10 things you need to know today: August 3, 2014

1. Israeli strike kills 10 near U.N. school

An Israeli air strike on Sunday killed at least ten and wounded dozens more near a United Nations-run school in Gaza. A spokesperson for the U.N. said it appeared as though the strike hit outside the gate to the school, which has been converted into a shelter for some 3,000 displaced residents. The strike was the second in a week to claim lives at a U.N. school.

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2. Report: Israel spied on John Kerry during peace talks

Israeli intelligence listened in on Secretary of State John Kerry's private phone calls during the failed peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine over the past year, according to Germany's Der Spiegel. Israel captured the communications when Kerry spoke on unsecured lines, and then used the intel when it came to the negotiating table. The Jerusalem Post said Sunday it had confirmed the eavesdropping with "several sources in the intelligence community." Begun last year, the peace talks collapsed in April.

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3. Earthquake kills at least 150 in China

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake rocked southwestern China on Sunday, killing at least 150 and injuring another 1,400, according to state-run media reports. The quake, which hit in Yunnan province, was the strongest to hit the area in 14 years.

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4. Toledo warns residents against drinking, bathing in water

Residents of Toledo are effectively without water after the city warned them not to drink nor shower from the tap due to a possible contamination from Lake Erie. The city, Ohio's fourth-largest, was warned that toxins from algae in the lake could have fouled the water supply, prompting a run on bottled water. Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) declared a state of emergency, but said it was too early to say how long the water advisory would remain in effect.

CBS Cleveland Plain Dealer

5. More than 100 feared dead in Nepal landslide

Nepalese officials said Sunday they were not optimistic that more survivors would be found after a deadly landslide buried villagers in the country's Sindhupalchok district one day earlier. Rescue crews recovered eight bodies, though the government said around 155 people remained missing. "It has been over 24 hours that people would have been buried in mud," Yadav Prasad Koirala, disaster management head, told AFP. "We have no hope of finding anyone alive."

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6. First Ebola-infected patient arrives in U.S.

An American physician who contracted the deadly Ebola virus while working in Africa has been flown back to the states for intensive treatment, making him the first ever infected patient to be treated in the U.S. Thirty-three-year-old Kent Brantly arrived in Atlanta late Saturday on a specially outfitted "air ambulance" and was admitted to an isolation unit at Emory University Hospital. Brantly contracted the virus while working with a charity organization in Liberia, where an Ebola outbreak has already killed hundreds.

The Washington Post The New York Times

7. Arizona used 15 lethal doses on executed prisoner

Arizona executioners administered 15 times the mandated dosage of an untested drug cocktail to kill death row inmate Joseph Wood, who took two hours to die in a procedure widely decried as torture. Records obtained by Wood's attorneys revealed the prisoner was injected 15 times over a two-hour span, the last one coming four minutes before Wood was pronounced dead. Wood reportedly gasped more than 600 times before dying, prompting the state to review its execution protocol.

Associated Press The Los Angeles Times

8. Three-year-old killed by stray bullet in Philly

A three-year-old girl was shot and killed Saturday in Philadelphia when a stray bullet hit her in the chest as she sat on a front porch. Tynirah Borum was having her hair braided when two men began arguing, allegedly leading one of the men, 22-year-old Douglas Woods, to open fire. Woods was arrested and charged with murder, as well as multiple counts of attempted murder.

Associated Press

9. Missing Israeli solider was killed in battle

An Israeli soldier who went missing Friday and was feared to have been captured was actually killed in battle, the Israeli military confirmed Sunday. The disappearance of Second Lt. Hadar Goldin escalated the weeks-old conflict between Israel and Palestine, with Israel initially saying Goldin was kidnapped and "dragged into a tunnel" by Hamas militants.

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10. Bill Murray joins cast of Jungle Book

Bill Murray has signed on for a reboot of Disney's The Jungle Book. The legendary comedic actor will voice Baloo the Bear in the animation-enhanced live-action film, which is due out in October 2015.

Variety