Today in photos, May 12
View a gallery of photos from around the world on Thursday, May 12, 2011.
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U.S. surfer Carissa Moore competes in the first round of the women's Billabong Rio Pro surfing championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, May 12, 2011. Moore is ranked first in the ASP Women's World Title Ranking.
Victor Caivano Associated Press
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Participants in the Blue Valor Run make their way onto West St. at the start of the first annual Blue Valor Run, a 226-mile one-day motorcycle ride from New York to Washington, Thursday, May 12, 2011, in New York. The event recognizes police officers who sacrificed their lives during the attacks on the World Trade Center and honors all officers who have given their lives in the line of duty
Mary Altaffer Associated Press
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A woman photographs crosses placed at Copacabana beach by residents of the nearby town of Teresopolis, to protest against the lack of governmental aid after the January landslides in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, May 12, 2011. On January 2011 torrential rains and mudslides killed nearly 1,000 people in the mountainous area of Rio de Janeiro state, where Teresopolis is located.
Felipe Dana Associated Press
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Residents of the town of Teresopolis protest against the lack of governmental aid after the January landslides at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, May 12, 2011. On January 2011 torrential rains and mudslides killed nearly 1,000 people in the mountains area of Teresopolis, in Rio de Janeiro state. The sign in Portuguese reads: "Teresopolis is still in mourning".
Felipe Dana Associated Press
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In this photo taken Friday, May 6, 2011, Armenian priest Father Samuel Aghoyan, right, puts on his robe as he poses for a photograph in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, inside Jerusalem's Old City. One of the four quarters of old Jerusalem belongs to the Armenians, keepers of an ancient monastery and library, heirs to a tragic history and to a stubborn 1,600-year presence that some fear is now in doubt. Buffeted by Mideast forces more powerful than themselves and drawn by better lives elsewhere, this historic Jerusalem community has seen its numbers quietly drop below 1,000 people.
Tara Todras-Whitehill Associated Press
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A visitor, left, takes a close look at the "Roof Shade" produced by Nihon Widecloth Co. during the Eco Office Expo in Tokyo, Thursday, May 12, 2011. The Osaka-based company says the roof shade, made of polyethylene that's vapor-deposited with stainless, would reduce an air conditioning cost by about 44.4 percent in summer, once installed on the metal folded-plate roof widely used on factories, warehouses and other structures.
Koji Sasahara Associated Press
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Dalia Dippolito arrives for court at the Palm Beach County Courthouse Thursday, May 12, 2011, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Dippolito is accused of hiring an undercover police officer to kill her husband after the couple was married for six months in August 2009. She faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted as charged.
Richard Graulich Pool The Palm Beach Post
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Palestinian brides take part in a mass wedding ceremony for disabled couples in the West Bank city of Nablus, Thursday, May 12, 2011. The wedding was sponsored by the United Arab Emirates and the Fatah movement.
Nasser Ishtayeh Associated Press
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A Jordanian shepherd boy does a cartwheel as his sheep graze in Amman, Jordan, Thursday, May 12, 2011.
Nader Daoud Associated Press
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In this photo taken on a government organized tour, Gadhafi supporters chant slogans at the scene of an airstrike, at Bab al-Azaziya compound in Tripoli, Libya, Thursday, May 12, 2011. NATO airstrikes struck Moammar Gadhafi's sprawling compound in Tripoli and three other sites early Thursday, hours after the Libyan leader was shown on state TV in his first appearance since his son was killed nearly two weeks ago.
Darko Bandic Associated Press
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Anti-government protestors react during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Taiz, Yemen, Thursday, May 12, 2011. Yemeni police trying to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters in two cities Thursday killed two and wounded at least 47, some by gunfire, according to witnesses. In one of the cities, protesters overran a government building.
Anees Mahyoub Associated Press
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A Yemeni girl, center, looks on while praying with anti-government protestors during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Thursday, May 12, 2011. Yemeni police trying to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters in two cities Thursday killed two and wounded at least 47, some by gunfire, according to witnesses. In one of the cities, protesters overran a government building.
Hani Mohammed Associated Press
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Tiger Woods pauses while speaking to the media after he withdrew after nine holes during the first round of The Players Championship golf tournament Thursday May 12, 2011 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.
Chris O'Meara Associated Press
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A racoon tries to escape the floodwaters of the Yazoo River, near Yazoo City, Miss., Thursday, May 12, 2011. Thousands of acres of corn, wheat, soybean and cotton crops are now underwater as the tributaries are backing up from flooding along the Mississippi River.
Rogelio Solis Associated Press
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Seth Robinson, 4, looks around at the Yazoo River flooding of his father's corn crop on farm land along River Road, north of Yazoo City, Miss., Thursday, May 12, 2011. Thousands of acres of corn, wheat, soybean and cotton crops are now underwater as the tributaries are backing up from flooding along the Mississippi River.
Rogelio Solis Associated Press
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The astronauts of space shuttle Endeavour, from left, commander Mark Kelly, Canadian born U.S. astronaut Greg Chamitoff, mission specialist Drew Feustel, European Space Agency astronaut Roberto Vittori, of Italy, mission specialist Mike Fincke and British born U.S. astronaut, pilot Greg Johnson, gather for a photo after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Thursday, May 12, 2011. The astronauts for NASA's next-to-last space shuttle flight returned to Florida on Thursday for another try at launching to the International Space Station.
John Raoux Associated Press
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Emergency crews work the scene of an accident on Thursday, May 12, 2011, outside Dayton, Ohio. Authorities in southwest Ohio say the driver of a tanker truck is dead after it plunged from an interstate overpass onto a highway below and burst into flames. The Thursday accident shut down Interstate 675 outside Dayton near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.
Bill Lackey Springfield News Sun
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Colorful tree blossoms frame the Capitol rotunda with the golden pioneer statue atop in Salem, Ore., Thursday, May, 12, 2011.
Don Ryan Associated Press