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pics of the day 26 August
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Sightseers visit Trafalgar Square in inclement weather on August 26, 2014 in London, England. Many areas of England, especially the South East, experienced sustained rainfall for the duration of yesterday's bank holiday. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) (credit:Oli Scarff via Getty Images)
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Olga Motovilova, CTO and Co-founder of noonee, illustrates the wearable 'Noonee' chairless chair during the 20th World Congress on Safety and Health at Work 2014 in Frankfurt, Germany on August 25, 2014. (Photo by Mehmet Kaman/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Relatives and friends say good-buy to volunteers, their unit 's flag on the right, before they were sent to the eastern part of Ukraine to join the ranks of special battalion unit fighting against pro-Russian separatists, in Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. It was the second straight day that attacks were reported in the vicinity of Novoazovsk, which is in eastern Ukraineâs separatist Donetsk region but previously had seen little fighting between Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Real's James Rodriguez pose for the photographers next to Real's fans during the presentation of the Real Madrid's new Champions League kit at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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From left, Real's James Rodriguez, Gareth Bale, goalkeeper Iker Casillas, Marcelo and Xabi Alonso pose for the photographers during the presentation of the Real Madrid's new Champions League kit at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Sri Lankan cricket fans watch the second One Day International (ODI) match between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the Suriyawewa Mahinda Rajapakse International Cricket Stadium in the southern district of Hambantota on August 26, 2014. (credit:LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI via Getty Images)
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Megan Fox poses during the red carpet event for her latest film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. (credit:AP)
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Queen Elizabeth II and the Duchess of Cambridge "Simpsonized" inside Buckingham Palace by artist aleXsandro Palombo. (credit:PA)
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Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, center, interacts with children at Muktangan, a community school for the less privileged children in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, center, interacts with children at Muktangan, a community school for the less privileged children in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Britain's Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, center, interacts with children at Muktangan, a community school for the less privileged children in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 26: Nicole Scherzinge pours water over fan Steffie Croxon for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge as she leaves the BBC Radio 1 Studios on August 26, 2014 in London, England. Photo by Alex Huckle/GC Images) (credit:Alex Huckle via Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 26: Nicole Scherzinge pours water over fan Steffie Croxon for the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge as she leaves the BBC Radio 1 Studios on August 26, 2014 in London, England. Photo by Alex Huckle/GC Images) (credit:Alex Huckle via Getty Images)
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BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Furry enthusiasts attend the Eurofurence 2014 conference on August 22, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Furry fandom, a term used in zines as early as 1983 and also known as furrydom, furridom, fur fandom or furdom, refers to a subculture whose followers express an interest in anthropomorphic, or half-human, half-animal, creatures in literature, cartoons, pop culture, or other artistic contexts. Many but not all of the followers of the movement wear furry animal costumes. The earliest citation of anthropomorphic literature regularly cited by furry fans is Aesop's Fables, dating to around 500 BC. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images) (credit:Adam Berry via Getty Images)
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BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 22: Furry enthusiasts attend the Eurofurence 2014 conference on August 22, 2014 in Berlin, Germany. Furry fandom, a term used in zines as early as 1983 and also known as furrydom, furridom, fur fandom or furdom, refers to a subculture whose followers express an interest in anthropomorphic, or half-human, half-animal, creatures in literature, cartoons, pop culture, or other artistic contexts. Many but not all of the followers of the movement wear furry animal costumes. The earliest citation of anthropomorphic literature regularly cited by furry fans is Aesop's Fables, dating to around 500 BC. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images) (credit:Adam Berry via Getty Images)
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VIENNA, AUSTRIA - AUGUST 26: (L-R) Rebecca Ferguson, Tom Cruise and Director Christopher McQuarrie are seen on the set of 'Mission:Impossible 5' on August 26, 2014 in Vienna, Austria. (Photo by Kai Danneberg/GC Images) (credit:Kai Danneberg via Getty Images)
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Billy Crystal speaks during an In Memoriam tribute to Robin Williams at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) (credit:Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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Robin Williams tribute appears on screen at the MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, in Inglewood, Calif. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP) (credit:Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
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TRIPOLI, LIBYA - AUGUST 25: Rescue teams try to remove dead body of refugees in Libya on August 25, 2014. An overloaded boat carrying suspected illegal African immigrants sank and at least 200 passengers drowned, many of them missing. (Photo by Hazem Turkia/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Palestinian emergency services extinguish smoke in the remains of a building that was destroyed by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City on August 26, 2014, killing two Palestinians, as Israel pursued its campaign to stop rocket fire by Hamas militants from the enclave, medics said. Egypt has proposed a new ceasefire in the Gaza conflict that would open key border crossings into the battered Palestinian territory, after Israeli raids killed at least 10 more Palestinians. AFP PHOTO/MAHMUD HAMS (Photo credit should read MAHMUD HAMS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MAHMUD HAMS via Getty Images)
