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An Indian peafowl spreads its tail feathers at a zoo in Tbilisi, June 5, 2014. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili (GEORGIA - Tags: ANIMALS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
An Indian peafowl shows its feathers at a zoo in Tbilisi, Georgia. Reuters
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An Afghan man rides a horse as he heads home at the end of a day in Kabul June 5, 2014. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A man rides a horse home in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reuters
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A Palestinian girl lights candles during a protest in solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike, in Gaza City June 5, 2014. Some 120 Palestinians jailed without trial in Israel have been on an open-ended hunger strike, eating only salt and drinking water, since April 24 to demand an end to so-called "administrative detention". REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A Palestinian girl lights candles during a protest in Gaza City. Reuters
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U.S. congressman Louie Gohmert speaks with three girls, who escaped after they were abducted in the remote village of Chibok, while they are covered in white sheets at a news conference in Lagos June 5, 2014. Several mothers of girls being held in Nigeria by militant group Boko Haram gathered in Lagos on Thursday, where non-government organisations and Gohmert offered them therapy and support. Boko Haram, a militant group waging a campaign to create an Islamic state in the region, abducted 276 girls from a school in Chibok on April 14. The three girls were covered in white sheets to protect their identities for fear of repercussions. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS RELIGION CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
US Rep. Louie Gohmert speaks with three girls in Lagos, Nigeria, who escaped after they were abducted from Chibok. Reuters
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REFILE - CORRECTING NAME OF MOTHER Hauwa Nkaki, mother of one of more than 200 girls abducted in the remote village of Chibok, cries as she reacts during a news conference on the girls in Lagos June 5, 2014. Several mothers of girls being held in Nigeria by militant group Boko Haram gathered in Lagos on Thursday, where non-government organisations and a U.S. state congressman offered them therapy and support. Boko Haram, a militant group waging a campaign to create an Islamic state in the region, abducted 276 girls from a school in Chibok on April 14. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA - Tags: CRIME LAW POLITICS RELIGION CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Hauwa Nkaki, mother of one of more than 200 girls abducted in Chibok, Nigeria, cries during a news conference. Reuters
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A lion cub nuzzles up to its mother, 4 ½-year-old Kashifa, rear, while she keeps an eye on her five cubs, Thursday, June 5, 2014, as Zoo Miami officially introduces the family to the public, in Miami. Kashifa gave birth to her second litter of cubs March 6, one female and three males. Kashifa’s sister, Asha, had given birth to a single cub named Kwasi, on Dec. 15, 2013. Asha later died from complications during a veterinary procedure and Kwasi was adopted by Kashifa. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
A lion cub cuddles up to its mother at a Miami zoo. AP
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Jean Naason, 39, of Haiti, left, waves an American flag during a naturalization ceremony administered by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Thursday, June 5, 2014, in Miami. Fifty candidates from various countries became U.S. citizens in celebration of the launch of the first annual Immigrant Heritage Month. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
New citizens celebrate at a naturalization ceremony in Miami. AP
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A Ukrainian soldier stands in position during a battle with pro-Russian separatist fighters outside Slovyansk, Ukraine, Thursday, June 5, 2014. The Ukrainian Armed Forces have destroyed an ammunition depot belonging to militiamen in Slovyansk, Donetsk region, spokesman for the military operation in eastern Ukraine, Vladislav Seleznyov, told on Wednesday evening. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
A Ukrainian soldier awaits battle outside Slovyansk. AP
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James Cassun, of Jupiter, Fla., arrives in Roanoke, Va., Thursday, June 5, 2014, with a salute by the Roanoke County Fire and Rescue and a crowd of people honoring the 60 WWII veterans who flew from Palm Beach International Airport to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the invasion on Normandy Beach, at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford tomorrow. (AP Photo/The Roanoke Times, Stephanie Klein-Davis)
World War II vet James Cassun is saluted in Roanoke, Va. AP
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Deputy Attorney General James Cole, right, and Stephanie O'Sullivan, principal deputy director of national intelligence, left, arrive on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 5, 2014, to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on reforming the practice of bulk collection of telephone records by the National Security Agency and other government agencies. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Deputy Attorney General James Cole arrives on Capitol Hill to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee. AP
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The Red Arrows show love (literally) at a comemmoration of the D-Day landings on June 5, 2014 in Portsmouth, England.
The Royal Air Force aerobatic team, the Red Arrows, concludes a show honoring D-Day over Portsmouth, England. Getty Images
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PICAUVILLE, FRANCE - JUNE 05: General George Patton's granddaughter, Helen Patton, celebrates after parachuting into Picauville during a ceremony honoring those who fought in the Normandy campaign on the day before the 70th anniversary of D-Day June 5, 2014 in Picauville, France. June 6th is the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings which saw 156,000 troops from the allied countries including the United States and the United Kingdom join forces to launch an attack on the beaches of Normandy, these assaults are credited with the eventual defeat of Nazi Germany. A series of events commemorating the 70th anniversary is planned for the week with many heads of state travelling to the famous beaches to pay their respects to those who lost their lives. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Gen. George Patton’s granddaughter, Helen Patton, parachutes into Picauville, France, during a ceremony honoring D-Day veterans. Getty Images
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93 year old U.S WW II veteran Jim Martin of the 101st Airborne, left, completes a tandem parachute jump onto Utah Beach, western France, Thursday June 5, 2014, as part of the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the D Day. World leaders and veterans prepare to mark the 70th anniversary of the invasion this week in Normandy. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
93-year-old World War II veteran Jim Martin of the 101st Airborne (left) completes a tandem parachute jump onto Utah Beach, western France. AP
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Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden participates in a conversation via video with John Perry Barlow, co-founder & vice chairman of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, at the 2014 Personal Democracy Forum, at New York University, Thursday, June 5, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Edward Snowden speaks via video at the 2014 Personal Democracy Forum in New York City. AP
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This June 5, 2014 photo shows Donna Fania of Pottstown, Pa. picking some pina colada-flavored salt water taffy from a bin in a taffy shop on the Atlantic City, N.J. boardwalk. New Jersey is considering a law designating salt water taffy, which has become synonymous with the Jersey shore, as New Jersey's official state candy. The measure cleared an Assembly committee on Thursday, June 5, 2014. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
A shopper grabs salt water taffy, the official state candy of New Jersey, in Atlantic City. AP
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A Brazilian army soldier stands during a security plan drill for the upcoming World Cup soccer tournament along the streets of Brasilia June 5, 2014. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino (BRAZIL - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A soldier participates in a drill in Brasilia, Brazil. Reuters
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Supporters of President Juan Manuel Santos raise their hands with the word "peace" written on them during a campaign event where he received support from Clara Lopez, former presidential candidate for the Alternative Democratic Pole, in Bogota, Colombia, Thursday, June 5, 2014. Santos is seeking a second four-year term as candidate of the Social Unity Party in the June 15 presidential runoff against rightist Oscar Ivan Zuluaga. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Supporters of President Juan Manuel Santos show hands with the word “peace” written on them during a campaign event in Bogota, Colombia. AP