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Deer rut in the early morning frost in Richmond Park on January 17, 2015 in London, England. A forecasted cold weather front is due to bring sleet and snow to parts of the capital by tomorrow. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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ANTRIM, NORTHERN IRELAND - JANUARY 14: A man walks along the famous Dark Hedges avenue of trees on January 14, 2015 in Antrim, Northern Ireland. The province experienced heavy snowfall as a cold weather front hit the northern part of the United Kingdom today causing major traffic disruption and school closures. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (credit:Charles McQuillan via Getty Images)
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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry lays a bouquet of flowers at a memorial site after the terrorist attacks in Paris, Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry paid his respects Friday to the victims of last week's terrorist attacks in Paris in a show of American solidarity with the French people. (AP Photo/Rick Wilking, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 15: Actress Keira Knightley and husband James Righton attend The 20th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards at Hollywood Palladium on January 15, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Taylor Hill/Getty Images) (credit:Taylor Hill via Getty Images)
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Tommy Caldwell, top, raises his arms after reaching the summit of El Capitan, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, as seen from the valley floor in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson became the first to free-climb the rock formation's Dawn Wall. They used ropes and safety harnesses to catch them in case of a fall, but relied entirely on their own strength and dexterity to ascend by grasping cracks as thin as razor blades and as small as dimes. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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A hippopotamus also known as the common hippo swims in its enclosure at the San Diego Zoo, California on January 13, 2015. The name hippopotamus comes from the ancient Greek for 'river horse'. Hippos can be very aggressive towards humans. AFP PHOTO/MARK RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MARK RALSTON via Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 15: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) (L-R) Jim Toth, host Michael Strahan and actress Reese Witherspoon pose for selfies during the 20th annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards at the Hollywood Palladium on January 15, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for CCMA) (credit:Christopher Polk via Getty Images)
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Firefighters attend the scene of a fire at the South Oxfordshire District Council offices in Crowmarsh Gifford. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
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A woman is carried out from the crowd after she passed out as thousands of Filipinos wait for Pope Francis' arrival at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Manila, Philippines, Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. Pope Francis celebrated the holy mass with bishops, priests, nuns, and seminarians as part of his Apostolic Mission to the Philippines. (AP Photo/Ron Soliman) (credit:Ron Soliman/AP)
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Germany's Severin Freund soars through the air during his trial jump at the 17th World Cup Ski Jumping competition, in Wisla, Poland, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz) (credit:Alik Keplicz/AP)
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PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 13: Charlie Hebdo editor in chief, Gerard Briard (L) Charlie Hebdo cartoonist, Renald Luzier (C) aka Luz and Patrick Pelloux (R), Charlie Hebdo journalist, during the Charlie Hebdo press conference held at the Liberation offices in Paris on January 13, 2015 in Paris, France. The press conference was held to announce the next issue following the terrorist attack last Wednesday against Charlie Hebdo where 12 people were killed. (Photo by Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images) (credit:Aurelien Meunier via Getty Images)
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Arctic sea smoke rises on the Royal River in Yarmouth, Maine, as a worker uses a push boat to break ice forming around a dredging operation, Wednesday morning, Jan 14, 2015. The temperature at sunrise was minus 8 degrees. Sea smoke occurs when extremely cold air passes over warmer water. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) (credit:Robert F. Bukaty/AP)
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Jan. 13, 2015 - Denver, Colorado, U.S - Pro Bull Rider BRADY SIMS of Holt, MO gets some serious air on top of Bull Dougie Fresh during Day 2 of the PBR Chute-Out during the National Western Stock Show Tuesday night at the Denver Coliseum. Finals for the over all Champion of the event will take place Wed. evening. (Credit Image: Hector Acevedo/ZUMA Wire) (credit:Hector Acevedo/Zuma Press)
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VERVIERS, BELGIUM - JANURY 15: Policemen take security measures in Colline street in Verviers, eastern Belgium, on January 15, 2015, after two men were reportedly killed and a third arrested during an anti-terrorist operation. According to the Belgian prosecutor's office, the group which police targeted was about to commit a terror attack. (Photo by Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Ukrainians fish in the frozen river Dnipro in Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015. Kiev's temperature on Wednesday dropped to 7 C (44 F). (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) (credit:Efrem Lukatsky/AP)
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HOBART, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 14: The court is dried during a rain delay on day four of the 2015 Hobart International at Domain Tennis Centre on January 14, 2015 in Hobart, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images) (credit:Mark Metcalfe via Getty Images)
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A corn snake sits on a rule during an animal inventory at the zoo in Duisburg, western Germany, on January 14, 2015. AFP PHOTO / DPA / ROLF VENNENBERND +++ GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read ROLF VENNENBERND/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROLF VENNENBERND via Getty Images)
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Princess Stephanie of Monaco poses with an elephant during the presentation of the 39th Monte-Carlo International Circus Festival in Monaco, Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015. The Circus Festival takes place from Jan. 15 to Jan 25. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau) (credit:Lionel Cironneau/AP)
