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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)
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A tree was snapped in half by a 5.8-magnitude earthquake felt in Helena, Montana, on Thursday, July 06, 2017. The 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)
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FILE - In this Friday, June 3, 2016, file photo, an American Airlines passenger jet takes off from Miami International Airport in Miami. American Airlines tells Chicago's WBBM-TV that a "disruptive passenger" was removed from an Atlanta to Chicago flight on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. Video shows passengers yelling at a fellow passenger who followed a flight attendant while letting her dog run through the cabin without a leash.(AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)
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South Houston volunteer firefighter Robert Kyle moves a hose to douses hot spots remaining from a two-alarm fire that destroyed a two-story warehouse on North 1st Street near Spencer Highway Thursday, July 6, 2017, in South Houston. The flames from the fire blew out a transformer, leaving people in the area without power. (Godofredo A. Vasquez/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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South Houston volunteer firefighter Robert Kyle douses hot spots remaining from a two-alarm fire that destroyed a two-story warehouse on North 1st Street near Spencer Highway Thursday, July 6, 2017, in South Houston. The flames from the fire blew out a transformer, leaving people in the area without power. (Godofredo A. Vasquez/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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Houses and a road are seen submerged in muddy water after a huge landslide caused by heavy rain hit the Ono district in Hita, Oita prefecture, southwestern Japan Thursday, July 6, 2017. Troops worked Thursday to rescue hundreds of people stranded by flooding in southern Japan. (Nozomu Endo/Kyodo News via AP)
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Residents who evacuated due to a wildfire near Peak 2 listen to a briefing at Summit Middle School in Frisco, Colo., Wednesday, July 5, 2017. The wildfire forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes about a mile north of Colorado’s Breckenridge Ski Resort on Wednesday. (Hugh Carey/Summit Daily News via AP)
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Paige Ratliff, 7, front, and the evacuees watch from Summit Middle School in Frisco, Colo., as a wildfire continues near their homes close to Peak 2 on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. A wildfire forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes about a mile north of Colorado’s Breckenridge Ski Resort on Wednesday. (Hugh Carey/Summit Daily News via AP)
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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Hawaii Department of Public Safety shows Christian Gutierrez. The New York University student who pleaded no contest to killing seabirds at a Hawaii nature reserve is being sentenced, Thursday, July 6, 2017. The maximum sentence for animal cruelty is a year in prison. (Hawaii Department of Public Safety via AP, File)
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A high-rise apartment building is on fire in downtown Philadelphia on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. WCAU-TV says firefighters have been battling the flames at the 12-floor Walnut Square Apartment complex building in Center City. (AP Photo/Jeff McMillan)
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A high-rise apartment building is on fire in downtown Philadelphia on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. WCAU-TV says firefighters have been battling the flames at the 12-floor Walnut Square Apartment complex building in Center City. (AP Photo/Jeff McMillan)