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pics of the day 31 march
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JIUQUAN, CHINA - MARCH 31: (CHINA OUT) The Mogao Grottoes experience the first regional dust weather of this spring on March 31, 2015 in Jiuquan, Gansu province of China. Sand storm hits Gansu, which caused the temporarily close down of the world cultural heritage mogao grottoes on Tuesday. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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The 4-month-old polar bear cub at the zoo in the north-eastern German city of Rostock makes his first experience with snow at his enclosure at the zoo in Rostock, Germany, 31 March 2015. some 3,000 emails, letters and calls recently reached the zoo on its search for a name of the young bear - The small male polar bear of 31 March finally was named 'Fiete'. Photo:BERND WUESTNECK/dpa (credit:Bernd Wstneck/DPA)
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The 4-month-old polar bear cub at the zoo in the north-eastern German city of Rostock makes his first experience with snow at his enclosure at the zoo in Rostock, Germany, 31 March 2015. some 3,000 emails, letters and calls recently reached the zoo on its search for a name of the young bear - The small male polar bear of 31 March finally was named 'Fiete'. Photo:BERND WUESTNECK/dpa (credit:Bernd Wstneck/DPA)
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A Tiger butterfly sits on the nose of a child during a photocall in the Natural History Museum's 'Sensational Butterflies' outdoor butterfly house in London on March 31, 2015. (credit:BEN STANSALL via Getty Images)
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Nigel Farage, center, the leader of the UK Independence Party (UKIP) speaks to the media during an immigration poster campaign launch for the British general election, in St Margaret's Bay, near Dover, on the south east coast of England, Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Britain goes to the polls for a general election on May 7, 2015. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - MARCH 31: Police special operations team take security measures when prosecutor Mehmet Selim Kiraz overseeing Berkin Elvan case is being held hostage in Istanbul Caglayan Justice Palace, Turkey on March 31, 2015. (Photo by Metin Pala/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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British Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party David Cameron (L) talks with a member of staff as he tours an area of the Sainsbury's headquarters in London on March 31, 2015 that is currently being adapted into a digital hub during a general election campaign visit. Britain goes to the pools for a general election on May 7, 2015. AFP PHOTO / POOL / LEON NEAL (Photo credit should read LEON NEAL/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LEON NEAL via Getty Images)
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DENPASAR, BALI, INDONESIA - MARCH 31: Heather Mack, 19, of the US holds her baby in a cell before her sentence demand trial on March 31, 2015 in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia. Indonesian prosecutors asked a court to sentence Heather Mack to 15 years and Tommy Schaefer to 18 years in jail. Tommy Schaefer and his girlfriend Heather Mack are accused of murdering Mack's mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack, whose body was found stuffed inside a suitcase in the back of a taxi outside a luxury Bali hotel in August 2014. (Photo by Agung Parameswara/Getty Images) (credit:Agung Parameswara via Getty Images)
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British Conservative Chancellor George Osborne prepares a pizza as he visits a Pizza Express restaurant on March 31, 2015 in Hove, England. Campaigning, in what is predicted to Britain's closest national election, started yesterday. Polling day is on May 7, 2015. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 30: Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Deadmau5 and Kanye West attend the Tidal launch event #TIDALforALL at Skylight at Moynihan Station on March 30, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images For Roc Nation) (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 31: Nick Clegg (R), the leader of the Liberal Democrat party has a selfie photograph taken with reality television star Joey Essex after announcing the party's NHS manifesto at a press conference on March 31, 2015 in London, England. The leader launched the Liberal democrat party's NHS manifesto on the second day of campaigning in what is predicted to be Britain's closest national election in decades. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) (credit:Carl Court via Getty Images)
