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    BC-10 Things to Know for Thursday

    The Associated Press
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    Associated Press•July 19, 2012
    • This a satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe of the Qabun neighborhood in Damascus, Syria was acquired July 18, 2012. The satellite imagery shows a tank on 6th Rishreen road in the lower left portion of the image as well as a smoking building on the feeder portion of the exchange. Vehicle tracks and possible rubble are visible on the road just above the smoking building. Five additional tanks or armored vehicles are located elsewhere in Qabun, encircling the neighborhood. (AP Photo/DigitalGlobe)
    • Habiba Abubakar of Nigeria, right, talks with psychologist and faculty member Yaron Prywes while attending the "Common Bond" summer camp in Newbury, Mass., Wednesday, July 18, 2012. Teens from across the world who lost loved ones due to terrorism gathered for the 10 day camp to share their feelings, insights and a chance to be the world’s next generation of international peacemakers. Abubakar lost her father during the Jos religious riots in 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
    • Smoke rises into the sky after an explosion at Burgas airport, outside the Black Sea city of Burgas, Bulgaria, some 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of the capital, Sofia, Wednesday, July 18, 2012. A bus carrying young Israeli tourists in a Bulgarian resort exploded Wednesday, killing three people and wounding at least 20, police said. Witnesses told Israeli media that the huge blast occurred soon after someone boarded the vehicle. (AP Photo/ Burgasinfo) BULGARIA OUT
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    This a satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe of the Qabun neighborhood in Damascus, Syria was acquired July 18, 2012. The satellite imagery shows a tank on 6th Rishreen road in the lower left portion of the image as well as a smoking building on the feeder portion of the exchange. Vehicle tracks and possible rubble are visible on the road just above the smoking building. Five additional tanks or armored vehicles are located elsewhere in Qabun, encircling the neighborhood. (AP Photo/DigitalGlobe)

    This a satellite image provided by DigitalGlobe of the Qabun neighborhood in Damascus, Syria was acquired July 18, 2012. The satellite imagery shows a tank on 6th Rishreen road in the lower left portion of the image as well as a smoking building on the feeder portion of the exchange. Vehicle tracks and possible rubble are visible on the road just above the smoking building. Five additional tanks or armored vehicles are located elsewhere in Qabun, encircling the neighborhood. (AP Photo/DigitalGlobe)

    1. LOOKING AT WHAT'S NEXT FOR SYRIA

    Government forces shell neighborhoods in and around Damascus a day after a bombing that killed three of its leaders. The UN Security Council meets at 10 a.m. to vote on a new resolution to deal with the violence.

    2. KILLER OF ISRAELIS IN BULGARIA THOUGHT TO BE A SUICIDE BOMBER

    The Balkan nation's prime minister says the suspected attacker carried a fake Michigan driver's license.

    3. WHO GETS AN EMMY NOD?

    Jimmy Kimmel and Kerry Washington will announce the nominees starting at about 8:40 a.m.

    4. ALL THE WORLD'S A STAGE AND OLYMPIANS ARE BUT ACTORS ON IT

    As the Olympics come to the home of William Shakespeare, his works are the inspiration for everything from the Games' opening ceremony to an exhibition at the British Museum.

    5. OBAMA COURTS VETERANS AND SENIORS IN FLORIDA

    The president speaks at a campaign event in Jacksonville at 1:15 p.m. while continuing to urge opponent Mitt Romney to release more tax returns.

    6. HOW A LAWSUIT BY ARIZONA LATINOS WILL IMPACT TRAFFIC STOPS

    When the trial starts at 11:30 a.m. Sheriff Joe Arpaio faces allegations that his deputies racially profiled Hispanics.

    7. AS BASHAR ASSAD'S REIGN WEAKENS SO DOES HEZBOLLAH'S POWER

    The group's support for the Syrian leader contributes to a drop in popularity and made it more vulnerable, some say.

    8. REPORT SAYS MILLIONS OF SENIORS RISK LOSING THEIR HOMES

    The AARP says 1.5 million of elderly Americans already lost their homes and older African Americans and Hispanics are the hardest hit.

    9. HOW TEEN VICTIMS OF TERRORISM LEARN TO COPE

    Young men and women from around the globe who have lost a loved one to attacks gather at a Massachusetts summer camp to help each other cope with their losses.

    10. LIN GETS TO EXPLAIN HIS NEW YORK PREFERENCE TO HOUSTON MEDIA

    The 23-year-old undrafted point guard gets to explain to reporters on Thursday afternoon why he said he wanted to stay in the Big Apple.