What's Next For Egypt: 3 Scenarios Plus 4 More Stories

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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News What's Next For Egypt: 3 Scenarios Egyptians are no longer talking about how to build a democracy. The fear now is that the country could be flirting with civil war. Read this story Amid Struggle For 'Soul' Of GOP, Libertarians Take Limelight Tensions between the traditional wings of the Republican Party and its libertarians have been brewing for years. Leaks of government surveillance information have helped exacerbate the conflict, pushing forward libertarians' stance on civil liberties. Read this story Cracking The Code: Just How Does Encrypted Email Work? NSA leaker Edward Snowden's revelations have left us all grappling with questions of privacy. One way to keep some of our information private is through email encryption. But, how does that work? Read this story Out Of The Comics, Into Reality: Jet Pack Moves Closer To Market A New Zealand-based aviation company has been granted permission to conduct piloted tests of the one-person flying machine. It plans to have the jet pack on the market in 2014. Read this story Egypt Tense After Bloody Crackdown On Protests The army has kept several large squares locked down on Sunday in an effort to prevent further demonstrations, a day after security forces stormed a mosque where supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi were holed up. Read this story more news stories

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