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The oldest known mound complex in North America, built around 5,400 years ago, is located in Louisiana.

Wild cheers erupted from tens of thousands of demonstrators in Cairo’s Tahrir Square after word spread that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has resigned. Demonstrators chanted “Egypt is free!” upon hearing the news. LIVE: Watch now as crowds cheer

Crowds boo and yell as the Egyptian President announces that he will not run for a term in September, but will continue to reign until then.

The Lufkin Daily News reports: With political unrest mounting in Egypt, Lufkin Industries is working to make sure its employees there are safe.

Due to the relentless uproar  happening in Cairo, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is convening an unprecedented mass meeting of U.S. ambassadors.

Hundreds of American citizens are doing everything they can to get out of Egypt  any way they can today. The first of two charter planes carrying U.S. citizens out of chaotic Egypt landed Monday in Cyprus, the beginning of what could be a lengthy evacuation effort amid escalating unrest across the country.

The latest breaking news of the chaos happening in Cairo by government protesters, reported by CNN reporters.

CNN worldwide reporters are constantly updating these stories with breaking news and videos. You can go to their website to follow their live blogging. The Egyptian army patrolled the streets of Cairo with armored personnel carriers Friday after thousands of angry anti-government demonstrators clashed with tear-gas firing police.