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A man takes a picture of a rabbit jumping over an obstacle at the traditional Easter market at the Old Town Square in Prague April 14, 2014. Holy Week is celebrated in many Christian traditions during the week before Easter. REUTERS/David W Cerny (CZECH REPUBLIC - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY RELIGION)
A man takes a picture of a rabbit jumping over an obstacle at the traditional Easter market at the Old Town Square in Prague. Reuters
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First lady Michelle Obama has stickers placed on her face by 20-month-old Lily Oppelt, as her parents Amy and Sgt. Lucas Oppelt, far right, from Indiana, watch during her visit with Wounded Warriors being cared for at the Fisher House at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Monday, April 14, 2014. The first lady is participating in a pre-Easter celebration with military families and their children. The Fisher House provides extend stay housing program for family members while their loved ones receiving specialized medical care at Walter Reed. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
First lady Michelle Obama has stickers placed on her face by 20-month-old Lily Oppelt, as her parents Amy and Sgt. Lucas Oppelt, far right, from Indiana, watch during her visit with Wounded Warriors being cared for at the Fisher House at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. The first lady is participating in a pre-Easter celebration with military families and their children. The Fisher House provides extend stay housing program for family members while their loved ones receiving specialized medical care at Walter Reed. AP
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Pro-Russian protesters attend a rally in front of the seized office of the SBU state security service in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine April 14, 2014. Towns in eastern Ukraine on Monday braced for military action from government forces after Kiev gave pro-Russian separatists a 9 a.m. (0600 GMT) deadline to disarm and end their occupation of state buildings or face a major "anti-terrorist" operation. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Pro-Russian protesters attend a rally in front of the seized office of the SBU state security service in Luhansk, eastern Ukraine. Reuters
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A crew member stands on the deck of the destroyer USS Donald Cook in the Black Sea port of Constanta April 14, 2014. The destroyer arrived amid the worsening standoff between the West and Russia over Ukraine and will participate in a series of navy drills with NATO allies Romania and Turkey, following similar exercises by the USS Truxtun a few weeks ago. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel (ROMANIA - Tags: MILITARY POLITICS MARITIME)
A crew member stands on the deck of the destroyer USS Donald Cook in the Black Sea port of Constanta. The destroyer arrived amid the worsening standoff between the West and Russia over Ukraine and will participate in a series of navy drills with NATO allies Romania and Turkey, following similar exercises by the USS Truxtun a few weeks ago. Reuters
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A Hindu devotee hangs from a rope during the "Chadak" ritual in Kolkata April 14, 2014. Hundreds of Hindu devotees attended the ritual, held to worship the Hindu deity of destruction Lord Shiva. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY)
A Hindu devotee hangs from a rope during the “Chadak” ritual in Kolkata. Hundreds of Hindu devotees attended the ritual, held to worship the Hindu deity of destruction Lord Shiva. Reuters
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PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) activists dressed as chicken hold placards as they protest against the use of eggs, particularly during Easter, in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin April 14, 2014. The placards read (L-R) "Eggs are animal abuse products", "Sorrow" and "Death". REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST)
PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) activists dressed as chicken hold placards as they protest against the use of eggs, particularly during Easter, in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. The placards read “Eggs are animal abuse products”, “Sorrow” and “Death”. Reuters
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Children stand during rain in front of Saint Michel Catholic church in the town of Boda April 14, 2014. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic (CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS SOCIETY)
Children stand during rain in front of Saint Michel Catholic church in the town of Boda, Central African Republic. Reuters
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Pedestrians look at a marathon banner installation at the Old South Church on Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts, April 14, 2014. Tuesday marks the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15, 2013, when two Chechen brothers allegedly planted pressure-cooker bombs near the race's finish line, killing three people and wounded more than 260. REUTERS/Dominick Reuter (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS ANNIVERSARY CIVIL UNREST)
Pedestrians look at a marathon banner installation at the Old South Church on Boylston Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Reuters
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REFILE - ADDITIONAL CAPTION INFORMATION New York City police officers gather for the funeral of NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra at St. Rose of Lima Church in the Rockaway section of Queens, New York April 14, 2014. Officer Guerra died from injuries sustained after responding to a Brooklyn fire, according to local media. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS OBITUARY)
New York City police officers gather for the funeral of NYPD Officer Dennis Guerra at St. Rose of Lima Church in the Rockaway section of Queens. Guerra died from injuries sustained after responding to a Brooklyn fire. Reuters
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A demonstrator wears a mask with the colours of the Spanish Republican flag during a rally to mark the 83rd anniversary of Spain's Second Republic in Madrid April 14, 2014. REUTERS/Susana Vera (SPAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST ANNIVERSARY POLITICS)
