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A woman closes her eyes as she joins tens of thousands of people attending a candlelight vigil at Victoria Park in Hong Kong Wednesday, June 4, 2014 to mark the 25th anniversary of the June 4th Chinese military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
A candlelight vigil is held at Victoria Park in Hong Kong for the Tiananmen Square anniversary. AP
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Photographed through a window, crew of Air Force One stand by the plane moments after U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Brussels June 4, 2014. Obama will attend the G7 meeting. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Air Force One crew members are seen through a rainy window after President Obama lands in Brussels, Belgium. Reuters
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(L-R) U.S. President Barack Obama, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, France's President Francois Hollande, Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron and Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel participate in a G7 leaders meeting at European Council headquarters in Brussels June 4, 2014. The world's leading industrialized nations meet without Russia for the first time in 17 years on Wednesday, leaving President Vladimir Putin out of the talks in retaliation for his seizure of Crimea and Russia's part in destabilizing eastern Ukraine. REUTERS/Yves Herman (BELGIUM - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
G7 leaders, including President Obama, meet at European Council headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Reuters
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World War II veteran William Fenton from Abilene, Kansas, holds up a photo of himself during the war, while visiting the National World War II Memorial two days before the 70th anniversary of the D-Day invasion of Europe on June 6, 1944, as part of an Honor Flight tour in Washington, June 4, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY CONFLICT ANNIVERSARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
World War II veteran William Fenton holds a photo of himself from during the war. Reuters
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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 04: Members of the U.S. Navy participate in a celebration of the 72nd anniversary of the Battle of Midway victory June 4, 2014 at the U.S. Navy Memorial in Washington, DC. The battle was one of the most important victories during the World War II after the Japanese attack to Pearl Harbor six months ago. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Navy personnel celebrate the 72nd anniversary of the Battle of Midway victory in Washington, DC. Getty Images
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Catalonian president Artur Mas poses next to a sculpture of Saint George the patron saint of Catalonia at Palau de la Generalitat in Barcelona, June 4, 2014. Catalan President Artur Mas said on Wednesday his people have the right to decide on breaking away from Spain and he is forging ahead with plans for a Nov. 9 vote on independence that the central government vows to block on constitutional grounds. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino (SPAIN - Tags: POLITICS)
Catalonian President Artur Mas poses by a sculpture of Saint George in Barcelona, Spain. Reuters
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Sid Dillon Chevrolet employee Scott Sesemann sweeps broken glass off of hail-damaged vehicles in Blair, Neb., Wednesday, June 4, 2014, following a severe storm that passed through the region the previous evening. Blair and other cities were pounded by large hail as wave after wave of powerful thunderstorms moved through the midwest. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
A car dealership employee sweeps broken glass off vehicles following strong hailstorms in Blair, Neb. AP
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United States first lady Michelle Obama participates in a White House event to end veterans homelessness in Washington June 4, 2014. REUTERS/Gary Cameron (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY MILITARY)
Michelle Obama leads a White House event to end veterans’ homelessness. Reuters
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A supporter of the Shi'ite al-Houthi group looks on as he takes part in a demonstration in Yemen's capital Sanaa June 4, 2014. A ceasefire between Shi'ite Muslim rebels and government forces went into effect on Wednesday, the Yemeni Defence Ministry said, after fresh fighting and air strikes killed a total of 19 people from both sides. Nearly 140 people have died in three days of fighting near the town of Omran, where government forces and allied Sunni Muslim tribesmen have been trying to hold back the powerful rebel militia from capturing the city for nearly two months. The sign reads: "Allah is the greatest. Death to America, death to Israel, a curse on the Jews, victory to Islam." REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A supporter of the Shiite al-Houthl group protests in Sanaa, Yemen. Reuters
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A boy runs past the Sanctuary of Poseidon, the ancient Greek god of the seas, in Cape Sounion, east of Athens June 4, 2014. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis (GREECE - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL)
A boy runs past the Sanctuary of Poseidon in Athens, Greece. Reuters
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Joao Paulo, 16, plays ball in the street decorated for the upcoming World Cup in the Ceilandia suburb of Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, June 4, 2014. The international soccer tournament is set to begin next week. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
A boy plays in a street decorated for the World Cup in Ceilandia, Brazil. AP
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Hand-painted models depicting a lion's head, pose for the photographers during a photo-op in central London's Carnaby Street, Tuesday, June 3, 2014. It was part of events marking the opening of the Zoological Society of London(London Zoo) first ever pop-up shop on the famous street, part of the Lions400 campaign to expose the plight of the endangered Asian lion. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Hand-painted models depict a lion’s head in London. AP
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A sign celebrating the release from captivity of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl stands on a street in the soldier's hometown of Hailey, Idaho, Wednesday, June 4, 2014. The exchange for five Taliban detainees from Guantanamo and the still-murky circumstances of how Bergdahl came to be captured nearly five years ago have prompted a fierce debate in Washington and across the country. (AP Photo/Brian Skoloff)
