The day in photos

Jessica Sager

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Sep 25, 2014

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In this Sept. 22, 2014 photo provided by the Cincinnati Zoo, Kamina, a baby Western Lowland gorilla, arrives in Cincinnati by private plane. The zoo has adopted Kamina, born Aug. 16, 2014, from the Oklahoma City Zoo, after her mother shunned her and the Oklahoma zoo did not have an adult female able to adopt and raise her. (AP Photo/Cincinnati Zoo, Michelle Curley)

Kamina, a baby Lowland gorilla, arrives at the Cincinnati Zoo. AP

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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 24: Artist Nathan Sawaya stands with his sculpture 'Yellow' at the Art of Brick Exhibition on September 24, 2014 in London, England. Eighty sculptures by artist Nathan Sawaya are on display at The Old Truman Brewery. Created from a million Lego bricks, the exhibition opens on September 26, 2014 and runs until January 4, 2015. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Artist Nathan Sawaya stands behind his sculpture “Yellow” at the Art of Brick Exhibition in London. Getty

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A U.S. Navy F-18E Super Hornet receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over northern Iraq after conducting air strikes in Syria on September 23, 2014. These aircraft were part of a large coalition strike package that was the first to strike ISIL targets in Syria. Picture taken on September 23, 2014. REUTERS/Shawn Nickel/(U.S. Air Force/Handout (IRAQ - Tags: MILITARY CONFLICT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

A US Navy F-18E Super Hornet receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over northern Iraq. Reuters

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A member of a Chinese opera troupe gets dressed before performing at a shrine during the annual vegetarian festival in Bangkok late September 24, 2014. Chinese opera is often associated with heavily painted make-up and dramatic eyes, transforming the performers into characters that are bold and prominent. The festival celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha (THAILAND - Tags: SOCIETY)

A member of a Chinese opera troupe prepares for a performance in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters

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Staff at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital scrub and wash "Sapphire," an subadult loggerhead sea turtle in Marathon, Florida September 23, 2014. The reptile cannot be released and is slated to be shipped to its new permanent home at the Living Coast Discovery Center near San Diego on September 25. From left are Richie Moretti, Bette Zirkelbach, Matt Brochhausen and Marie Simpson. Picture taken September 23, 2014. REUTERS/Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/Handout via Reuters (UNITED STATES - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Turtle Hospital staffers clean a loggerhead turtle named Sapphire in Marathon, Fla. Reuters

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A lady bug sits at the center of a rain-soaked Taratahi lilac at the Discovery Garden at River Forks Park in Roseburg, Ore. on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. (AP Photos/The News-Review, Michael Sullivan)

A ladybug sits in the center of a Taratahi lilac in River Forks, Ore. AP

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Nurses protest by pretending to be dead along Las Vegas Boulevard Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014, in Las Vegas. Nurses in town for the California Nurses Association and National Nurses Organizing Committee convention protested on the Strip because they say U.S. hospitals aren't ready for an Ebola outbreak. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Nurses play dead in an Ebola protest in Las Vegas. AP

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Vice President Joe Biden talks with officials at Norfolk International Terminals in Norfolk, Va., Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. Biden visited the area to talk about a new federal transportation grant. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Vice President Joe Biden speaks in Norfolk, Va. AP

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A refugee baby girl cries as she gets a vaccine just after her parents entered Turkey at Yumurtalik crossing gate near Suruc, Turkey, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. More than 200,000 people fleeing the Islamic militants advance on Kobani, Syria, arrived in Turkey during last five days to find safety.(AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

A Syrian refugee girl cries as she gets a vaccine after arriving in Suruc, Turkey. AP

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Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada smiles as he sits and waits behind bars before his acquittal at the State Security Court in Amman September 24, 2014. The Jordanian court acquitted Abu Qatada on Wednesday of charges of providing spiritual and material support for a plot to attack tourists during Jordan's New Year celebrations in 2000, a judicial source said. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS RELIGION CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada waits for his acquittal at the State Security Court in Amman, Jordan. Reuters

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 24: British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a high-level meeting at the Ford Foundation on post-2015 anti-poverty goals, on September 24, 2014, in New York City. Cameron is in New York attending the United Nations General Assembly together with President Barack Obama and other world leaders. (Photo by John Minchillo-Pool/Getty Images)

British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks at an anti-poverty rally in New York. Getty

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 24: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama (R) holds a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Iraq Haider al-Abadi during the 69th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters on September 24, 2014 in New York City. The annual event brings political leaders from around the globe together to report on issues meet and look for solutions. This year's General Assembly has highlighted the problem of global warming and how countries need to strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (Photo by Allan Tannenbaum-Pool/Getty Images)

