A citizen journalism image made on a mobile phone and acquired by the AP shows anti-government protesters during a rally in Homs on May 6. AP hide caption
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A man holds a placard during a march denouncing the use of nuclear plants and power during a demonstration in Tokyo on May 1. Toru Yamanaka /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Toyota Tundra trucks are lined up at an Arizona dealership in April, when the automaker recalled about 51,000 of the vehicles. Ross D. Franklin/AP hide caption
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at a reception for NATO foreign ministers in Berlin on April 14. Germany has drawn criticism at home and abroad for its decision to not participate in the NATO airstrikes against the forces of Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Berthold Stadler/AP hide caption
Several Asian clams are seen in this 1994 photo, after they were taken from San Francisco Bay. The Asian clam is one of hundreds of aquatic alien species that thrive in the Bay Area. Andrew N. Cohen/San Francisco Estuary Institute via AP hide caption
A footworker dances at Battlegroundz. Wills Glasspiegel for NPR hide caption
Raj Rajaratnam exits federal court in New York on Wednesday. The billionaire co-founder of Galleon Group was convicted of making a fortune by coaxing a crew of corporate tipsters to give him an illegal edge on blockbuster trades in technology and other stocks. Louis Lanzano/AP hide caption
President Obama pats AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka on the back before speaking at the AFL-CIO Executive Council Meeting in Washington last August. Trumka said recently that unions need to start demanding accountability from their allies. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Robert Bobb — Detroit Public Schools emergency financial manager — proposed the charter school idea. His contract with Michigan expires in June — before the full results of the plan will be apparent. John T. Greilick/AP/The Detroit News hide caption
He Did In Fact Start The Fire: Hesher doesn't give him much of a springboard, but Joseph Gordon-Levitt still draws an intriguing portrait of a sociopathic headbanger who bonds with a grieving middle-schooler. Merrick Morton/Wrekin Hill hide caption
"Livery Stable Blues" by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band is considered to be the first jazz recording ever released. Recorded Sound Section, MBRS Division, Library of Congress hide caption
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