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Gay marriage opponents vow to fight Calif. ruling (AP)

From left, Ernie Frausto, Ricky Terry, Ben Holder, and Eric Shangle, all of San Francisco, dance as they celebrate California's supreme court decision on Castro Street in San Francisco, Thursday, May, 15, 2008. A huge crowd gathered in the Castro district to celebrate, after the California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage Thursday in a ruling that would allow same-sex couples in the nation's biggest state to tie the knot. (AP Photo/Darryl Bush)AP - Even as same-sex couples across California begin making plans to tie the knot, opponents are redoubling their efforts to make sure wedding bells never ring for gay couples in the nation's most populous state.



China: Quake death toll could reach 50,000 (AP)

Rescue workers carry an earthquake victim evacuated by boat from Yingxiu to the Zipingpu Dam as roads are still inaccessible near Dujiangyan, southwestern China's Sichuan province, Thursday, May 15, 2008. China warned the death toll from this week's earthquake could soar to 50,000, while the government issued a rare public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)AP - Troops dug burial pits in this quake-shattered town and black smoke poured from crematorium chimneys elsewhere in central China as priorities began shifting Thursday from the hunt for survivors to dealing with the dead. Officials said the final toll could more than double to 50,000.



Bush, Saudis to discuss soaring gas prices (AP)

In this photo released by the Israeli Government Press Office, U.S. President George W. Bush, rides a bicycle he received as a gift from Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, Israel, Thursday, May 15, 2008. U.S. President George W. Bush on Thursday criticized the deadly tactics of extremist groups like al-Qaida, Hezbollah and Hamas and said he looks toward the day when Muslims 'recognize the emptiness of the terrorists' vision and the injustice of their cause.' (AP Photo/Avi Ohayon, GPO, HO)AP - President Bush put the finishing touch on his celebrate-and-be-celebrated Israel stay, leaving the Holy Land Friday with no movement on Mideast peace but hoping to fare better in Saudi Arabia at obtaining help for soaring gas prices at home.



Florida, Michigan delegates cannot save Clinton (AP)

Democratic presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., walks from her campaign plane on the tarmac in Rapid City, South Dakota Thursday, May 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)AP - Sorry, Sen. Clinton. Michigan and Florida can't save your campaign.



Losing racehorses in Puerto Rico condemned to die (AP)

Chief veterinarian Jose Garcia Blanco checks the leg of a horse being treated at the veterinary clinic at Camarero racetrack in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, Friday, April 11, 2008. For thoroughbreds in this U.S. Caribbean territory, being fast enough to win, place or show is a matter of life and death. About 450 horses, many in perfect health, are killed each year by lethal injection at a clinic tucked behind Puerto Rico's only racetrack, as a shortage of options, like becoming jumping or riding horses, often means a death sentence for retired thoroughbreds. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)AP - For thoroughbred racehorses in Puerto Rico, success can be a matter of life and death. Many losers don't make it off the racetrack grounds alive.



Woman indicted in Missouri MySpace suicide case (AP)

In this Monday, Nov. 19, 2007 file photo, Tina Meier holds two pictures of her daughter Megan who committed suicide last October after receiving cruel messages on MySpace, in St. Charles, Mo. A federal grand jury in Los Angeles on Thursday, May 15, 2008,  indicted a Missouri woman, Lori Drew of suburban St. Louis for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against Megan Meier.  ( AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File)AP - A Missouri woman was indicted Thursday for her alleged role in perpetrating a hoax on the online social network MySpace against a 13-year-old neighbor who committed suicide.



Vitamin D may help curb breast cancer, study finds (AP)

AP - Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found — adding to evidence the "sunshine vitamin" has anti-cancer benefits. The results are sure to renew arguments about whether a little more sunshine is a good thing.

'$100 laptop' nonprofit now teamed with Microsoft (AP)

In this Dec. 12, 2007 file photo, Renzo, 8, reads on his 'XO' laptop in Arahuay, an Andean hilltop village in Peru.  Microsoft and the One Laptop Per Child project on Thursday, May 15, 2008 announced that the nonprofit's green-and-white 'XO' computers now can run Windows in addition to their homegrown interface, which is built on the open Linux operating system. That had been anticipated for months, but it amounts to a major shift. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, file)AP - The One Laptop Per Child project is about to find out whether Microsoft Corp., a rival the nonprofit group once derided, is the solution to its problems in spreading inexpensive portable computers to schoolchildren.



DeGeneres, de Rossi plan to marry, AP is told (AP)

In this 2008 file photo actress Portia de Rossi, left, and television personality Ellen DeGeneres arrive at the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday, April 26, 2008, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. DeGeneres is putting the state Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action — she and actress Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show Thursday May 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Weeks, FILE)AP - Ellen DeGeneres is putting the California Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action — she and Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show.



