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breakingnews:

Egypt’s Morsi delcares state of emergency after weekend violence

Associated Press: Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi declared a 30-day state of emergency in three Suez Canal cities after weekend violence left more than 50 dead.

Morsi also issued a curfew in Port Said, Ismailiya and Suez. The region has been rocked by both political clashes and riots relating to the death sentences handed down by a judge for soccer match violence in February 2012.

Photo: Protesters against Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi run from tear gas fired by riot police during clashes near Tahrir Square in Cairo on Sunday. (Asmaa Waguih / Reuters)

nbcnews:

Enormous wave dwarfs surfer Garrett McNamara along coast of Portugal

(Photo: To Mane / EPA)

Surfer Garrett McNamara catches what could be the largest wave ever surfed, off the coast of Nazare, Portugal, on Jan. 29. The estimated 100-foot wave, if confirmed, would beat the current world record of 78 feet, which McNamara has held since 2011.

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(via nbcnews)

simply-war:

Chadian soldiers patrol the streets vacated by Islamic extremists in Gao, Northern Mali, on Jan. 29, 2013. Jerome Delay/AP