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An emergency vehicle makes its way past a rising moon as it travels along a burned-out hillside near San Marcos, Calif. Reuters

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A view of a young Komodo dragon Ivan, one of two males Komodo dragons at the Bioparco zoo in Rome, on May 15, 2014. AFP PHOTO / TIZIANA FABI (Photo credit should read TIZIANA FABI/AFP/Getty Images)

A young Komodo dragon named Ivan, one of two male Komodo dragons at the Bioparco zoo in Rome, opens wide. Getty Images

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Debris rises during what rebel fighters said was an operation in which they blew up a tunnel targeting the regime's al-Sawadi checkpoint, in Idlib province May 14, 2014. This checkpoint was considered one of the regime's biggest and most important checkpoints, and was used to protect the east side of Wadi al-Deif military camp. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi (SYRIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Debris rises during what Syrian rebel fighters said was an operation in which they blew up a tunnel targeting the regime’s al-Sawadi checkpoint. This checkpoint was considered one of the regime’s biggest and most important, and was used to protect the east side of Wadi al-Deif military camp. Reuters

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Paper lanterns are released at Borobudur temple during celebrations marking Vesak Day in Magelang, Central Java May 15, 2014. Vesak Day commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. REUTERS/Dwi Oblo (INDONESIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Paper lanterns are released at Borobudur temple during celebrations marking Vesak Day in Magelang, Indonesia. Vesak Day commemorates the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha. Reuters

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The head of a full-scale replica of the Sphinx, which is part of an unfinished theme park that will also accommodate the production of movies, television shows and animation, is seen behind trees on the outskirts of Shijiazhuang, Hebei province May 15, 2014. The replica is a venue of a film studio which is already functioning. The theme park is scheduled to open this October, local media reported. REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY TRAVEL ENTERTAINMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

The head of a full-scale replica of the Sphinx, which is part of an unfinished theme park in China that will also accommodate the production of movies and television shows, peeks over the treetops. The replica is part of an already functioning film studio. The theme park is scheduled to open in October, local media report. Reuters

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Supporters of Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial candidate for India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), shower confetti from atop a bus in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad May 15, 2014. Modi is set to become India's next prime minister, according to a major exit poll released late on Wednesday, following others forecasting that his opposition party and its allies could win a parliamentary majority. The bus will be used during the party's celebrations on Friday, supporters said. REUTERS/Amit Dave (INDIA - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Supporters of Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial candidate for India’s Bharatiya Janata Party, shower confetti from atop a bus in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad. Modi is set to become India’s next prime minister, according to a major exit poll released late on Wednesday, following others forecasting that his opposition party and its allies could win a parliamentary majority. The bus will be used during the party’s celebrations on Friday, supporters said. Reuters

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A staff member holds chocolate in the form of Russian President Vladimir Putin at Lviv Chocolate Studio in Lviv May 15, 2014. The store produces and sells handmade chocolate moulded to resemble the Russian president dressed in the outfit of a prisoner. Each piece costs around $6. REUTERS/Roman Baluk (UKRAINE - Tags: SOCIETY POLITICS FOOD TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A staff member holds chocolate in the form of Russian President Vladimir Putin at Lviv Chocolate Studio in Lviv, Ukraine. The store produces and sells handmade chocolate molded to resemble the Russian president dressed in the outfit of a prisoner. Each piece costs around $6. Reuters

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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in front of an image of the twin towers at the opening of the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York May 15, 2014. The museum, memorializing the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, opens this week to victims' family members and next week to the public, displaying artifacts from mangled columns recalling the enormity of that fateful day to shattered eyeglasses recalling its personal pain. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

President Obama speaks in front of an image of the Twin Towers at the opening of the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York City. The museum, memorializing the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, opens this week to victims’ family members and next week to the public, displaying artifacts from mangled columns, recalling the enormity of that fateful day, to shattered eyeglasses, recalling its personal pain. Reuters

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A water bomber makes a drop on the Coco Fire as fire fighters continue their battle in the hills surrounding San Marcos California May 15, 2014. Wildfires were raging in southern California on Thursday, keeping thousands of residents and students away from their homes after San Diego county officials maintained evacuation advisories. REUTERS/Mike Blake (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A water bomber makes a drop on the Coco Fire as firefighters continue their battle in the hills surrounding San Marcos, Calif. Wildfires were raging in Southern California on Thursday, keeping thousands of residents and students away from their homes after San Diego County officials maintained evacuation advisories. Reuters

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President Barack Obama checks his Blackberry smartphone upon his return from a trip to New York to attend the opening of the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York, as he walks into the West Wing of the White House in Washington, May 15, 2014. REUTERS/Jim Bourg (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

President Obama checks his BlackBerry at the White House Thursday after speaking at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum dedication. Reuters

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Serena Williams serves to her compatriot Varvara Lepchenko during their women's singles match at the Rome Masters tennis tournament.