Ginobili, Duncan help Spurs force Game 7 (AP)

San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, left, shoots as New Orleans Hornets' Peja Stojakovic (16), of Serbia, watches during the first quarter in Game 6 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals basketball series Thursday, May 15, 2008, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AP - The San Antonio Spurs' Big Three came through. Now they have to win one on the road to keep their title defense alive. Manu Ginobili scored 25 points, Tim Duncan had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and Tony Parker added 15 points in the Spurs' 99-80 victory over the New Orleans Hornets in Game 6 on Thursday night.






DeGeneres, de Rossi plan to marry, AP is told (AP)

In this 2008 file photo actress Portia de Rossi, left, and television personality Ellen DeGeneres arrive at the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday, April 26, 2008, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. DeGeneres is putting the state Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action — she and actress Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show Thursday May 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Chris Weeks, FILE)AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ellen DeGeneres is putting the California Supreme Court ruling in favor of gay marriage into action — she and Portia de Rossi plan to wed, DeGeneres announced during a taping of her talk show.



USOC still working on TV network for Beijing (AP)

AP - The U.S. Olympic Committee's aggressive plan to start its own cable network is moving forward, though officials are giving no indications that the network will be on the air before the Beijing Olympics, as the federation had once hoped.

Country star Shania Twain, husband splitting up (AP)

In this May 15, 2007 file photo, singer Shania Twain arrives at the 42nd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas. Twain and her husband-producer are splitting up after 14 years of marriage. The Canadian country superstar and Robert 'Mutt' Lange are calling it off, her publicist confirmed Thursday, May 15, 2008.  (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file)AP - TORONTO (AP) — Shania Twain and husband-producer Robert "Mutt" Lange are splitting up after 14 years of marriage. The 42-year-old Canadian country superstar and 59-year-old Lange married in 1993 and have a 6-year-old son named Eja. Her publicist provided no further details Thursday about the couple's breakup.



Cannes balances glamor with `Blindness' (AP)

American actors Angelina Jolie and Jack Black touch bellies as they arrive at the photo call for the film 'Kung Fu Panda' during the 61st International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Thursday, May 15, 2008.  (AP Photo/Francois Mori)AP - CANNES, France (AP) — Fernando Meirelles did boys with guns in "City of God" and murderous corporations in "The Constant Gardener." With "Blindness," the opening night entry at the Cannes Film Festival, the Brazilian director exposes the world's ultimate savages: your friends and neighbors.



Taylor Hicks to play Teen Angel in Broadway's `Grease' (AP)

In this Dec 16, 2007, file photo American Idol winner Taylor Hicks performs on stage during Asian Idol in Jakarta, Indonesia. Hicks is going from 'Idol' to 'Angel.' The 'American Idol' alum will join the Broadway cast of 'Grease' on June 6, 2008 playing Teen Angel in the revival of the popular musical. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim, file)AP - Taylor Hicks is going from "Idol" to "Angel."



"Kung Fu Panda" a martial arts masterpiece (Reuters)

Voice actors (L to R) Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Lucy Liu and Jack Black arrive for the screening of the animated film 'Kung Fu Panda' by directors Mark Osborne and John Stevenson at the 61st Cannes Film Festival May 15, 2008. (Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters)Reuters - Martial arts movies have always had a certain cartoonish element, so DreamWorks Animation's "Kung Fu Panda" makes perfect sense.



Metallica play club show, eye fall tour (Reuters)

Lead vocalist James Hetfield of the heavy metal band Metallica performs at the Wiltern theatre in Los Angeles May 14, 2008. The concert benefits the Silverlake Conservatory of Music. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - Metallica will launch a tour in October, a month after the rock titans release their first album in five years, drummer Lars Ulrich revealed during a rare club show in Los Angeles Wednesday.



USOC still working on TV network for Beijing (AP)

AP - The U.S. Olympic Committee's aggressive plan to start its own cable network is moving forward, though officials are giving no indications that the network will be on the air before the Beijing Olympics, as the federation had once hoped.

USOC still working on TV network for Beijing (AP)

AP - The U.S. Olympic Committee's aggressive plan to start its own cable network is moving forward, though officials are giving no indications that the network will be on the air before the Beijing Olympics, as the federation had once hoped.

Plaque in Buffalo, NY, Marks Site of Building That Inspired Hit 'Over the Tav...

Playbill - The building that housed the real-life people who inspired the stage comedy, Over the Tavern, a snapshot of Catholic family life in Buffalo in the late '50s, has been immortalized in cement in the western New York city.






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