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FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2012, file photo, Dr. Rick Knabb, director of the National Hurricane Center, right, checks on the status of Tropical Storm Isaac as James Franklin, chief hurricane specialist, looks on at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Franklin, a retiring chief of the hurricane specialist unit at the National Hurricane Center in Miami says further cuts to tropical weather research threaten to undermine recent improvements in hurricane intensity forecasts. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)
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FILE - In this April 4, 2013, file photo, James Franklin, Branch Chief of Hurricane Forecast Operations, gestures as he talks to a reporter at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Franklin, a retiring chief of the hurricane specialist unit at the National Hurricane Center in Miami says further cuts to tropical weather research threaten to undermine recent improvements in hurricane intensity forecasts. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, File)
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FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2010, file photo, Chief hurricane forecaster James Franklin prepares for a live update on Hurricane Earl at the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Franklin, a retiring chief of the hurricane specialist unit at the National Hurricane Center in Miami says further cuts to tropical weather research threaten to undermine recent improvements in hurricane intensity forecasts. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
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In this image made from a video provided by WAOW debris covers the road on Sunday, July, 2, 2017, near Phillips, Wis., after several people were killed in an airplane crash on Saturday. The Price County Sheriff's Office says the plane had left from Chicago and was heading to Canada on a fishing trip. (Courtesy WAOW via AP)
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In this May 18, 2017 photo, Milwaukee prosecutor Jeremy Arn, left, talks with Fayez Shanaa, who owns a corner store on the city's north side. Arn, who is stationed with officers in Police District 5, told Shanaa last year to install a window so people could see if he needed help and use better lighting outside to improve safety. Shanaa followed his advice. (AP Photo/Ivan Moreno)
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Houston Astros relief pitcher Will Harris reacts after being pulled from the baseball game against the New York Yankees during the sixth inning Saturday, July 1, 2017, in Houston. Harris gave up a grand slam to Didi Gregorius in the inning. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, June 27, 2017, file photo, smoke billows from a wildfire locally called Goodwin Fire, near Prescott, Ariz. Gene Alan Carpenter, 54, who is accused of flying a drone over a major Arizona wildfire has been arrested, with authorities saying he interrupted firefighting efforts on a blaze that has forced thousands of people from their homes. The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said Saturday, July 1, 2017, that Carpenter of Prescott Valley was in custody on charges of endangerment and unlawful operation of an unmanned aircraft. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier via AP, File)
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In this photo released by the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office shows suspect Gene Alan Carpenter, 54, in Prescott Valley, Ariz., Carpenter who is accused of flying a drone over a major Arizona wildfire has been arrested, with authorities saying he interrupted firefighting efforts on a blaze that has forced thousands of people from their homes. The Yavapai County Sheriff's Office said Saturday, July 1, 2017, that Carpenter of Prescott Valley, was in custody on charges of endangerment and unlawful operation of an unmanned aircraft. (Yavapai County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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A home was completely destroyed by the wildfire at Brian Head on Friday, June 30, 2017. (Jeffrey D. Allred/The Deseret News via AP)
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The charred remains of cabin is shown Friday, June 30, 2017, in Brian Head, Utah. Hundreds of people forced from their southern Utah homes near the country's largest active wildfire headed home Friday and prepared for a subdued Fourth of July celebration after nearly two weeks of fear and uncertainty. (Jordan Allred/The Spectrum & Daily News, via AP)
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FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2016, file photo, Dallas Stars goalie Antti Niemi (31) blocks a shot on goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche in Dallas. The Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins will look a lot different as they go for a three-peat. The Penguins signed defenseman Matt Hunwick and goaltender Antti Niemi and lost defensemen Trevor Daley and Ron Hainsey and center Nick Bonino on the first day of free agency on Saturday, July 1, 2017. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
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FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2017, file photo, New Jersey Devils left wing Michael Cammalleri (13) races with the puck as Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon (29) defends during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Newark, N.J. NHL teams are taking advantage of their final chance to buy out players this offseason. Among the players placed on unconditional waivers for buyout purposes was Cammalleri. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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This March 4, 1999 photo shows an air traffic controller in the tower in NAS Kingsville, in Kingsville, Texas. The base was commissioned 75 years ago on July 4, 1942. (Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
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In this June 21, 2017 photo, Shaunna White, center, along with her husband TJ, not pictured, prepare to participate in vehicle extrication training with the Cannon Beach Fire Department in Cannon Beach, Ore. For some couples, romance is a dozen red roses and a box of chocolates. But for Shaunna White, romance looks more like driving a big, red fire truck. Shaunna and her husband, TJ White, to whom she’s been married for six years, both serve as volunteers for Cannon Beach Fire and Rescue, and have done so together for the past three years. (Colin Murphey/Daily Astorian via AP)
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In this June 21, 2017 photo, Cannon Beach volunteer firefighters TJ White, left, adjusts his wife Shaunna's safety equipment prior to a vehicle extrication training exercise in Cannon Beach, Ore. For some couples, romance is a dozen red roses and a box of chocolates. But for the Whites, romance looks more like driving a big, red fire truck. The couple, who have been married for six years, serve as volunteers for Cannon Beach Fire and Rescue, and have done so together for the past three years. (Colin Murphey/Daily Astorian via AP)
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Kansas City Royals relief pitcher Neftali Feliz celebrates after a baseball game against the Minnesota Twins, Friday, June 30, 2017, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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Emergency responders gather round the crash of a Cessna 310 aircraft on Interstate 405, just short of a runway at John Wayne Airport in Costa Mesa, Calif Friday, June 30, 2017. Two people were injured in the small plane crash. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)
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This photo provided by the Orange County Fire Authority shows firefighters standing by the wreckage of a twin-engine prop jet after it crashed on Interstate 405, just short of the runway at John Wayne Orange County Airport, in Costa Mesa, Calif., Friday, June 30, 2017. Officials said two people were injured and were taken by helicopter to a hospital. The freeway was shut down in both directions. (Orange County Fire Authority via AP)
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FILE - In this Dec. 9, 2016, file photo, the remains of laundry machines sit on the site of a burned inn near downtown Gatlinburg, Tenn. District Attorney General Jimmy Dunn said Friday, June 30, 2017, that two juveniles would no longer face charges for the wildfire because there were other contributing factors, such as strong winds and down power lines, that contributed to the seriousness of the blaze that killed 14 people. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig, File)
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FILE - In this June 3, 2016, file photo, a Union Pacific oil train burns near the town of Mosier, Ore., after derailing. Oregon lawmakers sent legislation requiring railroads to develop safety plans for oil spills back to a legislative committee Friday, June 30, 2017, because of concerns about concessions to the rail industry. (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times via AP, File)/The Seattle Times via AP)
