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As the sun sets a helicopter makes water dumps on a wildfire near the Peak 2 in Breckenridge, Colo., Thursday, July 5, 2017. Firefighters were working Thursday to keep the wildfire that's forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from spreading toward homes near Colorado's Breckenridge Ski Resort and the nearby historic town. (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via AP)
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People in pedal-powered boats take advantage of a breeze creating cooling spray from fountains in Echo Park Lake near downtown Los Angeles, Thursday, July 6, 2017. A heat wave blanketing the U.S. Southwest has toppled temperature records, raised wildfire danger and sent residents to pools, beaches and even fountains for cool relief. Officials warned people to avoid strenuous activity during the day on Friday, when the worst heat was expected across Southern California. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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People in a pedal-powered boat take advantage of a breeze creating cooling spray from fountains in Echo Park Lake near downtown Los Angeles Thursday, July 6, 2017. A heat wave blanketing the U.S. Southwest has toppled temperature records, raised wildfire danger and sent residents to pools, beaches and even fountains for cool relief. Officials warned people to avoid strenuous activity during the day on Friday, when the worst heat was expected across Southern California. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
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Horse owners from around the area tend to the horses that survived a massive stable fire at Del Real Stables early Wednesday, July 5, 2017 outside of Plainfield, Ill. The stable fire claimed at least 18 horse. Firefighters from eight other departments assisted, said Mary Kay Ludemann, fire marshal for the Plainfield Fire Protection District. She said the barn is a “total loss.” (Mark Welsh/Daily Herald via AP)
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Horse owners from around the area tend to the horses that survived a massive stable fire early Wednesday, July 5, 2017 in Plainfield, Ill. Authorities say the horses died and two people were hurt after a morning blaze struck a horse-boarding barn in the southwestern Chicago suburbs. Plainfield Deputy Fire Chief Jon Stratton says 30 horses were in the barn when the fire started but a dozen survived because owners and firefighters were able to let them out. The cause of the blaze is under investigation. (Mark Welsh/Daily Herald via AP)
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A Plainfield firefighter walks near the scene of a barn fire which killed approximately 18 horses Wednesday, July 5, 2017, in Plainfield, Ill. In addition, two people were injured in the Wednesday morning fire in the southwest Chicago suburb, fire officials said. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune via AP)
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This Wednesday, July 5, 2017 photo shows the site where 18 horses died after a barn fire in Plainfield, Ill. Authorities say the horses died and two people were hurt after a morning blaze struck a horse-boarding barn in the southwestern Chicago suburbs. Plainfield Deputy Fire Chief Jon Stratton says 30 horses were in the barn when the fire started but a dozen survived because owners and firefighters were able to let them out. The cause of the blaze is under investigation. (Mark Welsh/Daily Herald via AP)
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In this May 10, 2016 photo provided by the New York City Police Department, NYPD Commissioner William Bratton, second from right, examines a bullet resistant safety shield affixed to the side window of an NYPD patrol car in New York. After two officers were fatally gunned down through the window of their squad car in 2014, the city embarked on plan to outfit all of its squad cars with inch-thick bullet-resistant glass and armored door panels. That plan did not cover RV-like mobile command posts, like the one Officer Miosotis Familia sat inside when she was fatally shot while on duty in the early hours of Wednesday, June 5, 2017. (NYPD via AP)
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In this March 10, 2016, photo provided by the New York City Police Department, an NYPD sergeant opens the door of a patrol car with a bullet resistant glass shield fitted over the passenger side window in New York. After two officers were fatally gunned down through the window of their squad car in 2014, the city embarked on plan to outfit all of its squad cars with inch-thick bullet-resistant glass and armored door panels. That plan did not cover RV-like mobile command posts, like the one Officer Miosotis Familia sat inside when she was fatally shot while on duty in the early hours of Wednesday, June 5, 2017. (NYPD via AP)
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In this May 10, 2016, photo, New York Police Commissioner William Bratton displays new bullet resistant windows and door panels during a news conference in New York. After two officers were fatally gunned down through the window of their squad car in 2014, the city embarked on plan to outfit all of its squad cars with inch-thick bullet-resistant glass and armored door panels. That plan did not cover RV-like mobile command posts, like the one Officer Miosotis Familia sat inside when she was fatally shot while on duty in the early hours of Wednesday, June 5, 2017. (Chad Rachman/The New York Post via AP)
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FILE - In this July 2, 2017 file photo, emergency crews respond to the scene of a train derailment near Chambers Bay in Tacoma, Wash. Some of the passengers suffered minor injuries. An Amtrak spokesman said Thursday, July 6, 2017, human error caused the accident. (Joshua Bessex/The News Tribune via AP, File)
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The Longview Power Plant in Maidsville, W.Va.,Thursday, July 6, 2017. Operators of the coal-burning plant, a new plant that began producing power in 2011, report higher efficiency and lower emissions than other U.S. coal-fired power plants. (AP Photo/Michael Virtanen)
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This image provided by KTVH-TV, shows damage at the D&D Foodtown in Lincoln, Mont., after a series of earthquakes Thursday, July 6, 2017. The U.S. Geological Survey received reports from people who felt the quake throughout Montana and into Idaho, Washington, Wyoming and Canada. There were no reports of injuries. (Mikenzie Frost/KTVH-TV via AP)
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In this image provided by KTVH-TV, groceries litter the floor at the D&D Foodtown in Lincoln, Mont., after a series of earthquakes Thursday, July 6, 2017. The U.S. Geological Survey received reports from people who felt the quake throughout Montana and into Idaho, Washington, Wyoming and Canada. There were no reports of injuries. (Mikenzie Frost/KTVH-TV via AP)
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Liquor bottles that rattled off the shelves after an earthquake sit on the floor at a liquor store Thursday, July 6, 2017, in Lincoln, Mont. The strongest earthquake to hit Montana in more than half a century sent bartenders jumping over bars, food falling off grocery store shelves and awakened residents and dogs more than 30 miles from its epicenter. (Thom Bridge/Independent Record via AP)
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Immigration activists and labor groups gather around bronze statues during a "Here to Stay" rally at the Irish Famine Memorial in Boston, Thursday, July 6, 2017. Immigration activists and labor groups gathered in Boston in opposition to President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Andrew Mannett, of Boston, holds up a sign supporting President Donald Trump during a "Here to Stay" rally at the Irish Famine Memorial in Boston, Thursday, July 6, 2017. Immigration activists and labor groups gathered in Boston in opposition to the president's crackdown on illegal immigration. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Nicole Castillo, 7, of East Boston, holds a sign while standing with her brother Diego, 4, and mother Elsa, who is originally from El Salvador, during a "Here to Stay" rally at the Irish Famine Memorial in Boston, Thursday, July 6, 2017. Immigration activists and labor groups gathered in Boston in opposition to President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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U.S. Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., speaks during a "Here to Stay" rally at the Irish Famine Memorial in Boston, Thursday, July 6, 2017. Immigration activists and labor groups gathered in Boston in opposition to President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Yellow tape warns drivers of a large tree branch felled by an earthquake that is partially blocking a road in Helena, Montana, on Thursday, July 6, 2017. The 5.8-magnitude quake and numerous aftershocks were centered about 30 miles away in Lincoln, Montana, and could be felt as far away as Washington state. (AP Photo/Matt Volz)
