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Published July 28, 2014, 6:31 p.m. ET
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Two male Andean bears play in their compound at the zoo in Frankfurt, central Germany, Monday, July 28, 2014. The cubs were born at the end of Dec. 2013. (AP Photo/dpa, Boris Roessler)
Andean bear cubs play in a Frankfurt, Germany, zoo. AP
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A man looks at a contaminated river in Cangnan county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province July 24, 2014. Local authorities said the water in the river turned red after several buckets of red dye were misplaced near the riverbank and the local environmental protection administration did not find harmful substances in the water, local media reported. Picture taken in July 24, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA
A man looks at a contaminated river in Cangnan county of Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, China. Reuters
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Photographers take pictures as models in bikinis wash a car during a promotional event at an auto service centre in Taiyuan, Shanxi province July 27, 2014. According to local media, the owner of the service centre hired two models to wash a car in bikinis and invited customers to take pictures as part of a promotional campaign, hoping to attract more business. Picture taken July 27, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY TRANSPORT BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA
Bikini-clad models wash a car in Taiyuan, China.
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Plumes of smoke rise in the sky after a rocket hit a fuel storage tank near the airport road in Tripoli, during clashes between rival militias
Smoke rises after a rocket hits a fuel tank in Tripoli, Libya. Reuters
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A volunteer poses with a ceramic poppy amongst the art installation "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red" marking the anniversary of the World War One at the Tower of London July 28, 2014. The evolving installation by artist Paul Cummins will be formed of 888,246 ceramic poppies, to honour military fatalities during WWI. REUTERS/Neil Hall (BRITAIN - Tags: SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A woman poses amid an art installation, “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red,” marking the anniversary of World War I.
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A smoke trail is seen as a rocket is launched from the northern Gaza Strip towards Israel July 28, 2014. Palestinian fighters slipped into an Israeli village from the Gaza Strip and fought a gun battle with troops on Monday as an unofficial truce called for the Muslim Eid al-Fitr festival disintegrated. The incident was not the only breach of the fragile truce. Eight children and two adults were killed by a blast at a park in northern Gaza and four Israelis were reported to have been killed by cross-border Palestinian mortar fire. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)
A smoke trail emerges from the northern Gaza Strip toward Israel. Reuters
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Muslims Celebrate The Festival Of Eid In London
A girl blows bubbles in London to celebrate the Eid festival marking the end of Ramadan. Getty
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 28: Girls show off their Henna tattoos during an Eid celebration in Burgess Park on July 28, 2014 in London, England. The Muslim holiday Eid marks the end of 30 days of dawn-to-sunset fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Girls show off henna tattoos in London.
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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 28: U.S. President Barack Obama (R) and Maxine Hong Kingston (L) share a moment after she was presented with the 2013 National Medal of Arts during an East Room ceremony July 28, 2014 at the White House in Washington, DC. Kingston was honored for her contributions as a writer. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
President Barack Obama presents a 2013 National Medal of Arts to Maxine Hong Kingston in Washington. Getty
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Pro-Israeli And Pro-Palestinian Activists Hold Dueling Rallies In Chicago
Pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian protesters face off in Chicago. Getty
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Homeowner Lenny DiBartolomeo, right, waves a flag as he and his tenant Wayne Devaughn, left, observe damage to their house in Revere, Mass., Monday, July 28, 2014, after a tornado touched down. Both men said they were grateful that they knew of no injuries. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
Homeowner Lenny DiBartolomeo (right) waves a flag as he and tenant Wayne Devaughn (left) assess damage to their house in Revere, Massachusetts, on July 28 after a tornado touched down.
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Cal Fire crew members mop up embers of the Sand Fire in the rugged foothills of El Dorado county near Plymouth, Calif., on Monday, July 28, 2014, 2014. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater)
Cal Fire crew members mop up embers of a sand fire near Plymouth, California AP
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A trio of wild ponies break free as the northern herd of Chincoteague Ponies are led down the beach by Saltwater Cowboys on Assateague Island, Va. on Monday, July 28, 2014 in preparation for Wednesday's annual Chincoteague Pony Swim. Wednesday July 30, 2014 will mark the 89th year of Chincoteague's annual Pony Swim. (AP Photo/Eastern Shore News, Jay Diem) NO SALES
Wild ponies break free from a herd in Assateague Island, Virginia. AP
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Sculptor Terrell O'Brien of Fort Davis, Texas, left, and Stephen Dinse, Shidoni foundry manager of Tesuque, New Mexico, move a bronze cowboy sculpture into place where it will be secured to a concrete slab Monday, July 28, 2014 in front of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa, Texas. Five steers will be added to complete "The Days of the Longhorn" sculpture that was commissioned by the Odessa Council for the Arts and Humanities. (AP Photo/Odessa American, Mark Sterkel)
Sculptor Terrell O’Brien and Stephen Dinse place a cowboy statue in front of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa, Texas. AP
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National Security Adviser Susan Rice speaks at the "National Leadership Assembly for Israel" convened by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Washington, Monday, July 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
National Security Adviser Susan Rice speaks at the “National Leadership Assembly for Israel” in Washington. AP
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Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., right, and House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., confer in Senate Reception before a news conference on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Monday, July 28, 2014, about a bipartisan deal to improve veterans' health care that would authorize at least $17 billion to fix the health program scandalized by long patient wait times and falsified records covering up delays. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders and House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jeff Miller confer in Washington. AP
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