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End of the game

The car driven by Chase Austin comes to a rest after hitting wall in the first turn during the Indy Lights Freedom 100 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis,

All set to conquer

Defending champions Serena Williams, of the U.S, left, and Spain's Rafael Nadal listening to the advice during a shooting organized by a sponsor on the sidelines of the French Open Tennis tournament, in a new renovated swimming pool in Paris, Friday, May 23, 2014. The French Open tennis tournament starts Sunday

Planet of apes

A gorilla at the Henry Doorly Zoo ignores spectators as it props it's legs against a viewing bubble in Omaha

In the White House

President Barack Obama looks up while signing H.R. 685 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 23, 2014. H.R. 685 is the American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act with the presentation of a single congressional gold medal in recognition of the Aces military service. From back left are Rep. Denny Heck, D-Wash., Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Fred Dungan, American Fighter Ace, of San Clemente, Calif., Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, partially obscured, and Clayton Gross, of Portland, Ore., American Fighter Ace

Sky is not the limit

A Japanese rocket H-2A carrying an earth observation satellite is launched from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan Saturday, May 24, 2014. The high-resolution satellite will be used to map and collect data for monitoring natural disasters, and for surveying natural resources