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July 28, 2013
In Egypt, dozens of Morsi backers killed
CAIRO (AP) — Security forces and ar med men clashed with supporters of Egypt’s ousted president early Saturday, killing at least 65 people in mayhem that underscored an increasingly heavy hand against protests demanding Mohammed Morsi’s return to office. In chaotic scenes, pools of blood stained the floor and bodies were lined up under white sheets in a makeshift hospital near the site of the battles in eastern Cairo. Doctors strug-
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gled to cope with the flood of dozens of wounded, many with gunshots to the head or chest. It was the deadliest single outbreak of violence since the military ousted Morsi on July 3 and one of the deadliest in 2 1/2 years of turmoil in Egypt. It was not immediately clear if all the 65 killed were all protesters or if residents who joined the fight against the march were among the dead. The Brotherhood said that 66 Morsi supporters were killed in the Cairo vio-
lence. The extent of the bloodshed pointed to a rapidly building confrontation between the country’s two camps, sharply divided over the coup that removed Egypt’s first freely elected president after widespread protests against his rule. Authorities talk more boldly of making a move to end weeks of protests by Morsi’s largely Islamist supporters. At the same time, the Islamists are growing more assertive in challenging security forces
as they try to win public backing for their cause. Saturday’s clashes were sparked when pro-Morsi protesters sought to expand their main Cairo sit-in camp by moving onto a nearby main boulevard, only to be confronted by police and armed civilians — reportedly residents of nearby neighborhoods. Police initially fired tear gas but in ensuing clashes, the protesters came under gunfire. Of ficials from Morsi’s Muslim Brotherhood and
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Kaitlynn Madrid, 8, receives her new bike courtesy of the Healthy Kids in the Park program at the Roswell Boys & Girls Club, Friday.
Fit and Fast: Kids learn the b e n e f i ts o f ge tt i n g ph y s i c a l
anxiously gripping little red tickets in their hands. They were all dripping wet from sprinklers and a Kids sat or stood in a blow-up water slide. Two gathered clump at Roswell little boys snacked on Big Brothers Big Sisters, pizza, one of them showAMY VOGELSANG ROSWELL STAFF WRITER
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Albuquerque area cleans up after powerful storm ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — Residents cleaned up Saturday and authorities worked to fix traffic lights and restore power to thousands after a storm swept through the Albuquerque area, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to a region plagued by extreme drought. Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry said Friday evening’s stor m caused around $500,000 worth of damage around the city. The Albuquerque Police Department’s main station sustained minor damage. The city’s zoo was closed Saturday due to debris, but no animals were reported injured. Emergency management officials urged residents to
avoid major roadways as workers battle the aftermath of floods and downed trees and utility lines. Authorities said most of the water that created havoc on streets had receded Saturday and street signs or police officers had been placed at more than two dozen intersections to handle malfunctioning traffic signals. Officials said the stor m also caused minor damage to a levy. “Right now we need time to restore basic services,” Director of Emergency Management Roger Ebner said in a statement. “The best thing the public can do is to stay home, relax and enjoy their weekend
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Pope Francis drew a reported 3 million flag-waving, rosary-toting faithful to Rio’s Copacabana beach on Saturday for the final evening of World Youth Day, hours after he chastised the Brazilian church for failing to stem the “exodus” of Catholics to evangelical congregations.
final hours of his first international trip riding a remarkable wave of popularity: By the time his open-sided car reached the stage for the vigil service Saturday night, the back seat was piled high with soccer jerseys, flags and flowers tossed to him by adoring pilgrims lining the beachfront route.
Pope draws 3M for vigil after chastising ‘exodus’
Francis headed into the
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ing the remains as a red smudge of sauce at the corner of his mouth. For the third year in a row, Healthy Kids Chaves County held a prize drawing for its Fast Track to
their allies decried what they called a new “massacre” against their side, only weeks after July 8 clashes with army troops in Cairo that left more than 50 Morsi supporters dead. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that he spoke to Egyptian authorities, saying it is “essential” they respect the right to peaceful protest. He called on all sides to enter a “meaningful political dialogue” to “help their country take a step back from the brink.”
Health program Friday.
The kids were eligible for prizes if they completed little activity booklets. Each book required 20 stamps, which kids received by going to various sponsors such as the Roswell Public Library, Spring River Park and Zoo or Cahoon Park Swim-
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Detroit’s historic bankruptcy filing is a major setback for public employee unions that have spent years trying to ward off cuts to the pensions of millions of government workers around the country. If the city’s gambit succeeds, it could jeopardize an important bargaining tool for unions, which often have deferred higher wages in favor of more generous pensions and health benefits. It also could embolden other financially troubled cities dealing with pension shortfalls to consider bankruptcy, or at least take a harder line with their unions in negotiating cuts. “This is essentially the union’s worst nightmare, said Gary Chaison, professor of industrial relations at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. “It means that the most sacred of sacred things they’ve negotiated for, the pensions of their retired members, are going to be severely cut.” Detroit’s bankruptcy filing comes on the heels of some public unions losing most of their collective bargaining rights in Wisconsin. At the same time,
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Frodo, a 2-year-old great horned owl from the Spring River Zoo, greets her young fans during a story time presentation by Marge Woods at the Roswell Public Library, Wednesday. good you can see him!” gushed Fiorella Dias, a 16year -old Brazilian who jumped for joy as she reviewed the video she shot as the pope passed by. “I have got to call my mother!”
On the beach, pilgrims staked out their spots on the sand, lounged and snacked, preparing for an all-night slumber party ahead of the final Mass on Sunday. Many of those actually paying attention to the vigil had tears in their eyes, moved by Francis’ call for them to build up their
church like his namesake, St. Francis of Assisi, was called to do. “Jesus offers us something bigger than the World Cup!” Francis said, drawing cheers from the crowd in this soccer-mad nation. The vigil capped a busy day for the pope in which he drove home a message he has emphasized throughout the week in speeches, homilies and offthe-cuff remarks: the need for Catholics, lay and religious, to shake up the status quo, get out of their stuffy sacristies and reach
the faithful on the margins of society or risk losing them to rival churches. In the longest and most important speech of his four -month pontificate, Francis took a direct swipe at the “intellectual” message of the church that so characterized the pontificate of his predecessor, Benedict XVI. Speaking to Brazil’s bishops, he said ordinary Catholics simply don’t understand such lofty ideas and need to hear the simpler message of love, See POPE, Page A3