Egypt: President Obama cancelled September’s joint military exercise with Egypt following yesterday’s massacre in Cairo. He did not cut off military aid. At least 525 people were killed and 3,717 injured when security forces cleared two protest camps built in support of ousted President Mohamed Morsi. Interim vice-president Mohamed ElBaradei, the Nobel Prize-winner who lent his reputation to the military-backed government, resigned in protest. The action was led by bulldozers, followed by security officers firing shotguns and automatic weapons. Protesters pushed an armored police vehicle off an elevated highway bridge. Among the dead are a British television cameraman, an Arabic newspaper reporter and the 17-year-old daughter of a prominent member of the Muslim Brotherhood. Forty-three police officers were killed.

National: Lawyers for Pfc. Bradley Manning revealed yesterday in his sentencing hearing that he is transgender and once told a military psychiatrist he joined the army to get rid of his desire to become a woman. The court was shown a “selfie” picture of Manning in a blonde wig. Manning was found guilty of giving a trove of US secrets to WikiLeaks. His lawyers said troubled mental health contributed to poor decisions. Manning told the court, “When I made these decisions I believed I was going to help people, not hurt people.”

• Former Ill. Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. and his wife Sandi were sentenced to prison yesterday for bilking their own campaign funds to buy personal luxuries. Jackson was given 30 months in prison, his wife, a former Chicago Alderwoman, got one year for tax evasion. Jackson has been diagnosed with bi-polar disorder but the judge said that could not explain why he squandered $750,000 on jewelry, furs and stuffed elk heads. Because the couple has young children, Jackson will serve his time first.

Stunted: The British stuntman who parachuted into the opening ceremonies of the 2012 summer Olympics dressed as James Bond has been killed in a wingsuit accident. Mark Sutton, 42, jumped from a helicopter in the Swiss Alps and clipped a cliff during his flight.

World: India is trying to refloat a diesel submarine that had an explosion and sank at the dock with 18 sailors on board. The crew is feared dead.

Thanks, You’re Fired: Profits were up last quarter at computer Giant Cisco Systems, but CEO John Chambers announced he’s cutting 4,000 employees, about 5% of his work force. Company projections are less rosy for the current quarter and worse for the employees.

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