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A wounded Syrian child is carried into a makeshift hospital in the rebel-held town of Douma near Damascus on September 9, 2014, after reported airstrikes by Syrian government forces that killed over 10 people and wounded dozens. Douma is a rebel bastion northeast of Damascus, which has been under suffocating army siege for more than a year. Syria's war has killed more than 170,000 people, and forced nearly half the population to flee their homes. AFP PHOTO/ABD DOUMANY (Photo credit should read ABD DOUMANY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ABD DOUMANY via Getty Images)
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A wounded Syrian man sits on a bed near a boy at a makeshift hospital in the rebel-held town of Douma near Damascus on September 9, 2014, after reported airstrikes by Syrian government forces that killed over 10 people and wounded dozens. Douma is a rebel bastion northeast of Damascus, which has been under suffocating army siege for more than a year. Syria's war has killed more than 170,000 people, and forced nearly half the population to flee their homes. AFP PHOTO/ABD DOUMANY (Photo credit should read ABD DOUMANY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ABD DOUMANY via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 08: Visitors to The London Eye ferris wheel view the near full moon in Whitehall on September 8, 2014 in London, England. A supermoon or harvest moon involves a full moon coinciding with it's closest approach to the Earth on it's elliptical orbit. This is the third sighting of a supermoon this year with it occuring in full tonight. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
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TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 08: Reese Witherspoon arrives at the premiere of Wild held during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival - Day 5 on September 8, 2014 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Michael Tran/FilmMagic) (credit:Michael Tran via Getty Images)
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A helper holds one of five snakes laid on circus director Jaromir Joo during a record attempt on September 9, 2014 on St James Square in Brno, Czech Republic. Three boa constrictors and two pythons, each of them having a length of around five meters and weighing together more than 500 kilograms, were laid on Joo, director of the Jo-Joo Circus. AFP PHOTO / RADEK MICA (Photo credit should read RADEK MICA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:RADEK MICA via Getty Images)
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Circus director Jaromir Joo lays under some snakes during a record attempt on September 9, 2014 on St James Square in Brno, Czech Republic. Three boa constrictors and two pythons, each of them having a length of around five meters and weighing together more than 500 kilograms, were laid on Joo, director of the Jo-Joo Circus. AFP PHOTO / RADEK MICA (Photo credit should read RADEK MICA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:RADEK MICA via Getty Images)
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An Indian Kashmiri man struggles as he tries to cross floodwaters with the help of a rope during floods in Srinagar on September 9, 2014. Bewildered families, nursing children and clutching meagre belongings, packed into makeshift relief centres after fleeing floods in India and Pakistan that have now claimed more than 400 lives. The army was airlifting boats to the worst-hit areas of Indian Kashmir, where whole villages have been submerged and hundreds of thousands are stranded in the region's worst flooding for half a century. AFP PHOTO/ PUNIT PARANJPE (Photo credit should read PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PUNIT PARANJPE via Getty Images)
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GAYDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 09: Prince Harry attends the Jaguar Land Rover Driving Challenge at Jaguar Land Rover Engineering Centre on September 9, 2014 in Gaydon, England. The Jaguar Land Rover Driving Challenge is a curtain raiser to the Invictus Games. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images for Jaguar Land Rover) (credit:Matthew Lewis via Getty Images)
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US pop star Lady Gaga poses for fans as she arrives at Dubai International airport on September 8, 2014, on her fourth world tour ArtRave: The Artpop Ball Tour, where she will perform at the at Meydan Racecourse on September 10. AFP PHOTO/ KARIM SAHIB (Photo credit should read KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KARIM SAHIB via Getty Images)
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US pop star Lady Gaga arrives at Dubai International airport on September 8, 2014, on her fourth world tour ArtRave: The Artpop Ball Tour, where she will perform at the at Meydan Racecourse on September 10. AFP PHOTO/ KARIM SAHIB (Photo credit should read KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KARIM SAHIB via Getty Images)
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US pop star Lady Gaga arrives at Dubai International airport on September 8, 2014, on her fourth world tour ArtRave: The Artpop Ball Tour, where she will perform at the at Meydan Racecourse on September 10. AFP PHOTO/ KARIM SAHIB (Photo credit should read KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KARIM SAHIB via Getty Images)
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Fans Helen Smith, left, and Lucy Jenner blow a kiss at a new wax figure of Britain's Prince Harry, dressed in army combat fatigues, as it is unveiled at Madame Tussauds in central London, England, Tuesday, Sept. 9 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - SEPTEMBER 08: Producer / Director Mel Brooks (Hand Detail) attends the Hands and Footprint Ceremony for Mel Brooks at the TCL Chinese Theatre on September 8, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic) (credit:Paul Archuleta via Getty Images)
