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A three-judge panel has denied requests to release the photos and videos taken on the night Osama Bin Laden was killed. The District of Columbia Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals sided with the Obama Administration against a conservative watchdog group, Judicial Watch, that had been attempting to get the photos released. The administration argued – and the court agreed – that the photos and video footage from that night should remain classified in the interests of the safety of Americans abroad. The administration expressed concern that if the photos became public, it would spark riots and other anti-American violence in certain parts of the world. The ruling, which was unanimous, held that the government’s reasons for classifying the photos Top Secret – and thus exempt from the Freedom of Information Act – were justified. The raid that killed Bin Laden, for whom U.S. authorities had been searching for over ten years, was conducted by U.S. Navy SEALs in May 2011 in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The SEALs took several photos and video of the raid and its aftermath, including photos of Bin Laden’s body, partly so that the CIA could use facial recognition technology to confirm Bin Laden’s death.

While a perfect game in the majors is pretty much always newsworthy, it’s rare that a non-professional player gets much attention for it. Sometimes, though, a pitcher manages to accomplish this rare feat in a way that makes the larger sports world sit up and take notice. That’s just what happened when Michael Strem, senior at St. Francis School in Mountain View, California, threw the first perfect game in his school’s history. Throwing a perfect game – especially the first in your team’s history – is impressive enough. What’s really remarkable is that Strem did it with a mere 66 pitches. In seven innings of baseball, Strem faced 21 batters, which means that each batter saw, on average, just slightly more than three pitches. That makes it one of the most efficient perfect games you could ever hope to see. Even more impressive, 48 of Strem’s 66 pitches were thrown for strikes, and only 18 were balls. He also recorded 8 strikeouts. Strem’s gem turned out to be a major boon to his team, whose offense was a little slow. The game was tied 0-0 until the 6th inning, when St. Francis scored two runs on an infield single by Mark Cardinalli. Thanks to Strem’s amazing pitching (and Cardinalli’s two-run single) St. Francis improved their record to 26-4 and advanced to the semifinal round of the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs.

The Xbox One – Microsoft’s next generation games console – was finally revealed today. The machine looks capable enough, and will surely have some killer games. That doesn’t matter on Twitter, though, where gut reactions and cheap shots are all that matters. Microsoft encouraged fans to continue the discussion on Twitter with #XboxOne and they did. People were talking about everything from the console’s TV functions to the still confusing used games policy. I will say, the best thing that’s come out of today is that I more excited than ever for Killzone: Shadow Fall. #XboxOne — Jim Sterling (@JimSterling) May 21, 2013 The instant switching on the #xboxone looks really good. Not really sure how TV will work outside of US. As our TVs have integrated Tuners. — Muhammad Skaka (@productfeedback) May 22, 2013 Games locked to 1 account = other household members can’t play a game registered to someone else’s account. That’s a huge problem. #xboxone — GameJournos (@GameJournos) May 22, 2013 I’m nerding out over the #xboxone and the amazing features. Split screen like my @surface pro? With Madden and an @nfl game? Yes please! — Mike Ross (@IAmMikeRoss) May 22, 2013 Is it just me of did today’s #xboxone press conference target the ‘Bro Gamer’ almost exclusively? — Zak Grim (@ZakGrim) May 22, 2013 Microsoft seems so confused and unsure on the used game issue because until this afternoon it actually forgot what videogames are. #XboxOne — Jim Sterling (@JimSterling) May 21, 2013 At least Microsoft made the controller matte black #xboxone #aSmallvictory — Michael Gallarello (@mjgconcepts) May 22, 2013 Can #xboxone wipe my ass for me? — Bee (@itssbee_) May 22, 2013 If you want to follow all the Xbox One madness on Twitter, hit up the widget below: Tweets about “#xboxone”

A Texas judge has ruled that a Lesbian couple will lose their children if they continue to cohabitate. According to an Associated Press report on the ruling, a clause in Carolyn Compton’s divorce states that her children are not allowed to spend the night with her while a “romantic partner” also spends the night. The clause could be side-stepped if the woman were to be married to the “romantic partner,” but gay marriage is not yet legal in the state of Texas. Compton’s partner, Paige Price, has been ordered to move out of the home they share within 30 days, or Compton faces losing custody of her two daughters, ages 10 and 13. Compton’s husband reportedly wanted the divorce clause enforced for the “benefit” of the children. According to the AP report, Compton and Price have argued that the divorce clause is unconstitutional, on the basis that it limits their “thought, belief, and experssion.”. The couple have stated that they will comply with the judge’s order, though they believe is could be “harmful to the children” and disruptive to their family.

Ang Lee, who spent the last several years on one project, says he has to back out of helming the pilot for the new television series “Tyrant”. “It is with disappointment that I must confirm I have withdrawn from my commitment to direct the upcoming FX pilot ‘Tyrant,’” he said in a statement. “It is one of the most brilliant ideas for a series that I’ve seen and one about which I was very excited. However, after spending over four years making and promoting ‘Life of Pi,’ I have recently realized that I need some rest. Because I cannot give 100 percent to this exciting project at this time, I cannot allow myself to do anything that may affect the potential for this exciting new series. I wish Fox 21 and FX the best with this remarkable project.” Lee also cites other commitments as reasons for the pullout; he is currently serving as a juror at the Cannes Film Festival, among other things. “Tyrant” tells the story of an American family who gets caught up in the stormy Middle East. Production is supposed to begin this summer, but the cast has yet to be announced.

