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• 9. ANOTHER STORM THREATENS MEXICO
• Schools are closed and shelters are open on the west coast ahead of Tropical Storm Sonia.
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• 10. TEXANS COACH HOSPITALIZED
• Gary Kubiak collapses and leaves the field at halftime of Houston's loss to the Indianapolis Colts.
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AP News in Brief
Egypt's ex-President Morsi tells court he remains 'legitimate president,' rejects his trial
• CAIRO (AP) -- Egyptian security officials say ousted President Mohammed Morsi has told the court trying him for inciting violence and murder that he remains the "legitimate president" of the country.
• The officials say Morsi also said he rejects the proceedings against him. The defiant remarks came shortly after Morsi's trial began in Cairo on Monday.
• The officials, who are inside the courtroom, spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to discuss the proceedings.
• The officials say Morsi's comments came in response to a judge calling his name out after identifying him as a "defendant."
• Morsi replied: "I am Dr. Mohammed Morsi, the president of the republic. I am Egypt's legitimate president."
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Anti-American crowds protest at former US Embassy in Tehran, marking takeover despite thaw
• TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Tens of thousands of demonstrators packed the streets Monday outside the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran in the biggest anti-American rally in years, a show of support for hard-line opponents of President Hassan Rouhani's historic outreach to Washington.
• Such protests occur every year outside the former embassy compound to mark the anniversary of the 1979 takeover following the Islamic Revolution. But the latest (Continued on page 20)
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