The headline news from July 25, 2015

The archive of all headlines from July 25, 2015, organized by time of publication.

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Los Angeles Times  25/Jul/2015 01:30:10

The Compton Fire Department needs a sweeping overhaul of how it responds to thousands of 911 calls for emergency help each year, according to a letter from the county's top regulator obtained by The Times. L.A. Now

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Los Angeles Times  25/Jul/2015 01:45:08

Witnesses say they saw a man walking seemingly aimlessly down Ventura Boulevard firing into the air. The man was eventually shot by police. COMPANY TOWN

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Los Angeles Times  25/Jul/2015 02:15:07

Hundreds of people shelter in place in Studio City's bustling business district, and traffic is closed on major streets as officers investigate. COMPANY TOWN

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Los Angeles Times  25/Jul/2015 03:00:09

Much of the bustling business district is closed off amid a massive police response. Officials were concerned about explosives; the bomb squad was investigating. COMPANY TOWN

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U.S. Fears DataHacked byChinese CouldIdentify Spies

New York Times  25/Jul/2015 04:00:03

The potential exposure of American intelligence officers could prevent a large number of them from being posted abroad again.

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Los Angeles Times  25/Jul/2015 04:00:08

Ventura Boulevard could be closed until midnight, an LAPD spokeswoman says, after a chaotic scene involving gunfire and bomb squad detonations. COMPANY TOWN

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Los Angeles Times  25/Jul/2015 04:15:07

Ventura Boulevard could be closed until midnight, an LAPD spokeswoman says, after a chaotic scene involving gunfire and bomb squad detonations.

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Louisiana killer’s life caught in a downward spiral

Washingtonpost  25/Jul/2015 04:30:06

John Russell Houser — whom police called a “drifter” — had a criminal record from an arrest in an arson case, and his erratic behavior was noted in court filings.

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Lafayette shootingGunman was ’slow and methodical’, says governor Bobby Jindal

The Guardian  25/Jul/2015 04:45:06

Louisiana governor describes how ‘barbaric’ movie theater attack unfolded, when John Russell Houser killed two and injured nine

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Louisiana shooter’s life was caught in a downward spiral

Washingtonpost  25/Jul/2015 05:00:06

John Russell Houser — an anti-tax activist whom police called a “drifter” — was arrested in an arson case, and his erratic behavior was noted in court filings.

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Release likely for convicted spy Jonathan Pollard

Washingtonpost  25/Jul/2015 05:30:07

The man who leaked U.S. files to Israel will be eligible for parole in November, officials said. His release would erase a wedge in U.S.-Israel relations amid tension over a nuclear deal with Iran.

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Los Angeles Times  25/Jul/2015 08:45:07

Chaos erupts along Ventura Boulevard when police receive reports of a man with a gun. Witnesses peer out of store windows and from behind cars as police fire on the man. But the drama continued.

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Los Angeles Times  25/Jul/2015 10:30:07

A judge rules that control of a landmark project on Alzheimer's disease belongs to the La Jolla school. Left unresolved: UC San Diego's request for monetary damages. L.A. Now

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Los Angeles Times  25/Jul/2015 10:45:06

The La Jolla school accused USC of illegally transferring the landmark study after Dr. Paul Aisen left UCSD in June. Still unresolved: UCSD's request for monetary damages. L.A. Now

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The Massacre That Changed a Nation’s View on Guns

NBC News  25/Jul/2015 11:18:38

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Detainees Are Vanishing in Secret Facilities in Pakistan

New York Times  25/Jul/2015 11:30:04

Dozens of people who have been accused of being Taliban fighters have died in military detention amid accounts of torture, starvation and extrajudicial execution from ex-captives, relatives and rights monitors.

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U.S. drones aim at Al-Shabaab

CNN  25/Jul/2015 11:45:02

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Los Angeles Times  25/Jul/2015 11:45:10

President Barack Obama heralded Africa as a continent “on the move” Saturday as he opened a U.S.-sponsored business summit in Kenya, the East African nation where he has deep family ties. CALIFORNIA

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Los Angeles Times  25/Jul/2015 12:00:08

«Africa is one of the fastest growing regions of the world," the president says. «People are being lifted out of poverty."

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Los Angeles Times  25/Jul/2015 12:15:07

Obama's visit has been highly anticipated in a nation that views him as a local son. Much of his stay is focused on boosting business and security ties.

