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Udomsak Ratanotayo, left, and Suttinan Boonsomkiat wear storm trooper costumes while donating blood at the Thai Red Cross in Bangkok, Thailand on Monday, April 28, 2014. Thai Star Wars fans will donate blood and give toys at an orphanage as part of a promotional campaign. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Udomsak Ratanotayo, left, and Suttinan Boonsomkiat wear storm trooper costumes while donating blood at the Thai Red Cross in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai Star Wars fans will donate blood and give toys at an orphanage as part of a promotional campaign.

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The Boeoegg, a snowman made of wadding and filled with firecrackers, burns atop a bonfire in the Sechselaeuten square in Zurich April 28, 2014. As the bells of St. Peter's church chime six o'clock, the bonfire below the "Boeoegg" is set alight and mounted guildsmen gallop around the pyre to the tune of the Sechselaeuten March. The faster the head of the "Boeoegg", the symbol of winter, catches fire and explodes, the warmer and more beautiful the summer will be. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann (SWITZERLAND - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

The Boeoegg, a snowman made of wadding and filled with firecrackers, burns atop a bonfire in the Sechselaeuten square in Zurich, Switzerland. As the bells of St. Peter's church chime six o'clock, the bonfire below the Boeoegg is set alight and mounted guildsmen gallop around the pyre to the tune of the Sechselaeuten March. The faster the head of the Boeoegg, the symbol of winter, catches fire and explodes, the warmer and more beautiful the summer will be.

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A woman cries at a temporary group memorial altar in Ansan for the victims of the sunken passenger ship Sewol, April 28, 2014. More than 300 people, most of them students and teachers from the Danwon High School, are dead or missing presumed dead after the April 16 disaster. The Sewol ferry, weighing almost 7,000 tons, sank on a routine trip from the port of Incheon, near Seoul, to the southern holiday island of Jeju. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: DISASTER MARITIME OBITUARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A woman cries at a temporary group memorial altar in Ansan for the victims of the sunken passenger ship Sewol, April 28, 2014. More than 300 people, most of them students and teachers from the Danwon High School, are dead or missing presumed dead after the April 16 disaster. The Sewol ferry, weighing almost 7,000 tons, sank on a routine trip from the port of Incheon, near Seoul, to the southern holiday island of Jeju. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: DISASTER MARITIME OBITUARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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A woman walks with her greyhound dogs along a path in the Durand forest near the French border to Switzerland, in Ferney Voltaire April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (FRANCE)

A woman walks with her greyhound dogs along a path in the Durand forest near the French border to Switzerland, in Ferney Voltaire.

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A boy rests his pet pigeon on his head as he plays with it in a slum in Mumbai April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui (INDIA - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A boy rests his pet pigeon on his head as he plays with it in a slum in Mumbai, India.

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A pro-Russian protester walks in front of riot police during a pro-Ukraine rally in the eastern city of Donetsk April 28, 2014. Several people were wounded when what appeared to be stun grenades exploded during a rally in support of Ukrainian unity in the eastern, separatist-held city of Donetsk on Monday, a Reuters reporter said. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A pro-Russian protester walks in front of riot police during a pro-Ukraine rally in the eastern city of Donetsk, Ukraine.

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Riot policemen wait for a pro-Ukrainian rally to start in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine April 28, 2014.Several people were wounded when pro-Russian separatists attacked a rally in support of Ukrainian unity in the separatist-held city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Monday. REUTERS/Baz Ratner( UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

Riot policemen wait for a pro-Ukrainian rally to start in Donetsk, Ukraine.

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A pro Russian masked armed man sits on the barricades in front of the city hall in Kostyantynivka, 35 kilometers (22 miles) south of Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Monday, April 28, 2014, after masked militants with automatic weapons seized the hall building. Ukraine's acting government and the West have accused Russia of orchestrating the unrest, which they fear Moscow could use as a pretext for an invasion. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

A pro Russian masked armed man sits on the barricades in front of the city hall in Kostyantynivka, Ukraine, after masked militants with automatic weapons seized the hall building. Ukraine's acting government and the West have accused Russia of orchestrating the unrest, which they fear Moscow could use as a pretext for an invasion.

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Afghans play on a trampoline along Qargha Lake, on the outskirts of Kabul April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Children play on a trampoline along Qargha Lake on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan.

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People dressed as blocks of currency notes walk along a street as part of a marketing campaign in Moscow April 28, 2014. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin (RUSSIA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

People dressed as blocks of currency notes walk along a street as part of a marketing campaign in Moscow.

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A woman gives birth to twins in the back of a UNICEF vehicle assisted by a medic as she travels in an armed peacekeeping convoy from the African Union operation in CAR (MISCA) escorting about one thousand internally displaced Muslims the northern towns of Kabo and Sido on the border with Chad April 28, 2014. The woman was one of three pregnant wives of a man that are travelling in the convoy. REUTERS/Siegfried Modola (CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT RELIGION)

A woman gives birth to twins in the back of a UNICEF vehicle assisted by a medic as she travels in an armed peacekeeping convoy from the African Union operation in the Central African Republic.

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The National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA), the National People's Action and the National Day Labor Organizing Network (NDLON) hold a rally calling for the end of deportations of undocumented immigrants in front of the White House in Washington,DC on April 28, 2014. The US Senate passed comprehensive immigration reform last June, but the issue is languishing this year, with skittish Republicans reluctant to jeopardize their chance to gain full control of Congress. AFP PHOTO/Nicholas KAMM (Photo credit should read NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images)

The National Domestic Workers Alliance, the National People's Action and the National Day Labor Organizing Network hold a rally calling for the end of deportations of undocumented immigrants in front of the White House.

