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Jessica Sager

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Oct 3, 2014

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Japan's bronze medallist Sho Sakai competes in the Men's 3m Springboard diving final at the Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Center during the 17th Asian Games in Incheon October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Tim Wimborne (SOUTH KOREA - Tags: SPORT DIVING TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Sho Sakai competes in a diving match in Incheon, South Korea. Reuters

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Ultra-orthodox Jews gesture at a Tel Aviv beach after emptying their pockets during the Jewish New Year ritual of Tashlich, October 2, 2014. Tashlich is a ritual of casting away sins of the past year into the water ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, which starts at sundown Friday. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (ISRAEL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrate the Jewish New Year in Tel Aviv, Israel. Reuters

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The Peugeot Quartz Concept car is displayed on media day at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile, October 2, 2014. The Paris auto show opens its doors to the public from October 4 to October 19. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE - Tags: TRANSPORT BUSINESS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

The Peugeot Quartz Concept car is displayed at the Paris Mondial de l’Automobile. Reuters

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Syrian Kurdish refugees shield themselves from rain after crossing into Turkey from the Syrian border town Kobani, near the southeastern Turkish town of Suruc in Sanliurfa province October 2, 2014. More than 150,000 refugees have fled Kobani over the past two weeks alone, with a steady exodus continuing. Officials from Turkey's AFAD disaster management agency said some 4,000 crossed on Wednesday, and a similar figure the day before. REUTERS/Murad Sezer (TURKEY - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY IMMIGRATION CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Syrian Kurdish refugees shield themselves from rain in Kobani, Turkey. Reuters

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Palestinians light a fire to illuminate their area that witnesses said was devastated during the seven-week Israeli offensive in the east of Gaza City October 2, 2014. An open-ended ceasefire between Israel and Hamas-led Gaza militants, mediated by Egypt, took effect on August 26 after the seven-week conflict. It called for an indefinite halt to hostilities, the immediate opening of Gaza's blockaded crossings with Israel and Egypt, and a widening of the territory's fishing zone in the Mediterranean. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Palestinians light a fire in a devastated neighborhood in Gaza City. Reuters

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President Barack Obama speaks about the economy at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill. Reuters

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Thousands of pro-democracy protesters gather in front of the police cordon outside the chief executive office in Hong Kong late October 2, 2014. Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying defied pro-democracy protesters' demands to step down by Friday, and repeated police warnings that the consequences would be serious if they sought to surround or occupy government buildings. Leung, speaking to reporters just minutes before an ultimatum for him to resign expired, also said that Chief Secretary Carrie Lam would hold a meeting with students soon to discuss political reforms. He gave no time frame. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Thousands of pro-democracy protesters continue rallying in Hong Kong. Reuters

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Hindu women carrying decorated metal pitchers pray before taking part in Garba, a traditional folk dance, during the celebrations to mark the Navratri festival at Surat in the western Indian state of Gujarat October 2, 2014. Devotees worship various forms of Hindu goddesses during the festival, whose name literally means nine nights. REUTERS/Amit Dave (INDIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Hindu women pray before a Garba dance in Gujarat, India. Reuters

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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 02: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchage on October 2, 2014 in New York City. The Dow was down 5 points in morning trading following a fall of over 200 points on October 1. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Worried traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Getty

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Serena Williams of the U.S. reacts after winning a point against Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic during their women's singles match at the China Open tennis tournament in Beijing October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic (CHINA - Tags: SPORT TENNIS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Serena Williams reacts to scoring a point against Lucie Safarova in Beijing, China. Reuters

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NEW YORK, NY - OCTOBER 02: Parents and children attend a rally hosted by Families for Excellent Schools calling for an overhaul of the city's education system on October 2, 2014 in New York City. Rally organizers said approximately 21,000 people attended the event. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

Parents and students attend a pro-education rally in New York. Getty

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MONROVIA, LIBERIA - OCTOBER 02: People pass an Ebola awareness mural on October 2, 2014 in Monrovia, Liberia. More than 3,200 people have died in West Africa due to the epidemic. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Residents pass an Ebola awareness mural in Monrovia, Liberia. Getty

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Two days after a man in Texas was diagnosed with Ebola, Dr. Gil Mobley, a Missouri doctor, checks in to board a plane dressed in full protection gear Thursday morning, Oct. 2, 2014, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. He was protesting what he called mismanagement of the crisis by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, John Spink) MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; WXIA-TV OUT; WGCL-TV OUT

A Missouri doctor dresses in full protective gear to board a flight in Atlanta. AP

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Malaysian ethnic Chinese walk barefoot over burning coals on the final day of the Nine Emperor Gods festival at a temple in Ampang, near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. The men have abstained from meat for the past nine days in order to purify their bodies in preparation for this ritual, in which women are barred from participating. (AP Photo)

