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MUMBAI, INDIA - NOVEMBER 11: Fire Crackers bursting on the occassion of Diwali, the festival of Lights, at Marine Drive on November 11, 2015 in Mumbai, India. Diwali is an ancient Hindu festival celebrated in autumn (northern hemisphere) or spring (southern hemisphere) every year. Diwali is one of the largest and brightest festivals in India. The festival spiritually signifies the victory of light over darkness, knowledge over ignorance, good over evil, and hope over despair. Its celebration includes millions of lights shining on housetops, outside doors and windows, around temples and other buildings in the communities and countries where it is observed. Pollution level during Diwali night was higher than average due to bursting of firecrackers. (Photo by Kunal Patil/Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (credit:Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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Riot policemen try to avoid petrol bombs thrown by protesters during a rally in Athens, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. Clashes have broken out between riot police and youths at a demonstration in central Athens during the first general strike since the country's left-led government initially came to power in January. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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The Red Arrows perform over the London landmark Big Ben as India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi starts his three day visit to Britain in London, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) (credit:Frank Augstein/AP)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 12: Prime Minister David Cameron and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi chat after paying a visit to the statue of Mahatma Ghandi in Parliament Square during an official three day visit on November 12, 2015 in London, England. In his first trip to Britain as Prime Minister Modi's visit will aim to develop economic ties between the two countries. In a busy schedule he is due to speak at Wembley Stadium, lunch with the Queen at Buckingham Palace, address Parliament and stay overnight at Chequers. (Photo by Peter Nicholls - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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VAN, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 12: People of Van province of Turkey are seen next to horse carriage among flock of sheep while collecting wood fuel from the field as the first snow falls on the mountains in Gurpinar district, Van on November 12, 2015. (Photo by Ozkan Bilgin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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ANTALYA, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 12: A driver wipes the official cars at the apron before Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud arrives at the Antalya International Airport for the upcoming G20 Turkey Leaders Summit on November 12, 2015 in Antalya, Turkey. Antalya, top tourist attraction city in southern Turkey on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, will host the G20 Turkey Leaders Summit between November 15 and 16. (Photo by Ali Atmaca/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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A Greek doctor consoles a woman holding her infant wrapped in an emergency blanket after she arrived with other refugees and migrants on the shores of the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey on November 12, 2015. European Union and African leaders on November 12 approved a 1.8-billion-euro action plan they hope will help stem an unprecedented and politically explosive flow of migrants across the Mediterranean. AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
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Candles form the word 'Freedom' as protesters show their solidarity with migrants detained in Czech refugee detention centres during a protest in Prague on November 12, 2015. Iraqis at Czech detention centre in Drahonice have begun a hunger strike amid fears of being sent back home, police and a local priest said on November 12, 2015. The first 20 men started on November 10, 2015 morning,' and by mid-Thursday the number had grown to 60, said Mikulas Vymetal, an evangelical priest helping the migrants. Around 100 people are detained at the centre, located in Drahonice, west of Prague, police said. AFP PHOTO / MICHAL CIZEK (Photo credit should read MICHAL CIZEK/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MICHAL CIZEK via Getty Images)
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The Red Arrows perform over the London landmark Big Ben as India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi starts his three day visit to Britain in London, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) (credit:Frank Augstein/AP)
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A bare-chested activist of the feminist movement Femen with the slogan 'In gay we trust' painted on her body shouts slogans as policemen detain fellow protesters during a demonstration outside the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev on November 12, 2015. Ukraine's parliament are due to hold a vote to adopt a ban on anti-gay discrimination in the workplace -- a law needed to secure visa-free travel to most EU nations. (credit:SERGEI SUPINSKY via Getty Images)
