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Top California court rules gays may marry 8:27am EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The California Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex marriages on Thursday in a major victory for gay rights advocates that will allow homosexual couples to marry in the most populous U.S. state.  Full Article   |  Video

 
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New York imam forges close ties with city's Jews 6:39am EDT 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's largest mosque, the Islamic Cultural Center (ICC) on East 96th Street in Manhattan, is getting applause from an unexpected quarter -- the city's influential Jewish community.  Full Article 

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Wal-Mart to serve food in small-format stores: report 5:39am EDT 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc intends to prepare and serve food in its planned small-format stores, the Financial Times said on Friday, as it competes with British retailer Tesco's Fresh & Easy markets.  Full Article 

Many dead in Nigeria pipeline fire

May 16 - At least 100 people were killed and scores injured when a ruptured fuel pipeline exploded in a suburb of the commercial capital Lagos.  Play Video

 
Returning vets face obstacles

The military and its critics agree on one thing -- there are not enough therapists to treat all the soldiers who return from Iraq and Afghanistan traumatized by the experience.   Full Article | Full Coverage 

Surf's up

Professional surfers from around the world compete in Tahiti in the Billabong Pro surf tournament.

 
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Road to the White House

Reuters political correspondents report the stories behind the scenes of the 2008 campaign trail.  Full Article