Here’s what I’m reading up on this morning:

• At least 38 Palestinians are dead following Israel’s attack on more than 400 sites in Gaza. 

• In what’s likely the most surprising World Cup semi ever, Germany beats Brazil, 7-1. 

• The Obama administration is pushing to deport Central American children seeking refuge faster.

• Canadian and Chinese buyers are making big investments in real estate in the U.S.  

• The government made 150,000 requests for Verizon’s user data in the first six months of this year. 

• The Insane Clown Posse is unable to sue the government over the FBI’s classification of juggalos as a gang. (And that’s probably the funniest sentence I’ve ever had the ability to publish.) 

• Following Brazil’s devastating loss, Argentina is the last American team left in the World Cup; they take on the Netherlands today, with champion diver Robben. 

• Not to be confused with the recent anthrax exposure scandal, the CDC finds some smallpox hanging out in an old cardboard box. 

• NASA confirms that Voyager 1 has officially entered interstellar space.