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Published July 17, 2014, 7:43 p.m. ET
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White lion cubs rub against each other during an event to welcome the cubs to Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat, Thursday, July 17, 2014, in Las Vegas. Three white lion cubs, born in South Africa, are scheduled to be available for public viewing Friday. (AP Photo/John Locher)
White lion cubs cuddle at Siegfried & Roy’s Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat in Las Vegas. AP
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AT-3 jet trainer aircrafts perform during an air force drill at Chingchuankang Air Force Base in Taichung, central Taiwan, July 17, 2014. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
AT-3 jet trainers perform a drill in Taichung, Taiwan. Reuters
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A man takes cover from the rain under a tarpaulin on a pavement in New Delhi July 17, 2014. On Thursday, the annual rains covered the entire country two days later than schedule. Last year, monsoon covered the country almost a month ahead of schedule, helping grain output hit a record level. REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee (INDIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)
A man takes cover from the rain under a tarp in New Delhi, India. Reuters
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The sun reflects off the water in this picture taken by German astronaut Alexander Gerst from the International Space Station and sent on his Twitter feed July 17, 2014. REUTERS/Alexander Gerst/NASA/Handout via Reuters (OUTER SPACE - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
The sun reflects off the water in this photo by German astronaut Alexander Gerst from the International Space Station. Reuters
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An Israeli tank performs a manoeuvre after the end of a five-hour humanitarian truce, near the border with the Gaza Strip July 17, 2014. Israeli leaders on Thursday played down prospects of a permanent Gaza ceasefire and fighting returned to a familiar pattern of Palestinian rocket salvoes and Israeli bombing after the five-hour humanitarian truce. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (ISRAEL - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY CONFLICT)
An Israeli tank maneuvers after a five-hour truce on the Gaza Strip border. Reuters
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Flares fired by the Israeli military are seen above the northern Gaza Strip, after a five-hour humanitarian truce, July 17, 2014. Israeli leaders on Thursday played down prospects of a permanent Gaza ceasefire and fighting returned to a familiar pattern of Palestinian rocket salvoes and Israeli bombing after the five-hour humanitarian truce. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (GAZA - Tags: CITYSCAPE CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY CONFLICT)
The Israeli military fires flares above the Gaza Strip. Reuters
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A hot air balloon is pulled by a boat over Lake Leman on a warm summer evening during the 48th Montreux Jazz Festival in Montreux July 17, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT ENVIRONMENT TRAVEL SOCIETY) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS
A boat pulls a hot air balloon over Lake Leman in Montreux, Switzerland. Reuters
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A woman holds a sign that reads, "Putin is a terrorist", as people bring flowers and candles to the Dutch embassy to commemorate the victims of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 plane crash, in Kiev, July 17, 2014. The Malaysian airliner flight MH-17 was brought down over eastern Ukraine on Thursday, killing all 295 people aboard and sharply raising the stakes in a conflict between Kiev and pro-Moscow rebels in which Russia and the West back opposing sides. REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko (UKRAINE - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
A woman holds a sign that reads, “Putin is a terrorist” outside the Dutch embassy in Kiev, Ukraine. Reuters
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Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-OH, speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, July 17, 2014. AFP PHOTO / Jim WATSON (Photo credit should read JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Speaker of the House John Boehner is rendered speechless in Washington. Getty
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US President Barack Obama cradles a baby at Charcoal Pit restaurant in Wilmington, Delaware, on July 17, 2014 before having lunch with Tanei Benjamin, a single working mother who wrote a letter to him. AFP PHOTO/Jewel Samad (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)
President Barack Obama bonds with a baby in Wilmington, Delaware. Getty
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A picture taken on July 17, 2014 shows the wreckages of the malaysian airliner carrying 295 people from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur after it crashed, near the town of Shaktarsk, in rebel-held east Ukraine. Pro-Russian rebels fighting central Kiev authorities claimed on Thursday that the Malaysian airline that crashed in Ukraine had been shot down by a Ukrainian jet. The head of Ukraine's air traffic control agency said Thursday that the crew of the Malaysia Airlines jet that crashed in the separatist east had reported no problems during flight. AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)
Wreckage of Flight MH17 rests in Shaktarsk, Ukraine. Getty
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KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - JULY 18: A family member cries as she receives the news of the ill fated flight MH17 on the phone on July 18, 2014 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Air Malaysia flight MH17 travelling from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur has crashed on the Ukraine/Russia border near the town of Shaktersk. The Boeing 777 was carrying 280 passengers and 15 crew (Photo by Rahman Roslan/Getty Images)
A family member mourns a loved one who was on MH17 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Getty
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Layloma Rashidi, who had just attended a graduation ceremony for the London College of Communication, throws her graduation cap in the air as she poses for a snapshot for her family whilst standing in a dry section of the Jeppe Hein water fountain "Appearing Rooms" on the south bank of the River Thames during hot weather in London, Thursday, July 17, 2014. Temperatures are expected to reach 29 degrees Celsius (84 degrees Fahrenheit) in London on Thursday with Britain's Met Office forecasting a 60% probability of heatwave conditions occurring in parts of England on Friday. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
A grad celebrates at the Jeppe Hein water fountain in London. AP
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Voodoo pilgrims bathe in a waterfall believed to have purifying powers during the annual celebration in Saut d' Eau, Haiti, Wednesday, July 16, 2014. An annual pilgrimage is made in honor of Haiti's most celebrated patron saint, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, who is supposed to have appeared on a palm tree in 1847 in the Palm Grove in Saut d'Eau and was integrated into Haiti's voodoo culture as the goddess of love. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
Believers bathe in a waterfall during a voodoo celebration in Saut d’ Eau, Haiti. AP
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A young Nepalese boy climbs out after manually clearing a block in a sewer at the Kalimati vegetable market in Katmandu, Nepal, Thursday, July 17, 2014. Young children are commonly used as cheap labour to clean public toilets, clear blocked drains and clear garbage piling up in market areas. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A boy climbs out after manually clearing a sewage block in Katmandu, Nepal. AP
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Anthony Simon, the chief negotiator for Long Island Rail Road unions, arrives for talks outside the New York office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Thursday, July 17, 2014. He said they were "very, very close" to averting a weekend strike at the nation's largest commuter railroad after Gov. Cuomo became directly involved in the talks. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Anthony Simon, chief negotiator for Long Island Rail Road unions, arrives at Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office. AP
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A Ugandan street child poses in the middle of the streets as a police truck goes past her, in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday,July 17, 2014. Homeless children in Uganda's urban centers face beatings and abuse at the hands of police and local officials, Human Rights Watch charged in a new report that urges Ugandan authorities to protect street children from targeted roundups and arbitrary detentions. A police spokesman said the allegations are "totally not true." (AP Photo / Stephen Wandera)
A homeless girl poses in the street in Kampala, Uganda. AP
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