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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)
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An air tester near the site where one of two smoke stacks at former Sappi paper mill property 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)
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One of two smoke stacks at former Sappi paper mill property, standing over 200-feet-tall will be imploded on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 7 a.m. 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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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FILE - This 2014 file photo provided by Gary Lentzkow, shows his son Matthew Lentzkow in La Porte City, Iowa. The parents of Matthew, a handcuffed detainee killed in a 2014 highway accident after escaping from an Iowa State Patrol car, have dropped their lawsuit against the state. Attorney Joe Cacciatore said Tuesday, July 18, 2017, that Lentzkow's parents believe they achieved the goal of learning about the incident and want to move on. (AP Photo/Gary Lentzkow, File)
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Karen Burt walks along Kings Road from her home as flooding continued Monday, July 17, 2017, in Fox Lake, Ill., along the Chain O' Lakes. Flood conditions are expected to remain in areas of northern Illinois through Thursday as residents brace themselves for more rain. (Gilbert R Boucher II/Daily Herald via AP)
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Flooding continued Monday, July 17, 2017, in Fox Lake, Ill., along the Chain O' Lakes. Flood conditions are expected to remain in areas of northern Illinois through Thursday as residents brace themselves for more rain. (Gilbert R Boucher II/Daily Herald via AP)
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A truck at Ben Watts Marina explains that the Chain O'Lakes is closed to boaters as flooding continued Monday, July 17, 2017 in Fox Lake, Ill., along the Chain O' Lakes. Flood conditions are expected to remain in areas of northern Illinois through Thursday as residents brace themselves for more rain. (Gilbert R Boucher II/Daily Herald via AP)
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A boat floats into yards as flooding continued Monday, July 17, 2017, in Fox Lake, Ill., along the Chain O' Lakes. Flood conditions are expected to remain in areas of northern Illinois through Thursday as residents brace themselves for more rain. (Gilbert R Boucher II/Daily Herald via AP)
