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Thousands of people celebrate VJ Day as they fill New York's Times Square, Aug. 14, 1945 after Japanese radio reported acceptance of the Potsdam declaration, ending World War II. (AP Photo/Matty Zimmerman)

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Thousands of people celebrate VJ Day on New York's Times Square August 14, 1945 after Japanese radio reported acceptance of the Potsdam declaration. (AP Photo)

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A man is has his photo taken by a Hello Kitty character (right) as he poses with Cookie Monster, another Hello Kitty and Super Mario characters in New York's Times Square on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. A string of arrests in the past few months has brought unwelcome attention to the growing number of people, mostly poor immigrants, who make a living by donning character outfits, roaming Times Square and charging tourists a few dollars to pose with them in photos. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

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An Elmo character (left) uses a woman's camera to photographer her with a Cookie Monster character in New York's Times Square on April 9, 2013. A string of arrests in the last few months has brought unwelcome attention to the growing number of people, mostly poor immigrants, who make a living by donning character outfits, roaming Times Square and charging tourists a few dollars to pose with them in photos. (Associated Press)