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The finishing touches to the hair of a new wax figure of His Royal Highness Prince Harry, dressed in army combat fatigues, are applied by stylist Caryn Mitman at Madame Tussauds in central London, England, Tuesday, Sept. 9 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) - (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP/Invision/AP)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - SEPTEMBER 08: Producer / Director Mel Brooks (Hand Detail) attends the Hands and Footprint Ceremony for Mel Brooks at the TCL Chinese Theatre on September 8, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic) (credit:Paul Archuleta via Getty Images)
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HOLLYWOOD, CA - SEPTEMBER 08: The Hand and Footprints of Director / Producer Mel Brooks at the TCL Chinese Theatre on September 8, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic) (credit:Paul Archuleta via Getty Images)
Ashya King To Receive Treatment In Prague(17 of43)
PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - SEPTEMBER 09: Ashya King, accompanied by his mother Naghmeh King, is transported to the Proton Therapy Centre where he will receive proton treatment on September 9, 2014 in Prague, Czech Republic. Five year old Ashya King, who has a brain tumour, was taken by his parents from a UK hospital against medical advice and transported to Spain for medical treatment. Ashya is hospitalized in the University Motol Hospital in Prague after being transferred from Malaga, Spain. (Photo by Matej Divizna/Getty Images) (credit:Matej Divizna via Getty Images)
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Liverpool City Council leader Joe Anderson and Labour leader, Ed Miliband (right) raising a Saltire on Liverpool waterfront. (credit:Lynne Cameron/PA Wire)
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Busch Gardens Tampa in Florida has welcomed its newest member: a baby aardvark. The healthy baby is expected to grow to weigh more than eight stone within its first year of life. Aardvarks are solitary by nature, and aardvark births are not common. This is the fourth baby born at the park born to parents “Izzy” and “Friz”. The baby, whose sex is unknown at this time, is receiving primary care from its mother and members of the animal care team. The baby is due to be in guest viewing in the coming weeks at Jambo Junction, located in the Nairobi area of Busch Gardens. Get a look at the park’s newest addition on the Busch Gardens YouTube Channel.
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A truck creates a wake as its driver tries to navigate a severely flooded street as heavy rains pour down Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, in Phoenix. Storms that flooded several Phoenix-area freeways and numerous local streets during the Monday morning commute set an all-time record for rainfall in Phoenix in a single day. (credit:(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin))
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A driver tries to navigate a severely flooded street as heavy rains pour down Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, in Phoenix. Storms that flooded several Phoenix-area freeways and numerous local streets during the Monday morning commute set an all-time record for rainfall in Phoenix in a single day. (credit:(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin))
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A section of Scottsdale, Ariz. appears flooded following heavy rains that left motorists stranded during their morning commute on Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. Monday's record breaking rainfall flooded several Phoenix-area freeways and local streets forcing closures with some areas reporting up to five inches of rain. (AP Photo/Matt York) (credit:(AP Photo/Matt York))
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The full moon is seen rising in the sky above the domes of the Smolny Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Russia, Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. Monday night's full moon, also known as a Harvest Moon, will be the third and final "supermoon" of 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. One of St. Petersburg landmarks, the Smolny convent's main church was built between 1748 and 1764 by Italian architect Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli. (credit:(AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky))
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President Barack Obama visits with a departing United States Secret Service agent and his wife as their son dives into a couch in the Oval Office, June 23, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) (credit:Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)
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A couple sits on a bluff overlooking the Missouri River as the full moon rises in the distance Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, in Kansas City, Mo. Monday night's full moon, also known as a Harvest Moon, will be the third and final "supermoon" of 2014. The phenomenon, which scientists call a "perigee moon," occurs when the moon is near the horizon and appears larger and brighter than other full moons. (credit: (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel))
