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WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 12: Kermit the Frog is welcomed by U.S. first lady Michelle Obama at a screening of Disney's 'Muppets Most Wanted' at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building March 12, 2014 in Washington, DC. The movie's preview was for an audience of military children and families as part of the Joining Forces Initiative. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Michelle Obama poses with Kermit the Frog at a screening of “Muppets Most Wanted” at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building March 12, 2014 in Washington, D.C. The preview was for an audience of military children and families as part of the Joining Forces Initiative. Getty Images
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An earthmover clears debris at the site of yesterdays explosion and building collapse in East Harlem in Upper New York March 13, 2014.
An earthmover clears debris at the site of Wednesday’s explosion and building collapse in East Harlem on March 13, 2014. Reuters
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New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio meets with first responders at the site of yesterday's gas explosion and building collapse on March 13, 2014.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio meets with first responders at the site of Wednesday’s explosion in Harlem on March 13, 2014. Reuters
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Megan Sadler holds a red balloon while taking part in a global recreation of Banksy's "There Is Always Hope" graffiti, to mark the third anniversary of the Syria crisis, in New York March 13, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY CONFLICT)
Megan Sadler holds a red balloon in New York City as part of a global recreation of Banksy’s “There Is Always Hope” graffiti to mark the third anniversary of the Syria crisis. Reuters
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An audience member shouts at New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as he speaks with another audience member at a town hall meeting, Thursday, March 13, 2014, at the YMCA of Burlington County, in Mount Laurel, N.J. Christie announced that the average property tax increase in New Jersey last year was a relatively modest 1.7 percent. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
An audience member shouts at New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at a town hall meeting at the YMCA of Burlington County, in Mount Laurel, N.J. AP Photo
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Daniel Davis is covered in snow and ice during a snow storm in Detroit Wednesday, March 12, 2014.
Daniel Davis is covered in snow and ice during a snow storm in Detroit Wednesday, March 12, 2014. AP Photo
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Dogs and their owners play under sunny skies at Ocean Beach Dog Beach Wednesday, March 12, 2014, in San Diego.
Dogs and their owners relish in the warm, sunny weather at Ocean Beach Dog Beach on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, in San Diego, California. AP Photo
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Seton Hall Pirates guard Jaren Sina (30) controls the ball against Villanova Wildcats guard Dylan Ennis (31) during the first half of a game in the second round of the NCAA Big East college basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden.
Seton Hall Pirates guard Jaren Sina (30) controls the ball against Villanova Wildcats guard Dylan Ennis (31) during the first half of a game in the second round of the NCAA Big East college basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden. Reuters
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Canada's Kevin Rempel (R) fights for the puck with Declan Farmer of the U.S during the semi-final sledge hockey game at the 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympic Games March 13, 2014.
Canada’s Kevin Rempel battles Declan Farmer of the U.S for control of the puck during the semi-final sledge hockey game at the 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympic Games on March 13, 2014. Reuters
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Businessmen enjoy the good weather at lunch time on the steps in front of the Arche de la Defense, in the financial and business district west of Paris, as warm and sunny weather continues in France, March 13, 2014.
Businessmen bask in the sunshine during their lunch breaks in front of the Arche de la Defense in Paris’ financial district on March 13, 2014. Reuters
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Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland carry an empty coffin at a WWI memorial during a rehearsal for a reburial ceremony at the Loos-en-Gohelle Commonwealth war cemetery near Lens in northern France, March 13, 2014. Tomorrow, almost 100 years after they were killed in action in the battle of Loos in 1915, twenty British soldiers will be reinterred here. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol (FRANCE - Tags: ANNIVERSARY MILITARY CONFLICT)
Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland carry an empty coffin at a WWI memorial during a rehearsal for a reburial ceremony at the Loos-en-Gohelle Commonwealth war cemetery in northern France on March 13, 2014. Reuters
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Dancers of the State Opera Ballet perform during a dress rehearsal of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake at the State Opera in Vienna March 13, 2014. The ballet will premiere on March 16 and runs till April 26. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader (AUSTRIA - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)
The State Opera Ballet perform a dress rehearsal of “Swan Lake” at the State Opera in Vienna, Austria on March 13, 2014. Reuters
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Women with their mouths taped over attend a pro-Ukraine rally in Simferopol March 13, 2014. Ahead of a referendum on Sunday when this Ukrainian region votes to decide whether to come under Moscow's rule, thousands of masked Russian troops have fanned out across the Crimea peninsula.
Women with their mouths taped over attend a pro-Ukraine rally in Simferopol March 13, 2014. Reuters
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A masked member of the newly formed army of Crimea stands behind a military base gate in Simferopol, Ukraine, Thursday, March 13, 2014.Crimea plans to hold a referendum on Sunday that will ask residents if they want the territory to become part of Russia. Ukraine's government and Western nations have denounced the vote as illegitimate and warned Russia against trying to annex the strategic peninsula. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
A masked member of newly formed Crimea stands behind a military base gate in Simferopol, Ukraine. AP Photo
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Daniel Davis is covered in snow and ice during a snow storm in Detroit Wednesday, March 12, 2014.
Hindu celebrate Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors, at the Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India, on March 13, 2014. Hindu devotees react as priests (unseen) throw coloured water on them during Holi celebrations at the Bankey Bihari temple in Vrindavan, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, March 13, 2014.
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Several thousand mourners gathered in central Istanbul on Wednesday for the funeral of Elvan, a 15-year-old boy wounded during anti-government demonstrations last summer whose death on Tuesday triggered protests across Turkey.
Several thousand mourners gather in central Istanbul on Wednesday for the funeral of Berkin Elvan, a 15-year-old boy wounded during anti-government demonstrations last summer. Elvan died on Tuesday, triggering further unrest across Turkey. Reuters
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Street artist Fabio Esposito plays with bubbles soap at the Brera artists district, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, March 13, 2014.
Street artist Fabio Esposito blows bubbles in the Brera artists district in Milan, Italy. Reuters
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SSG Carl Blacklidge from Moss Point, Mississippi gets his hair cut at a barbershop on Bagram Airfield on March 13, 2014 near Bagram, Afghanistan.
SSG Carl Blacklidge from Moss Point, Mississippi gets a haircut at a barbershop on Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan. Getty Images
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BRISTOL, ENGLAND - MARCH 13: A young male wolf, one of five that has recently arrived, shows its teeth as it explores its new enclosure at The Wild Place Project on March 13, 2014 in Bristol, England. A pack of five all male European grey wolves are the latest residents at the recently opened attraction which is an extension of Bristol Zoo Gardens, just off junction 17 of the M5. Originally from Scotland, the wolves and are now living in the new Wolf Wood exhibit; an area of woodland at The Wild Place Project which has been left as natural as possible to replicate their native woodland habitat in Europe. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
A young male wolf shows its teeth at a new enclosure at the Wild Place Project in Bristol, England. Getty Images