Arizona Officials: 19 Firefighters Killed Battling Blaze Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Arizona Officials: 19 Firefighters Killed Battling Blaze The cause of the fire that ripped through half of the town of Yarnell Hill is under investigation, reports The Arizona Republic. Read this story Massive Crowds Call For Egyptian President's Ouster The largest demonstrations so far against the Egyptian president's year-old government are being held. He says he won't give in to demands that he step down or call new elections. Some protesters, though, think Morsi will suffer the same fate as toppled President Hosni Mubarak. Read this story 'Furious' EU Demands Answers After New Report Of NSA Spying Germany's Der Spiegel says it has seen more documents obtained by "NSA leaker" Edward Snowden. They allegedly show the U.S. has been eavesdropping on European Union offices. The White House has declined to comment. Read this story 'Deeply Humbled' Obama Visits Mandela's Former Jail Cell "The world is grateful for the heroes of Robben Island, who remind us that no shackles or cells can match the strength of the human spirit," the president wrote Sunday. He also unveiled a $7 billion "Power Africa" initiative, to bring electricity to the continent. Read this story Banned From Marching, Russians Celebrate Gay Pride Online Cities across the world are hosting gay pride festivals this weekend — but not Moscow. A court there has banned gay pride parades there for the next 100 years. So Russian LGBT activists will take virtual steps toward Red Square along a route marked with supportive tweets. Read this story more news stories

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