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Palestinian protesters throw stones toward Israeli army soldiers in front of the Israeli settlement of Beitar Illit during clashes that erupted following a protest marking Land Day, in the village of Wadi Fukin, near the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, March 30, 2015. Land Day commemorates riots on March 30, 1976, when six people were killed during a protest by Israeli Arabs whose property was annexed in northern Israel to expand Jewish communities. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Israeli border policemen detain a Palestinian protester during a protest marking Land Day in Jerusalem's Old City, Monday, March 30, 2015. Land Day commemorates riots on March 30, 1976, when six people were killed during a protest by Israeli Arabs whose property was annexed in northern Israel to expand Jewish communities. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Penitents from 'Cristo de la Buena Muerte' or 'Good Dead Christ' brotherhood take part in a procession in Zamora, Spain, early Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Hundreds of processions take place throughout Spain during the Easter Holy Week. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 30: (Exclusive Coverage) Beyonce and Rihanna attend the Tidal launch event #TIDALforALL at Skylight at Moynihan Station on March 30, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images For Roc Nation) (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 30: Usher, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Madonna, Dead Mouse, Kanye West, Jay Z, Jason Aldean, Jack White, Daft Punk, Beyonce and Win Butler attend the Tidal launch event #TIDALforALL at Skylight at Moynihan Station on March 30, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images For Roc Nation) (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
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Composer Hans Zimmer poses with fans upon arrival for the Interstellar Live show at the Royal Albert Hall in central London, Monday, 30 March, 2015. Christopher Nolanâs film will be shown on the big screen, whilst composer Hans Zimmer leads a 60-piece orchestra and the Hallâs Grand Organ in a simultaneous performance of the movieâs Academy and BAFTA nominated score. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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Actress Jessica Chastain from left to right, Producer Emma Thomas, Professor Brian Cox, Professor Stephen Hawking (front centre) Professor Kip Thorne, Director Christopher Nolan, Jack Zimmer, Hans Zimmer and Zoe Zimmer pose for photographers upon arrival for the Interstellar Live show at the Royal Albert Hall in central London, Monday, 30 March, 2015. Christopher Nolanâs film will be shown on the big screen, whilst composer Hans Zimmer leads a 60-piece orchestra and the Hallâs Grand Organ in a simultaneous performance of the movieâs Academy and BAFTA nominated score. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP) (credit:Joel Ryan/Invision/AP)
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama greet supporters on the tarmac at Logan Airport in Boston Monday, March. 30, 2015, upon their arrival on Air Force One. Obama is speaking at the dedication for the $79 million Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, which sits next to the presidential library of Kennedyâs brother, John F. Kennedy. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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The 2015 Monster Jam Freestyle World Finals Champion, Overkill Evolution, driven by Mike Vaters Jr., make a back flip during the Monster Jam World Finals Freestyle XVI competition presented by NGK Spark Plugs and brought to you by Metro PCS on Saturday, March 28, 2015 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Bizuayehu Tesfaye) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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PAGE, AZ - MARCH 30: People lie on the edge of a cliff to view the Colorado River at Horseshoe Bend on March 30, 2015 in Page, Arizona. As severe drought grips parts of the Western United States, a below average flow of water is expected to flow through the Colorado River Basin into two of its biggest reservoirs, Lake Powell and Lake Mead. Lake Powell is currently at 45 percent of capacity and is at risk of seeing its surface elevation fall below 1,075 feet above sea level by September, which would be the lowest level on record. The Colorado River Basin supplies water to 40 million people in seven western states. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (credit:Justin Sullivan via Getty Images)
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QINGDAO, CHINA - MARCH 29: (CHINA OUT) The aerial photo shows heavy advection fog encircles the whole city on March 29, 2015 in Qingdao, Shandong province of China. The whole Qingdao City was engulfed by heavy advection fog which made the city looked like a fairyland. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
Picture Shows: Taylor SwiftMarch 30, 2015Singer Taylor Swift spotted out for a hike in Hollywood, California. Taylor has given her whole catalog of songs to the new music streaming service, Tidal. Tidal is banking on taking away customers from Spoti(23 of23)
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