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APTOPIX Brazil Political Crisis

A waiter walks in to serve water for the Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff during a press conference where she spoke about her impeachment process, at Planalto Presidential Palace, in Brasilia, Monday, April 18, 2016. President Rousseff appeared on the verge of losing office after a congressional vote to impeach her and signs suggested only tenuous support for her in the Senate, which will decide whether to remove her amid a political and economic crisis. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

APTOPIX Ecuador Earthquake

A mourner is revived with spalashes of water, before family members head to a nearby cemetery to bury their loved ones who were victims of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Monday, April 18, 2016. The Saturday night quake left a trail of ruin along Ecuador’s normally placid Pacific Ocean coast. At least 350 people died and thousands are homeless. President Rafael Correa said early Monday that the death toll would “surely rise, and in a considerable way.” (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd) (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

APTOPIX Zimbabwe Independence Celebrations

Members of the Air Force of Zimbabwe march during Zimbabwe's 36th Independence celebrations in Harare, Monday, April, 18, 2016. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, who gave the key note address, said that the economy is on the mend despite sanctions imposed by western countries. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

APTOPIX Greece Migrants

A migrant holds a banner reading "Your silence killing us " during a demonstration on a rail tracks at the northern Greek border point of Idomeni, Greece, Monday, April 18, 2016. More than 11,000 people have been stuck here for more than a month amid hopes that the border would reopen.(AP Photo/Amel Emric)

Ecuador Earthquake

A man on motorcycle drives on the earthquake destroyed road to Jama, in Ecuador, Monday, April 18, 2016. A Saturday night quake left a trail of ruin along Ecuador’s Pacific Ocean coast. Hundreds have died, thousands are homeless and without electricity. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

APTOPIX Bolivia Protest

A group of people with disabilities take part in a protest march demanding an increase in their state benefits, and to receive monthly payments instead of one annual payment of 1,000 Bolivianos, or about $145 U.S. dollars, in Patacamaya, Bolivia, Monday, April 18, 2016. The demonstrators began their march to the capital, leaving Cochabamba on March 21. They are asking the government increase their disability compensation to 500 Bolivianos, or about $73 dollars, per month. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

APTOPIX Britain Air Pollution

A clean air mask is seen placed on the top of Nelson's Column by Greenpeace activists to protest against air pollution quality in London and cities across the UK, in London, Monday, April 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

aptopix Ecuador Earthquake

A mannequin lies amid the rubble caused by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake, in La Chorrera, Ecuador, Monday, April 18, 2016. The Saturday night quake left a trail of ruin along Ecuador’s normally placid Pacific Ocean coast. At least 350 people died and thousands are homeless. President Rafael Correa said early Monday that the death toll would “surely rise, and in a considerable way.” (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

APTOPIX Mexico Volcano

People walk on the ash-covered streets of San Andres Cholla, Mexico, Monday April 18, 2016, after the Popocatepetl volcano erupted overnight, spewing ash on nearby towns. Officials there are urging to people to wear masks to avoid inhaling the fine grit that has covered houses and cars. (AP Photo/Pablo Spencer)

APTOPIX Boston Marathon

Lemi Berhanu Hayle, of Ethiopia, celebrates after winning the 120th Boston Marathon on Monday, April 18, 2016, in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

108 Year Old Veteran Flight

Lynn Balmer, 108, center, the oldest living female military veteran, is escorted across the tarmac by Lyn Dorenzo, left, and Merilyn Chaffee, right, after viewing a World War II-era biplane at the Chico Air Museum, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Chico, Calif. Balmer was scheduled to take a flight aboard the aircraft, but decided against it in the morning, said Darryl Fisher, president of the Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation, a group that gets aging veterans into the sky. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

APTOPIX Severe Weather Texas

Residents are helped to dry ground as they evacuate their apartment complex surrounded by floodwaters Monday, April 18, 2016, in Houston. Storms have dumped more than a foot of rain in the Houston area, flooding dozens of neighborhoods and forcing the closure of city offices and the suspension of public transit. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Capitals Flyers Hockey

Philadelphia Flyers goalie Steve Mason watches a video tribute for owner Ed Snider, who recently passed away, before Game 3 in the first round of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoffs against the Washington Capitals, Monday, April 18, 2016, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Dem 2016 Sanders

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a campaign rally at Hunters Point park, Monday, April 18, 2016, in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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