The Short List: Gaza kids' toll; new Facebook tool; gyno's secret pics
More than 500 Palestinians — including almost 100 children — killed in Gaza
Israel and the militant group Hamas are still fighting, and the death toll is rising. Palestinian officials say 565 have died since fighting began July 8. The overall Israeli death toll rose to 27, which includes soldiers and two civilians. The international community is stepping up its efforts to broker a cease-fire. United Nations chief Ban Ki Moon and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry landed in Cairo on Monday to try to broker a deal. Kerry said the United States would provide $47 million in humanitarian aid for Gaza.
Johns Hopkins to pay $190M over gyno who secretly recorded patients with pen camera
If you're a woman, you will not read this without cringing. A gynecologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital used a tiny pen-like camera around his neck to secretly photograph and videotape women's lady parts, and now the hospital is dishing out a fat chunk of change to settle claims with thousands of women. The $190 million settlement approved by a judge, while preliminary, is one of the largest on record in the U.S. involving sexual misconduct by a physician.
Russia votes with U.N. Security Council (yes, you read that right) to probe downing of Malaysia jet
Russia caved and joined the measure. The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Monday for an international investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine as the bodies of victims finally began their journey to Amsterdam. The resolution says all military activities around the site have to stop so investigators can really dig into what happened. In other big news, Russian-backed rebels agreed to turn over the jet's black boxes to a Malaysian team in Ukraine.
Edward Snowden says the government also enjoys your sexting
Reason number 495 why sexting is a bad idea: The NSA is gawking at your salaciousness. Edward Snowden says the analysts who monitored the texts and e-mails of millions of Americans would sometimes share intercepted nude photos and sex texts with colleagues. In a lengthy interview with The Guardian, he said: "In the course of their daily work, they stumble across something that is completely unrelated in any sort of necessary sense – for example, an intimate nude photo of someone in a sexually compromising situation. But they're extremely attractive. So what do they do? They turn around in their chair and they show a co-worker. And their co-worker says, 'Oh, hey, that's great. Send that to Bill down the way,' and then Bill sends it to George, George sends it to Tom, and sooner or later this person's whole life has been seen by all of these other people."
New Facebook 'Save' feature lets you read later (because we weren't reading Facebook enough)
Do you ever find yourself making mental notes to go back and check (and judge) that friend of a friend's wedding album, or watch that grumpy cat video, or read that article by your super-smart feministy friend? Well, now you can save those gems for later. Facebook rolled out a new feature Monday that allows users to save pages that interest them for later access. The web and mobile archival feature, called "Facebook Save," aims to help people who don't have time to explore links, places, movies, TV shows or music immediately.
Rick Perry dispatches 1,000 National Guard troops to Texas border
He says he's doing what Obama won't. Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he's sending 1,000 National Guard troops to Texas' southern border to help collar criminals. A wave of unaccompanied minors is continuing to cross illegally into the U.S., most of them across Texas' border. More than 57,000 of the youth have crossed over this fiscal year, more than double that of last year, overwhelming federal facilities and Border Patrol agents. The kids, mostly from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, are often fleeing gang violence or economic hardships in their countries. Perry, who is widely expected to run for president in 2016, has been at the center of the border controversy.
Boston Marathon suspect's friend guilty of obstruction for tossing backpack
Azamat Tazhayakov was trying to help his friend Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. He now faces more than 20 years in prison after being convicted Monday of helping to cover up the Boston Marathon bomber's crime. Prosecutors said that after Tazhayakov and another friend, Dias Kadyrbayev, determined that Tsarnaev was a suspect in the bombings, they threw out a backpack and removed a laptop from Tsarnaev's dorm room. Lawyers for Tazhayakov argued that Kadyrbayev had removed the items; prosecutors said Tazhayakov went along with the plan. Tazhayakov could face more than 20 years in prison. Sentencing is set for Oct. 16.
Extra Bites
Day in Pictures: Our favorite photo from today's gallery.
These are baby flamingo chicks. You are welcome.
Gisele Bundchen turned 34 this weekend. Don't worry, you don't have to wish her a happy belated birthday. Or get her anything. Ever. She made $47 million this past year.
You can still wish Philip Seymour Hoffman's kids happy birthday, though. Court docs show Hoffman rejected his accountant's suggestion that he set aside money for his three children because he didn't want them to be "trust fund" kids.
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Contributing: Rick Jervis, Adam Ganucheau, John Bacon, Rick Hampson, Paste BN; Yousef Al-Helou, Special for Paste BN; Associated Press