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 8 : Marin Cilic of Croatia poses with the trophy after defeating Kei Nishikori of Japan to win the men's singles final match on Day 15 of the 2014 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, United States on September 8, 2014. (Photo by Bilgin Sasmaz/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 8 : Kei Nishikori of Japan poses with the runners up trophy after losing against Marin Cilic of Croatia in the men's singles final match on Day 15 of the 2014 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, United States on September 8, 2014. (Photo by Bilgin Sasmaz/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Switzerland v England - UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifier(28 of43)
BASEL, SWITZERLAND - SEPTEMBER 08: Danny Welbeck of England beats the Switzerland defence to score their second goal during the UEFA EURO 2016 Group E qualifying match between Switzerland and England at St Jakob-Park on September 8, 2014 in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) (credit:Laurence Griffiths via Getty Images)
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BASEL, SWITZERLAND - SEPTEMBER 08: Coach Roy Hodgson of England celebrates a scored goal during the EURO 2016 Qualifier match between Switzerland and England on September 8, 2014 in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images) (credit:Philipp Schmidli via Getty Images)
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England's forward Daniel Welbeck (No 9) reacts with teammate forward Rickie Lambert after he scored his team's second goal during an UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Switzerland at the St. Jakob-Park stadium in Basel on September 8, 2014. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
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British TV presenters Susanna Reid holds the stomach of Charlotte Hawkins as they arrive for the TV Choice awards at the Park Lane Hilton in central London, England, Monday, Sept. 8, 2014. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) - (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP /Invision/AP)
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Leigh Francis and Amy Willerton arriving for the 2014 TV Choice awards, at The London Hilton, Park Lane, London. (credit:Ian West/PA Wire)
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Katie Piper arriving for the 2014 TV Choice awards, at The London Hilton, Park Lane, London. (credit:Ian West/PA Wire)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 08: Jacqueline Jossa attends the TV Choice Awards 2014 at London Hilton on September 8, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images) (credit:Anthony Harvey via Getty Images)
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Wales' Gareth Bale pretends to be tripped up during a training session at the the Camp d'Esports del M.I. Consell General, Andorra le Vella, Andorra. (credit:Adam Davy/PA Wire)
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Former President Bill Clinton, left, covers his face as he laughs after George W. Bush, made a joke as they participated in the Presidential Leadership Scholars Program Launch, Monday, Sept. 8, 2014, at The Newseum in Washington. The two are launching a new scholars program at four presidential libraries, aiming to help academics and business leaders learn more about presidential leadership. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 08: Alexa Chung, Tali Lennox, Amber LeBon, and Alexandra Richards attend Tommy Hilfiger Women's fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2015 at Park Avenue Armory on September 8, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Tommy Hilfiger) (credit:Neilson Barnard via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 08: General view of the atmosphere at Tommy Hilfiger Women's fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2015 at Park Avenue Armory on September 8, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Tommy Hilfiger) (credit:Neilson Barnard via Getty Images)
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BASEL, SWITZERLAND - SEPTEMBER 08: A young England fan plays football in the street as fans enjoy a beer in the sunshine ahead of the UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifier between Switzerland and England on September 8, 2014 in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) (credit:Laurence Griffiths via Getty Images)
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BASEL, SWITZERLAND - SEPTEMBER 08: (EDITORS NOTE: THIS IMAGE CONTAINS PROFANITY) England fans take photographs with the local Police ahead of the UEFA EURO 2016 Qualifier between Switzerland and England on September 8, 2014 in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) (credit:Laurence Griffiths via Getty Images)
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OXFORD, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 08: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, cuts the ribbon with (L-R) Rana Mitter, Director of the China Centre, Andy Hamilton, Vice Chancellor of the Dickson Poom University, donor Dickson Poon and Principal Dame Elish Angioline during the formal opening of The Dickson Poon University of Oxford China Centre Building on September 8, 2014 in Oxford, England. (Photo by Arthur Edwards - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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OXFORD, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 08: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge speaks to school children as he arrives to formally open The Dickson Poon University of Oxford China Centre Building on September 8, 2014 in Oxford, England. (Photo by Arthur Edwards - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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Volcano #selfie. When normal selfies are not extreme enough! (credit:George Kourounis @georgekourounis)