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Ukrainian Police officers inspecting a fragment of the rocket after a Russian rocket attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, May 29, 2023. Explosions have rattled Kyiv during daylight as Russian ballistic missiles fell on the Ukrainian capital. The barrage came hours after a more common nighttime attack of the city by drones and cruise missiles. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)
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US singer Billie Eilish arrives for the 2023 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2023, in New York. - The Gala raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. The Gala's 2023 theme is "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty."
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Left: Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks to the press after an "agreement principle" was reached between House Republicans and President Joe Biden's team to avoid a default on the U.S. debt at the U.S. Capitol on May 28 in Washington, DC. Right: US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the bipartisan budget agreement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 28.
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ENSCHEDE, NETHERLANDS - MAY 28: Steven Berghuis of Ajax during the Dutch Eredivisie match between Fc Twente v Ajax at the De Grolsch Veste on May 28, 2023 in Enschede Netherlands (Photo by Dennis Bresser/Soccrates/Getty Images)
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 01: Pedro Pascal attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating "Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 15: Halle Bailey with young fans at the UK Premiere of Disney's "The Little Mermaid" on May 15, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Kate Green/Getty Images for Disney)
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 05: Lizzo performs onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy )
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Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities talks to the media next to a sarcophagus found at the newly discovered site where two embalming workshops for humans and animals along with two tombs and a collection of artefacts were also found, near Egypt's Saqqara necropolis, in Giza, Egypt May 27, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - MAY 18: Customers shop at a Walmart store on May 18, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Walmart, the world's largest retailer, today reported first-quarter same-store sales growth that beat expectations and the company raised its full-year forecast. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
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Shabab's Saudi defender Fawaz al-Sqoor (L) marks Nassr's Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo during the Saudi Pro League football match between Al-Nassr and Al-Shabab at the al-Awwal Park Stadium in Riyadh on May 23, 2023.
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