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Andrew Marquis gets a hug from his nephew, Ryan Verrill, of Lewsiton, Maine, after his national guard engineering unit, the Maine Army National Guard's 133rd Engineer Battalion, returned home from Afghanistan, Friday, June 27, 2014, in Augusta, Maine. Marquis, formerly of Lewiston, now lives in Boston, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Andrew Marquis of Lewiston, Maine, hugs his nephew upon returning home from Afghanistan. AP
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A Honduran child, who will be accompanied by his family when they travel to reach northern Mexico or the U.S., sleeps at the Todo por ellos (All for them) immigrant shelter in Tapachula, Chiapas, in southern Mexico, June 26, 2014. Thousands of young people and families are hoping to reach the U.S. from their impoverished and violent homes in Central America. In the eight months ended June 15, the U.S. has detained about 52,000 children at the Mexican border, double the figure the year earlier. REUTERS/Jorge Dan Lopez (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY IMMIGRATION POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A child sleeps at an immigrant shelter in Tapacula, Chiapas, Mexico. Reuters
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A man stands beside the algae-covered coastline of Qingdao, Shandong province, June 26, 2014. Picture taken June 26, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA
A man stands beside the algae-covered coast of Qingdao, Shandong, China. Reuters
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Girls sit near mannequins displaying hijabs for sale at Tanah Abang market, ahead of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Jakarta June 27, 2014. REUTERS/Beawiharta (INDONESIA - Tags: RELIGION BUSINESS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Girls sit near mannequins in hijabs ahead of Ramadan in Jakarta, Indonesia. Reuters
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Afghans shout slogans during a protest to support presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, in Kabul June 27, 2014. Thousands of angry protesters marched on the Afghan president's palace on Friday in support of candidate Abdullah's allegations that mass fraud had been committed during the presidential election by organisers and state officials. REUTERS/Omar Sobhani (AFGHANISTAN - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Afghans chant in support of presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul. Reuters
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron talks to European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso (R) during an European Union leaders summit in Brussels June 27, 2014. Cameron will make a last-ditch stand against the nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker for European Commission president on Friday, enforcing a point of principle that raises the risk of Britain leaving the European Union. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
British Prime Minister David Cameron can’t even. Reuters
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U.S. artist Tracy Lee Stum (L) and her assistants work on the "Singing Dragon" interactive 3D street painting as they take part in the 4th Krasnoyarsk International Music Festival of the Asian-Pacific region in central Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, June 27, 2014. More than 600 artists, dancers and actors representing 29 countries from all over the world will take part in more than 100 concerts and exhibitions during a one-week-long festival in the centre of Siberia, according to organizers. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin (RUSSIA - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Artist Tracy Lee Stum works on her 3D street painting “Singing Dragon” in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia. Reuters
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Fans watch the men's singles tennis match between Andy Murray of Britain and Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain on Centre Court at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London June 27, 2014. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN - Tags: SPORT TENNIS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Tennis fans get festive at Wimbledon in London. Reuters
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Children, who fled from the violence in Mosul, play during sunset inside the Khazer refugee camp on the outskirts of Arbil, in Iraq's Kurdistan region, June 27, 2014. Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the most influential Shi'ite cleric in Iraq, called on the country's leaders on Friday to choose a prime minister within the next four days, a dramatic political intervention that could hasten the end of Nuri al-Maliki's eight year rule. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS SOCIETY)
Children play in a refugee camp in Khazer, Iraq. Reuters
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The U.S. flag flies over City Hall in New York June 27, 2014. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS)
The US flag flies in front of City Hall in New York. Reuters
