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RETRANSMISSION OF OSS102 TO PROVIDE DIFFERENT CROP - In this photo provided by the Vatican paper L'Osservatore Romano Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, Pope Francis is placed a lamb around his neck as he visits a living nativity scene staged at the St. Alfonso Maria de' Liguori parish church, in the outskirts of Rome, Monday, Jan. 6, 2014. The Epiphany day, is a joyous day for Catholics in which they recall the journey of the Three Kings, or Magi, to pay homage to Baby Jesus.
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A visitor stands near LED lighting drums while touring a showroom of Samsung Electronics in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. Samsung Electronics Co.'s fourth-quarter operating profit declined 6 percent over a year earlier, the company said Tuesday, underlining the challenges the world's largest smartphone maker faces as sales of mobile devices slow in advanced countries.
Lee Jin-Man Associated Press
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The frozen mist from Niagara Falls coats the landscape around Prospect Point at Niagara Falls State Park, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014. The Polar Vortex brought high winds and frigid temperatures to the area.
James Neiss Niagara Gazette
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Pittsburgh Penguins' Olli Maatta, center, of Finland, and Brandon Sutter, right, and Vancouver Canucks' Jannik Hansen, left, of Denmark, collide during the first period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Darryl Dyck The Canadian Press
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A participant runs with a large tiger-shaped kite as he prepares to fly it at the International Kite Festival in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. Kite-flyers from different countries participated in the day-long festival.
Rafiq Maqbool Associated Press
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A model performs dressed as a mermaid at the Sao Paulo's aquarium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014. The presentation runs daily as a special event to attract visitors during the January school vacations.
Andre Penner Associated Press
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Iraqi police commandos unit march during a ceremony marking Police Day at the police academy in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014.
Karim Kadim Associated Press
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A woman enjoys the sun and the view from the top of Vodno Mountain, just above Skopje, Macedonia, while clouds and fog are seen below, on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014. Weather forecasts predict ongoing sunny weather on the mountains with mild temperatures and fog in the lowlands and valleys.
Boris Grdanoski Associated Press
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Germany's Kathrin Lang shoots during warm up at the women's Individual 15 km competition at the Biathlon World Cup in Ruhpolding, Germany, Friday, Jan, 10, 2014.
Matthias Schrader Associated Press
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Flowers are placed on a monument honoring gays and lesbians persecuted by the Nazis during World War II for their sexual orientation and gender identity, In Tel Aviv, Israel, Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. The landmark joins similar memorials in Berlin, Amsterdam, Sydney and San Francisco dedicated to gay victims of the Holocaust. While Israel has scores of monuments for the genocide, the Tel Aviv memorial is the first that deals universally with Jewish and non-Jewish victims alike.
Oded Balilty Associated Press