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Linda Hill, from Murray the Bakers, poses for a photo after winning the World Scotch Pie championship at the Westerwood Hotel in Cumbernauld, Scotland. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 15: Actor Chris Pine and Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs announce the nominees for Best Actor in a Leading Role at the 87th Academy Awards Nominations Announcement at the AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater on January 15, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (credit:Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
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BEIJING, CHINA - JANUARY 15: A Chinese shepherd leads his flock in the haze in a Beijing suburb on January 15, 2015 in Beijing, China. The PM2.5 Air Quality Index (AQI) reached more than 500 in Beijing city, resulting in a smog hitting Beijing from Tuesday. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) (credit:Lintao Zhang via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - JANUARY 14: Gwyneth Paltrow Visits 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon' at Rockefeller Center on January 14, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/NBC/Getty Images for 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon') (credit:Theo Wargo/NBC via Getty Images)
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ANTRIM, NORTHERN IRELAND - JANUARY 14: Pro surfer Alastair Mennie makes his way towards the beach at Portrush on January 14, 2015 in Antrim, Northern Ireland. The province experienced heavy snowfall as a cold weather front hit the northern part of the United Kingdom today causing major traffic disruption and school closures. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images) (credit:Charles McQuillan via Getty Images)
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IQUIQUE, CHILE - JANUARY 13: #308 Robby Gordon and Johnny Campbell of the USA driving for Speed Energy Racing HST Hummer launches over a jump in the Atacama Desert during day 10 of the Dakar Rallly between Iquique on Calama January 13, 2015 in Iquique, Chile. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) (credit:Dean Mouhtaropoulos via Getty Images)
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Female Bengal tiger Tiana plays with a Christmas tree as part of the big cats enrichment programme at Noahâs Ark Zoo Farm. (credit:Ben Birchall/PA Wire)
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ARLINGTON, TX - JANUARY 12: The Ohio State Buckeyes celebrate after defeating the Oregon Ducks 42 to 20 in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game at AT&T Stadium on January 12, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) (credit:Tom Pennington via Getty Images)
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WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 13: Players battle for the ball as snow falls during the FA Cup third round replay match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Fulham at Molineux on January 13, 2015 in Wolverhampton, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images) (credit:Jan Kruger via Getty Images)
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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 11: Eddie Redmayne poses in the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage) (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 15: Angelina Jolie arrives at the 20th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards at Hollywood Palladium on January 15, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage) (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 16: People queue for copies of Charlie Hebdo magazine being sold in a French bookstore on January 16, 2015 in London, England. People queued since the early hours outside London bookshops selling the latest edition of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
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PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 15 : People carry the coffin of Bernard 'Tignous' Verlhac, 57, one of the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo's cartoonists, at the town hall of Montreuil, near Paris, on January 15, 2015. (Photo by Geoffroy van der Hasselt/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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TYNDRUM, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 14 : A car buried under 4-6 inches of snow in Tyndrum, Stirlingshire. The Met Office has issued amber 'be prepared' warnings across central and southern Scotland as snow, ice and high winds bring Scotland to a stand still on January 14, 2015 in Tyndrum Scotland. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images) (credit:Mark Runnacles via Getty Images)
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Pope Francis tries to hold to his cap (R) after it was blown away by the wind as he disembarks from his plane shortly after arriving at a military airbase in Manila on January 15, 2015, while President benigno Aquino (R) smiles. Pope Francis will immerse himself January 15 in the Catholic Church's passionate and chaotic Asian heartland as he lands in the Philippines for a five-day trip that is tipped to attract a world-record papal crowd. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:TED ALJIBE via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 15: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is given a chair by children and Grayson Perry as she arrives to officially open The Clore Art Room at Barlby Primary School on January 15, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage) (credit:Samir Hussein via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 14: London mayor Boris Johnson (L) takes part in a game of football during a visit to the Millwall Football Club Community Trust on January 14, 2015 in London, England. The Mayor met young Londoners choosing football and better life chances over crime at the official launch of the London Premier League Kicks youth mentoring programme. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
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JILIN, CHINA - JANUARY 12: (CHINA OUT) Visitors pose as beautful soft rime scenery falls at the bank of Songhua River on January 12, 2015 in Jilin, Jilin province of China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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A man stands on a breakwater facing to the Mediterranean sea in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) (credit:Emilio Morenatti/AP)
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SANLIURFA, TURKEY - JANUARY 16: A photograph taken from Suruc district of Sanliurfa, Turkey, near Turkish-Syrian border crossing shows smoke rising from the Syrian border town of Kobani (Ayn al-Arab) following the US-led coalition airstrikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) targets on January 16, 2015. (Photo by Halil Fidan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)