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Charla Nash holds hands with her daughter Briana Nash during her hearing at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Connecticut, March 21, 2014. Charla, whose face and hands were ripped off by a friend's chimpanzee in a 2009 attack that left her blind, will ask a Connecticut legislative committee on Friday for permission to sue the state for $150 million. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS CRIME LAW SOCIETY)
Charla Nash holds hands with her daughter Briana Nash during her hearing at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Connecticut. Charla’s face and hands were ripped off by a friend’s chimpanzee in a 2009 attack that left her blind. Reuters
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Athletes are silhouetted as they participate in the fourth international Jerusalem marathon, in Jerusalem's Old City March 21, 2014. Some 20,000 runners took part in the annual sporting event on Friday, which included full and half marathon tracks, passing through a section of the Old City, one of Jerusalem's most well-known sites. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (JERUSALEM - Tags: SPORT ATHLETICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Athletes participate in the fourth international Jerusalem marathon in Jerusalem’s Old City. Some 20,000 runners took part in the annual sporting event. Reuters
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People watch fireworks during celebrations on the main square of�the Crimean city of�Simferopol March 21, 2014. Russia's President�Vladimir Putin�signed laws completing�Russia's annexation of Crimea on Friday, as investors took fright at a U.S. decision to slap sanctions on his inner circle of money men and security officials. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
People watch fireworks during celebrations on the main square of the Crimean city of Simferopol. Reuters
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A view shows the damage inside the Crac des Chevaliers fortress in the Homs countryside, after soldiers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad took control of it from rebel fighters, March 21, 2014. Standing at the gate of a Crusader castle captured from insurgents less than 24 hours before, a Syrian army officer declared on Friday that forces loyal to Assad were now in control of the western half of Homs province. Picture taken during a tour organized by the government. REUTERS/Khaled al-Hariri (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT CIVIL UNREST)
A view shows the damage inside the Crac des Chevaliers fortress in the Homs countryside after soldiers loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad took control of it from rebel fighters, March 21, 2014. Reuters
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Matt Lichtenberger wades out into the still partially frozen Lake Michigan to look for valuables with a metal detector in Chicago, March 21, 2014. After a winter of record low temperatures, spring weather is slowly moving into the area. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT)
Matt Lichtenberger wades out into the still partially frozen Lake Michigan to look for valuables with a metal detector in Chicago. Reuters
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An African migrant holds on to the fence of a Spanish government-run temporary immigrants holding centre in Spain's north African enclave Melilla March 21, 2014. Spain has more than doubled the strength of security forces at Melilla, after about 500 people stormed its fences in the biggest border rush for years. Immigrants from all over Africa regularly dare the razor-wire fences of Spanish enclaves Ceuta and Melilla, which are surrounded by Moroccan territory and sea. The numbers have multiplied as increased naval patrols discourage attempts to get to Europe by boat. REUTERS/Juan Medina (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY IMMIGRATION POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
An African migrant holds on to the fence of a Spanish government-run temporary immigrants holding center in Spain’s north African enclave Melilla. Reuters
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SURABAYA, INDONESIA - MARCH 21: Indonesian children with Down syndrome walk on the runway during World Down Syndrome Day celebration on March 21, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Today marks the 9th anniversary of World Down Syndrome and focuses on supporting all people with Down syndrome on their right to access healthcare without discrimination and with proper assessment of the specific health needs of the individual. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)
Indonesian children with Down syndrome walk on the runway during World Down Syndrome Day celebration on March 21, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Getty Images
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BERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 21: German Federal Family Minister Manuela Schwesig attends the 'Equal Pay Day' demonstration in front of the Brandenburg Gate on March 21, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. The annual event recognizes the wage gap between the sexes in the country, where women's salaries still lag behind that of men, particularly in the states that were once East Germany. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)
German Federal Family Minister Manuela Schwesig attends the Equal Pay Day demonstration in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany. The annual event recognizes the wage gap between the sexes in the country, where women’s salaries still lag behind that of men, particularly in the states that were once East Germany. Getty Images
