Gaza Continues to Explode, France Offers Asylum to Christians from Iraq, Another Gay Marriage Ban Struck Down: P.M. Links

• Raids and airstrikes continue
  in
  Gaza after a truce ended. Hamas infiltrated a Jewish village
  and killed Israeli troops. Civilians in a park were killed in an
  explosion. Residents blame Israel. Israel says it was a misfired
  Hamas rocket.
• A federal appeals court panel has struck down
  Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage recognition. The court also
  has jurisdiction over North and South Carolina, West Virginia, and
  Maryland.
• France is offering asylum to
  Christians from northern Iraq being driven out by the Islamic
  State, which has ordered them to convert or die.
• Liberia’s president has closed most border crossings and
  instituted quarantines to try to contain its
  Ebola outbreak.
• Amazon.com has launched a service for customers to
  purchase 3d-printed items.
• Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union put
  out a joint report today showing that America’s surveillance
  programs are making it more difficult for government officials to
  
  speak anonymously to journalists. So … working as intended,
  then?

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