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U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm leaves a news conference in a park next to federal court, Monday, April 28, 2014, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The Staten Island Republican was arrested earlier in the day and pleaded not guilty to a 20-count federal indictment that includes charges of mail fraud, wire fraud and tax fraud. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm leaves a news conference in a park next to federal court in Brooklyn. The Staten Island Republican was arrested earlier in the day and pleaded not guilty to a 20-count federal indictment that includes charges of mail fraud, wire fraud and tax fraud.

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Filipino activists hold a mock U.S. flag bearing the name of U.S. President Barack Obama during a rally outside the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, Monday April 28, 2014 to oppose the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement between the Philippines and U.S. The U.S. military will have greater access to bases across the Philippines under the new 10-year agreement signed today in conjunction with Obama's visit and seen as an effort by Washington to counter Chinese aggression in the region. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Filipino activists hold a mock U.S. flag bearing the name of President Obama during a rally outside the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, to oppose the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement between the Philippines and U.S.

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John Smith reacts after seeing what's left of his auto repair shop in Mayflower, Ark., Monday, April 28, 2014, after a tornado struck the town late Sunday. Mayflower was hit hard Sunday after a tornado system ripped through several states in the central U.S. and left more than a dozen dead in a violent start to this year's storm season, officials said. (AP Photo/Karen E. Segrave)

John Smith reacts after seeing what's left of his auto repair shop in Mayflower, Ark., after a tornado struck the town late Sunday. Mayflower was hit hard Sunday after a tornado system ripped through several states in the central U.S. and left more than a dozen dead in a violent start to this year's storm season, officials said.

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Kim Hunt, right, comforts her daughter Katie Hunt, a ninth grader at Madison High School in San Antonio, who spent 50 minuets hiding in a supply closet in the school after a student was found to have brought weapons to school, Monday, April 28, 2014. The student had pledged to "commit a violent act" using an AK-47 assault rifle and other weapons if school officials didn't meet a series of demands. The student was taken into custody. (AP Photo/San Antonio Express-News, Bob Owen)

Kim Hunt, right, comforts her daughter Katie Hunt, a ninth grader at Madison High School in San Antonio, Texas, who spent 50 minutes hiding in a supply closet in the school after a student was found to have brought weapons to school. The student had pledged to "commit a violent act" using an AK-47 assault rifle and other weapons if school officials didn't meet a series of demands. The student was taken into custody.

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Forrest Taylor, an artillery restorer and historian, guides a cannon into place next to others on a trailer in Baltimore's Patterson Park, Monday, April 28, 2014, before taking them and others away for restoration. Taylor plans to restore the park's seven cannons in time for the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. They stand on what was once called Hampstead Hill, a site where Americans successfully repelled British troops in September 1814. Once thought to be reproductions, Taylor believes the cannons are as much as 350 years old and show signs of heavy use in battle, although information regarding which battles they were used in remains elusive to historians. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Forrest Taylor, an artillery restorer and historian, guides a cannon into place next to others on a trailer in Baltimore's Patterson Park before taking them and others away for restoration. Taylor plans to restore the park's seven cannons in time for the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. They stand on what was once called Hampstead Hill, a site where Americans successfully repelled British troops in September 1814. Once thought to be reproductions, Taylor believes the cannons are as much as 350 years old and show signs of heavy use in battle, although information regarding which battles they were used in remains elusive to historians.

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California Chrome arrives at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Ky., Monday, April 28, 2014. California Chrome has won his last four races by a combined 24 ¼ lengths. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)

California Chrome arrives at Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Ky. California Chrome has won his last four races by a combined 24 ¼ lengths.

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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, left, watches a slide presentation with trade workers after the developer of a megamall at the Meadowlands sports complex in East Rutherford, N.J., signed a union agreement, Monday, April 28, 2014, to jumpstart work on the long-delayed project. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, left, watches a slide presentation with trade workers after the developer of a megamall at the Meadowlands sports complex in East Rutherford, N.J., signed a union agreement to jumpstart work on the long-delayed project.

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Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe signs SB260, mental health reform legislation, at the University of Virginia Medical Center, Monday, April 28, 2014, in Charlottesville, Va. (AP Photo/The Daily Progress, Ryan M. Kelly)

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe signs SB260, mental health reform legislation, at the University of Virginia Medical Center in Charlottesville, Va.

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This Monday, April 28, 2014 photo shows the Miss America statue that was dedicated on the Atlantic City N.J. Boardwalk The statue is part of an effort to provide year-round attractions for tourists that don't necessarily involve gambling. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

This Miss America statue was dedicated on the Atlantic City, N.J. boardwalk. The statue is part of an effort to provide year-round attractions for tourists that don't necessarily involve gambling.

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Snow falls at noon Monday, April 28, 2014, in the highest reaches of Lead, S.D., where the Ross Shaft at the Sanford Underground Research Facility stands sentinel on a pine-clad hilltop. A system that brought deadly weather to the central and southern U.S. over the weekend dumped heavy snow in western South Dakota late Sunday and early Monday. (AP Photo/Rapid City Journal, Tom Griffith)

Snow falls at noon in the highest reaches of Lead, S.D., where the Ross Shaft at the Sanford Underground Research Facility stands sentinel on a pine-clad hilltop. A system that brought deadly weather to the central and southern U.S. over the weekend dumped heavy snow in western South Dakota late Sunday and early Monday.