Serena Williams serves to Varvara Lepchenko during their women’s singles match at the Rome Masters tennis tournament. Reuters

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A man a woman look through a fence with a graffiti during a gathering to mark the third anniversary of the 15M movement at La Cebada Square in Madrid May 15, 2014. The movement gathered steam as part of the "indignados" (indignant) protests against the government's spending cuts and failure to revive the moribund economy, inspiring "occupy" movements around the globe. REUTERS/Javier Barbancho (SPAIN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ANNIVERSARY BUSINESS)

A man and a woman look through a graffitied fence during a gathering to mark the third anniversary of the 15M movement at La Cebada Square in Madrid, Spain. The movement gathered steam as part of the “indignados” (indignant) protests against the government’s spending cuts and failure to revive the moribund economy, inspiring “occupy” movements around the globe. Reuters

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An entertainer sits outside the national assembly in Abuja, Nigeria, May 15, 2014. REUTERS/Joe Penney (NIGERIA - Tags: SOCIETY)

An entertainer sits outside the national assembly in Abuja, Nigeria. Reuters

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Unidentified Bangladeshi relatives wail near bodies of victims on the banks of the River Meghna after a ferry carrying more than 100 passengers capsized and sank after being hit by a storm in Munshiganj district, Bangladesh, Thursday, May 15, 2014. According to an official eight bodies have been recovered and there was confusion about the number of missing people. (AP Photo/Sony Ramany)

Bangladeshi relatives wail near bodies of victims on the banks of the River Meghna after a ferry carrying more than 100 passengers capsized and sank during a storm. According to an official, eight bodies have been recovered and there was confusion about the number of people missing. AP

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A member of the Homeless Workers Movement carries a Brazilian flag past burning tires during a protest against the money spent on the World Cup near Itaquerao stadium, which will host the international soccer tournament’s first match in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Brazilians are angry at the billions spent to host the World Cup, much of it on 12 ornate football stadiums, one-third of which critics say will see little use after the big event. AP

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During an emergency practice drill Kyrgyz emergency force troops spray foam onto a fuel storage tank during anti-terrorist training organized together with Russian Gazprom company near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Thursday, May 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin)

Kyrgyz emergency force troops spray foam onto a fuel storage tank during anti-terrorist training organized together with the Russian utility Gazprom near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. AP

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Pro-Russian gunmen guard a checkpoint outside Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, May 15, 2014. On Thursday, Ukraine's acting president, Oleksandr Turchynov, claimed the Ukrainian army destroyed an insurgent base in the city of Slovyansk and another one in nearby Kramatorsk, about 150 kilometers (95 miles) west of the Russian border. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Pro-Russian gunmen guard a checkpoint outside Slovyansk, eastern Ukraine. On Thursday, Ukraine’s acting president, Oleksandr Turchynov, claimed the Ukrainian army destroyed an insurgent base in Slovyansk and another one in nearby Kramatorsk, about 95 miles west of the Russian border. AP

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Fast food workers and supporters protest low wages outside a Krispy Kreme store, Thursday, May 15, 2014, in Atlanta. Calling for higher pay and the right to form a union without retaliation, fast-food chain workers in Atlanta protested Thursday as part of a wave of strikes and protests in 150 cities across the U.S. and 33 additional countries on six continents. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Fast-food workers and supporters protest low wages outside a Krispy Kreme store in Atlanta. Calling for higher pay and the right to form a union without retaliation, fast-food chain workers in Atlanta joined strikes and protests in 150 cities across the US and 33 additional countries. AP

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People carry the coffin of a mine accident victim for burial in Soma, Turkey, Thursday, May 15, 2014. An explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, some 250 kilometers (155 miles) south of Istanbul, killed hundreds of workers, authorities said, in one of the worst mining disasters in Turkish history.(AP Photo/Emre Tazegul)

People carry the coffin of a mine accident victim in Soma, Turkey. An explosion and fire at a coal mine in Soma, some 155 miles south of Istanbul, killed hundreds of workers, authorities said, in the worst mining disaster in Turkey’s history. AP

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In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, staff at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital remove monofilament fishing line from a sub-adult green sea turtle that unexpectedly swam into the hospital's boat basin Thursday, May 15, 2014, in Marathon, Fla. After spotting the 46-pound reptile, hospital staff rescued and transferred it to the emergency room. The turtle is listed in critical condition and staff has drawn blood and taken X-rays for further diagnosis. (AP Photo/Florida Keys News Bureau, Julie Botteri)

Staff at the Florida Keys-based Turtle Hospital remove monofilament fishing line from a green sea turtle that unexpectedly swam into the hospital’s boat basin in Marathon, Fla. After spotting the 46-pound reptile, hospital staff rescued and transferred it to the emergency room. The turtle is listed in critical condition and staff have drawn blood and taken X-rays for further diagnosis. AP

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Kurt Busch is reflected in a mirror as he sits in his car during practice for the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Thursday, May 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Kurt Busch is reflected in a mirror as he sits in his car during Indianapolis 500 practice at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. AP

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Women attend a sit down rally calling on the government to rescue the kidnapped school girls of the Chibok secondary school, in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, May 15, 2014. Islamic militants again attacked the remote Nigerian town from which nearly 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped, Nigeria's military said Wednesday, resulting in a firefight that killed 12 soldiers and led angry troops to fire into the air when their commanding officer came to pay respects to those killed at a barracks in Maiduguri, the state capital. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Women attend a rally calling on the government to rescue the kidnapped schoolgirls from the Chibok secondary school, in Abuja, Nigeria. Islamic militants again attacked the remote Nigerian town from which nearly 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped, Nigeria’s military said Wednesday, resulting in a firefight that killed 12 soldiers and led angry troops to fire into the air when their commanding officer came to pay respects to those killed at a barracks in Maiduguri, the state capital. AP

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