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Published June 17, 2014, 4:35 p.m. ET

A member of the Thunderbolt Craziness band wearing a metal suit balances a soccer ball on his head as electricity is discharged from Tesla coils during a performance to celebrate the 2014 Brazil World Cup, in Changle, Fujian province June 12, 2014. The band specialises in producing electric arcs from Tesla coils that have been charged with one million volts of electricity. Picture taken June 12, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

A member of Thunderbolt Craziness wears a metal suit and balances a soccer ball on his head in Changle, Fujian province, China. Reuters

A boy cools himself in the waters of a tube well on a hot summer day at Manawala village on the outskirts of the northern Indian city of Amritsar June 17, 2014. India has long suffered deadly heatwaves. Periods of extreme temperatures have led to thousands of deaths since the 1990s, largely in rural areas where basic infrastructure is poor. REUTERS/Munish Sharma (INDIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A boy cools himself in a tube well in Amritsar, India. Reuters

Personnel from the Kurdish security forces detain a man suspected of being a militant belonging to the al Qaeda-linked Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the outskirts of Kirkuk June 16, 2014. Iraq's Shi'ite rulers defied Western calls on Tuesday to reach out to Sunnis to defuse the uprising in the north of the country, declaring a boycott of Iraq's main Sunni political bloc and accusing Sunni power Saudi Arabia of promoting "genocide". Picture taken June 16, 2014. REUTERS/ Ako Rasheed (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Kurdish security forces detain a man suspected to have al Qaeda ties in Kirkuk, Iraq. Reuters

Racegoers attend the first day of the Royal Ascot horse racing festival at Ascot, southern England June 17, 2014. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT HORSE RACING SOCIETY)

Guests arrive at the Royal Ascot horse racing festival in Ascot, England. Reuters

Palestinians militants from various armed factions, including Hamas, attend a news conference in Gaza City June 17, 2014. The news conference was held to protest against the Israeli arrest of Palestinians in the West Bank as well as to show support for people in the West Bank and Hebron. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Palestinian militants attend a news conference in Gaza City. Reuters

A woman walks past a gate filled with shrapnel holes, in the eastern Ukranian city of Slaviansk June 17, 2014. Ukraine's president said on Monday he had ordered troops to regain control of the frontier with Russia to pave the way for a truce and peace talks after weeks of fighting with pro-Russian separatists. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (UKRAINE - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

A woman walks past a gate filled with shrapnel holes in Slaviansk, Ukraine. Reuters

An Israeli soldier takes part in an operation to locate three Israeli teens in the West Bank City of Hebron June 17, 2014. Israel decided on Tuesday to widen a crackdown on Hamas in the West Bank after troops detained more than 40 members of the Palestinian Islamist group in sweeps conducted in tandem with a search for the three missing Jewish teenagers. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST)

An Israeli soldier searches for three missing Israeli teens in Hebron, West Bank. Reuters

U.S. President Barack Obama listens to a question during a visit to Pittsburgh June 17, 2014. During the event, Obama said that Ahmed Abu Khatallah, the suspected ringleader of the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, was being transported to the United States after his capture on Sunday. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)

President Obama listens intently during a visit to Pittsburgh, Pa. Reuters

Smoke rises as villagers burn cannabis plants before a police raid, in the village of Lazarat June 17, 2014. Police raided a cannabis plantation in the lawless Albanian village of Lazarat on Monday, exchanging fire with locals who responded with anti-tank grenades and heavy machinegun rounds. There were no casualties in the gun battle in Lazarat, a village some 150 km (100 miles) south of the capital Tirana that has long been a no-go area for police who risk being shot at by drugs gangs. REUTERS/Arben Celi (ALBANIA - Tags: DRUGS SOCIETY CRIME LAW)

Villagers burn cannabis plants before a police raid in Lazarat, Albania. Reuters

Belgium's Dries Mertens celebrates after scoring a goal against Algeria during their 2014 World Cup Group H soccer match at the Mineirao stadium in Belo Horizonte June 17, 2014. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Belgium’s Dries Mertens celebrates after scoring a goal against Algeria during their 2014 World Cup match. Reuters

