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By The Associated Press Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today : Partial results from Egypt's first genuinely competitive presidential elections showed the candidate of the powerful Muslim Brotherhood leading with a narrow edge in a five-way race.

In this Wednesday, May 23 photo, an Egyptian man holds a ballot paper with names of the 13 presidential candidates inside a polling station, in Alexandria, Egypt.

By MAGGIE MICHAEL and SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press CAIRO - Determined to end decades of authoritarian rule, millions of Egyptians on Wednesday waited patiently in long lines outside polling stations across the nation to freely chose their first president since last year's ouster of longtime ruler and close U.S. ally Hosni Mubarak.

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Fishermen on the Mediterranean in Alexandria, Egypt. It's a tough way make a living, in a country where nearly half of all Egyptians live on less than $2 a day.

When you hear the name Cleopatra, you might visualize Elizabeth Taylor, the Hollywood actress who portrayed the Egyptian queen on the silver screen.

The Renaissance Alexandria Hotel, a well-known hotel in a prominent location along the cornice in historic Alexandria, Egypt, underwent a significant renovation and repositioning.

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt: At Al-Taqwa mosque in Egypt's second biggest city, a preacher defends his ultra-orthodox Salafi group's decision to endorse Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh, an Islamist who casts himself as a moderate, in this month's presidential election.

After their " strong showing " in the Egyptian elections, Salafis are a hot topic.

Prominent Egyptian comedian actor Ahmed Hilmi has revealed that he is preparing to hold eight standup comedy performances between Cairo and Alexandria.

May 2nd marks the death of St. Athanasius -- one of the most famous bishops of Alexandria, Egypt.

Catholic saints are holy people and human people who lived extraordinary lives. Each saint the Church honors responded to God's invitation to use his or her unique gifts.