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November 23, 2013 8:38 PM

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Dijon's mayor and senator Francois Rebsamen (C) stands in front of Miss France 2014 contestants on November 23, 2013 at the city hall in Dijon. The beauty contest will take place on December 7, 2013. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO / JEFF PACHOUDJEFF PACHOUD/AFP/Getty Images less

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Dijon's mayor and senator Francois Rebsamen (C) stands in front of Miss France 2014 contestants on November 23, 2013 at the city hall in Dijon. The beauty contest will take place on December 7, 2013. ... more

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Tribesmen lead their camels through the sand dunes of the Liwa desert, 220 kms west of Abu Dhabi, on November 23, 2013. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIBKARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images

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Tribesmen lead their camels through the sand dunes of the Liwa desert, 220 kms west of Abu Dhabi, on November 23, 2013. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/KARIM SAHIBKARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images

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Ukrainians place candles in memory of the victims of the Holodomor famine during a ceremony at the Holodomor memorial in Kiev on November 23, 2013. Ukraine marked 80 years since the Stalin-era Holodomor famine, one of the darkest pages in its entire history that left millions dead and which is regarded by many as a genocide. The 1932-33 famine took place as harvests dwindled and Soviet leader Josef Stalin's police enforced the brutal policy of collectivising agriculture by requisitioning grain and other foodstuffs. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/ SERGEI SUPINSKYSERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images less

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Ukrainians place candles in memory of the victims of the Holodomor famine during a ceremony at the Holodomor memorial in Kiev on November 23, 2013. Ukraine marked 80 years since the Stalin-era ... more

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Turkish police fire tear gas and water cannon during a demonstration called by teachers unions against the government's education policies on November 23, 2013 in Ankara. Political tensions are mounting in Turkey ahead of an election-charged year, with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan embroiled in a bitter row with an influential Muslim leader over education. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTANADEM ALTAN/AFP/Getty Images less

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Turkish police fire tear gas and water cannon during a demonstration called by teachers unions against the government's education policies on November 23, 2013 in Ankara. Political tensions are ... more

In this photo taken Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, Iraqi and Lebanese Shiite fighters from a group called the Hussein Brigade arrest a member of the Sunni-dominated Free Syrian Army in the town of Hatita, in the countryside of Damascus, Syria. (AP Photo/Jaber al-Helo) less

In this photo taken Friday, Nov. 22, 2013, Iraqi and Lebanese Shiite fighters from a group called the Hussein Brigade arrest a member of the Sunni-dominated Free Syrian Army in the town of Hatita, in the ... more

TACLOBAN, LEYTE, PHILIPPINES - NOVEMBER 23: A boy peers out of a damaged structure near the shoreline on November 23, 2013 in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Bodies continue to be recovered nearly two weeks after the devastating Typhoon Haiyan hit as the official death toll now exceeds 5,000. The typhoon has been described as one of the most powerful to ever to hit land, leaving thousands dead and hundreds of thousands homeless. Countries all over the world have pledged relief aid to help support those affected by the typhoon, but damage to the airport and roads have made moving the aid into the most affected areas very difficult. (Photo by Dondi Tawatao/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** less

TACLOBAN, LEYTE, PHILIPPINES - NOVEMBER 23: A boy peers out of a damaged structure near the shoreline on November 23, 2013 in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Bodies continue to be recovered nearly two weeks ... more

In this photo provided by Olympictorch2014.com Olympic torch bearer Mikahil Chuyev using a jet pack carries an Olympic torch from a boat to the shore during the Olympic torch relay on Lake Baikal in Siberia, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. The Olympic torch has plunged into Russia's Lake Baikal in the run-up to the Sochi Winter Games. The 65,000-kilometer (39,000 mile) Sochi torch relay, which started on Oct. 7, is the longest in Olympic history. The torch has traveled to the North Pole on a Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker and has even been flown into space. (AP Photo/Olympictorch2014.com) less

In this photo provided by Olympictorch2014.com Olympic torch bearer Mikahil Chuyev using a jet pack carries an Olympic torch from a boat to the shore during the Olympic torch relay on Lake Baikal in Siberia, ... more

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Bertie, a Red Cameo cat looks out of his cage as he waits to be judged at the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy's 'Supreme Championship Cat Show' at the NEC Arena on November 23, 2013 in Birmingham, England. The one-day Supreme Cat Show is one of the largest cat fancy competitions in Europe with over one thousand cats being exhibited. Exhibitors aim to have their cat named as the show's 'Supreme Exhibit' from the winners of the individual categories of: Persian, Semi-Longhair, British, Foreign, Burmese, Oriental, Siamese. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** less

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Bertie, a Red Cameo cat looks out of his cage as he waits to be judged at the Governing Council of the Cat Fancy's 'Supreme Championship Cat Show' at the NEC Arena on ... more

In this picture taken with a long time exposure, Noriaki Kasai of Japan competes during the large hill team competition at the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Klingenthal, eastern Germany, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. Japan placed 3rd. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer) less

In this picture taken with a long time exposure, Noriaki Kasai of Japan competes during the large hill team competition at the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Klingenthal, eastern Germany, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013. ... more

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This photo provided by NASA Friday Nov. 22, 2013, shows a collage that includes about 1,600 images submitted by members of the public as part of the NASA Cassini mission's "Wave at Saturn" campaign using earth as the base image. On July 19, 2013, Cassini maneuvered into a special location to take a picture of the Saturn system backlit by the sun. Blocking out the sun's rays also enabled Cassini to take a picture of Earth, which would normally require looking almost directly at the sun and risking damage to the cameras' sensitive detectors. The "Wave at Saturn" event was the first to tell earthlings in advance that their picture was being taken from interplanetary distances. This collage uses as a base image earth mosaic. (AP Photo/NASA\JPL) less

This photo provided by NASA Friday Nov. 22, 2013, shows a collage that includes about 1,600 images submitted by members of the public as part of the NASA Cassini mission's "Wave at Saturn" campaign using earth ... more