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Published Aug. 21, 2014, 6:32 p.m. ET
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Kumbuka, a Silverback Western Lowland Gorilla sits next to a ruler during a photocall at London Zoo, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. The Zoo held it's annual weigh-in where the vital statistics of animals were taken in an aid for keepers to detect pregnancies and check the animals general wellbeing. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A gorilla is measured at the London Zoo. AP
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People look at French artist Clement Briend's photographic light installation "Divine Trees", which features images of divine figures highly revered in Asian cultures projected on trees towering over bystanders, during a media preview of the Singapore Night Festival in Singapore August 21, 2014. The Singapore Night Festival begins on Friday. REUTERS/Edgar Su (SINGAPORE - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Clement Briend’s installation, “Divine Trees,” is showcased in the Singapore Night Festival. Reuters
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Iraqi Special police officers demonstrate their skills during a graduation ceremony in Kerbala, southwest of Baghdad, August 21, 2014. REUTERS/Mushtaq Muhammed (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY MILITARY)
Special police officers show their skills in a graduation ceremony in Kerbala, Iraq. Reuters
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A warplane operated by forces of Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad carries out what activists said was an air raid around al-Tabqa military base at a government-controlled airport that is surrounded by militants, west of Raqqa city, August 21, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY TRANSPORT)
A warplane flies over Raqqa City, Syria. Reuters
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A streak of light is seen as a rocket is launched from the northern Gaza Strip towards Israel August 21, 2014. Israel killed three senior Hamas commanders in an air strike on the Gaza Strip on Thursday, the clearest signal yet that Israel is intent on eliminating the group's military leadership after a failed attempt on the life of its top commander this week. After six weeks of conflict in which more than 2,000 Palestinians have been killed, most of them civilians, Israeli air strikes since a 10-day ceasefire collapsed on Tuesday appear to have been focused more intently on Hamas's armed wing. Rocket fire from Gaza continued on Thursday, with several landing in a kibbutz close to the border. Shrapnel from the blast seriously injured one Israeli and narrowly missed a kindergarten, Israel's ambulance service said. REUTERS/ Amir Cohen (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A rocket fired toward Israel creates a streak of light over Gaza. Reuters
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A Ukrainian serviceman shoots with a grenade launcher after seeing something suspicious at a military camp in Luhansk region August 21, 2014. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko (UKRAINE - Tags: CONFLICT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A Ukrainian soldier fires a handheld rocket in Luhansk. Reuters
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Ukrainian servicemen ride atop an armoured fighting vehicle as they patrol the area in Luhansk region August 21, 2014. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko (UKRAINE - Tags: CONFLICT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
Soldiers ride a tank in Luhansk, Ukraine. Reuters
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A woman prays inside a damaged church in Maaloula August 21, 2014. Residents of Maaloula, a Christian town in Syria, call on other Christian groups and minorities to stand up to the radicalism that is sweeping across Syria and Iraq. The town was regained by Syrian Army forces in April from Islamic militants, and several months later life is slowly returning to the town. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY RELIGION)
A woman prays inside a damaged church in Maaloula , Syria. Reuters
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A member of the National Guard cordons off a staging area inside a shopping center parking lot in Ferguson, Missouri August 21, 2014. The governor of Missouri ordered the withdrawal on Thursday of National Guard troops from riot-torn Ferguson, where tensions have eased after sometimes violent protests were staged nightly since police killed an unarmed black teenager. Peaceful demonstrations overnight were the calmest street gatherings in the small St. Louis suburb since riots erupted over the August 9 shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a white police officer. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (UNITED STATES - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST)
A National Guard member cordons off a protest area in a Ferguson, Mo., parking lot. Reuters
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Students run on the street during a demonstration against the government to demand changes in the education system in Valparaiso city, northwest of Santiago, August 21, 2014. Chilean students have demanded changes and an end to profiteering in the education system. REUTERS/Eliseo Fernandez (CHILE - Tags: EDUCATION CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)
Students in Valparaiso, Chile, sprint in a protest against education reforms. Reuters
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Rev. Al Sharpton (R ) and Esaw Garner, (L) wife of Eric Garner who died after being put in a choke hold by a New York City police officer, exit after meeting Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch, at her offices in the Brooklyn borough of New York, August 21, 2014. Eric Garner, 43, was suspected of peddling loose, untaxed cigarettes on a Staten Island sidewalk when police arrested him last month. In bystanders' videos of his last moments, he can be seen arguing angrily with police officers before he was taken to the ground. Officers said he resisted arrest. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS CRIME LAW RELIGION CIVIL UNREST)
The Rev. Al Sharpton and Esaw Garner leave a meeting in Brooklyn. Reuters
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HONG KONG - AUGUST 21: A PLA soldier stands in front of a sculpture featuring former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping during the Exhibition of the 110th anniversary of the birth of Deng Xiaoping on August 21, 2014 in Hong Kong. Deng Xiaoping led reforms that turned China into a market economy and implemented a "One country, two systems" policy for post-colonial Hong Kong and Macau. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)
A soldier stands by a statue in a 110th anniversary ceremony for Deng Xiaoping’s birth in Hong Kong. Getty
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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: Attorney General Eric Holder makes a major financial fraud announcement during a press conference August 21, 2014 at the Justice Department in Washington, DC. The Justice Department has reached a $16.65 billion settlement with Bank of America Corporation for financial fraud leading up to and during the financial crisis, the largest civil settlement with a single entity in American history, to resolve federal and state claims against Bank of America and its former and current subsidiaries, including Countrywide Financial Corporation and Merrill Lynch. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Attorney General Eric Holder announces a Bank of America settlement in Washington. Getty
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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: Visitors examine the art exhibit called "Perspectives" that is on display at the Smithsonian's Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, August 21, 2014 in Washington, DC. Perspectives transforms over 400 shoes attached to red yarn and handwritten notes into a dramatic and emotionally charged installation. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
The “Perspectives” installation hangs in the Smithsonian in Washington. Getty
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Hindu women belonging to the Dogra community swing a child as part of a ritual as they pray for the long life of their sons during the "Bacch Dua" festival in Jammu, India, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Channi Anand)
Hindu women swing a baby in a ritual in Jammu, India. AP
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Palestinian mourners chant angry slogans as they carry the body of Mohammed Abu Shamaleh, one of three senior commanders of the Hamas military wing, who were killed in early morning Israeli strikes, during his funeral in the Rafah refugee camp, Southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
Palestinians mourn slain Hamas leader Mohammed Abu Shamaleh in Gaza. AP
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President Barack Obama, left, maneuvers his golf cart while golfing at Farm Neck Golf Club, in Oak Bluffs, Mass., on the island of Martha's Vineyard, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. Obama is vacationing on the island. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
President Barack Obama drives a golf cart in Oak Bluffs, Mass. AP
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014, that he would be open to sending U.S. combat forces to Iraq to fight the deadly Islamic State after its attacks on a Christian minority and the beheading of an American journalist. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks in Washington. AP
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Protesters stand in the street as lightning flashes in the night sky in Ferguson, Mo. on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. A grand jury has begun hearing evidence as it weighs possible charges against the Ferguson police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Protesters demonstrate during a storm in Ferguson, Mo., late Wednesday. AP
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A squirrel monkey looks into a photographers lens during a photocall at London Zoo, Thursday, Aug. 21, 2014. The Zoo held it's annual weigh-in where the vital statistics of animals were taken in an aid for keepers to detect pregnancies and check the animals general wellbeing. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
A squirrel monkey peers into a photographer’s lens at the London Zoo. AP
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