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BY TRACY PFEIFFER

ANCHOR JIM FLINK

This is Newsy Now and here are the headlines you need to know.

U.S. General David Petraeus is handing over command of American and NATO troops in Afghanistan. Marine General John Allen will take his place. Here’s San Diego’s KGTV.

ANCHOR, KGTV: “Petraeus is moving on to head the CIA after spending the past year leading 140,000 international troops in Afghanistan. He is credited with the strategy to fight the Taliban while protecting the local population there. Petraeus takes over the CIA September 6.”

And the News of the World phone hacking scandal continues. Over the weekend British police arrested former NOTW editor and former News International exec Rebekah Brooks. That was followed by the resignation of Sir Paul Stephenson, head of the Metropolitan Police.

The BBC has his statements.

SIR PAUL STEPHENSON: “I’ve taken this decision as a consequence of the ongoing speculation and accusations relating to the Met’s links with News International at a senior level and particularly in relation to Mr. Neil Wallis, who as you know, was arrested in connection with Operation Weeting last week.”

Monday marks the UN’s International Nelson Mandela Day -- and his birthday. The man himself turns 93. Here’s ABC.

“A new image tonight of Nelson Mandela, surrounded by family at his childhood village of. On the eve of his 93rd birthday, this is a huge milestone for Mandela, who is now rarely seen in public. There was the World Cup last July -- that wave to the crowd. And just last month, inviting First Lady Michele Obama and her girls to meet him.”

Japan is celebrating its first Women’s World Cup title after defeating Team USA in a penalty shootout. It becomes the first Asian nation to win the championship.

“Japan, clawing its way back. Japan, equalizing. Japan, winning.” (Al Jazeera)

In tech news -- an International Trade Commission judge has ruled against HTC in a copyright battle with Apple.

The two patents in question deal with data transmission and system actions.

The Guardian reports -- Apple could push the decision beyond its case with HTC -- because the technologies are used by all Android devices.

That preliminary ruling is subject to review by the ITC’s full six-member panel - and HTC has already made clear -- it plans to fight the ruling.