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Liverpool's Italian striker Mario Balotelli (C) who signed for the club earlier in the day, is seen in the crowd with Liverpool's English midfielder Adam Lallana (L) during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north-west England on August 25, 2014. (credit:LINDSEY PARNABY via Getty Images)
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Liverpool's Italian striker Mario Balotelli (2nd R, 2nd row), who signed for the club earlier in the day, is seen in the crowd during the English Premier League football match between Manchester City and Liverpool at the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, north-west England on August 25, 2014. (credit:CARL COURT via Getty Images)
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Sofia Vergara, left, and Television Academy CEO Bruce Rosenblum speak on stage at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images) (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
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Bryan Cranston, left, kisses Julia Louis-Dreyfus as she accepts the award for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series for her work on âVeepâ at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images) (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
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Julianna Margulies accepts the award for outstanding lead actress in a drama series for her work on âThe Good Wifeâ at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP) (credit:Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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Actors Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston, winners of Outstanding Drama Series for 'Breaking Bad', pose during the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theater
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Steve Levitan, and from left, Eric Stonestreet, Sofia Vergara, Sarah Hyland, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Ariel Winter, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, Julie Bowen, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Ed O'Neill and the crew of "Modern Family" pose in the press room with the award for outstanding comedy series at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) (credit:Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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The cast and crew of "Breaking Bad" pose in the press room with the award for outstanding drama series at the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) (credit:Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 25: Actress Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on August 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) (credit:Jason Merritt via Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 25: Actress Hayden Panettiere attends the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on August 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) (credit:Jason Merritt via Getty Images)
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Gwen Stefani poses in the press room at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images) (credit:Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP)
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Julia Roberts, right, presents Bryan Cranston with the award for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for his work in âBreaking Badâ at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images) (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
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Aaron Paul accepts the award for outstanding supporting actor in a drama series for his work on âBreaking Badâ at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images) (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
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Julia Roberts presents the award for outstanding lead actor in a drama series on stage at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images) (credit:Vince Bucci/Invision/AP)
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IMAGE DISTRIBUTED FOR THE TELEVISION ACADEMY - EXCLUSIVE - Aaron Paul, and from left, Vince Galligan, and Bryan Cranston pose with their awards for outstanding drama series for their work on "Breaking Bad" at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Casey Curry/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images) (credit:Invision for the Television Academy)
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Panda cub Bao Bao's first birthday 'Zhuazhou' celebration at the National Zoo in Washington D.C., America
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The casket of Michael Brown is seen at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis, Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, before his funeral. Brown, who is black, was unarmed when he was shot in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 9 by Officer Darren Wilson, who is white. Protesters took to the streets of the St. Louis suburb night after night, calling for change and drawing national attention to issues surrounding race and policing. (AP Photo/New York Times, Richard Perry, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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People attending the funeral services for Michael Brown sing on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014, at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in St. Louis. Brown, who is black, was unarmed when he was shot in Ferguson, Mo., Aug. 9 by Officer Darren Wilson, who is white. Protesters took to the streets of the St. Louis suburb night after night, calling for change and drawing national attention to issues surrounding race and policing. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post Dispatch, Robert Cohen, Pool) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Caroline Eccles and Megan Hayhurst take part in the World Gravy Wrestling Championships at the Rose n Bowl, Stackteads in Lancashire. (credit:Peter Byrne/PA Wire)
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In this combination picture taken in Gaza City, Palestinian men watch and then run as an Israeli bomb (top L) drops down and hits its target in Gaza City on August 23, 2014. Israel kept up the pressure on Hamas in Gaza, carrying out multiple air strikes that killed seven Palestinians, three of them children, as Egypt prepared to convene new truce talks. AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT (Photo credit should read ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROBERTO SCHMIDT via Getty Images)
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Trevor Sterling and Josh Taylor take part in the World Gravy Wrestling Championships at the Rose n Bowl, Stackteads in Lancashire. (credit:Peter Byrne/PA Wire)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 25: 66th ANNUAL PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS -- Pictured: (l-r) Actor Bryan Cranston and actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus kiss on stage during the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at the Nokia Theater on August 25, 2014. (Photo by Mark Davis/NBC/NBC via Getty Images) (credit:Mark Davis/NBC via Getty Images)