- Incumbent
Sen. Pat Roberts defeated a Tea Party challenger in the Republican
primary in Kansas. Reps. Tim Huelskamp and Mike Pompeo, who won as
Tea Party candidates in 2010, survived “anti-Washington”
challenges. So did Rep. Justin Amash in Michigan, handily, while an
anti-surveillance amendment in
Missouri passed overwhelmingly. - Secretary of State
John Kerry is using a 72-hour ceasefire between Israel and
Hamas in
Gaza to call for a “bigger, broader approach” to
negotiations—Operation
Protective Edge enters day 29. - British Airways is suspending flights to Liberia and Sierra
Leone through August over
Ebola fears. More than 1,600 cases have been reported in West
Africa so far. - At least 589 people are dead and more than 2,400 injured after
a magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit the
Yunnan province in southern China. - Rupert Murdoch has withdrawn a bid by
21st Century Fox to take over Time Warner. - Apple and Samsung have agreed to end their patents fight in
overseas courts, though they will continue to litigate in the
United
States. - The San Antonio Spurs hired WNBA player
Becky Hammon as an assistant coach for next season. Meanwhile,
Major League Baseball is expected to hire a new commissioner
next week.
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