Ethnic Chinese men walk barefoot on coals in Ampang, Malaysia. AP

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Muslim pilgrims pray as the sun sets at the Plain of Arafat during the annual pilgrimage, known as the hajj, near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. Saudi Arabia sought to assure the public that the kingdom was safe and free of health scares as an estimated 2 million Muslims streamed into a sprawling tent city near Mecca on Thursday for the start of the annual Islamic hajj pilgrimage. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

Muslim pilgrims pray at the Plain of Arafat near Mecca, Saudi Arabia. AP

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In this Sept. 22, 2014 photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society, grizzly bear Betty is shown at the Bronx Zoo in New York. Betty, along with grizzly bear Veronica, will be relocating to the Central Park Zoo in November. (AP Photo/Wildlife Conservation Society, Julie Larsen Maher)

A grizzly bear named Betty gears up to move to the Central Park Zoo from the Bronx Zoo. AP

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Detroit police investigate the scene of a drive-by shooting that killed 24-year-old Dennis Shelby inside of his home in northwest Detroit, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. Valerie Shelby, mother of the victim, tells The Detroit News that Dennis Shelby had been threatened by people telling him he shouldn't testify again a jailed robbery suspect. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call police. (AP Photo/Detroit News, David Coates) DETROIT FREE PRESS OUT; HUFFINGTON POST OUT

Detroit police investigate a drive-by shooting. AP

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Alton, Ill., Fire Department Batallion Chief Brad Sweetman, right, and Alton Capt. Matt Fischer, center, help pull an unidentified man to safety Thursday morning, Oct. 2, 2014, after the man's vehicle was overcome by a flash flood in Jersey County, near Alton, Ill. The man, who had been trapped with his vehicle since about 4 a.m., was exhausted from the ordeal but uninjured. (AP Photo/The Telegraph, John Badman) BELLEVILLE NEWS-DEMOCRAT OUT; ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH OUT

Rescue workers pull a man to safety after a flash flood in Alton, Ill. AP

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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel greets French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian prior to an honor cordon at the Pentagon, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel greets French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at the Pentagon. AP

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Secretary of State John Kerry, right, and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh shake hands as they speak to media at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, before having a working lunch. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Secretary of State John Kerry and Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh shake hands in Washington. AP

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Pic shows: This Egyptian mask was recovered from a flat in Poland after the owners tried selling it online. A priceless 3,000-year-old Egyptian mask was recovered from a flat in Poland after the owners tried selling it online. The nine-inch Mummy mask dating back to 1086-664 BC appeared on a local website in Lodz, a city in central Poland's Lodz Voivodship, where it was being offered for just 4,700 GBP. Experts said if it had been legally obtained with the paperwork proving it was genuine, and had not been taken by grave robbers, it would have been worth millions and should have been sold off at a specialist auction to realise its full value. But after being spotted by eagle-eyed officers, police raided the apartment where they found it sitting on a shelf. Police spokesman Adam Kolasa said: "In cooperation with representatives of the Egyptian Embassy we established it was an authentic archaeological monument." Although the sale of such monuments is not illegal, objects of antiquity need special paperwork and verification documents to prove they were not looted. Kolasa said: "When officers quizzed the married couple over where they had got the mask they said they had bought it at auction in the United States." "They were not arrested but we are now looking into it," he added. Local prosecutor spokesman Jacek Pakula also confirmed: "We shall make a decision on further action in due course." (ends)¬¬ ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬

A priceless Egyptian mask is recovered after owners tried selling it online in Lodz, Poland. It’s estimated to be 3,000 years old. EuroPics

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and King Abdullah II of Jordan meet in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service)

Russian President Vladimir Putin and King Abdullah II of Jordan meet in Moscow. AP

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In this photo provided by NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman captured this image from the International Space Station and posted it to social media on Sept. 28, 2014, writing, "The Milky Way steals the show from Sahara sands that make the Earth glow orange." (AP Photo/NASA, Reid Wiseman)

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman shares a photo of the Milky Way from the International Space Station. AP

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Mary Lee Spirey, of Tyler, Texas, lets a butterfly land on her finger during the Alzheimer's Alliance of Smith County Butterfly Release, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2014, at the Tyler Rose Garden in Tyler, Texas. Individuals and families released approximately 1,000 monarch butterflies into the garden in memory of those who suffered from Alzheimer's disease or dementia. (AP Photo/The Tyler Morning Telegraph, Sarah A. Miller)

A monarch is seen at the Alzheimer’s Alliance of Smith County Butterfly Release in Tyler, Texas. AP

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Muslim pilgrims are pictured through a roof opening as they sleep during the annual haj pilgrimage in Mena, near the holy city of Mecca, October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed Alhwaity (SAUDI ARABIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Muslim pilgrims are seen asleep through a roof opening in Mena, Saudi Arabia. Reuters

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