The “Escape Velocity” moving sculpture by artist group Poetic Kinetics looms over Coachella festivalgoers on the Empire Polo Field on the first day of the 2014 Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif.
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Outgoing Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius looks at President Obama next to Vice President Joe Biden while Obama announces Director of the Office of Management and Budget Sylvia Mathews Burwell (not pictured) as his nominee to replace her, during a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden.
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A youth places tiny paper boats to form a giant dove inside the Panathenean stadium in Athens, Greece. The Hellenic Olympic Academy initiated the creation of the artwork to break the Guinness world record for the biggest paper peace dove.
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A Kashmiri boy rides a bicycle through a mustard field on the outskirts of Srinagar, Kashmir.
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Charlemagne plastic sculptures by German concept artist Ottmar Hoerl stand in Aachen, Germany. On the occasion of the Aachen Charlemagne Year and the 1,200th anniversary of Charlemagne’s death, concept artist Hoerl is presenting his installation project on the centrally located Katschhof area for two weeks beginning April 12, 2014.
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A hot air balloon in the colors of the Estelada (the Catalan separatist flag) is pictured among other balloons as they are inflated during the XXXI International Mercat del Ram Balloon Trophy 2014 at the main square in Vic, Catalonia, Spain. Catalonia’s regional parliament unanimously adopted a declaration of self-determination saying the people had the right to vote on breaking away from the rest of Spain. Mas has promised to hold a referendum on secession from Spain Nov. 9, saying Catalonia should be a separate state within the European Union and the euro zone.
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A Palestinian rides a horse during a local race in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
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Rahul Kadakia, Head of Jewelry for Christie’s Auction House, holds “The Blue” diamond in New York City. Christie’s New York is displaying the largest flawless fancy vivid blue diamond ever to appear at auction. The diamond is pegged at $21 million to $25 million and is the highlight of an upcoming Magnifient Jewels sale in Geneva.
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Models present creations by designer Deepak Parwani during the PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week in Lahore, Pakistan.
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Laborers work at the seating area during the construction of the Arena de Sao Paulo Stadium, one of the venues for the 2014 World Cup, in the Sao Paulo district of Itaquera, Brazil. The stadium will host the opening match of the 2014 World Cup.
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A blacksmith tries on a gold ring at the gold market in Omdurman. At the market, blacksmiths make gold rings and other jewelry based on templates and styles inspired by ancient Nubian designs.
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A US and South Korean soldier attend the United States and South Korean Joint live fire exercise at Rodriguez Range in Pocheon, South Korea.
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A black and white lemur is pictured at the zoo in Amneville, France.
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A family leaves the Red Cross shelter at Veterans Memorial Hall in Orland, Calif., after looking for their daughter who was involved in the fiery crash between a FedEx semi and a tour bus carrying Southern California students to Humboldt University on Thursday in I-5 near Orland. According to the Record Searchlight, the family hoped their daughter was at the shelter but she was not.
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People listen to India’s ruling Congress party vice president Rahul Gandhi during an election rally in Doda, in Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Indians voted in the crucial third phase of national elections Thursday, with millions going to the polls in the heartland states that are essential to the main opposition Hindu nationalist party’s bid to end the 10-year rule of Congress party.
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A man brushes his teeth inside his home, damaged by an earthquake in Nagarote, Nicaragua. Nicaragua’s President Daniel Ortega declared red alert Friday after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook the country on Thursday and left one dead, hundreds of houses damaged and thousands of people affected.
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President Obama greets Spike Lee and Rev. Al Sharpton at the National Action Network conference in New York City.
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Two new female mountain lion cubs, Acacia and Laurel were introduced during a news conference at the California Living Museum in Bakersfield, Calif. The two cubs will eventually live in the zoo’s Cats of California exhibit with other mountain lions and bobcats.
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Supporters of Utah’s same-sex marriage ban gather at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City.
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A Gelada baboon is pictured at the zoo in Amneville, France.
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