10 things you need to know today: July 6, 2014

1. Report: NSA sweeps snare bystanders far more than intended targets

Surveillance carried out by the National Security Agency led to the collection of significantly more information on "incidental" innocents than on the NSA's intended targets, according to The Washington Post. Citing files provided by Edward Snowden that detailed collections between 2009 and 2012, the Post found that only about 10 percent of accounts culled in that time period belonged to targets; the rest belonged to people accidentally caught in the agency's wide search nets. Further, many of the files — a large portion of which belonged to Americans — had a "startlingly intimate, even voyeuristic quality," according to the Post.

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2. Israel arrests six in Palestinian teen's death

Israeli police have arrested six suspects in connection with the abduction and murder of a Palestinian teenager whose death set off days of violent protests. Police have not identified the suspects, though the newspaper Ha'aretz said law enforcement described the suspects' motive as "nationalistic." Sixteen-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdeir was abducted Wednesday outside his home in East Jerusalem in what Palestinians claimed was revenge for the abduction and murder last month of three Israeli teens. Israel killed five Palestinians and rounded up hundreds more in the search for the missing teens, further inflaming tensions between the two sides.

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3. Argentina, Netherlands advance to World Cup semis

Argentina topped Belgium 1-0 and the Netherlands outlasted Costa Rica in penalty kicks on Saturday as both teams advanced to the World Cup semifinals. Costa Rica was on paper one of the weaker teams in the entire tournament, but they made a surprising run to the final eight and nearly knocked off the powerhouse Dutch team before succumbing in the shootout. Germany and Brazil already advanced to the semis with wins on Friday.

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4. Purported ISIS leader makes first public appearance in new video

A video posted online Saturday claimed to show the leader of the Sunni extremist group ISIS delivering a sermon in Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city. The video, which was purportedly shot Friday, is said to show Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, though so little is known about al-Baghdadi that officials could not immediately confirm it was him on the tape. The video was released through websites and promoted on social media accounts linked to the insurgent group, and the Iraqi government is analyzing it to determine its authenticity.

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5. Petra Kvitova wins Wimbledon

Petra Kvitova routed Eugenie Bouchard in straight sets, 6-3, 6-0 on Saturday to win her second Wimbledon title. Kvitova was so dominant it took her less than an hour to finish off the match. On the men's side, top-seeded Novak Djokovic will take on seven-time Wimbledon champ Roger Federer Sunday in the title match.

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6. California swimmer attacked by great white shark

A swimmer was bitten by a great white shark Saturday in Manhattan Beach, California, after swimming too close to the hooked killer. A fisherman had snared the seven-foot shark off a pier and was trying to reel it in when the victim, one of several distance swimmers training in the waters, swam by. The 40-year-old man suffered what a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman called a "moderate" wound to the torso.

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7. Nigerian troops kill 53 insurgents

The Nigerian army said Saturday it had killed 53 fighters from the militant group Boko Haram. The army said the insurgents were killed after they attacked a military base in the town of Damboa. Five soldiers and one officer were also killed in the clash.

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8. Afghanistan nixes proposed Facebook ban

The Afghan government won't ban Facebook after all as it sorts out the winner of last month's contested presidential election. Supporters of the two candidates had exchanged inflammatory threats online, prompting the government to ask Facebook for help scrubbing the comments and to consider a blanket ban. "There are people on Facebook who spread hatred and cause damage to national unity," Fayeq Wahedi, a government spokesman said, "but after talks the council decided not to ban Facebook."

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9. Spain's Running of the Bulls begins today

Spain's iconic bull running festival kicks off Sunday in Pamplona. Thousands of revelers packed the main city square to mark the start of the nine-day festival, whose main event involves, as the name suggests, thousands of thrill-seekers dashing madly through the city streets ahead of rampaging bulls.

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10. Kanye West booed during mid-show rant in London

Rapper and self-described "God" Kanye West was booed during his set at London's Wireless music festival this weekend. West interrupted his show to assail the media for trying to "dishumanize" him. But as he continued on his five minute tirade, audience members began to heckle him and chant "off, off, off."

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