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An Air China jet flies past a rainbow over Beijing Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)
An Air China jet flies past a rainbow over Beijing. AP
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The broken racket of Novak Djokovic of Serbia is seen on the court after he smashed it during his men's semi-final match against Ernests Gulbis of Latvia at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris June 6, 2014. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler (FRANCE - Tags: SPORT TENNIS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Novak Djokovic’s broken racket rests on the court in Paris. Reuters
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Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel as they attend the International 70th D-Day Commemoration Ceremony in Ouistreham June 6, 2014. World leaders and veterans gathered by the beaches of Normandy on Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied D-Day landings that helped turn the tables in World War Two, with host France hoping the event will bring a thaw in the Ukraine crisis. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (FRANCE - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Russian President Vladimir Putin sasses German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Reuters
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Sailors from the French Navy frigate La Fayette stand below the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor June 6, 2014. The sailors are part of an event organized by the organization "The French Will Never Forget" to mark the 70th anniversary of World War Two's D-Day landings. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANNIVERSARY SOCIETY MILITARY CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
French sailors commemorate D-Day at the Statue of Liberty. Reuters
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Men work on metallic structures at the FIFA Fun Fest in the neighborhood of Taguatinga in Brasilia, June 6, 2014. REUTERS / Ueslei Marcelino (BRAZIL - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP SOCIETY)
Men work on metallic structures at the FIFA Fun Fest in Brasilia, Brazil. Reuters
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Iraqi security forces display vehicles, weapons and ammunition confiscated from the Sunni militant group 'Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant' (ISIL) in Samarra, June 6, 2014. Iraqi helicopters bombed the city of Samarra after insurgents overran parts of it early on Thursday, bringing them within striking distance of a Shi'ite shrine the destruction of which in a 2006 attack unleashed a bitter sectarian war. The offensive is part of an escalating conflict between Iraq's Shi'ite Muslim-led government and Sunni Islamist militants who have been regaining momentum in the past year, particularly in the west of the country bordering Syria. REUTERS/Stringer (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY CRIME LAW POLITICS)
Iraqi security forces display weapons confiscated from a Sunni militant group. Reuters
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A copy of the Spanish's kings crown is seen inside a showcase at the exhibition at the exhibition "The Spanish kings in Malaga: from Isabel The Catholic to Juan Carlos I" at the Municipal Heritage Museum (MUPAM) in Malaga, southern Spain, June 6, 2014. The King said on May 2 he would abdicate in favour of his son Prince Felipe, aiming to revive the scandal-hit monarchy at a time of economic hardship and growing discontent with the wider political elite. The exhibition will run until August 31. REUTERS/Jon Nazca (SPAIN - Tags: POLITICS ROYALS ENTERTAINMENT)
A copy of the Spanish king’s crown rests in the Municipal Heritage Museum in Malaga, Spain. Reuters
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CHENGDU, CHINA - JUNE 05: (CHINA OUT) A nearly 30-year-old clouded leopard lies in its enclosure at Chengdu zoo on June 5, 2014 in Sichuan province of China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
A sleepy 30-year-old clouded leopard lounges at a zoo in Chengdu, China. Getty Images
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A soldier, center, and a collapsed building are among what have left after Guo Jian's installation art piece "Tiananmen" after being smashed by the police in his studio in Beijing Friday, June 6, 2014. The Chinese-born Australian artist detained in Beijing ahead of the 25th anniversary of the military clampdown on the student protest centered around Tiananmen Square will be deported after 15 days in custody, Australia said Friday. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)
The remains of Guo Jian’s installation art piece “Tiananmen” rest after being destroyed by police in his Beijing studio. AP
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People wearing WWII style clothes look toward the sea, on the beach of Arromanches, western France, Friday June 6, 2014. Ceremonies to commemorate the 70th anniversary of D-Day are drawing thousands of visitors to the cemeteries, beaches and stone-walled villages of Normandy this week, including some of the few remaining survivors of the largest sea-borne invasion ever mounted. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
World War II re-enactors celebrate D-Day in Arromanches, France. AP
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A participant arrives at the Wave Gothic Festival in Leipzig, central Germany, Friday, June 6, 2014. About 20,000 members of the Gothic scene from all over the world are expected to attend the 23. edition of the Wave Gothic Festival . (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A participant arrives at the Wave Gothic Festival in Leipzig, Germany. AP
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Kashmiri Hindu devotees light oil lamps for prayers at the Kheer Bhawani Temple during an annual Hindu festival in TullaMulla, 28 kilometers (17 miles) northeast of Srinagar, India, Friday, June 6, 2014. Kheer Bhawani temple originally in Srinagar, built in Jammu as well by exiled Kashmiri Hindus, is dedicated to the Goddess Rajnya Devi, popularly known as Kheer Bhawani, in which thousand of devotees offer milk and "Kheer" or pudding to the sacred spring, as they believe the pudding turns black to warn of impending disaster. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin)
Kashmiri Hindu devotees light oil lamps for prayers at a temple during a festival in TullaMulla, India. AP
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One of three helicopters showeres 1-million rose petals on the Statue of Liberty during a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, Friday, June 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
A helicopter drops rose petals on Lady Liberty. AP
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People stand during the National Anthem during a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings, Friday, June 6, 2014, at the World War II Memorial in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)
Members of the military salute during the national anthem at the World War II Memorial in Washington. AP
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Wait Chapel is shown at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C., Friday, June 6, 2014. Former President Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey are joining First Lady Michelle Obama at a weekend memorial service for poet and author Maya Angelou at Wait Chapel. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
A Maya Angelou memorial will be held at Wait Chapel in Winston-Salem, NC. AP
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A SWAT team searches the buildings and grounds of the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Va. on Friday afternoon, June 6, 2014, during a manhunt following a knife attack that left a service member seriously injured. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Martin Smith-Rodden) MAGS OUT
A SWAT team searches the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Va., following a knife attack. AP
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Students and other supporters form a prayer circle on the campus of Seattle Pacific University, Friday, June 6, 2014 in Seattle. Classes were canceled Friday following a shooting at Otto Miller Hall Thursday afternoon. A 19-year-old man was fatally shot and two other young people were wounded after a gunman entered the foyer and started shooting. Aaron R. Ybarra, 26, was booked into the King County Jail late Thursday for investigation of homicide, according to police and the jail roster. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Supporters and students make a prayer circle at Seattle Pacific University. AP
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COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, FRANCE - JUNE 06: U.S. President Barack Obama joins WWII Veterans during a ceremony at the Normandy American Cemetery on the 70th anniversary of D-Day June 6, 2014 in Colleville-sur-Mer, France. Friday 6th June is the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings which saw 156,000 troops from the allied countries including the United Kingdom and the United States join forces to launch an audacious 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 are 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 Antoine Antoniol/Getty Images)
President Obama shakes hands with D-Day veterans in Colleville-Sur-Mer, France. Getty Images
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ARROMANCHES LES BAINS, FRANCE - JUNE 06: Landing craft from the Royal Marines arrive at Arromanche on June 6, 2014 in Arromanches Les Bains, France. Friday 6th June is the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings which saw 156,000 troops from the allied countries including the United Kingdom and the United States join forces to launch an audacious 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 are 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 Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Landing craft from the Royal Marines arrive in Arromanches Les Bains, France. Getty Images
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WWII Veterans salute during the playing of "Taps.”
WWII veterans salute during the playing of taps in Colleville-sur-Mer, France. Getty Images