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earlier in the week, leaving hundreds dead.
• As the sun rose Saturday morning over Egypt's capital, security forces were in standoff with supporters of the ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. Hundreds of people had barricaded themselves overnight inside the al-Fatah mosque, shoving furniture against the doors to stop police from breaking their way in.
• Police were negotiating with those inside, promising them safe passage if they leave. Small groups were seen emerging from the mosque by late morning, but more are believed to be still holed up inside.
• The mosque at Ramses Square, scene of some of the heaviest clashes Friday, had been used as a field hospital and morgue earlier in the day.
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Divers search sunken ferry in Philippines for dozens missing; 31 dead, 629 rescued
• CEBU, Philippines (AP) -- Divers combed through a sunken ferry Saturday in search of dozens of people missing after a collision with a cargo vessel near the central Philippine port of Cebu that sent passengers jumping into the ocean and leaving many others trapped. At least 31 were confirmed dead and hundreds rescued.
• The captain of the ferry MV Thomas Aquinas ordered the ship abandoned when it began listing and then sank just minutes after collision late Friday with the MV Sulpicio Express Siete, coast guard deputy chief Rear Adm. Luis Tuason said.
• Transportation and Communications Secretary Joseph Abaya announced official passenger figures following confusion over the actual number of people on the ferry.
• He said the ferry carried 831 people -- 715 passengers and 116 crew -- fewer than the numbers given earlier by the coast guard and ferry owner, 2Go. He said the death toll has risen to 31 with 629 rescued.
• There were foreigners on board "but they are all OK," except for a New Zealand citizen who was in a hospital, he said.
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SPIN METER: This is what 'crazy' looks like as 2016 prospects rev up campaigns they deny exist
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- Get your face on TV and write a book: Check. Start meeting the big money people: Check. Visit Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina -- Israel, too: Check.
• Deny any of this has to do with running for president: Check.
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