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May 1, 2014

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Secretary of State John Kerry takes a selfie with nurses and workers during a visit to the Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The hospital specializes in maternal, neonatal and child health programs, as well as antiretroviral therapy for HIV and AIDS care. Reuters

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Tourists visit at an upside-down house at Fengjing Ancient Town, Jinshan District, south of Shanghai, May 1, 2014. The upside-down house was built as a tourist attraction using everyday household items and furniture. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Tourists visit at an upside-down house at Fengjing Ancient Town, Jinshan District, south of Shanghai, China. The upside-down house was built as a tourist attraction using everyday household items and furniture. Reuters

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A couple holds hands Thursday May 1, 2014, while joining others in prayer at the annual National Day of Prayer ceremony held at Alton Square in Alton, Ill., and hosted by the Rotary of the Riverbend. A small crowd gathered to pray for a variety of groups including the church, media, education, business, family and the military. (AP Photo/The Telegraph, John Badman) BELLEVILLE NEWS-DEMOCRAT OUT; ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH OUT

A couple holds hands while joining others in prayer at the annual National Day of Prayer ceremony held at Alton Square in Alton, Ill., and hosted by the Rotary of the Riverbend. A small crowd gathered to pray for a variety of groups including the church, media, education, business, family and the military. AP

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Gay rights activists march with a banner led by an activist wearing a caricature model depicting President Vladimir Putin during a May Day rally in St. Petersburg, Russia. Reuters

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Girls carrying buckets filled with water are silhouetted against the setting sun as they walk past a camel on the banks of river Yamuna in New Delhi, India. Reuters

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Worshippers attend the Day of the Spiritual Indoctrinator annual celebrations at the Vale do Amanhecer (Valley of the Dawn) community in the Planaltina neighborhood of Brasilia, May 1, 2014. The Vale do Amanhecer (Valley of Dawn) is a Christian Spiritualistic doctrine founded by the spiritualist visionary known as Tia Neiva (Aunt Neiva) in 1958 in Brazil's Federal District. Today, the community has approximately 30,000 people who live in the surroundings of the temple, with more than 400 temples in Brazil as well as in Japan, Bolivia, United States and Europe, and more than 300,000 mediums worldwide, according to the organizers. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCIETY RELIGION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Worshippers attend the Day of the Spiritual Indoctrinator annual celebrations at the Vale do Amanhecer (Valley of the Dawn) in Planaltina, Brazil. Reuters

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Worshippers attend the Day of the Spiritual Indoctrinator annual celebrations at the Vale do Amanhecer (Valley of the Dawn) community in the Planaltina, Brazil. Reuters

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Protestors carry signs during a May Day protest against the Detroit Emergency Manager and the municipal Bankruptcy in downtown Detroit, Michigan May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT CIVIL UNREST)

Protesters carry signs during a May Day protest against the Detroit emergency manager and the municipal bankruptcy in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Reuters

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U.S. President Barack Obama waves as he departs the National Teacher of the Year ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS EDUCATION TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Obama is telling friends he would like to follow Arkansas-born Bill Clinton’s example and move to New York. Reuters

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The Jordanian police team compete during the 6th annual Warrior Competition at the King Abdullah Special Operations Training Center, (KASOTC), in Amman May 1, 2014. Thirty eight teams from 19 countries are participating in a competition to test their military skills at the King Abdullah Special Operations Training Center. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed (JORDAN - Tags: MILITARY SOCIETY)

The Jordanian police team compete during the 6th annual Warrior Competition at the King Abdullah Special Operations Training Center in Amman, Jordan. Thirty-eight teams from 19 countries are participating in a competition to test their military skills at the King Abdullah Special Operations Training Center. Reuters

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A lone demonstrator stands on the steps of Federal Hall during a May Day demonstration in New York's financial district May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid (UNITED STATES - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)

A lone demonstrator stands on the steps of Federal Hall during a May Day demonstration in New York’s financial district. Reuters

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A rough diamond, from the Boda region, is displayed for sale in Bangui May 1, 2014. Despite a 2013 ban on diamond exports by The Kimberley Process, a global watchdog set up to stop the trade in "blood diamonds", rough diamonds are still commonly offered for sale in Central African Republic. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun (CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: BUSINESS COMMODITIES SOCIETY)

A rough diamond from the Boda region of the Central African Republic is displayed for sale in Bangui. Despite a 2013 ban on diamond exports by the Kimberley Process, a global watchdog set up to stop the trade in “blood diamonds,” rough diamonds are still commonly offered for sale in Central African Republic. Reuters

