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Top Stories: Russian Opposition Leader Freed; Kerry Flies To West Bank

By Eyder Peralta

Published July 19, 2013 at 9:41 AM EDT

Good morning! Here are our early headlines:

Here are some other stories making news today:

-- Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny released (Los Angeles Times)

-- Microsoft takes $900 million charge on unsold Surface RT tablets(TechSpot)

-- Calif. officials ask governor to declare wildfire emergency(USA Today)

-- New Australian Policy Aims to Curb Asylum Seekers(The New York Times)

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Eyder Peralta

Eyder Peralta is NPR's East Africa correspondent based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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