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Shiite volunteers, who have joined the Iraqi army to fight against the predominantly Sunni militants from the radical Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), demonstrate their skills during a graduation ceremony after completing their field training in Najaf, June 27, 2014. Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, the most influential Shi'ite cleric in Iraq, called on the country's leaders on Friday to choose a prime minister within the next four days, a dramatic political intervention that could hasten the end of Nuri al-Maliki's eight year rule. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Army volunteers horseplay during a graduation ceremony in Najaf, Iraq. Reuters
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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JUNE 27: Kane McChesney, Jackson Lahane, Maverick Burnett and Luke McChesney, of rock outfit Forever Ends Here, lie down on the floor in T3 after their flight was delayed for 24 hours due to a power outage at Sydney Domestic Airport on June 27, 2014 in Sydney, Australia. Domestic passengers have been informed they will not be able to check in or board flights until power has been restored. (Photo by Don Arnold/Getty Images)
Aussies lie in wait after a power outage at Sydney Domestic Airport. Getty
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A helicopter battles the blaze with lake water as smoke rises from the trees of the San Juan fire near Vernon, Az., on Friday, June 27, 2014. Authorities say communities mostly populated with summer homes are under mandatory evacuation orders as of Thursday evening due to the growing wildfire. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Patrick Breen) MARICOPA COUNTY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES
A helicopter uses lake water to battle a Vernon, Arizona, wildfire. AP
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One of five men exonerated in the Central Park jogger rape case, Kevin Richardson, second from right, is comforted by friend Ronnie Hawkins as he holds back emotions during a news conference in front of City Hall, Friday June 27, 2014 in New York. The New York City comptroller, Scott Stringer said Thursday, that he has approved a tentative $40 million settlement with the five men wrongly convicted in the 1989 Central Park jogger attack. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Kevin Richardson, exonerated in the Central Park jogger case, attends a news conference in New York. AP
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Members of a guard of honor contingent shout out as they march during a welcome ceremony for Myanmar President Thein Sein outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, June 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Soldiers shout in a welcoming ceremony for Myanmar President Thein Sein in Beijing, China. AP
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Hong Kong lawyers march in a Hong Kong street, Friday, June 27, 2014. Hundreds of Hong Kong lawyers dressed in black have marched in silence to protest a recent Beijing policy statement they say undermines the Asian financial hub's rule of law. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)
Lawyers march in a protest in Hong Kong. AP
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In this Thursday, June 26, 2014 photo, an Egyptian dancer in a traditional costume performs while holding clothes to act as if he were holding a baby during a night show marking the holy month of Ramadan in Cairo, Egypt. The traditional dance is locally known as "whirling dervish." Muslims observe the dawn-to-dusk fasting during the holy month of Ramadan starting Saturday or early next week. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
An Egyptian dancer celebrates Ramadan in Cairo. AP
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A displaced Pakistani mother and daughter wait to get relief supplies at a distribution center in Bannu, Pakistan, Friday, June 27, 2014. Thousands of Pakistani tribal people fled their villages in North Waziristan following a massive crack down operation against militants launched by the Pakistan army. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)
A displaced mother and daughter wait at a relief center in Bannu, Pakistan. AP
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A cougar hides behind a UTA train track as Utah Division of Wildlife Resources try to tranquilize it after it strayed near Jordan Commons in Sandy, Utah Friday, June 27, 2014. Utah authorities have captured the mountain lion that startled shoppers but didn't hurt anybody Friday morning at a shopping center in a Salt Lake City suburb. (AP Photo/The Deseret News, Jeffrey D. Allred) SALT LAKE TRIBUNE OUT; MAGS OUT
A cougar who stalked a Sandy, Utah, mall hides from the Division of Wildlife Resources. AP
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President Barack Obama waves to the crowd after giving an economic policy speech at the Lake Harriet Bandshell, Friday, June 27, 2014, in Minneapolis for the first in a series of Day-in-the-Life visits that he plans to make across the country this summer. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
President Obama waves to a crowd in Minneapolis. AP
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President Barack Obama jogs down the ramp of Air Force One as he arrives Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Friday, June 27, 2014, from Minneapolis, Mn. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
President Obama jogs down the Air Force One steps at Andrews Air Force Base. AP