growing Criticism U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic State began nearly three months ago, yet there have been relatively few changes on the battlefield. Many analysts say the U.S. effort may not be sufficient. Read this story Keep On Drillin'? Santa Barbara Prepares To Vote On Oil Future Measure P in California's Santa Barbara County asks voters to ban controversial oil and gas drilling methods such as hydraulic fracturing. To date, the oil industry has spent $7 million to defeat it. Read this story Moving Past The Password, But At What Cost? Apps working with a new Twitter service would simply ask for your phone number instead of a password. In exchange, the company would get some of the most valuable information about you. Read this story EU's New Competition Chief Could Shake Up Google Antitrust Case Nearly 20 companies have filed antitrust complaints against Google in Europe since 2009. Under the new commissioner, the company could face more formal charges and billions of dollars in fines. Read this story Angry Mob Sets Fire To Parliament In Burkina Faso Angered at an impending vote to allow President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year-old rule, protesters also reportedly set fire to the ruling party's headquarters in the capital, Ouagadougou. Read this story more news stories

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