Democracy Now! U.S. and World News Headlines for Thursday, August 7
Published on Aug 7, 2014
Visit http://www.democracynow.org to watch the daily independent, global news hour. This is a summary of top news headlines from the U.S. and around the world on Thursday, August 7, 2014. Visit the Democracy Now! website to read the complete transcript, search the vast news archive, and to make a donation to support our daily, non-profit news program.
In this video, you’ll learn about these top news headlines today:
Ceasefire in Gaza Enters Final 24 Hours
U.N. Chief: Gaza Toll Has “Shocked and Shamed the World”
Obama: Gaza Blockade Cannot Continue Indefinitely
Report: Israeli Deliberately Targeted Medics in Gaza
Iraqi Christians Face Crisis as IS Advances; 40,000 Yazidis Trapped on Mountain
Ebola Toll Tops 930; Liberians Plead for Drug Given to U.S. Missionaries
U.S. Drone Strike Kills At Least 5 in Pakistan
Russia Imposes Sanctions on U.S., European Agricultural Goods
Snowden Allowed to Remain in Russia for 3 More Years
Cambodia: 2 Khmer Rouge Leaders Sentenced to Life in Prison
Mexico: Congress OKs Reforms Opening Oil, Gas Sector to Foreign Firms
Bank of America to Pay Record $17 Billion for Toxic Mortgages
Missouri Executes 1st Prisoner Since Botched Killing in Arizona
NYPD Arrests Wife of Man Who Filmed Fatal Arrest of Eric Garner
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