A sign celebrates the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in Hailey, Idaho. AP
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Honorees New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, left, and Vince Camuto, CEO of the Camuto Group, listen to remarks at the 73rd Annual Father of the Year Awards benefit luncheon in New York, Wednesday, June 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Honorees New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and Vince Camuto snicker at the 73rd Annual Father of the Year Awards luncheon in New York City. AP
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This June 2, 2014 photos shows "A Garland of Praise Songs for Rosa Parks," at the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights at Wayne State University Law School in Detroit on Tuesday, June 3, 2014. The installation is made of 26 wood, fiber and fabric totems by Detroit artist Lester Johnson. The work will be permanently exhibited at the school. (AP Photo/Detroit Free Press, Romain Blanquart) DETROIT NEWS OUT; NO SALES
The work “A Garland of Praise Songs for Rosa Parks” is on display in Detroit. AP
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Jesus Ayala, 12, from Chicago, reaches out to touch the captured U-505 German submarine on display at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry on Wednesday, June 4, 2014, during a school field trip. Both World War II veterans and visitors gathered to mark the 70th anniversary of the capture of the vessel during World War II. It is the only German submarine the U.S. Navy captured during the war and one of five left in the world. (AP Photo/Stacy Thacker)
A student touches the captured U-505 Nazi submarine at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. AP
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This June 2, 2014, photo provided by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, shows one of two wolf pups fathered by Oregon's famous wandering wolf, OR-7, peering out from a den in the Cascade Range east of Medford, Ore. They are the first known pups born in the Cascades of Oregon since the 1940s. OR-7 left his pack in northeastern Oregon in 2011 in search of a mate, traveling thousands of miles across Oregon and into Northern California before finding one last winter in the southern Cascades. A GPS tracking collar led state and federal biologists to the site on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. (AP Photo/Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife)
A wolf pup peeks out from the trees in Medford, Ore. AP
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A Ukrainian soldier stands during training in a landfill at Chuguev, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 4, 2014. Pro-Russian insurgents in eastern Ukraine have taken two government bases in battles around Luhansk, seizing quantities of ammunition and explosives from a border guards post and taking another installation after National Guard forces ran out of ammunition. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
A Ukrainian soldier trains in Chuguev, Ukraine. AP
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As Drew Katz speaks during a public memorial service for his father Philadelphia Inquirer co-owner Lewis Katz, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, right, seated next to former President Bill Clinton, wipes his eye Wednesday, June 4, 2014, at Temple University in Philadelphia. Katz and six others died when his private jet crashed during takeoff on Saturday, May 31, 2014, in Massachusetts. He was 72. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Former President Bill Clinton and Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett mourn at Lewis Katz’s memorial service at Temple University in Philadelphia. AP
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Two ducks cross the Mall in front of members of the guards and household cavalry during pageantry for the State Opening of Parliament in central London June 4, 2014. REUTERS/Eddie Keogh (BRITAIN - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT POLITICS SOCIETY ROYALS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Two ducks cross the Mall at the State Opening of Parliament in London. Reuters
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A Palestinian protester runs from tear gas fired by Israeli troops during clashes at a protest in solidarity with prisoners on hunger strike, outside Ofer prison near the West Bank city of Ramallah June 4, 2014. Some 120 Palestinians jailed without trial in Israel have been on an open-ended hunger strike, eating only salt and drinking water, since April 24 to demand an end to so-called "administrative detention". REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A Palestinian protester flees from Israeli forces’ tear gas in Ramallah, West Bank. Reuters
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Supporters of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, or MQM, one of Pakistan's major political parties, attend a sit in protest condemning the arrest in London of its leader, Altaf Hussain, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, June 4, 2014. British police arrested one of Pakistan's most well-known and divisive politicians Tuesday on suspicion of money-laundering, sparking fears of violence in his power base of Karachi where businesses closed early and residents rushed home. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil)
Supporters of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement protest in Islamabad, Pakistan. AP
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Sryian soldiers celebrate Bashar Assad's presidential re-election in Damascus, Syria, Wednesday June 4, 2014. Assad has been re-elected in a landslide, officials said Wednesday, capturing another seven-year term in the middle of a bloody 3-year-old uprising against his rule that has devastated the country. (AP Photo/Dusan Vranic)
Syrian soldiers celebrate Bashar al-Assad’s landslide presidential re-election in Damascus. AP
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People visit the Cable Car Museum above the powerhouse Wednesday, June 4, 2014, in San Francisco. With San Francisco's famed cable cars remaining idle for the third day of a worker sickout, tourists who wanted to see a cable car had to visit the museum. Workers and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency are at odds over a new contract. Workers overwhelmingly rejected a contract proposal on Friday that union officials said would have resulted in a pay cut. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
People visit San Francisco’s Cable Car Museum on the third day of union strikes. AP
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