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But the secretary made little apparent headway with Field Marshal Mohamed Tantawi, the overall military leader. After their meeting, he said the armed force would not allow a specific group, meaning the Muslim Brotherhood, to dominate Egypt.

It was another deadly day for NATO forces in Afghanistan. Two foreign soldiers were killed by insurgents in the South. There was no immediate word on their nationalities. So far this year, 237 troops from the international coalition have died in Afghanistan. At least 168 were Americans.

Protesters in Japan today staged one of their largest rallies yet, demanding an end to using nuclear power. Organizers said up to 200,000 people marched through Tokyo with temperatures near 100 degrees. Police put the crowd at 75,000. The rally came as Japan moves to restart its nuclear reactors. All of the country's 50 reactors were taken offline after last year's earthquake and tsunami.

The first major female star in country music, Kitty Wells, died today at her home in Nashville. She'd suffered a stroke. Wells was the first woman to hit number one on the country charts, recording "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels." Polls ranked her as the top female country singer from the early 1950s into the late 1960s. Kitty Wells was 92 years old.

And the actress Celeste Holm died Sunday at her apartment in New York. She'd taken ill two weeks ago. Holm first received critical acclaim in 1943, playing Ado Annie in the Broadway musical "Oklahoma." In 1947, she won an Oscar as best supporting actress in the film "Gentleman's Agreement." She was also nominated for her portrayal of Bette Davis' best friend in "All About Eve" in 1950. In later years, she had a variety of TV and theater roles. Celeste Holm was 95 years old.

Those are some of the day's major stories.

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