Amid continued unrest, Egypt's president sets vote for constitution referendum
A man holds up a picture of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy during an Islamist-led rally Saturday in Cairo supporting Morsy.
December 1st, 2012
04:42 PM ET
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Amid continued unrest, Egypt's president sets vote for constitution referendum

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy on Saturday announced a December 15 referendum date on what could become the nation's constitution, shortly it was presented to him by the Islamist-dominated assembly that crafted it.

While his supporters cheered the move, there was little indication the vote or anything Morsy said would placate the opposition.

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Police: NFL Chiefs player commits suicide after killing girlfriend
Reports citing police indicate Jovan Belcher, shown here during a game last week, killed his girlfriend and then himself.
December 1st, 2012
04:35 PM ET
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Police: NFL Chiefs player commits suicide after killing girlfriend

In an apparent murder-suicide, a Kansas City Chiefs player shot himself in the head in front of his coaches at a team training facility after earlier shooting to death his girlfriend at her residence, police said.

Kansas City, Missouri, police spokesman Darin Snapp identified the player as linebacker Jovan Belcher, 25, according to NFL.com.

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