One of the sets that Madonna uses on her "Stick & Sweet" tour collapsed Thursday in France. One person was killed and six were injured. Police are still trying to rescue others who are trapped in the rubble.

The accident occurred at 5:15pm local time (11:15am EST) at Nice's Stade Velodrome during preparations for the Material Girl's next show. The stadium is being shut down by police and fire officials while they attempt to rescue those who are still trapped.

Each year during the second week of July, Spain holds its annual Running of the Bulls. There are usually a few injuries, mostly because when you get a bunch of people who are drunk on red wine running around with 1,000lb. beasts, there's bound to be a couple run-ins. Most of the time, however, the injuries are not fatal. But this year, for the first time in fourteen years, one of the participants suffered a fatal wound.

A rogue bull gored a young Spaniard in the neck as he tried to run for cover beneath a wooden barrier, sliding under it feet first. The 1,130-pound bull named Capuchino had strayed from the pack, spooked and began charging at anything that moved.

The young man, 27-year-old Daniel Jimeno Romero, probably would have survived if he had dove head first instead of feet first. He was the son of a Pamplona native, and an experienced bull runner.

Two British gossip papers - News of the World and The Sun - have been implicated in a scandal of gigantic proportions involving the paying of private detectives to tap into the phones of thousands of celebrities and public figures. A few of the big names that are said to have been a victims of the papers' illegal activities include Elle Macpherson, Gwyneth Paltrow, George Michael, and the now-deceased Jade Goody. Both papers are owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., who also owns Fox News, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post, and other publications in the U.S.

News of the World is said to have gone to great lengths to conceal their activities, paying off three victims and ensuring that the evidence in each of the cases was sealed. They are said to have paid out more than 1 million pounds ($1.6 million), to settle. Thirty-one journalists are also accused of hiring a private investigator who also regularly conducted searches of police databases and paid off employees of various companies and groups for information, in addition to the illegal wiretapping.

The Daily Mail, which is not owned by Murdoch, is also under scrutiny. They are said to have hired the same investigator to do obtain information illegally for them as well.

As a citizen of and believer in democracy, I applaud the efforts of Mir Hossein Mousavi. His efforts are similar to what former vice-president Al Gore should have done during the controversy surrounding the United States presidential election of 2000. Gore should have continued to protest regardless of the political risks until all the votes were counted in Florida. Instead, former president George W. Bush was appointed by the United States Supreme Court to effectively overturn the will of the people and look at what has happened to the United States in the last eight years.

Wimbledon is one of four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, and is the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world. Held at the All England Club in the London suburb of Wimbledon since 1877, the tournament has also become known for its infamous rain delays. Wimbledon participants and viewers have grown to expect unpredictable weather, ranging from torrential downpours to on-again-off-again trickles. But beginning this year, the rain will no longer be a factor in game play.

When Wimbledon kicks off Monday, spectators will find a new waterproof feature on the Centre Court - a translucent retractable roof. Dedicated last month in front of crowd of nearly 15,000, many believe it was a long time coming. Others are sad to see the end of an era and a long-standing tradition. The outer courts will still be open to the elements, but it won't be the same with Centre Court fully protected.

Prior to the roof, grass-protecting tarpaulins needed to be deployed by teams of groundsmen at the slightest hint of rain, and then quickly removed when the rain ended. With the unpredictable nature of the rain in England, this start-stop process could go on and on and on.

According to the Swiss pharmaceuticals company Novartis AG, it has successfully produced the first batch of swine flu vaccine weeks ahead of expectations. The vaccine is normally grown in eggs, but this time was made in cells.

According to the World Health Organization, which delcared the H1N1 virus a pandemic last week, drugmakers will most likely have vaccines approved and ready for sale after September.

The first batch of Novartis' vaccine will be used for pre-clinical evaluation and testing, and is being considered for clinical trials.

The vaccine was made at a Novartis plant in Marburg, Germany, where the company says it could potentially produce millions of doses of vaccine a week. A second plant is being built in Holly Springs, NC.

Novartis said that more than 30 governments have so far requested vaccine supplies. The US alone placed a $289 million order in May.