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98; Stanley, Idaho, 27 Phoenix sets a record for rainfall; 1 dies in car TOM TINGLEARIZONA REPUBLIC Cars are underwater at 43rd Avenue and 1-10 in Phoenix on Monday after storms pounded the area. The rain broke a record that was set in 1933. SUNDAY MONDAY 6445 6749 Showers possible Partly sunny 6848 A shower in the p.m. HiLo degree days 7555 0 7656 1 fnnlinn 4 54 22 68 -5 5 p.m., not included in totals letcJfroeppesK www.freep.com www.freep.come detroithighschoolsports.net (USPS 155-500) (ISSN 1055-2758) Published daily by the Detroit Free Press at 615 W. Lafayette Detroit, Ml 48226 PERIODICAL POSTAGE PAID AT DETROIT, Ml, AND ADDITIONAL OFFICES CONTACT US Customer service 800-395-3300 Classified obituaries 800-WANTADS Advertising 313-222-2700 News tips 313-222-6600 Editorial page 313-222-6583 Sports dept 313-222-6660 Photo reprints: www.freep.comreprints Books, posters T-shirts: 800-245-5082 or www.freep.combookstore More info: www.detroitmedia.comcontact HOME DELIVERY Wayne Oak MONTHLY RATES LIagcZ; (Not available in all areas) Washtenaw All other ThuFriSun print 7-day e-Editions $20.00 $22.00 Sunday-only print 7-day e-Editions $15.00 $17.00 ThuFriSun print only $20.00 $22.00 ThuFri print 7-day e-Editions $13.00 $15.00 ThuFriSun home delivery 6 mail MonTueWedSat $35.33 NA 7 day e-Edition $12.00 $12.00 NEWSSTAND RATES MaSmb All other Daily $1.00 $1.00 Sunday $2.00 $2.00 U.S.

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Independent contractor rates may vary. Postmaster, please send address changes to: Mail Subscription Department, 615 W. Lafayette Detroit, Ml 48226 The Free Press is printed on partially recycled newsprint. Updated: 7.15.14 Detroit Media Partnership Officers Main number: 313 -222 -6400 Joyce Jenereaux, President Gannett Michigan and Detroit Media Partnership Rebecca Steckler, Sr. VP Sales Marketing Patricia Kelly, Sr.

VP Audience Development Strategy Kelly Benson, VP Operations Mark Brown, VP Finance Sharon Gibson, VP Consumer Sales Audience Development Eva Krol, Executive Director Information Technology Alan Lenhoff, Director Project Management Communications John Morey, Market Sales Distribution DirectorMichigan Kristi Plain, Group HR Director USCP MidwestDetroit Aaron Velthoven, Vice President of Marketing Reid Williams, VP Innovation Product Development LOTTERY RESULTS Michigan MONDAY Daily 3 and 4 Midday 958 and 4381 Evening 517 and 8439 Fantasy 5 0916 21 29 31 Keno 01 06 07 08 11 14 15 17 20 27 42 43 53 55 59 62 64 68 75 77 78 80 Poker Lotto 8 6 4 Av 3 Today's Mega Millions jackpot $41 MILLION Wednesday's Powerball jackpot $127 MILLION Wednesday's classic Lotto 47 jackpot $4.7 MILLION Ohio MONDAY Pick 3, 4 and 5 Midday 055, 6973 and 38085 Evening 941, 6659 and 51838 Rolling Cash 5 15, 17, 28, 30, 32 Classic Lotto 5, 21, 22, 29, 31, 45 Kicker 598623 For lottery numbers: See freep.comlottery. SATURDAY 182 (1992) Hnfjra For a forecast in your area, usethe 1.39 QR reader on your 29 56 smartphonetogo 638 6lt0 rn.treep.com weather residents to delay their commute, and Brewer ordered nonessential state employees to stay home. Sections of 1-10 and 1-17 in west Phoenix were closed. A state Department of Public Safety officer used the roof of his SUV to carry stranded motorists from a flooded area of 1-10. Cars and SUVs sat in water up to their hoods on the freeway, while dozens of motorists parked on wide shoulders in an effort to stay clear of floodwaters.

RESTIVE SOUTHEAST UKRAINE President makes a stand in Mariupol Ukraine's president made a surprise trip Monday to a government stronghold in the turbulent southeast, delivering a fiery speech in a dramatic show of the government's strength in the region. "This city was, is, and will be Ukrainian!" President Petro Poroshenko told a crowd of hundreds in the embattled coastal city of Mariupol. His trip to the port, just days after it faced sustained rebel fire, underscored that Ukraine is unlikely to willingly loosen what remains of its grip on the rebellious east. Russia sanctions: The European Union shied away Monday from slapping new economic sanctions on Russia because of its actions in eastern Ukraine. Instead, the 28-nation bloc said punitive measures would come "in the next few days," depending on how well the truce holds between pro-Russia separatists and government troops.

OUTBREAK IN WEST AFRICA U.S., Britain to help with Ebola fight The U.S. and Britain will send medical equipment and military personnel to help contain west Africa's Ebola outbreak, as the World Health Organization warned Monday that many thousands of new infections are expected in Liberia in the coming weeks. The current Ebola outbreak is the largest on record and has infected more than 3,500 people and killed more than 2,000. The outbreak has taken a particularly heavy toll on health workers. WHO announced Monday that one of its doctors in Sierra Leone is infected.

