Monday,  July 01, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 345 • 18 of 26

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10 Things to Know for Today
The Associated Press

• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. 19 IN ELITE FIREFIGHTING UNIT KILLED BATTLING ARIZONA BLAZE
• The "hot shot" firefighters were brought into the central Arizona town of Yarnell to protect residents from a fire that destroyed 200 homes.

• 2. PROTESTERS STORM HEADQUARTERS OF MORSI GROUP
• They ransacked the Cairo headquarters of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood as protesters geared up for a second day of rallies aimed at forcing the president from power.

• 3. WHO'S LEVELING NEW SURVEILLANCE ACCUSATIONS
• Key allies are threatening sanctions against the U.S. over a report of covert listening devices installed in European Union offices.

• 4. KERRY LEAVES MIDEAST TO MEND FENCES WITH CHINA, RUSSIA
• He arrived in Brunei today for a regional security conference, where he is likely to talk to both nations' ministers about NSA leaker Eric Snowden.

• 5. SAN FRANCISCO TRANSIT WORKERS STRIKE
• Two of the area's rapid transit unions are walking out today, derailing more than 400,000 riders who use the nation's fifth-largest rail system.

• 6. TWO U.S. PRESIDENTS IN AFRICA
• Obama finishes his African tour in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, where former president George W. Bush is attending a conference.

• 7. DEADLY FALL AT CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
• A 31-year-old French performer was being hoisted up the side of the stage when she plummeted to an open pit during the "Ka" show in Las Vegas.

• 8. RECREATING PIVOTAL CIVIL WAR BATTLE
• History buffs playing Union and Confederate soldiers shook hands near a stone

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