Mehdi Army fighters loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr march during a military-style training in the holy city of Najaf, June 17, 2014. Iraq's Shi'ite rulers defied Western calls on Tuesday to reach out to Sunnis to defuse the uprising in the north of the country, declaring a boycott of Iraq's main Sunni political bloc and accusing Sunni power Saudi Arabia of promoting "genocide". REUTERS/ Ahmad Mousa (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)

Mehdi Army fighters march in a training exercise in Najaf, Iraq. Reuters

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 17: "Split-Rocker" a 37-foot tall flower sculpture by artist Jeff Koons, is assembled by workers outside Rockefeller Center on June 17, 2014 in New York City. The sculpture depicts a half toy pony, half toy horse. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Jeff Koons’ flower sculpture, “Split-Rocker,” is assembled in Rockefeller Center. Getty Images

A Chinese student, part of a group of supporters of Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, waves the Chinese national flags as they gather at a counter- demonstration against a protest against the leader across the street from Downing Street in central London, where he was meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron at his official residence, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. The Chinese leader met with Cameron and other senior government officials, and the two sides are expected to announce a slew of trade and investment deals. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Supporters of Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang wave flags in London. AP

A Pakistani tribal girl peeks out after fleeing her village in the Pakistani tribal area of North Waziristan, in Bannu, Pakistan, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Pakistani jets pounded targets in the country's northwest on Monday as the military suffered its first casualties in a major offensive designed to root out safe havens in the volatile region. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

A Pakistani girl peeks out after fleeing her village in Bannu. AP

Officials walk through the tornado damaged town of Pilger, Neb., on Tuesday, June 17, 2014. A storm packing rare dual tornadoes tore through the tiny farming town crumpling grain bins like discarded soda cans and flattening dozens of homes. (AP Photo/The World-Herald, Ryan Soderlin)

Officials examine tornado damage in Pilger, Neb. AP

"King Croc," right, a saltwater crocodile and his female companion of 20 years now, reside in a special enclosure at Dubai Aquarium & Underwater Zoo, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. At about five meters long (16 feet) and weighing over 750 kilograms (1653 pounds), the 40-year-old crocodile arrived in Dubai from a crocodile farm in Australia. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)

The saltwater “King Croc” and his female companion of 20 years lounge at the Dubai Aquarium. AP

People rally for an increase in the minimum wage on the Great Western Staircase at the Capitol on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. Several hundred fast-food workers and other low-wage employees from around New York gathered to pressure lawmakers to raise the minimum wage from $8 to $10.10 an hour and let local cities raise it even higher. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

A crowd protests for a higher minimum wage in Albany, NY. AP

Pete Hodak looks over flattened barns and downed trees at his home north of Mason City, Iowa, on Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Several farms and acreages were heavily damaged and widespread power outages were reported after an apparent tornado struck the area. (AP Photo/The Globe Gazette, Arian Schuessler)

Mason City, Iowa, resident Pete Hodak examines the damage following Monday’s tornadoes. AP

Chilean Foreign Minister Heraldo Munoz participates in the second day of the State Department's 'Our Ocean' conference at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Chilean Foreign Minister Heraldo Munoz speaks at the “Our Ocean” event in Washington. AP

Designer Ralph Lauren and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton applaud a group of newly sworn-in citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, Tuesday, June 17, 2014. Lauren was also honored for his efforts to fund the conservation of the flag that inspired the national anthem. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Hillary Clinton and Ralph Lauren applaud newly naturalized citizens at the Smithsonian in Washington. AP

Carson Perry, 4, center, holds the hand of her grandfather Charles Swaney, while looking at the engine of a Boeing 767 airplane with her sister Chandler, 7, left, at the grand opening of the new Delta Flight Museum, Tuesday, June 17, 2014, in Atlanta. Delta Air Lines is re-opening a museum at its Atlanta headquarters after extensive renovations in hopes of luring tourists to the company's original aircraft maintenance hangars on the north edge of the world's busiest airport. The 68,000-square-foot museum, housed in hangers that date to the 1940s, traces Delta's history from crop-dusting and air mail service to its first passenger flight from Dallas to Jackson, Mississippi, on June 17, 1929. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

A grandfather shows his grandkids a Boeing 767 at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta. AP

Fans rage after US gets revenge over Ghana

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