In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
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In Pictures: Dazzle like Beckham
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/15
In Pictures: Duchess Kate's royal baby bump
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'Zoe' walks the tightrope during a Boston cat show. The trainers at the show said that a cat is best trained to do tricks that fit its personality. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff/File
A cat balances on performer Yuri Kuklachev's hand during a show in Moscow. Mr. Kuklachev says his training technique is a secret, but that cats will do anything if they trust you. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff/File
A cat walks with a bird during Madame Shamsheeva's trained animal act in Tampa, Fla. Newscom/File
Svetlana Shemsheeva performs with a cat at the Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus in Dallas, Tex. Cheryl Diaz Myer/Newscom/File
Animal trainers Beth Cristel and Samantha Martin use treats to encourage the Rock Cats – 'Pinky' on guitar and 'Fiji' on drums – to perform at Chicago Gorilla Tango Theater in Chicago, Ill. Mira Oberman/AFP/Newscom/File
A cat jumps through a hoop held by a monk named Nga phe Kyaung at the Jumping Cat Monastery in Inle Lake, Burma (Myanmar). Janet Sweeney/Lonely Planet Photos/Newscom/File
Suzanne Berrin tries to coax her Burmese cat named 'Canon' to jump over a hurdle designed for cats. Charlie Neuman/San Diego Union-Tribune/Zuma Press/Newscom/File
'Gimmel,' the glamorous cat from Fancy Feast commercials, 'plays' a grand piano with trainer Karen Thomas at a Boston cat show. Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff/File
It's not your average game of cat and mouse. 'Maverick,' an American shorthair, shows off his computer skills in preparation for the annual Cat Fanciers Association Iams Cat Championship at Madison Square Garden in New York. Tamara Beckwith/Splash News/Newscom/File
In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/16
In Pictures: Dazzle like Beckham
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/15
In Pictures: Duchess Kate's royal baby bump
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/14
In Pictures: Keffiyeh is rebel chic
Under Hugo Chávez, big businesses endured threats of state takeover. This week, Chávez's successor reached out to the boss of Venezuela's largest privately held company.
In Venezuela, Hugo Chávez's successor seems to be turning toward big business for help in ending rampant scarcities of basic consumer goods and an almost 30 percent annual inflation rate.
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