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Rescue personnel search through icy rubble to try to locate more victims of a fire that destroyed a seniors' residence Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, in L'Isle-Verte, Quebec. Five people are confirmed dead and 30 people are still missing, while with cause of Thursday morning's blaze is unclear police said. Authorities are using steam to melt the ice and to preserve any bodies that are buried. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)

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Twenty-five dead pilot whales discovered along the shore of Kice Island on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014 await National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration researchers, who will perform necropsies on Friday. At least 33 pilot whales have been found dead in the area since Sunday. (AP Photo/Naples Daily News, Carolina Hidalgo)

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Twenty-five dead pilot whales discovered along the shore of Kice Island on the southwest Florida coastline on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014 await National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration researchers, who will perform necropsies on Friday. At least 33 pilot whales have been found dead in the area since Sunday. (AP Photo/Naples Daily News, Carolina Hidalgo)

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Twenty-five dead pilot whales discovered along the shore of Kice Island on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014 await National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration researchers, who will perform necropsies on Friday. At least 33 pilot whales have been found dead in the area since Sunday. (AP Photo/Naples Daily News, Carolina Hidalgo)

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In this Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 photo provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) some of the of 25 dead pilot whales that were found on shore near Marco Island, Fla., are shown. The whales were found two days after eight other pilot whales died near Lover's Key State Park, about 40 miles north. Biologists say pilot whales are prone to mass strandings because they form close-knit pods that won't leave a sick whale behind. (AP Photo/NOAA)

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Irving Finkel, curator in charge of cuneiform clay tablets at the British Museum, poses with the 4000 year old clay tablet containing the story of the Ark and the flood during the launch of his book 'The Ark Before Noah' at the British Museum in London, Friday Jan. 24, 2014. The book tells how he decoded the story of the Flood and offers a new understanding of the Old Testament's central narratives and how the flood story entered into it. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

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Irving Finkel, curator in charge of cuneiform clay tablets at the British Museum, speaks to the media during the launch of his book 'The Ark Before Noah' at the British Museum in London, Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. The book tells how he decoded the story of the Flood and offers a new understanding of the Old Testament's central narratives and how the flood story entered into it. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

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The 4000 year old clay tablet containing the story of the Ark and the flood stands on display at the British Museum in London during the launch of the book 'The Ark Before Noah' by Irving Finkel, curator in charge of cuneiform clay tablets at the British Museum, Friday, Jan. 24, 2014. The book tells how he decoded the story of the Flood and offers a new understanding of the Old Testament's central narratives and how the flood story entered into it. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

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Irving Finkel, curator in charge of cuneiform clay tablets at the British Museum, poses with the 4000 year old clay tablet containing the story of the Ark and the flood during the launch of his book 'The Ark Before Noah' at the British Museum in London, Friday Jan. 24, 2014. The book tells how he decoded the story of the Flood and offers a new understanding of the Old Testament's central narratives and how the flood story entered into it. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)