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• The Israeli premier told a Cabinet meeting on Sunday that the military operation in Gaza would continue and that truce talks would be off the table until Hamas stops firing rockets over the border.
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• The U.S. Air Force just released a strategy for the future, involving hypersonics and unmanned systems. NPR’s Linda Wertheimer talks about the plan with Air Force Gen. David Allvin.
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• Researchers as well as virtual reality hardware and software makers are concerned, and working to better understand motion sickness caused by some VR technologies.
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• Residents of a town near the Gaza border say they know how to respond to rocket fire. They’re less certain about how to protect themselves from potential attacks by militants using secret tunnels.
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• The self-styled prime minister of the Independent Donetsk republic says his forces are willing to stop the fighting to avert a humanitarian crisis.
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• Speaking at the White House, the president says the humanitarian and military problems in the country are “a long-term project.”
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• At RedState’s convention Friday, Texas Gov. Rick Perry and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz tried to capture the attention of GOP voters, but they two-stepped around the question of whether they will run in 2016.
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• In the latest humanitarian drop, U.S. cargo planes supplies Yazidis trapped by the fighting with tons of food and water.
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• Osceola County has one of the highest numbers of homeless families in the country, according to a recent report commissioned by county officials. And in an area dominated by the tourism industry, homelessness can present itself in unexpected ways. Many of these families are staying off the streets by squeezing into a room at one of the motels lining US-192, a busy tourist corridor. But now, most of the tourists that come to visit the theme parks nearby stay at the newer hotels on the park’s property. Tension is building between the motel owners, who want their rooms open for thrifty visitors, and the families, who are stuck in a financial position that makes it difficult to save up for …
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• Smoked barbecue ribs are on the menu this week for Orlando Restaurant Critic Scott Joseph. His Spotlight segment opens the door to the Southern Moon Smokehouse.
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