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Monty Montgomery walks among rubble as he prepares to clean up a friend's tornado-ravaged home Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Moore, Okla. Cleanup continues three days after a huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb, flattening a wide swath of homes and businesses. -
Mississippi State's Demarcus Henderson dives for the ball but cannot make the catch in foul territory on a ball hit by South Carolina's Brison Celek in the fourth inning of their Southeastern Conference Tournament college baseball game at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, May 22, 2013. -
In this May 19, 2013 photo, a mask and spikes for puncturing tires lay next to the feet of armed men from a local self-defense group as they ride in a pick-up truck near the town of La Ruana, Mexico. Self-defense groups started to spring up in February to fight back the Knights Templar drug cartel which is extorting protection payments from cattlemen and lime growers, butchers and even marijuana growers. The federal government sees both the self-defense forces and the cartel as dangerous enemies. -
As fans, background, react, Pittsburgh Penguins' James Neal (18) celebrates his third-period goal against the Ottawa Senators during NHL playoff hockey playoff game action in Ottawa, Ontario, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. -
Chicago Cubs pitchers Matt Garza, left, and Scott Feldman stand in the dugout during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Neither pitched in the 1-0 loss to the Pirates. -
A team of climbers led by 80-year-old Japanese mountaineer Yuichiro Miura stand on the summit of Mount Everest on Thursday, May 23, 2013. Miura on Thursday became the oldest man to reach the top of Mount Everest, a Nepali official and Miura's Tokyo-based support team said. The photo was taken with a telephoto lens from an altitude of 5,550 meters (18,208 feet). It is not clear which of the climbers in the photo is Miura. -
Law enforcement personnel hold the photos of FBI special agents who were killed in the line of duty during the 27th annual memorial service at the Federal Building in the Westwood section of Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. -
A woman carrying bags with food walks along the street as she leaves a vegetables market in a Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, Thursday May 23 2013. Financial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest reverse since the tsunami that hit the country over two years ago. Spain has had to pay higher interest rates on selling euros 4 billion euros ($5.2 billion) in a bond auction that coincided with a sharp drop in global financial markets on worries over ChinaÕs economy. SpainÕs Ibex 35 stock index was down 2 percent. -
An Indian boy drinks water dripping from a government tanker supplying water to residents of a colony in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Many areas of the Indian capital are facing acute water shortage, a repeated annual phenomenon during summer when taps go dry as demand rises. -
New Afghan Army recruits stand in formation at a graduation ceremony at the Afghan National Army (ANA) base on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan Thursday, May, 23, 2013. -
Indians fill water, supplied by a government tanker, into barrels in New Delhi, India, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Many areas of the Indian capital are facing acute water shortage, a repeated annual phenomenon during summer when taps go dry as demand rises. -
New York City mayoral hopeful Anthony Weiner discusses his policies with a passerby while greeting commuters during a campaign event outside a Harlem subway station, Thursday, May 23, 2013 in New York. Weiner, who ran for mayor in 2005 and nearly did in 2009, is getting into the race to succeed three-term Mayor Michael Bloomberg about two years after a series of tawdry tweets, and obfuscating explanations that capsized his promising congressional career. -
A man wearing a spiderman outfit performs for money as tourists look at the main square in Madrid, Spain, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Financial markets around the world were roiled Thursday after Japanese stocks suffered their biggest reverse since the tsunami that hit the country over two years ago. Spain has had to pay higher interest rates on selling euros 4 billion euros ($5.2 billion) in a bond auction that coincided with a sharp drop in global financial markets on worries over ChinaÕs economy. SpainÕs Ibex 35 stock index was down 2 percent. -
Lightning from a thunderstorm strikes amid the wreckage of twisted cars and structures at Plaza Elementary School, where seven children were killed earlier in the week when a tornado hit Moore, Okla., Thursday, May 23, 2013. The huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods and destroying the elementary school with a direct blow as children and teachers huddled against winds up to 200 mph. -
Pakistani vendors, selling fruits and food outside a hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, use lambs to light their carts while waiting for customers on a roadside, on Thursday, May 23, 2013. -
A clown attends the funeral of late author Chinua Achebe, in Ogidi, Nigeria, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Writer Chinua Achebe is being remembered in Nigeria as a fearless writer who bowed to no political pressure, as mourners gather in his hometown for a funeral Thursday. Among attendees was Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, who held up copies of Achebe's books during the service at a local Anglican church Ñ including his famous essay "The Trouble With Nigeria" and Ghanaian President John Mahama. -
Trader Peter Tuchman, left, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, May 23, 2013. A global stock market slump is continuing on Wall Street as traders worry about how committed the Federal Reserve remains to keeping up its bond-buying program. -
In this photo taken Wednesday, May 15, 2013, illuminated mosque minarets are seen on El-Moez Street of the historical Fatimid Cairo, Egypt. Cairo, the Arab world's most populated city, is often referred to as an open-air museum of Islamic antiquities and the city of 1,000 minarets. But its rich history and contributions to Islamic art has languished. -
Vietnam veteran George Martin, of Fair Oaks, looks over names on the panels of the traveling Vietnam memorial wall on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Martin, 64, was an enlisted Marine who served three tours in Vietnam. He was one of many motorcycle riders who escorted the monument from Dixon along Interstate 80. The Traveling Dignity Memorial Vietnam Wall arrived at Mount Vernon Memorial Park in Fair Oaks where volunteers set up the three-quarter replica of the Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Washington, D.C. View a photo gallery. -
Michelle Rousey, of Oakland, walks her dog past several tents during the Disability Capitol Action Day at the State Capitol in Sacramento on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Disability Capitol Action Day included a march, speakers and information booths for people with various types of disabilities. -
Browns Valley Elementary School kindergartner, Ethan Preciado, third from left, 6, of Vacaville, Calif., checks out fellow classmate, Talan May, 6, as May gives 100-year old former Browns Valley Elementary School teacher Lena Bonovich a big birthday hug during a lunchtime party on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in Vacaville. Bonovich was invited back to the school to celebrate with former colleagues and was serenaded by kindergarten students. -
Susan Kates salvages items from a friend's tornado-ravaged home Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Moore, Okla. Cleanup continues two days after a huge tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburb, flattening a wide swath of homes and businesses. View a photo gallery. -
Carolyn Zhang, 27, a bride from China prepares for a photo-shoot with her new husband Peng Yuan, unseen, during their honeymoon in Greece at Zappeio Park in Athens, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. -
Gov. Jerry Brown said California has solved a lot of problems, like balancing the state budget, while speaking before a gathering of business leaders at the California Chamber of Commerce's 88th Annual Sacramento Host Breakfast in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Brown credited the recent tax hike and improving economy for helping to end a decade of deficits. -
Like A Rolling Stone ridden by Mark Grant falls during a Beginners' Steeple Chase at Worcester Racecourse, England, Wednesday May 22, 2013. -
Players of Apollon, Limassol, hold the trophy aloft after their victory against AEL during the celebrations after the Cyprus final soccer cup between AEL and Apollon at Tsirion stadium in southern port city of Limassol, Cyprus, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Apollon beat AEL 2-1. -
LSU pitcher Cody Glenn (24) beats Alabama's Andrew Miller (2) to first base in the seventh inning of a Southeastern Conference tournament college baseball game at the Hoover Met in Hoover, Ala., Wednesday, May 22, 2013. -
Fans watch as Minnesota Twins' Ryan Doumit, top, warms up with pitcher Vance Worley, not pictured, in the bullpen before the start of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Atlanta.
