Smithsonian National Zoo biologist Leigh Pitsko releases a male lion cub for its swim test in the zoo habitat moat in Washington. Four unnamed 10-week-old lion cubs were tested today for their ability to swim and remove themselves from the zoo habitat moat.
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Venezuelan artist Cristobal Ochoa and his performance partner, Jean-Paul Fowler, promote the Artist Open Houses part of the Brighton Festival with street art performance “Los conos de madre” (“Mother’s cones”) on the seafront in Brighton, England.
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An Israeli air force C-130 Hercules (left) and a C-130J Super Hercules fly over the city of Ashdod during an aerial show as part of celebrations for Israel’s Independence Day, marking the 66th anniversary of the creation of the state.
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A Hindu boy peeps out from a window grille in an ashram in Ayodhya in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
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Protesters march in support of the girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in front of the Nigerian Embassy in Washington. Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped eight girls from a village near one of their strongholds in northeastern Nigeria overnight, police and residents said Tuesday. The abduction of the girls, ages 12 to 15, follows the kidnapping of more than 200 other schoolgirls by the Islamist militant group last month.
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A man rides a bike along a street decorated in celebration of the upcoming World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio is one of the host cities for the 2014 World Cup.
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A pro-Russia separatist stands guard on a street in Donetsk, Ukraine. Both sides buried their dead Tuesday as Ukraine slides further toward war, with supporters of Russia and of a united Ukraine accusing each other of tearing the country apart.
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US Drug Enforcement Administration officers display part of the 2,822 pounds of cocaine, worth an estimated $37 million, seized in a routine patrol during a media presentation in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The US Coast Guard recovered the drugs April 29 during an at-sea interdiction south of Puerto Rico and also arrested two traffickers from the Dominican Republic.
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The wreckage of a small plane that crashed into a house is lifted by a crane in Northglenn, Colo. The pilot of the single-engine craft, which was pulling an advertising banner, walked away uninjured after it crashed into an unoccupied home in suburban Denver on Monday, setting the building on fire.
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A Palestinian woman holds a candle during a rally calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails, in the West Bank city of Hebron.
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A new recruit raises three fingers in the sign of the Trinity at a swearing-in ceremony for the Vatican’s elite Swiss Guard at the Cortile di San Damaso at the Vatican. The ceremony is held on May 6 every year to commemorate the 147 halberdiers who died defending the pope in 1527.
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey (center) and Vice Chairman Adm. James Winnefeld (left) talk before testifying to the Senate Armed Services Committee with other members of the Joint Chiefs on Capitol Hill. Joined by senior enlisted officers, the Joint Chiefs testified about proposals relating to military compensation.
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers remarks during the National Council for Behavioral Health’s Annual Conference at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Md. Clinton discussed topics including mental health and social issues.
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An Afghan survivor sits in front of his tent near the site of Friday’s landslide that buried Abi-Barik village in Badakhshan province, northeastern Afghanistan. Hundreds of people were killed in the landslide and authorities tried to help families displaced by the torrent of mud that swept through their village.
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An honor guard walks past a Star of David after a visit by German President Joachim Gauck to the former Nazi concentration camp at Terezin in the Czech Republic.
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A young performer cries as she parades during the Bun Festival on Cheung Chau island in Hong Kong. The Taoist god of the sea is worshiped and evil spirits are believed to be scared away by loud gongs and drums during the procession.
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A bun scrambling competition during the Bun Festival at Hong Kong’s Cheung Chau island early Wednesday. The festival celebrates the islanders’ deliverance from famine many centuries ago.
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Election workers review electronic voting machines on the eve of the eighth phase of voting in parliamentary elections in Leh, India.
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As her attorney, Krovatin Klingeman, places a hand on her shoulder, Christina Renna, a former aide to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, winds up a full day of testifying in Trenton before lawmakers probing the George Washington Bridge lane closures scandal.
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An Albany, NY, mounted police officer salutes during a ceremony at the State of New York Police Officers Memorial in Albany. The names of 20 officers who died in the the line of duty were added to the memorial, including 13 who died from Ground Zero-related illnesses after the 9/11 attacks.
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An osprey takes off from its nest inside a fire siren in Spring Lake, NJ. The Jersey Shore town has been forced to turn the siren off until fall to avoid disturbing the bird and any chicks it may have. First responders are notified of emergencies using pagers or cellphones.
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Russian political activists Nadya Tolokonnikova (center) and Maria Alyokhina (center left) of the Russian punk band Pussy Riot join politicians seeking action to stop violations of human rights by pro-Russia militants in the Ukraine region, at the Capitol in Washington.
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