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Jessica Sager

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Nov 12, 2014

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A man, who attempted to attack Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai, is held on the ground with his limbs tied by pro-democracy protesters in an occupied area in Hong Kong November 12, 2014. Three men were restrained by pro-democracy protesters after they tried to attack Lai, an outspoken critic of Beijing who has supported pro-democracy activists through his publications and with donations, at the protest site. Pro-democracy protesters used plastic cords to bind the men as they waited for police to arrive at the scene. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Pro-democracy protesters restrain a man who tried attacking Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai. Reuters

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A handout image captured October 26, 2014, from a distance of about 7.8 km (4.8 miles) from the surface, of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, made available by the European Space Agency's (ESA) on November 11, 2014. European scientists launched a probe from spaceship Rosetta November 12, 2014, in an historic attempt to examine the surface of a comet, starting a seven-hour descent that is seen as the most difficult phase of a ten-year mission. REUTERS/ESA/Rosetta/NAVCAM - CC BY-SA IGO 3.0 /Handout via Reuters (Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) ATTENTION EDITORS - 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. NO ARCHIVES. NO SALES

A comet is seen from ESA spaceship Rosetta’s probe. Reuters

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People inspect a site hit by what activists said was a barrel bomb dropped by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad on al-Marjeh neighborhood of Aleppo November 12, 2014. REUTERS/Hosam Katan (SYRIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

People inspect a site hit by a barrel bomb in Aleppo, Syria. Reuters

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Dancers perform during a rehearsal of Antigone a dance choreographed by Yvette Bozsik, in Budapest, November 12, 2014. REUTERSLaszlo Balogh (HUNGARY - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Dancers rehearse for “Antigone” in Budapest, Hungary. Reuters

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An airplane leaves a light trail as it flies over the snow covered mountain summits of Nordkette mountains behind the city of Innsbruck October 12, 2014. Picture taken using long exposure. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler (AUSTRIA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT CITYSCAPE)

A plane leaves a light trail above Innsbruck, Austria. Reuters

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"Le Manteau" (Coat), a sculpture made with a used coat and bulbs, is displayed at the Fine Arts Museum in Santiago November 12, 2014. The exhibition, "Souls" by French artist Christian Boltanski, runs until January 4, 2015. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado (CHILE - Tags: SOCIETY)

The sculpture “Le Manteau (Coat)” hangs at the Fine Arts Museum in Santiago, Chile. Reuters

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BEIJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 12: U.S. President Barack Obama shakes hands with China's Premier Li Keqiang during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People on November 12, 2014 in Beijing, China. Obama is on a state visit, after attending the APEC summit, during a week-long trip to the Asia-Pacific. (Photo by Petar Kujundzic -Pool/Getty Images)

President Barack Obama shakes hands with China’s Premier Li Keqiang in Beijing, China. Getty

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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: Volunteers begin removing 888,246 hand-made poppies, representing each of the commonwealth servicemen and women killed in the first world war at Tower of London on November 12, 2014 in London, England. Around five million people are thought to have visited the artwork entitled 'Blood-Swept Lands and Seas of Red' by artist Paul Cummins and Tom Piper and removal is estimated to take 8,000 volunteers around two weeks. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Volunteers begin disassembling the “Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red” installation in London. Getty

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GLEN ETIVE, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 12: Red deer graze following the end of the rutting season on November 12, 2014 in Glen Etive, Scotland. The rutting season sees the large red deer stags compete against each other for mating rights and can be heard roaring and bellowing in an attempt to attract the hinds. The rut draws to a close in early November when the males will spend the winter feeding to regain strength for the following year's season. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Red deer graze in Glen Etive, Scotland. Getty

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 12: Capitol hill staff members walk past a window showing colorful fall leaves, inside the Russell Senate Office Building, November 12, 2014 in Washington, DC. Today Congress returned to work after their mid-term election break. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Congress and their staffers reconvene in Washington following midterm elections. Getty

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The sun shines through clouds Wednesday morning Nov. 12, 2014, in Salina, Kan. (AP Photo/Salina Journal, Tom Dorsey)

Sunshine breaks through clouds in Salinas, Kan. AP

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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 12: A scaffold carrying two workers hangs 69 floors up at One World Trade Center on November 12, 2014 in New York City. The workers were washing windows 69 floors up soon after One World Trade Center, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, opened. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

A scaffold carrying two workers hangs 69 floors up at One World Trade Center. Getty

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Anthony Taylor kisses his wife, Rebekah, during the homecoming for the U.S. Army Reserve 663rd Horizontal Engineering Company, based in Sheffield, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, at Signature Aviation in Huntsville, Ala. The unit had been deployed to Afghanistan. (AP Photo/The Decatur Daily, Gary Cosby Jr.)

Anthony Taylor kisses wife Rebekah upon returning to Huntsville, Ala., from Afghanistan. AP

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French National Centre for Space Studies (CNES) president Jean-Yves Le Gall, left, French President Francois Hollande, center, and former French minister and astronaut Claudie Haignere, right, watch a broadcast of the Rosetta mission. AP

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Napoleon expert Jean Claude Dey presents Napoleon's hat, from the Napoleonic collection of the Palais de Monaco, in Fontainebleau, south of Paris, France, Wednesday Nov. 12, 2014. The hat is part of the Napoleonic collection gathered by Prince Louis II, that will be put on sale Nov. 15 and Nov. 16 in Fontainbleau. More than 1,000 objects among which is Napoleon's hat, will be put on sale at this auction. Napoleon bicorn hat is on display next to the chateau where the general lived when he wasnt leading troops into battle across Europe. The felt is a little weathered by age and use, though no ones worn it since Napoleons veterinarian, who received from the French leader as a gift, but auctioneers are hoping to fetch 500,000 euros ($623,000) for it at the weekend auction. (AP Photo/Remy de la Mauviniere)

Napoleon’s hat goes on display for auction in Fountainebleu, France. AP

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A rowing boat sails along the Tiber river as the dome of St. Peter's Basilica is visible in background, in Rome, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

A rowboat sails along the Tiber River in Rome. AP

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After a 22-mile journey from the Launch Abort System Facility at the Kennedy Space Center, the Orion Spacecraft arrives at Space Launch Complex 37B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The test flight for Orion is scheduled to launch on Dec. 4. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

The Orion Spacecraft arrives at Space Launch Complex 37B in Cape Canaveral, Fla. AP

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Heavy fog blankets lower Manhattan in New York, including One World Trade Center, center, in this view across the Hudson River from Hoboken, N.J., Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014. The National Weather Service said the fog reduced visibility to a quarter mile or less. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Heavy fog covers New York. AP

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A fellow protester wipes the eye of Gerardo Orue, a former worker of Unicom, a company contracted to build the Itaipu Dam, as he lies crucified outside Brazil's embassy in Asuncion, Paraguay, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2014, to demand compensation benefits for those let go from their jobs at the dam. The hydroelectric dam on the Parana River straddles the Brazil-Paraguay border. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

An Itaipu Dam worker protests outside Brazil’s embassy in Asuncion, Paraguay. AP

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A maple leaf is lodged amidst blades of grass that are encased in ice Wednesday afternoon Nov. 12, 2014, in Salina Kan. (AP Photo/Salina Journal, Tom Dorsey)

A maple leaf is lodged in ice-covered grass in Salinas, Kan. AP

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