In this photo taken on May 13, 2014, Bakersfield High School is seen in the background behind the rail cars that go through town as viewed from the overpass on Oak Street in Bakersfield, Calif. The county Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2014, to approve a plan by Texas-owned Alon USA Energy to send two 100-car trains a day to its refinery in Bakersfield in the southern San Joaquin Valley. Environmentalists opposed the project, voicing concerns about a potential spill of the volatile crude, and indicated they may sue. (AP Photo/The Bakersfield Californian, Casey Christie) MANDATORY CREDIT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES; ONLINE OUT; TV OUT
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Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
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