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Uber drivers hold up signs during a protest against a rise in the commission taken by Uber Technologies Inc. outside their offices in London, U.K., on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. Uber Technologies Inc. got a boost from a London judge who said smartphones used by its drivers arent the same as taxi meters and dont require a license from the citys transport authority. Photographer: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg via Getty Images (credit:Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Queen Elizabeth II makes a speech during a tour of the Home Office building in London, ahead of the10th Civil Service Awards presentation at Buckingham Palace. (credit:Richard Pohle/The Times/PA Wire)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 12: British Prime Minister David Cameron and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi talk after inspecting a Guard of Honour on November 12, 2015 in London, England. Modi began a three-day visit to the United Kingdom today which will be marked by a speech to Parliament a meeting with the Queen and an address to crowds at Wembley Stadium. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Kendall Jenner attends the Victoria's Secret after party at TAO restaurant on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Robert Kamau/GC Images) (credit:Robert Kamau via Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 10: Kendall Jenner attends the Victoria's Secret after party at TAO restaurant on November 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Robert Kamau/GC Images) (credit:Robert Kamau via Getty Images)
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TOYOOKA, JAPAN - NOVEMBER 12: A Buddhist Monk named Sanada Yoshinaga, 76 years old, (R) drinks Japanese tea as a ritual with a guest in front of the autumn leaves at Ankokuji Temple on November 12, 2015 in Toyooka, Japan. In mid November when the autumn colours are most vibrant in the region, tourists visit Buddhist temples, shrines and parks to enjoy the autumn colors every year. (Photo by Buddhika Weerasinghe/Getty Images) (credit:Buddhika Weerasinghe via Getty Images)
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Britain's Prince Charles (L) and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (R) arrive for a dinner at Admiralty House in Sydney on November 12, 2015. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla are on a two-week tour of New Zealand and Australia. AFP PHOTO / POOL / LISA MAREE WILLIAMS (Photo credit should read Lisa Maree Williams/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LISA MAREE WILLIAMS via Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 12: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) is greeted by Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Hugo Swire, as he arrives at Heathrow Airport for an official three day visit on November 12, 2015 in London, England. In his first trip to Britain as Prime Minister Modi's visit will aim to develop economic ties between the two countries. In a busy schedule he is due to speak at Wembley Stadium, lunch with the Queen at Buckingham Palace, address Parliament and stay overnight at Chequers. (Photo by Jonathan Brady - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 12: Para-Athlete Cameron Leslie and artist Amber Stephens reveal the portrait during the Prime Ministers' Dinner, presented by Paralympics New Zealand & Adecco at Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, on November 12, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand.. (Photo by Michael Bradley/Getty Images for Adecco) (credit:Michael Bradley via Getty Images)
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A man reacts as refugees and migrants riding a dinghy reach the shores of the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey on November 12, 2015. EU leaders attending a summit with their African counterparts approved a 1.8-billion-euro trust fund for Africa aimed at tackling the root causes of mass migration to Europe. AFP PHOTO / BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
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Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (R) greets Australian domestic violence campaigner Rosie Batty (L) at Admiralty House in Sydney on November 12, 2015. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla are on a two-week tour of New Zealand and Australia. AFP PHOTO / POOL / LISA MAREE WILLIAMS (Photo credit should read Lisa Maree Williams/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:LISA MAREE WILLIAMS via Getty Images)
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Indian monks from the International Society of Krishna Conciousness (ISKON) along with Hindu devotees worship cows as part of Govardhan Puja celebrations at ISKON temple in Siliguri on November 12, 2015. Govardhan Puja (meaning a heap of grain), is celebrated with the worshipping of cows as well as the day Krishna defeated Indra by lifting the Govardhan hill celebrated, after Hindu festival of lights, Diwali. AFP PHOTO/Diptendu DUTTA (Photo credit should read DIPTENDU DUTTA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DIPTENDU DUTTA via Getty Images)
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BEIJING, CHINA - NOVEMBER 12: (CHINA OUT) Vehicles move on the street early morning in heavy smog on November 12, 2015 in Beijing, China. Beijing continues to suffer from dense smog air with its AQI (Air Quality Index) reaching to 234 in the afternoon which has been judged as heavy pollution. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images) (credit:ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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A mock plane is set on fire during the Crash-Rescue Exercise (CREX) at the Manila International Airport in Manila on November 12, 2015. The drill was held as part of larger preparations for the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Manila. AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:STR via Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 12: John Boyega seen arriving at the BBC Radio 1 Studios on November 12, 2015 in London, England. Photo by Neil Mockford/Alex Huckle/GC Images) (credit:Neil Mockford/Alex Huckle via Getty Images)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 12: Carol Kirkwood seen at the BBC, Portland Place on November 12, 2015 in London, England. Photo by Neil Mockford/Alex Huckle/GC Images) (credit:Neil Mockford/Alex Huckle via Getty Images)
