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From right, director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun and actress Anais Monory pose during a photo call for the film Grigris at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Seen and heard at the Cannes Film FestivalSeen and heard at the Cannes Film Festival: 'Grigris ' makes Chad officials proud
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Convicted killer Jodi Arias thinks about a question asked during an interview at the Maricopa County Estrella Jail on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in Phoenix.  Arias was convicted recently of killing her former boyfriend Travis Alexander in his suburban Phoenix home back in 2008, and could face the possibility of the death penalty as the sentencing phase of her trial continues. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Jury foreman says life or death decision unfairArias trial jury foreman says death decision unfair for 12 average people who aren't lawyers
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FILE - This Jan. 9, 2013 file photo shows Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaking with the media in Phoenix. A federal judge ruled Friday, May 24, 2013, Arpaio's office systematically singled out Hispanics in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles LatinosJudge finds Ariz. sheriff's office racially profiles Latinos in immigration patrols
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Mosque blast kills 12 in eastern AfghanistanBlast in mosque kills 12 people in eastern Afghanistan
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In this photo provided by Francisco Rodriguez, the scene were the Interstate 5 bridge collapsed into the Skagit River is seen at dusk Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Mount Vernon, Wash. (AP Photo/Francisco Rodriguez)
No quick fix for downed bridge on holiday weekendNo quick fix for downed bridge on holiday weekend, motorists face long delays
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16 children, 1 teacher dead in Pakistan bus fireFire on school bus kills 16 children, 1 teacher in eastern Pakistan
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Actor Tyler Perry donates $100K to Ohio schoolsFilmmaker, actor Tyler Perry donates $100K to help student athletes in Ohio schools
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This May 23, 2013 photo, shows lettering that reads in Spanish; "This is my family," above an effigy of a worker, at the entrance of the Barrick Gold Corp's Pascua-Lama project facilites in northern Chile. Chile’s newly empowered environmental regulator confirmed nearly two-dozen violations of Barrick’s environmental impact agreement on Friday, May 24, 2013, blocking all other construction on the $8.5 billion project until the Canadian company keeps its promises to prevent water contamination. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Chile's Indians take on world's largest gold minerChile's Indians cheer as regulator fines Barrick Gold for violating Pascua-Lama permit
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In this image from amateur video obtained by a group which calls itself Ugarit News, shows rebel fighters celebrating after purportedly capturing an army base in Nairab, northwestern Syria, Thursday, May 23, 2013. The video is consistent with independent AP reporting. Rebel fighters captured an army base late Wednesday, a rare victory after a series of battlefield setbacks, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a pro-opposition group said. The group said scores of pro-regime troops and more than a dozen rebels were killed in the battle for the base, near the northwestern town of Nairab. (AP Photo/Ugarit News via AP video)
Syria regime unleashes artillery barrage on QusairSyrian forces unleash heavy artillery barrage to drive rebels from strategic town: activists
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