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In this photo provided by ToniAnne Campasano Alvino, three rescue boats tow a helicopter that is almost entirely submerged, at far right, in the water off of Gilbo Beach, N.Y., on Long Island after the Robinson R 44 helicopter made an emergency ocean landing Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Shane McMahon, the son of World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Vince McMahon, was a passenger on the aircraft, and neither he, nor the pilot were hurt. The Federal Aviation Administration said the helicopter had taken off from Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y. (ToniAnne Campasano Alvino via AP)
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In this July 14 2017 photo, Jonathan Nickell checks his iPad while waiting for his wife to have surgery at the St. Joseph Mount Sterling hospital in Mount Sterling, Ky. Nickell said rural hospitals are essential to their community. Many rural hospitals have struggled financially because they serve large populations of poor people who don't have insurance. (AP Photo/Adam Beam)
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Flames from a backfire burn as CalFire crews battle the Ditwiler Fire near Mariposa, Calif., on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Record rain and snowfall in the mountains this winter was celebrated for bringing California's five-year drought to its knees, but it has turned into a challenge for firefighters battling flames feeding on dense vegetation, officials said. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Flames from a backfire burn above fire trucks as CalFire crews battle the wildfires near Mariposa, Calif., on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Record rain and snowfall in the mountains this winter was celebrated for bringing California's five-year drought to its knees, but it has turned into a challenge for firefighters battling flames feeding on dense vegetation, officials said. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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A firefighter sprays water on a back fire while battling the wildfires near Mariposa, Calif., on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Record rain and snowfall in the mountains this winter was celebrated for bringing California's five-year drought to its knees, but it has turned into a challenge for firefighters battling flames feeding on dense vegetation, officials said. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Flames from a backfire burn as CalFire crews battle the wildfires near Mariposa, Calif., on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Record rain and snowfall in the mountains this winter was celebrated for bringing California's five-year drought to its knees, but it has turned into a challenge for firefighters battling flames feeding on dense vegetation, officials said. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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A van sits among other vehicles involved in a deadly crash on the westbound Interstate 70 near Terre Haute, Ind., Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Indiana State Police say at least two young children have died and a third has been critically injured after a semitrailer struck their family's van on the highway in western Indiana. (Austen Leake/The Tribune-Star via AP)
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Debris after a deadly wreck is seen on the westbound Interstate 70 near Terre Haute, Ind., Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Indiana State Police say at least two young children have died and a third has been critically injured after a semitrailer struck their family's van on Interstate 70 in western Indiana. (Austen Leake/The Tribune-Star via AP)
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Kaimi, an arson dog trained to sniff out ignitable liquids, stands outside a Honolulu high-rise apartment building on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The dog was brought to Honolulu from Hawaii's Big Island to help with the investigation into a fire that killed three people. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)
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Kaimi, an arson dog trained to sniff out ignitable liquids, stands outside a Honolulu high-rise apartment building on Tuesday, July 18, 2017. The dog was brought to Honolulu from Hawaii's Big Island to help with the investigation into a fire that killed three people. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)
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Los Angeles Lakers' Kentavious Caldwell-Pope speaks during a news conference Tuesday, July 18, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Pivotal point: A deadly crash at the Fort Totten Metro Station in June 2009 brought to light the safety issues with the transit system's 1000 Series rail cars. Officials likened the effect to a collapsing telescope.) (Associated Press)
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Metro has removed the last of its 1000 Series rail cars and 4000 Series rail cars from the tracks and replaced them with the safer 7000 Series. (Associated Press)
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Steve Russell paddles in Lake Kalamalka in Vernon, British Columbia, Monday, July 17, 2017. The Okanagan area is blanketed with smoke from the wildfires burning in the interior of the province. (Jeff Bassett/The Canadian Press via AP)
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A paddler moves along the shoreline of Lake Kalamalka in Vernon, British Columbia, onday, July 17, 2017. The Okanagan area is blanketed with smoke from wildfires burning in the interior of the province. (Jeff Bassett/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Eli Garlick jumps into Lake Kalamalka in Vernon, British Columbia, Monday, July 17, 2017. The Okanagan area is blanketed with smoke from wildfires burning in the interior of the province. (Jeff Bassett/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Smoke hangs over Lake Kalamalka in Vernon, British Columbia, Monday, July 17, 2017. The Okanagan area is blanketed with smoke from the wildfires burning in the interior of the province. (Jeff Bassett/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Merced and Mariposa County Sheriff's Office members gather during a wildfire in Mariposa County, Calif., Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Tall grass from a deluge of winter rains is fueling wildfires throughout the Western U.S., damaging more than a dozen homes in Nevada and threatening hundreds more structures in California. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection on Tuesday ordered evacuations for some residents living southwest of Yosemite National Park. (Merced County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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Merced and Mariposa County Sheriff's Office members attend a briefing during a wildfire in Mariposa County, Calif., Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Tall grass from a deluge of winter rains is fueling wildfires throughout the Western U.S., damaging more than a dozen homes in Nevada and threatening hundreds more structures in California. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection on Tuesday ordered evacuations for some residents living southwest of Yosemite National Park. (Merced County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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One of two smoke stacks at former Sappi paper mill property, standing over 200-feet-tall crumbles to the ground after it was imploded on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in Muskegon, Mich. City officials were concerned that the "Power House Stack No. 1" was a public safety risk after large cracks developed in the stack. Public safety officials set up a 1,000-foot perimeter around the site to keep onlookers safe from asbestos-laden dust from the towering stack's debris. (Joel Bissell/Muskegon Chronicle via AP)
