Yankees vs. Mets,and a red sky

Under a bright red sky, New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez leads off first base against the New York Mets during the second inning of their baseball game in New York.

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A giant panda wears a Santa Claus hat

A giant panda wears a Santa Claus hat at a zoo in Xiamen, Fujian province December 24, 2009.
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Tyra Banks pictures

Tyra Banks (L) and Busta Rhymes star in a scene from the horror film "Halloween Resurrection".
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Supermodel Tyra Banks poses with Disney character Minnie Mouse during Disneyland's 50th anniversary party at the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California May 4, 2005.
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Supermodel Tyra Banks poses on the runway during the Victoria's Secret Fashion show in New York November 9, 2005.
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Talk-show host Tyra Banks (L) poses at the premiere of "ATL" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood March 30, 2006.
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Tyra Banks, host of the reality television series 'America's Next Top Model', poses with a t-shirt on stage at the launch party for The CW television network at Warner Bros. studios in Burbank, California September 18, 2006.
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Talk show host Tyra Banks presents at the 34th annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Hollywood, California, June 15, 2007.
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Tyra Banks arrives at the 2007 Fashion Rocks Concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York September 6, 2007.
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Model Tyra Banks arrives to attend the CNN "Heroes" awards in New York December 6, 2007.
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Tyra Banks poses with her award for Outstanding Talk Show/Informative for "The Tyra Banks Show" at the 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Kodak theatre in Hollywood, California June 20, 2008.
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Tyra Banks performs during the 2008 Fashion Rocks concert to begin the 2009 Spring/Summer Fashion Week in New York September 5, 2008.
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Actress and model Tyra Banks accepts a Glamour Woman of the Year award from Glamour magazine in New York November 10, 2008.
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Model Tyra Banks leaves the Manhattan criminal courthouse after testifying in New York April 29, 2009. Brady Green, 39, the man charged with stalking television host Banks, was arrested last March after he appeared twice at the Manhattan studio where "The Tyra Banks Show," a popular daytime talk show, is filmed.
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Talk show host Tyra Banks reacts after winning the emmy for outstanding talk show-informative at the 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, August 30, 2009.
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Talk show host Tyra Banks and her creative team accept the emmy for outstanding talk show-informative at the 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, August 30, 2009.
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Model and talk show host Tyra Banks arrives at the BET Awards '09 in Los Angeles in this file image from June 28, 2009. Banks announced on December 28, 2009 that she is ending her Emmy-winning TV daytime talk show in the spring of 2010.
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Tottenham Hotspur's Luka Modric celebrates

Tottenham Hotspur's Luka Modric celebrates after scoring against West Ham United during their English Premier League match at White Hart Lane in London December 28, 2009.
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Dead whales lie on the beach at Farewell Spit

Dead whales lie on the beach at Farewell Spit on New Zealand's South Island December 28, 2009. More than 100 pilot whales died after being stranded at Farewell Spit, according to local media. The beached whales were discovered by a tourist plane on Saturday.
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The Lake Champlain Bridge is demolished

The Lake Champlain Bridge is demolished by a controlled explosion during a snowstorm in Crown Point December 28, 2009. The bridge, which spans the state line between Crown Point, New York and Chimney Point, Vermont, was demolished after engineers determined it was unsafe.
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A policeman watches as boys play soccer

A policeman watches as boys play soccer in a street in Kabul December 28, 2009.
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Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson dives over a pile of players for a first down against the Chicago Bears in the fourth quarter of their NFL game at Soldier Field in Chicago December 28, 2009.
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