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 21: An untitled illustration of Seven People and a Dog in pen by John Lennon is exhibited at Sotheby's on March 21, 2014 in London, England. Original drawings, poems and prose written by John Lennon, from the private collection of publisher Tom Maschler, are to be auctioned by Sotheby's. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)
Original drawings, poems and prose written by John Lennon, from the private collection of publisher Tom Maschler, are to be auctioned by Sotheby’s, including this untitled pen drawing. Getty Images
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ARLINGTON, VA - MARCH 21: A horse drawn military caisson carries the remains of seven Vietnam service members during a full honors funeral service at Arlington National Cemetery, March 21, 2014 in Arlington, Virginia. The US Air Force service members were all killed when the aircraft there were flying in crashed in Vietnam in 1964. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
A horse drawn military caisson carries the remains of seven Vietnam service members during a full honors funeral service at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Getty Images
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MOUNT VERNON, VA - MARCH 21: George Washington re-enactor Dean Malissa gestures talks with Mount Vernon Curator Susan Schoelwer during a preview of the opening of the 'New Room' following its restoration at Mount Vernon March 20, 2014 in Mount Vernon, Virginia. The renovation of the 'New Room' is the largest renovation ever undertaken at the mansion and includes 20 of the 21 pictures that were believed to hang in the space during Washington's lifetime, and what are believed to be exact matches for paint, furnishings and materials. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)
George Washington re-enactor Dean Malissa gestures talks with Mount Vernon Curator Susan Schoelwer during a preview of the opening of the New Room following its restoration at Mount Vernon, Virginia. Getty Images
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Baylor's Isaiah Austin (21) has his face covered by the ball as Nebraska's Leslee Smith's arm reaches for the ball during the second half of a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament Friday, March 21, 2014, in San Antonio. Baylor won 74-60. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Baylor’s Isaiah Austin has his face covered by the ball as Nebraska’s Leslee Smith’s arm reaches for the ball during the second half of a second-round game in the NCAA college basketball tournament in San Antonio. Baylor won 74-60. AP Photo
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Phil McCausland, right, an Assistant Professor and Meteorite Curator at Western's Department of Earth Sciences, and Jeff Renaud search for a meteorite just north of St. Thomas, Ontario on Friday, March 21, 2014. University researchers say at least one chunk of a meteorite may have landed in southwestern Ontario this week and more rocks may also be waiting to be found. Astronomers from Western University are asking people to check their properties for any remnants of the basketball-sized meteor they say likely came down near St. Thomas. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Geoff Robins)
Assistant Professor and Meteorite Curator at Phil McCausland and Jeff Renaud search for a meteorite just north of St. Thomas, Ontario. Researchers say at least one chunk of a meteorite may have landed in southwestern Ontario this week and more rocks may also be waiting to be found. AP Photo
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A giant birthday cake in honor of Nevada's 150th anniversary of statehood awaits slicing Friday, March 21, 2014 in Carson City, Nev. The angel food creation measuring 21 feet long, 13 feet wide and weighing 1,300 pounds was part of a year-long celebration of Nevada's sesquicentennial. (AP Photo/Sandra Chereb).
A giant birthday cake in honor of Nevada’s 150th anniversary of statehood awaits slicing in Carson City, Nev. AP Photo
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Elephant trainer Kim Doman feeds fruit to Tembo, the Topeka Zoo's African elephant, during a training session on Friday March 21, 2014 in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/The Topeka Capital Journal, Chris Neal)
Elephant trainer Kim Doman feeds fruit to Tembo, the Topeka Zoo’s African elephant, during a training session. AP Photo
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An anti-government demonstrator, with a bleeding bullet hole drawn on her forehead, takes part in a protest in front of an office of the Organization of American States, OAS, in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, March 21, 2014. Opposition lawmaker Maria Corina Machado is scheduled to speak before the OAS council in a closed-door session Friday in Washington D.C., presenting the situation in her country where at least 28 people have been killed in daily anti-government protests that began in early February. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
An anti-government demonstrator with a bleeding bullet hole drawn on her forehead takes part in a protest in front of an office of the Organization of American States, OAS, in Caracas, Venezuela. AP Photo
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Demonstrators unfurl a sign outside a building housing attorneys whom, protesters say, push low and middle income renters out of the city, in San Francisco, California. Reuters
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Sweden's skip Margaretha Sigfridsson yells instructions to her teammates during her tie-breaker game against South Korea at the World Women's Curling Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick, March 21, 2014. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA - Tags: SPORT CURLING)
Sweden’s skip Margaretha Sigfridsson yells instructions to her teammates during her tie-breaker game against South Korea at the World Women’s Curling Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Reuters