President Barack Obama shakes hands with Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the United Nations in New York. Getty

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Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, thanks Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for participating in the discussion, "Equality for Girls and Women: 2034 Instead of 2134?" at the Clinton Global Initiative, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in New York. AP

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"Unconditional Surrender," an 8-meter (25-foot) cast-bronze sculpture in color of a sailor and a nurse in lip-locked embrace, is seen outside the Caen Memorial in Normandy, France, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. The sculpture by Seward Johnson is based on a U.S. Navy photographers black-and-white snapshot taken on Aug. 15, 1945, according to the Sculpture Foundation, a U.S.-based nonprofit that owns the work. It also resembles a famous photograph taken by Life magazine Alfred Eisenstaedt on that day. The sculpture is to spend a year outside the Caen Memorial, a museum focusing on World War II. (AP Photo/David Vincent)

A 25-foot bronze statue, “Unconditional Surrender,” rests outside the Caen Memorial in Normandy, France. AP

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Light from the setting sun gives a backdrop to the Statue of Liberty, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

The sun sets behind the Statue of Liberty on Tuesday. AP

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Firefighters hang a flag to honor Travis County Sheriffs Deputy Jessica Hollis prior to her funeral services, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014, in Austin, Texas. Hollis was swept away in a low water crossing during a period of heavy rainfall and flooding last week. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Firefighters hang a flag for Travis County Sheriff’s Deputy Jessica Hollis’ funeral in Austin, Texas. AP

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ARLINGTON, VA - SEPTEMBER 24: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin Dempsey speaks during the Newman's Own Award Ceremony at the Pentagon, September 24, 2014 in Arlington Virginia. Newmans Own is partnered with the Fisher House and Military Times to give grants to various nonprofit volunteer groups and has given away more than one million dollars to 158 organizations. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Army Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks in Arlington, Va. Getty

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 24: Felipe VI, the King of Spain,speaks at the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters on September 24, 2014 in New York City. World leaders, activists and protesters have converged on New York City for the annual UN event that brings together the global leaders for a week of meetings and conferences. This year's General Assembly has highlighted the problem of global warming and how countries need to strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Don Felipe VI, the king of Spain, speaks at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Getty

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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 24: President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff waits to speak at the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters on September 24, 2014 in New York City. World leaders, activists and protesters have converged on New York City for the annual UN event that brings together the nations for a week of meetings and conferences. This year's General Assembly has highlighted the problem of global warming and how countries need to strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff waits to speak at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Getty

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REFILE - CORRECTING TYPO. IT SHOULD BE "THE VIRGIN OF MERCY". "Castellers de Barcelona" form a human tower during a demonstration at the festival of the patron saint of Barcelona "The Virgin of Mercy" at Sant Jaume square in Barcelona September 24, 2014 . REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino (SPAIN - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

“Castellers de Barcelona” form a human tower at the festival of the Virgin of Mercy in Barcelona, Spain. Reuters

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A devotee lights candles at a Chinese shrine during the annual vegetarian festival in Bangkok late September 24, 2014. The festival celebrates the local Chinese community's belief that abstinence from meat and various stimulants during the ninth lunar month of the Chinese calendar will help them obtain good health and peace of mind. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha (THAILAND - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A boy lights candles during a vegetarian festival in Bangkok, Thailand. Reuters

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A protester wears a headband which reads "civil disobedience" as he attends a rally on the third day of a week-long boycott of classes to demand for greater democracy, in Hong Kong September 24, 2014. Hong Kong students gathered in the heart of the city for a second day on Wednesday ahead of a planned blockade of government buildings if the city's leader fails to discuss their demands for free elections. About 300 university students protested in a park flanking government headquarters near the Central financial district where they sat listening to lectures in the middle of a week-long class boycott. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST EDUCATION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A protester with a headband reading “civil disobedience” attends a rally in Hong Kong. Reuters

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U.S. Air Force pilots with the Thunderbirds perform the calypso pass maneuver in F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during a practice session prior to the Gunfighter Skies air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, September 19 and released September 24, 2014. Picture taken September 19, 2014. REUTERS/US Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez/Handout via Reuters (UNITED STATES - Tags: MILITARY SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

US Air Force Thunderbirds pilots perform the calypso pass maneuver in F-16 Fighting Falcons at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho. Reuters

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A monkey is seen at the Rosy Walther zoo in El Picacho, 5kms north of Tegucigalpa, on September 23, 2014. AFP PHOTO/Orlando SIERRA (Photo credit should read ORLANDO SIERRA/AFP/Getty Images)

A monkey enjoys a lollipop at an El Picacho, Honduras, zoo. Getty

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