Egypt Violence: Reports from Egypt today say soldiers shot and killed three supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi. The NY Times reports crowds of demonstrators organized by the Muslim Brotherhood, Morsi’s Party, marched on an army barracks where the deposed president was first held chanting, “Where’s Morsi? Where’s Morsi?”

National: The US added 195,000 jobs in June, according to the Labor Department. The unemployment rate remains flat at 7.6%.

• Trayvon Martin’s mother testified this morning that she is certain it is her son’s voice calling for help in the background of a 911 call. After listening to the tape Sybrina Fulton said, “I heard my son screaming.” A clear picture of guilt has not emerged from the prosecution’s case. Some of the State’s witnesses have favored defendant George Zimmerman’s claim that he killed Martin in self-defense. It’s unknown whether Zimmerman will testify on his own behalf.
• The fireworks show in Simi Valley California erupted all at once last night, sending spectators skittering for cover. Twenty-eight people were injured, four of them listed in serious condition.

World: Paris newspaper Le Monde revealed that French intelligence collects information on phone calls, emails and Internet activity the same as the NSA in America. The paper reported that “All of our communications are spied on,” and that the internal communications spy net is illegal.

Family Values: With their patriarch on his probable deathbed, the family of South African icon Nelson Mandela is battling over bodies because the location of his grave is certain to become a tourist destination. Mandela wants to be buried next to his three children who pre-deceased him so of his grandsons dug up the bodies and re-buried them in his own home village. Other members of the family went to court to force the move of the bodies back to their original location in Nelson Mandela’s home village. Court papers incidentally revealed that Mandela is on life support.

Fast Track: Popes John Paul II, who died in 2005, and John XXIII, who died in 1963 have been cleared for sainthood. A candidate for sainthood must be credited with two miracles after his death, often a spontaneous healing through prayer. The requirement for John’s second miracle was waived. Sainthood just isn’t what it used to be.

No Mustard: Returning champion Joey “Jaws” Chestnut ate a record 69 hotdogs in ten minutes to win the annual Coney Island hot dog eating contest. His previous record was 68. Women’s winner Sonya Thomas, who weighs 100 pounds, ate 37 of Nathan’s Famous tube steaks.

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