Deep Purple keyboard master Jon Lord checks out at 71; Syrian civil war rocks Damascus with deadly attack on its "pentagon", killing Defense Minister who was Assad's brother-in-law Also:
--Israel immediately blames Iran for attack in Bulgaria that killed 4 Israelis
--the father of Anwar al-Awlaki has sued the government over the assassination of Awlaki and his 16-year-old son by drone strikes in Yemen last year
--US is spending millions to build phony missile defense installation in Qatar
--Symposium on Genetically Modified Organisms and California's Prop 37 on the November ballot, requiring disclosure of GMO's in food products, July 25 at Community Center in San Rafael, CA
--Consumer Financial Protection Bureau nails Capitol One for misleading credit card customers
--Megabank HSBC nailed for money laundering for drug cartels, al Qaeda and outlaw nations
--3 important developments in cases of sex crimes in the military