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A person looks at the floral tributes which continue to be left on the Old Tollbridge near the A27 at Shoreham in West Sussex, where at least 11 people are believed to have been killed when a jet taking part in an airshow crashed on a main road. (credit:Steve Parsons/PA Wire)
(02 of17)
South Africa's Wayde Van Niekerk is carried off the track after winning the menâs 400m final at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(03 of17)
BUNOL, SPAIN - AUGUST 26: Revellers enjoy the atmosphere in tomato pulp while participating the annual Tomatina festival on August 26, 2015 in Bunol, Spain. An estimated 22,000 people threw 150 tons of ripe tomatoes in the world's biggest tomato fight held annually in this Spanish Mediterranean town. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) (credit:David Ramos via Getty Images)
(04 of17)
Charlotte Church seen singing right outside Shell's London HQ. As part of a month-long musical protest against Arctic drilling.Featuring: Charlotte ChurchWhere: London, United KingdomWhen: 26 Aug 2015Credit: WENN.com (credit:WENN.com)
(05 of17)
BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 26: Gold medalist Greg Rutherford of Great Britain poses on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's Long Jump final during day five of the 15th IAAF World Athletics Championships Beijing 2015 at Beijing National Stadium on August 26, 2015 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) (credit:Andy Lyons via Getty Images)
(06 of17)
Hindu devotees take holy dip in the River Godavari on the first official day of bathing as part of Kumbh Mela celebrations in Nasik, India, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Hindus believe that sins accumulated in past and current lives require them to continue the cycle of death and rebirth until they are cleansed. Bathing in sacred waters on the most auspicious day of the Kumbh festival, or Pitcher Festival, believers say rids them of their sins. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
(07 of17)
MADRID, SPAIN - AUGUST 25: (L-R) Benicio del Toro, Fernando Leon de Aranoa and Tim Robbins attend the 'A Perfect Day' (Un Dia Perfecto) Premiere at Palafox Cinema on August 25, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Fotonoticias/WireImage) (credit:Fotonoticias via Getty Images)
(08 of17)
Australia's Owen Wright competes in the 2015 Billabong Pro Tahiti, World Surf league tour n°3, along the Teahupo'o coast, western of the French polynesia island of Tahiti, on August 25, 2015. AFP PHOTO/ GREGORY BOISSY (Photo credit should read GREGORY BOISSY/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GREGORY BOISSY via Getty Images)
(09 of17)
BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 26: Abdullah Al-Qwabani of Yemen runs barefoot in the Men's 5000 metres heats during day five of the 15th IAAF World Athletics Championships Beijing 2015 at Beijing National Stadium on August 26, 2015 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images) (credit:Ian Walton via Getty Images)
(10 of17)
Thai officials arrange seized elephant tusks to be displayed before destruction in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. Thai authorities destroyed more than 2 tons of seized and smuggled ivory on Wednesday, the latest move by the government to avoid possible economic sanctions over its perceived failure to tackle the illicit trade. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 26: Yomif Kejelcha of Ethiopia (L) and Mohamed Farah of Great Britain (C) compete in the Men's 5000 metres heats during day five of the 15th IAAF World Athletics Championships Beijing 2015 at Beijing National Stadium on August 26, 2015 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) (credit:Patrick Smith via Getty Images)
(12 of17)
Mike Hansen, right, and Scott Nelson, left, both firefighters with Oregon-based Grayback Forestery rest at a camp for firefighters battling the Okanogan Complex Fire in Okanogan, Wash., Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015. The firefighters were resting before their first day fighting fires in Washington state after battling blazes in California for the past three weeks and they were sleeping in the open because they were expecting to move to a different camp on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) (credit:Ted S. Warren/AP)
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Rafael Nadal and Tommy Hilfiger at the Tommy Hilfiger TommyXNadal celebrity tennis event in Bryant Park in New York City, NY, USA, on August 25, 2015. (credit:Van Tine Dennis/ABACA USA)
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China's Zhang Honglin is helped from the track after getting injured in a mens 110m hurdles round one heat at the World Athletics Championships at the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) (credit:Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
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KIAMA, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 25: The Minumurra River floods farm land near Kiama Downs on August 25, 2015 in Kiama, Australia. Residents downstreamm of the Jerra dam which feeds into the river have been evacuated following the flooding of Jerrara dam. (Photo by Mark Nolan/Getty Images) (credit:Mark Nolan via Getty Images)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) examines a flying axe while visiting the MAKS-2015, the International Aviation and Space Show, in Zhukovsky, outside Moscow, on August 25, 2015. AFP PHOTO / POOL / SERGEI CHIRIKOV (Photo credit should read SERGEI CHIRIKOV/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:SERGEI CHIRIKOV via Getty Images)
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters during a rally, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2015, in Dubuque, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)