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FILE -- In this Jun. 9, 2017 file photo, people stand on the rubble of houses destroyed by Saudi-led airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen. More than two years of civil war have led to continually compounding disasters in Yemen. Fighting rages on in a deadly stalemate, the economy has been bombed into ruins, hunger is widespread, and a new misery has been added: Cholera, the world’s biggest current outbreak with more than 200,000 cases. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed, File)
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Hunter safety instructor Jose Alvarado stands in front of his Belmont neighborhood home on June 21, 2017 in Pueblo, Colo. (Bryan Kelsen /The Pueblo Chieftain via AP)
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Hunter safety instructor, Jose Alvarado, demonstrates the method for cleaning a .22 rifle on June 21, 2017 at his Belmont home in Pueblo, Colo. Alvarado has been honored for 50 years of teaching the course. (Bryan Kelsen/The Pueblo Chieftain via AP)
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Jose Alavarado of Pueblo, Colo., has received several awards, shown here on June 27, 2017, for his work as a hunter safety instructor for more than 50 years. (Bryan Kelsen /The Pueblo Chieftain via AP)
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The sun peeks through heavy smoke from a wildfire locally called Goodwin Fire as seen from the town of Mayer, Ariz., Tuesday, June 27, 2017. More than 500 firefighters braced for windy conditions Tuesday as they continued to battle the northern Arizona wildfire. (Tom Tingle/The Arizona Republic via AP)
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In this photo taken June 23, 2017, a car is nearly covered by water as the Chippewa River floods Island Park in Mount Pleasant, Mich. (Lisa Yanick Litwiller/The Morning Sun via AP)
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In this photo taken June 25, 2017, firefighters rescue a driver from a car stuck in the flooded intersection of West Michigan and South Center in Michigan's Saginaw Township. (Jeff Schrier/The Saginaw News via AP)
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In this photo taken June 25, 2017, firefighters float a driver they just rescued from a car stuck in the flooded intersection of West Michigan and South Center in Michigan's Saginaw Township. (Jeff Schrier/The Saginaw News via AP)
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Smoke billows from a wildfire locally called Goodwin Fire, near Prescott, Ariz., Tuesday, June 27, 2017. More than 500 firefighters braced for windy conditions Tuesday as they continued to battle the northern Arizona wildfire that has burned 6.8 square miles (17.6 sq. kilometers) so far. (Les Stukenberg/The Daily Courier via AP)
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In this Oct. 20, 2011, photo, Johnny Galecki arrives at the premiere of "In Time" in Los Angeles. A spokeswoman for, Galecki, the 42-year-old actor, says his home on a ranch in the San Luis Obispo area was destroyed by the wildfire on the state's central coast. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
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Jonathon Hodgkiss of Lone Peak Engines out of Utah accepts a doughnut and lemonade from Skylee Hatch as fire crews return from fighting a wildfire near the ski town of Brian Head Tuesday, June 27, 2017, in Panguitch, Utah. (Scott G Winterton/The Deseret News via AP)
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Colten Ledbetter, of the Ruby Mountain Hotshots out of Elko, Nev., walks toward the Incident Command Center as the fire crews return from fighting a wildfire in the ski town of Brian Head Tuesday, June 27, 2017, in Panguitch, Utah. (Scott G Winterton/The Deseret News via AP)
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Charles Lyles, Charleena Lyles' father, is first to speak on the impact of her death on his family's life at a public hearing in Seattle, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Seattle residents and family members of Charleena Lyles demanded change from Seattle city officials during a public hearing about her fatal shooting by police earlier this month. The full Seattle City Council attended the hearing Tuesday evening at the University of Washington, which the Seattle King County NAACP called for last week. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP)
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Councilmember Kshama Sawant and other members of the city council listen to public comment at a hearing after the June 18 shooting of Charleena Lyles in Seattle, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. Seattle residents and family members of Charleena Lyles demanded change from Seattle city officials during a public hearing about her fatal shooting by police earlier this month. The full Seattle City Council attended the hearing Tuesday evening at the University of Washington, which the Seattle King County NAACP called for last week. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP)
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Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes, left, and relief pitcher Brandon Morrow congratulate each other after the Dodgers defeated the Los Angeles Angels 4-0 in a baseball game, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Los Angeles Dodgers' Joc Pederson hits a three-run home run off Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Jose Alvarez, front, during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
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Firefighters Allen Scott, left, and Jonny Traber of the Burbank Fire Department enjoy a lighter moment after a day of work at the scene of a wildfire in Santa Margarita, Calif., Tuesday, June 27, 2017. (Joe Johnston/The Tribune (of San Luis Obispo) via AP)
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George Huang, a Cal Fire Capt. based in Los Osos, reviews the scene of a wildfire near Huer Huero Road in Santa Margarita, Calif., Tuesday, June 27, 2017. (Joe Johnston/The Tribune (of San Luis Obispo) via AP)
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A helicopter drops water on a ridge line during a wildfire near Huer Huero Road in Santa Margarita, Calif., Tuesday, June 27, 2017. (Joe Johnston/The Tribune (of San Luis Obispo) via AP)
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FILE- In this Nov. 30, 2016, file photo, the family of Keith Lamont Scott including his wife Rakeyia Scott, right, attend a news conference after finding out charges would not be filed against officer Brentley Vinson in the fatal shooting of her husband. A review board Tuesday, June 27, 2017, found "substantial evidence of error" in a North Carolina police department's decision that the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott was justified and scheduled another hearing on the matter in August. (Davie Hinshaw/The Charlotte Observer via AP, File)
