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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas is vowing to continue its battle with Israel even though Israel says it has withdrawn most of its ground troops from Gaza, after destroying most of the militant tunnels it found beneath the border. Heavy fighting is continuing in parts of Gaza. Israel launched its military operation July 8 in response to weeks of heavy rocket fire from Gaza
BURNEY, California (AP) — There are 14 wildfires reported in California. Two of them are burning about 8 miles apart in the northeastern part of state and are the main focus of state and federal firefighters. The two fires in Lassen National Forest have scorched at least 90 square miles. One of the blazes near Burney has destroyed eight homes.
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — The mayor of Toledo, Ohio, is telling residents more tests are necessary to ensure toxins are out of the city's water supply. Some 400,000 people are still being told not to drink tap water. City officials issued the warning early yesterday after tests revealed the presence of a toxin possibly from algae on Lake Erie. The state is trucking water to the area.
CANNON BEACH, Oregon (AP) — Authorities say the mother of a slain toddler and critically injured teenage girl who were found in a room at a coastal Oregon resort is now wanted on suspicion of murder. The Oregonian reports the Cannon Beach police chief says the autopsy on the 2-year-old determined her death was a homicide. Police are searching for Jessica Smith of Goldendale, Washington.
ATLANTA (AP) — A Liberian government official says a medical evacuation plane carrying an American missionary stricken with the deadly Ebola virus is expected to leave West Africa early Tuesday for the U.S. Nancy Writebol will be heading to Atlanta's Emory University Hospital where another missionary, Dr. Kent Brantly, is now being treated for Ebola.
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