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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - MAY 01: Garment workers gather in Freedom Park demanding an increase of the minimum wage to USD160 per month on May 1, 2014 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodian workers unions gather in the streets of Phnom Penh to rally for an increase in the minimum wage and the release of garment workers detained in January strikes earlier this year. Labor day is celebrated across South East Asia on May 1st and is seen as an opportunity to acknowledge the social and economic accomplishments of the workers. (Photo by Omar Havana/Getty Images)

Garment workers gather in Freedom Park demanding an increase of the minimum wage to $160 per month in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Cambodian workers unions gather in the streets of Phnom Penh to rally for an increase in the minimum wage and the release of garment workers detained in January strikes earlier this year. Labor day is celebrated across South East Asia on May 1st and is seen as an opportunity to acknowledge the social and economic accomplishments of the workers. Getty Images

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - MAY 1: A protester takes aim at riot police with a slingshot during a May Day demonstration on May 1, 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas on Thursday in an attempt to prevent hundreds of protesters from defying a ban on May Day rallies and reaching Istanbul's central Taksim Square, the focal point of protests last summer. (Photo by Burak Kara/Getty Images)

A protester takes aim at riot police with a slingshot during a May Day demonstration in Istanbul, Turkey. Turkish police fired water cannon and tear gas on Thursday in an attempt to prevent hundreds of protesters from defying a ban on May Day rallies and reaching Istanbul’s central Taksim Square, the focal point of protests last summer. Getty Images

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A Pakistani worker fixes steel for a construction of a bridge in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Thursday, May 1, 2014. Nation-wide rallies have been organized in Pakistan to mark May Day. Participants of the rallies demanded implementation of labor laws and better wages. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)

A Pakistani worker fixes steel for a construction of a bridge in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Nation-wide rallies have been organized in Pakistan to mark May Day. Participants of the rallies demanded implementation of labor laws and better wages. AP

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Participants wave communist flags near a statue of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin during an International Worker's Day, or Labour Day, parade in Donetsk, east Ukraine May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Marko Djurica (UKRAINE - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Participants wave communist flags near a statue of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin during an International Worker’s Day, or Labor Day, parade in Donetsk, east Ukraine. Reuters

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Ice swept and damaged Randy Dykhoff's property along the shore north of Garrison, Minn., Thursday, May 1, 2014. Dykhoff, of Mound, was notified by the Sheriff's office of the damage that had occurred last Sunday. He said he carried several wheel barrow loads of ice through his kitchen. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Elizabeth Flores)

Ice swept and damaged Randy Dykhoff’s property along the shore north of Garrison, Minn. Dykhoff, of Mound, Minn., was notified by the sheriff’s office of the damage that had occurred last Sunday. He said he carried several wheelbarrow loads of ice through his kitchen. AP

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Workers carry a flag depicting a yellow ribbon as a sign of hope for the safe return of missing passengers of the sunken ferry Sewol during a May Day rally to pay tribute to the victims of the accident in Seoul, South Korea. An off-duty captain of the sunken South Korean ferry has told investigators that the owners ignored his warning that the ship shouldn’t carry too much cargo because it wasn’t very stable, a prosecutor said Wednesday. AP

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BERWICK-UPON-TWEED, ENGLAND - MAY 01: Riders on horses take part in the Riding of the Bounds on May 1, 2014 in Berwick Upon Tweed, England. 2014 sees the 405th Riding of the Bounds, a celebration of the traditional fifteen mile ride to check the security of the boundaries of the town, with a cavalcade of horsemen rekindling seventeenth century tradition with modern pageantry. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

Riders on horses take part in the Riding of the Bounds in Berwick Upon Tweed, England. 2014 sees the 405th Riding of the Bounds, a celebration of the traditional fifteen mile ride to check the security of the boundaries of the town, with a cavalcade of horsemen rekindling seventeenth century tradition with modern pageantry. Getty Images

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Paco Fiallo, 39 years old, looks at the camera of a photographer as he earns a living on the street with his face painted as a clown during May Day, in Pamplona, Spain. Tens of thousands of workers marked May Day in European cities with a mix of anger and gloom over austerity measures imposed by leaders trying to contain the Eurozone’s intractable debt crisis. AP

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Chelsea Owens navigates a kayak down a flooded street near her home in the Whisper Oaks subdivision, Thursday, May 1, 2014, in Gulf Breeze, Fla. The National Weather Service, estimated 15-20 inches of rain has fallen in the Pensacola area in the past 2 days. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Chelsea Owens navigates a kayak down a flooded street near her home in the Whisper Oaks subdivision in Gulf Breeze, Fla. The National Weather Service, estimated 15-20 inches of rain has fallen in the Pensacola area in the past two days. AP

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