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In Pakistan, Detainees Are Vanishing in Secretive Jails

New York Times  25/Jul/2015 12:45:03

Dozens of people who have been accused of being Taliban fighters have died in military detention amid accounts of torture, starvation and extrajudicial execution from ex-captives, relatives and rights monitors.

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Los Angeles Times  25/Jul/2015 13:15:07

«I don't think that Kenyans think of Obama as African-American. They think of him as Kenyan-American," says one observer.

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Turkey hits terror targets

CNN  25/Jul/2015 14:00:02

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Los Angeles Times  25/Jul/2015 15:45:07

With taxes from hotels and Disney theme parks generating about half of the city's $286-million general fund, Anaheim officials are banking on the prospects that tourism will continue to flourish. Orange County cities push to expand tourism

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Clinton to testify on Benghazi to House panel

Washingtonpost  25/Jul/2015 16:30:07

Her appearance Oct. 22 will be public and follows months of disputes with the GOP-led committee, which the former secretary of state’s allies say is seeking material to damage her 2016 presidential bid.

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LafayetteMass shootings that changed (and didn’t change) America

The Guardian  25/Jul/2015 16:45:06

Mass shootings remain an almost exclusively American phenomenon among advanced countries. These nine rocked the country and galvanized many in favor of gun control – so why has so little of it followed?

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CNN  25/Jul/2015 17:45:01

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Fabrication in BBC Panorama “Saving Syria’s Children”: Substitution of “Napalm Bomb” Footage

Globalresearch  25/Jul/2015 17:45:05

The BBC’s ‘Saving Syria’s Children’ “documentary” represents the fruit of a collaboration between BBC personnel and UK state security services

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Turkey hits terror targets

CNN  25/Jul/2015 18:00:02

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LafayetteMass shootings that changed (and didn’t change) America

The Guardian  25/Jul/2015 18:00:08

Mass shootings remain an almost exclusively American phenomenon among advanced countries. These nine rocked the country and galvanized many in favor of gun control – so why has so little action followed?

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Los Angeles Times  25/Jul/2015 18:15:07

Standing side by side with President Uhuru Kenyatta, a staunch opponent of any change to his country's harsh laws toward homosexuality, Obama calls upon Kenya and other African governments to ban state discrimination of gays and lesbians. L.A. Now

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Los Angeles Times  25/Jul/2015 18:30:07

Standing side by side with President Uhuru Kenyatta, a staunch opponent of any change to his country's harsh laws toward homosexuality, Obama calls upon Kenya and other African governments to ban state discrimination of gays and lesbians.Kenyans bemoan corruption as Obama calls for prosperity through start-ups

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CNN  25/Jul/2015 19:00:02

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Donald TrumpVeterans named as supporters say they were not consulted

The Guardian  25/Jul/2015 19:00:07

‘Veterans for Trump’ group formed after comments on John McCain includes second world war veteran who tells Guardian: ‘I don’t know anything about it’

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Turkey hits terror targets

CNN  25/Jul/2015 19:15:02

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In Pakistan, Detainees Are Vanishing in Covert Jails

New York Times  25/Jul/2015 19:15:05

Dozens of people who have been accused of being Taliban fighters have died in military detention amid accounts of torture, starvation and extrajudicial execution from ex-captives, relatives and rights monitors.

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Turkey Attacks Kurdish Militant Camps in Northern Iraq

New York Times  25/Jul/2015 19:45:03

The strikes, which followed Turkish attacks on Islamic State targets in Syria, effectively ended a two-year cease-fire between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party.

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Los Angeles Times  25/Jul/2015 19:45:07

In the ruling, a judge finds federal officials had violated an 18-year-old court settlement regarding the detention of migrant children. L.A. Now

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CNN  25/Jul/2015 21:00:02

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Turkey hits terror targets

CNN  25/Jul/2015 21:15:02

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CNN  25/Jul/2015 21:30:02

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Turkey hits terror targets

CNN  25/Jul/2015 22:00:03

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Los Angeles Times  25/Jul/2015 22:15:07

Unlike accredited schools, the unaccredited campuses exist in a regulatory gray area where they are not required to meet the same standards. Northwestern California

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Obama Takes Jab at ’Birther’ Movement on Kenya Trip

NBC News  25/Jul/2015 23:45:06

Barack Obama

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