Texas Armed conflicts and attacks Iraq War (2014–present) Two generals of the Iraqi Army and 3 soldiers are killed and 10 wounded when an Islamic State suicide bomber detonates in northern Ramadi. (Los Angeles Times) Gaza–Israel conflict In retaliation to a rocket attack on Southern Israel, Israel Defence Forces destroy a Hamas weapons manufacturing facility located within the Gaza Strip. (Haaretz) The Government of India deploys the Army to the state of Gujarat after two days of caste-related violence results in seven deaths. (Reuters via Daily Mail) War in Donbass Seven Ukraine servicemen have died and 13 were wounded in skirmishes with pro-Russian separatists in the past day. (Reuters) Business and economy Walmart will stop selling the AR-15 and other semi-automatic rifles allegedly because of sluggish customer demand. (Reuters) Panasonic will stop making lithium-ion batteries for phones and cameras in Beijing, China, with a cut of 1,300 jobs. The company will instead refocus on higher-margin products such as electric car batteries. (Reuters) The U.S. National Labor Relations Board, in a 3-2 ruling along Democrat/Republican party lines, expanded the definition of joint employer when determining if a parent company shares responsibility for employees hired by a subcontractor or franchisee in the Browning Ferris case. Congressional Republicans have attached a rider to the budget that would prevent implementation of this ruling. Impacted companies, such as McDonald's, are expected to challenge the new standard. (Wall Street Journal) (International Business Times) (Forbes) (Chicago Tribune) (Washington Post) Oilfield services provider Schlumberger agrees to acquire construction company Cameron International in a $12.71 billion deal. (AP via Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) Disasters and accidents European migrant crisis Two boats carrying migrants capsize off of the coast of Zuwarah, Libya, with hundreds feared dead. (BBC) Austrian police discover as many as 50 dead refugees in a truck. (Reuters) A sinkhole in China swallows five people. (AP) 2015 Atlantic hurricane season Four people are killed on the Caribbean island of Dominica as a result of floods and landslides caused by Tropical Storm Erika. (WRAL) Law and crime David H. Murdock, the CEO and chairman of Dole Food Company, along with a fellow confidant, are ordered to pay $148 million for misleading directors and shareholders. (AP via Washington Post) Politics and elections Vassiliki Thanou-Christophilou, the head of the Court of Cassation, is appointed as interim Prime Minister of Greece for the duration of the upcoming election. She is the first woman to hold the post. (AP via Roanoke) Thousands of protesters joined a Guatemalan national strike Thursday demanding the resignation of President Otto Pérez Molina for corruption. Five of 13 cabinet ministers have resigned since Friday, and Tuesday, the Supreme Court unanimously approved a motion to impeach the president. (Bloomberg) (Bayou Buzz) (The Weather Space)