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May 22, 2012

Barack Obama greets graduating seniors before speaking at the Joplin High School Commencement Ceremony in Joplin, Missouri.
Bill Pape is hugged by Linda Rappa after attending a church service in a tent next to the foundation that once was the Peace Lutheran Church. The building was destroyed when a tornado hit one year ago in Joplin, Missouri.
John Fiorenzo catches a brief nap during the address to the graduates at his Boston College Commencement ceremony while a classmate yawns behind him in Boston, Mass.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket heads for space carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Former Google executive and Egyptian revolutionary Wael Ghonim stands with coalition members in support of Egyptian presidential candidate Abdel-Moneim Abul-Fotouh at a campaign rally in Cairo, Egypt.
Niagara Falls emergency officials rescue a man who plunged over Niagara Falls and survived in an apparent suicide attempt. The man is only the third person known to have gone over without a safety device and live.
A Lebanese boy stands next to a fire Sunni Muslim residents in al-Abdeh ignited to block the highway leading to the northern Lebanese area of Akkar.
Afghan National Army soldier Mohammed Zaman lines up to patrol in Logar province. A small love poem to his country is scratched on his helmet. The Afghan National Army is a critical part of the huge machine being built to protect Afghanistan's security after the NATO alliance is gone in 2014.
A bear sleeps in the Olympic Games Panda Bear enclosure at the Beijing Zoo.
Storm clouds form behind the Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing team during leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Miami to Lisbon, Portugal.
This combination picture shows construction progression of the world's tallest tower, the Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo. The 2,080-foot tower opened to the public on May 22, 2012.