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Indian Hindu devotees collect rice as offerings distributed by the temple authority on the occasion of the 'Annakut' festival at the Radha Madhav Temple in Kolkata on November 12, 2015. People in large numbers gather at the temple and collect the rice offerings in the belief that the rice will keep them in good condition and never in life will they face poverty or scarcity of food. AFP PHOTO/ Dibyangshu SARKAR (Photo credit should read DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DIBYANGSHU SARKAR via Getty Images)
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Pope Francis greets a man on a wheelchair during a meeting with the Don Guanella charity organization (Guanellian Family) at the Paul VI audience hall on November 12, 2015 at the Vatican. AFP PHOTO / VINCENZO PINTO (Photo credit should read VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:VINCENZO PINTO via Getty Images)
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Migrants and refugees wait to enter a registration camp after crossing the Greek-Macedonian border near Gevgelija on November 12, 2015. European Union and African leaders on November 12 approved a 1.8-billion-euro action plan they hope will help stem an unprecedented and politically explosive flow of migrants across the Mediterranean. AFP PHOTO / ROBERT ATANASOVSKI (Photo credit should read ROBERT ATANASOVSKI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROBERT ATANASOVSKI via Getty Images)
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Former NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin shows the t-shirt he wears promoting Mars exploration on November 12, 2015 in Geneva. Aldrin attended a press conference alongside Soviet cosmonaut Alexei Leonov and Swiss astronaut Claude Nicollier on the eve of a conference in Lausanne entitled 'The Moon Race'. (credit:FABRICE COFFRINI via Getty Images)
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) is greeted by Minister of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Hugo Swire, as he arrives at Heathrow Airport for an official three day visit on November 12, 2015 in London, England. In his first trip to Britain as Prime Minister Modi's visit will aim to develop economic ties between the two countries. In a busy schedule he is due to speak at Wembley Stadium, lunch with the Queen at Buckingham Palace, address Parliament and stay overnight at Chequers. (Photo by Jonathan Brady - WPA Pool/Getty Images) (credit:WPA Pool via Getty Images)
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A riot policeman tries to avoid a petrol bomb thrown by protesters during a rally in Athens, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. Clashes have broken out between riot police and youths at a demonstration in central Athens during the first general strike since the country's left-led government initially came to power in January. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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The Union and Indian flags hang near the London landmark Big Ben in Parliament Square in London, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Britain for a three day visit. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Frame PR handout photo of George Clooney taking a selfie with staff as he visits Social Bite, a cafe in Edinburgh which helps the homeless. (credit:Jeff Holmes/Frame PR/PA Wire)
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A woman says a prayer as refugees and migrants reach the shores of the Greek island of Lesbos after crossing the Aegean Sea from Turkey on November 12, 2015. EU leaders attending a summit with their African counterparts approved a 1.8-billion-euro trust fund for Africa aimed at tackling the root causes of mass migration to Europe. (credit:BULENT KILIC via Getty Images)
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George Clooney is surrounded by media and fans as he arrives at a Social Bite cafe in Edinburgh after accepting an invitation to meet workers at the sandwich shop which helps the homeless. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
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Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) talks to Greece's Prime minister Alexis Tsipras as she arrives for a second working session of the European Union - Africa Summit on Migration at the Meditterranean Conference Center, on November 12, 2015 in La Valletta.EU leaders attending a summit with their African counterparts today approved a 1.8-billion-euro trust fund for Africa aimed at tackling the root causes of mass migration to Europe. (credit:FILIPPO MONTEFORTE via Getty Images)
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Heavy smoke covers the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar during an operation by Iraqi Kurdish forces backed by US-led strikes on November 12, 2015, to retake the town from the Islamic State group and cut a key supply line to Syria. The autonomous Kurdish region's security council said up to 7,500 Kurdish fighters would take part in the operation, which aims to retake Sinjar 'and establish a significant buffer zone to protect the (town) and its inhabitants from incoming artillery.' (credit:SAFIN HAMED via Getty Images)