A demonstrator wears a mask with the colors of the Spanish Republican flag during a rally to mark the 83rd anniversary of Spain’s Second Republic in Madrid April 14, 2014. Reuters
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Charlie the chimpanzee, rests in his cage on April 14, 2014, in the town of Aley in Mount Lebanon, southeast of Beirut, after being confiscated from a zoo on April 12, and placed in Animals Lebanons care. Charlie, nine-years-old, was smuggled into Lebanon in 2005 and sold from a pet shop before ending up in Animal City zoo. The Ministry of Agriculture declared in 2006 that he was brought into the country without a legal permit for his importation. An attempted confiscation in early 2006 failed after the zoo removed the chimp the day before the action was to take place. Today he is in the care of Animals Lebanon which recently took up the case to free him. AFP PHOTO/ANWAR AMRO (Photo credit should read ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)
Charlie the chimpanzee rests in his cage in Aley, Lebnanon, after being confiscated from a zoo on April 12 and placed in Animals Lebanons care. Charlie was smuggled into Lebanon in 2005 and sold from a pet shop before ending up in Animal City zoo without a permit for his importation. Animals Lebanon is working on freeing nine-year-old Charlie. Getty Images
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GIANYAR, BALI - APRIL 14: Painted eggshell displayed at Wayan Sadra's workshop on April 14, 2014 in Sukawati, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia. 50-year-old Wayan Sadra got the idea to start his eggshell painting business, after his niece who worked in a five star hotel asked for his help to paint on an egg for an Easter egg competition. Now the business he started in 1997 attracts customers for his painted eggs from Germany, France, Italy, and the Netherlands. Sadra usually experiences a surge in sales ahead of Easter. (Photo by Putu Sayoga/Getty Images)
Wayan Sadra displays painted eggshells in a Sukawati, Gianyar, Bali, Indonesia workshop. Getty Images
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SEVILLE, SPAIN - APRIL 14: A dog pulls towards a penitent from 'San Gonzalo' brotherhood before he starts a procession on April 14, 2014 in Seville, Spain. Easter week is traditionally celebrated with processions in most Spanish towns. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)
It’s not who you think! A dog pulls towards a penitent from the San Gonzalo brotherhood before he starts a procession in Seville, Spain. Getty Images
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Will Corporon, left, and Tony Corporon, right, fight emotions while Mindy Losen, center, talks about her son and father during a news conference at their church in Leawood, Kan., Monday, April 14, 2014. Dr. William Corporon and his 14-year-old grandson were victims of Sunday's shooting at the Jewish Community Center. The three are sons and daughter of Dr. Corporon and Losen is the mother of the 14-year-old victim. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
Will Corporon, left, and Tony Corporon, right, fight emotions while Mindy Losen, center, talks about her son and father during a news conference at their church in Leawood, Kan. Dr. William Corporon and his 14-year-old grandson were victims of Sunday’s shooting at the Jewish Community Center. The three are sons and daughter of Dr. Corporon and Losen is the mother of the 14-year-old victim. AP
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Abandoned flip flops lie on the blood soaked ground, at the site of an explosion at a bus park in Abuja, Nigeria, Monday, April. 14, 2014. Suspected Islamic militants struck at the heart of Nigeria with a massive rush-hour explosion at a bus station Monday that killed 71, with the toll expected to rise in the deadliest attack yet on the nation’s capital. Survivors screamed in anguish and the stench of burning fuel and flesh hung over the site where billows of black smoke rose as firefighters worked to put out the fires (AP Photo/ Sunday Alamba)
Abandoned flip flops lie on the blood soaked ground at the site of an explosion at a bus park in Abuja, Nigeria. Suspected Islamic militants struck at the heart of Nigeria with a massive rush-hour explosion at a bus station Monday that killed 71, with the toll expected to rise in the deadliest attack yet on the nation’s capital. AP
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North Korean women in colorful traditional dresses are surrounded by flower blossoms known as "Kimilsungia" as they wait to guide guests at a flower exhibition in Pyongyang, North Korea Monday, April 14, 2014. The flowers, named after Kim Il Sung, are on display to celebrate the late leader's official birth date of April 15, 1912. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
North Korean women in colorful traditional dresses are surrounded by flower blossoms known as “Kimilsungia” as they wait to guide guests at a flower exhibition in Pyongyang, North Korea. The flowers, named after Kim Il Sung, are on display to celebrate the late leader’s official birth date of April 15, 1912. AP
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A Pakistani couple from the Bheel nomad community attend a folk heritage festival in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, April 14, 2014. The festival was organized to emphasize the importance of dying folk culture in Pakistan.(AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
A couple from the Bheel nomad community attend a folk heritage festival in Islamabad, Pakistan. The festival was organized to emphasize the importance of dying folk culture in Pakistan. AP
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A pair of tulips stick out of a drift of snow in Denver after a spring storm packing heavy winds and up to six inches of snow swept over the Centennial State early on Monday, April 14, 2014. Forecasters predict yet another storm will bring snow to Colorado later this week. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
A pair of tulips stick out of a drift of snow in Denver after a spring storm packing heavy winds and up to six inches of snow swept over the Centennial State early on Monday. Forecasters predict yet another storm will bring snow to Colorado later this week. AP