In response to the disaster, President Barack Obama said Sunday that the military will help set up isolation units and provide security for health workers responding to the outbreak. Col. Steven Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, said Monday that once set up, the center in Liberia's capital will be turned over to the government. There is no plan to staff it with U.S. military personnel, he said.

Britain will open a treatment center in Sierra Leone. Briefly Chick-f il-A founder: S. Truett Cathy, who turned a hometown restaurant featuring a boneless fried chicken sandwich into the Chick-fil-A juggernaut, died Monday at 93. He was known as much for his Christian principles Chick-fil-A's are closed on Sundays as for his business acumen. He lived long enough to see his company rise from a local grill to the No.

1 U.S. chicken chain this year. Election stalemate: Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah said Monday he would not accept the outcome of an audit of a disputed election runoff and that talks over sharing power with his opponent are deadlocked. U.S. officials say a unity government is necessary to preserve that nation's political stability.

Immigrant children: The White House renewed its plea Monday for Congress to provide more money to deal with the unaccompanied children at the southern border. The request seemed likely to fall on deaf ears: Arrivals at the border have dropped. Jack's ID: CBS News reports an amateur sleuth says he used DNA to solve one of the greatest crime mysteries of all time: Who was Jack the Ripper? The serial killer was said to be behind at least five gruesome London murders in 1888. Russell Edwards credits a bloodstained shawl with helping to identify suspect Aaron Kosminski, who died in an asylum in 1889, as the killer. His book, "Naming Jack the Ripper" is to be released today in Britain.

Free Press news services Seasonyear total Yearly departure Joseph Friend was driving onto the freeway at 43rd Avenue about 4:15 a.m. when a big rig ruined his day. "A big tidal wave just came up and totally took me out, came over the hood of my truck," Friend said. With water filling his vehicle, he climbed out and walked up the freeway embankment. His pickup was barely visible at the peak of the flooding.

In Tempe, part of a grocery store roof collapsed because of the rain, but no one was hurt, police Lt. Mike Pooley said. sweep over much of northern and western Iraq since June. Thousands of people have been killed and more than 1.5 million have been displaced by the violence. The extremist group's lightning-fast advance prompted the U.S.

to start aid operations and air strikes on Aug. 8 as the militants threatened religious minorities and the largely autonomous Kurdish region. Eg? TPT1 By Free Press news services PHOENIX Record-breaking rainfall deluged parts of Arizona on Monday, prompting Gov. Jan Brewer to declare a state of emergency as flood-waters turned portions of a Phoenix interstate into a deep canal and forced schools and the state House to close. At least two people died, including a 76-year-old woman who drowned.

Another woman was trapped in her vehicle after it was swept away and submerged in at least 15 feet of water, Tucson Fire Capt. Barrett Baker said. "The water was flowing tremendously fast," he said. The rain was the remnant of Hurricane Norbert. The National Weather Service said Phoenix set a record for the most rainfall in a single day, with about 3 inches as of 7 a.m., breaking the record of 2.91 inches set in 1933.

That's also more than the 2.71 inches the area receives in a typical, three-month monsoon season, the weather service said. Arizona Department of Transportation officials urged Parliament in Iraq approves majority of the cabinet Associated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraq's parliament officially named Haider al-Abadi the country's new prime minister late Monday amid mounting pressure to form an inclusive government that can cap the advance of RELATED DEVELOPMENTS ISIS killings: The New York Times reported Monday that members of the Islamic State killed at least 17 people in an attack on Sunni tribal fighters north of Baghdad. It said the attack showed the militants' determination to punish those who resisted its advances into parts of northern Iraq. The Sunni fighters' opposition to the Islamic State is seen as key to keeping the group from advancing, the Times said. Hagel's warning: As the U.S.

considers how to expand operations against Islamic State militants in Iraq, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Monday that President Barack Obama needs to weigh all the consequences of what could be a lengthy campaign, and what could go wrong. "Once you start an air strike, or once you start any military action, it doesn't end there," Hagel said. "That's not an excuse for inaction, because, as we know, there are consequences to inaction, as well." Obama is expected to outline the plans Wednesday. Sunni militants. Lawmakers approved all of the candidates proposed for the new government, with the exception of a few posts, namely the defense and interior ministers.

Al-Abadi requested an additional week to name them. Outgoing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi and former Speaker of Parliament Osama al-Nujeifi were given the largely ceremonial posts of vice president. Kurdish politician and former Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari was named one of three deputy prime ministers. Al-Maliki had been struggling for weeks to stay on for a third four-year term as prime minister. Opponents accused him of monopolizing power and pursuing a fiercely pro-Shi'ite agenda.

The U.S. and other countries pushed for a more inclusive government that will ease anger among Sunnis, who felt marginalized by al-Maliki's administration, a situation that helped fuel the Islamic State's CORRECTIONS The Free Press corrects all errors of fact. If you know of an error, please call the newsroom at 313-222-6600. WIN UP TOl ypj 1 1 i piMgg I HIP I YOUR NUMBERS HRf Ijj.

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