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Britain's Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, right, holds a sword as she prepares to cut a cake with Pvt. Alana Smilie, left, while visiting with the Royal Australian Corps of Military Police at the Victoria Barracks in Sydney, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015. (William West/Pool Photo via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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Cows graze on a meadow as sun rises near Lechbruck, southern Germany, on November 12, 2015. (credit:KARL-JOSEF HILDENBRAND via Getty Images)
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Imperial Stormtroopers from the Star Wars film franchise travel down an escalator during a promotional event at the Changi International airport in Singapore on November 12, 2015. A promotional event for the Star Wars film franchise was held at Singapore's Changi airport as part of the arrival of an All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 787 aircraft painted in special Star Wars livery in the likeness of popular robot character R2-D2. AFP PHOTO / ROSLAN RAHMAN (Photo credit should read ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ROSLAN RAHMAN via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: Kate Winslet attends a special screening of 'The Dress Maker' at May Fair Hotel on November 11, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImage) (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
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A light art installation entitled 'Fogscape #03238' is created in front of the west facade of Durham Cathedral as part of Lumiere Durham light festival in Durham, northern England on November 11, 2015. The biennial Lumiere Durham festival brings together international light artists to create 29 installations across Durham city centre. AFP PHOTO / OLI SCARFF (Photo credit should read OLI SCARFF/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:OLI SCARFF via Getty Images)
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DURHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: A 3D animation called 'Mysticete' projects the image of a whale onto the River Wear during a preview night ahead of the Lumiere light event on November 11, 2015 in Durham, England. Returning for the fourth time to northern England, various locations around the city have been transformed by a series of spectacular light installations created by international artists. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images) (credit:Ian Forsyth via Getty Images)
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Durham Cathedral is lit up as part of the 2015 Durham Lumiere, The UK largest Light Festival. (credit:Owen Humphreys/PA Wire)
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Demonstrators wave Polish flags and a torch during the annual march commemorating Poland's National Independence Day in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. The march Wednesday was organized by several radical far-right organizations under the anti migrant slogan âPoland for Poles. Poles for Poland". (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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BRISTOL, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: Stepmother of Becky Watts and mother of Nathan Matthews, Anjie Galsworthy, sits in a wheelchair accompanied by Becky Watts' father, Darren Galsworthy, and other family members including uncle Sam Galsworthy and aunt Sarah Broom (front right) as they listen to a statement being read to the media outside Bristol Crown Court on November 11, 2015 in Bristol, England. Nathan Matthews, 28, has been found guilty of the murder of 16-year-old Becky Watts by a jury at Bristol Crown Court in less than four hours. His girlfriend Shauna Hoare, 21, was found not guilty of the 16-year-old's murder but was convicted of manslaughter. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) (credit:Matt Cardy via Getty Images)
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Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron arrives at the Auberge de Castille palace, the Prime Minister office, on the occasion of an informal European Union and African leaders summit on migration held in Valletta, Malta, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. The meeting of leaders is to map strategy to beef up development project aid in Africa and set up mechanisms to repatriate migrants Europe says don't deserve its protection. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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After a night of fresh snowfall, a coyote sits under a tree by gravestones inside Green Mountain Memorial Cemetery, in Boulder, Colo., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. An overnight storm dropped more snow in the mountains of Colorado, but left only a few inches in the Denver area. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 11: Pink lights illuminate patterns on the ceiling of Shree Swaminarayan Mandir in Kingsbury during Diwali celebrations on November 11, 2015 in London, England. The Hindu festival of Diwali, the festival of lights, celebrates the triumph of good over evil and light over darkness. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images) (credit:Rob Stothard via Getty Images)
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DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 11: A blanket of white snow covers Fort Logan National Cemetery during a Veteran's Day snow storm the moved into the area overnight, November, 11, 2015. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images) (credit:RJ Sangosti via Getty Images)
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Hezbollah fighters listen to Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, as he speaks via a video link during a rally to mark the Hezbollah martyr day, in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015. Nasrallah ruled out any war with Israel. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)