O.J. Simpson has captured the fascination of millions over the years; as the former football hero-turned-actor who ran from police in a now infamous highway chase after the murder of his wife, his story seemed like something out of a movie. But the reality behind the calm courtroom facade he carried was all too real for his ex-girlfriend, who says he constantly compared her to his slain wife. “It was very hard to deal with that everyday, comparing me to Nicole. ‘Nicole did this, Nicole did that. You should do this, that’s what she did,’” Christie Prody said. “I was young, and so he could try to shape me, mold me, into what he wanted. He would say things to me like, ‘You better watch out so something bad doesn’t happen to you like Nicole.’” Prody stayed with Simpson for twelve years after they began dating when she was just 21. She says he made her dye her hair blonde (Nicole Brown-Simpson was a blonde) and, because she was so young, she did what he said in order to please him. She says that his court appearance last week–which was a hearing granted to try and overturn his 2008 robbery conviction–was the first time she’d seen him in years, and his puffy appearance surprised her. “I had to take a double take,” she said. “I can’t believe he’s gotten a lot bigger and very grey since I last saw him. Image was the most important thing to him. Being good looking was important to him. And even more so, the girl on his arm had to be good looking.” She says that despite his altered appearance, he’s still the same guy deep down. “O.J. is very charming,” she said. “He’s very charming and he tells you what you want to hear. He’s very believable.”

A letter carrier whose calling card was “The Bishop” was sentenced this week for mailing pipe bombs to investment firms. According to an Associated Press report, John Tomkins of Iowa was sentenced to 37 years in prison this week for mailing “dud” pipe bombs to investment firms and investment advisers. The 48-year-old mail carrier had mailed the ineffective pipe bombs with letters signed “The Bishop,” an idea he stated he got from criminals in movies. He will serve a manditory minimum sentence of 30 years. Tomkins’ crimes were reportedly a scheme to influence the value of stocks that he owned. The letters mailed along with the intentionally disabled bombs had threatened financial executives and their families if stock prices were not raised for certain companies. According to the AP report, it took U.S. authorities two years to track down Tomkins. The crimes were eventually pinned to him using the stock market records of two companies Tomkins had mentioned in his threats.

Jennifer Lawrence is becoming one of the hottest actresses in Hollywood, who can seem to do no wrong. Whether she’s smoking some weed with no make-up on, or making a reference to beating Meryl. While she is most likely enjoying this hot streak, she most likely doesn’t want that to turn into literal fire. Which nearly happened at a party taking place at the 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival. Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth were in the V.I.P section for a party celebrating the release of ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’. All was going well, until an 8-foot column that housed a large number of candles fell onto them as they enjoyed drinks on a sofa. Any huge Jennifer Lawrence and/or Liam Hemsworth can rest easy, as neither of them were harmed in the accident. According to an inside source, “They both jumped up when it happened, and thankfully no one was hurt. Liam and Jennifer both seemed pretty calm about it and laughed it off. They almost caught fire – - literally.” Although she came close to getting burned, it sounds like she had a good time getting together with the cast of The Hunger Games at Cannes. Jennifer Lawrence is no stranger to near accidents, as proven by her endearing fall at the Oscars earlier this year.

Goats aren’t typically known for holding up traffic, but one goat did just that this morning in New Jersey. The AP reports that a goat had escaped onto the Pulaski Skyway in New Jersey this morning. Five police officers were called to scene to help catch the goat, but they had no luck for nearly two hours. It appears the goat was rather nimble and kept jumping back and forth over the divider causing problems for both sides of traffic. Thankfully, nobody was hurt as a result of the goat running along the highway. There was, however, a small accident involving four cars as the drivers were attempting to avoid the animal. Where did the mischievous goat come from? The police aren’t sure, but its tag did say U.S. Department of Agriculture. They assume that it had somehow escaped from a truck heading to a slaughterhouse. Here’s some amateur footage of the police trying to catch the escaped goat:

Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston were once quite the pair. Their marriage lasted five years before the two called it quits in 2005. Looking back on it, Pitt says his marriage to Aniston was “pathetic.” In an upcoming interview with the World War Z star in Parade Magazine, Pitt reflects upon his marriage with the Friends star. He told the magazine that his marriage with Aniston had basically devolved into him “sitting on a couch, holding a joint, hiding out.” He then said that it started to feel “pathetic.” He went on to say that he was so absorbed in trying to “find a movie about an interesting life” that his real life became uninterested. He partially blames his marriage to Aniston for the feeling by saying that he was “trying to pretend the marriage was something that it wasn’t.” This all may sound like Pitt blames Aniston for the above, but that’s not the case says the star. He says that he means he was becoming dull to himself in the marriage, and the blame fell on himself. He holds that Aniston “is an incredibly giving, loving and hilarious woman.” As for his current life, Pitt says that he’s “satisfied” in his relationship with Angelina Jolie. The two raise children they have adopted from around the world and are regular activists for various causes. In fact, Jolie was raising awareness for breast cancer last week when she announced that she had undergone a double mastectomy to reduce her chances of developing the cancer. In the op-ed announcement, she urged other women to get tested for breast cancer, and to not be afraid of the surgery. [h/t: NY Post] [Image: Georges Biard]