Disaster_Accident

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A Hotshot fire crew member rests near a controlled-burn operation at Horseshoe Meadows as crews continue to fight the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park in California on Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/U.S. Forest Service, Mike McMillan)

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An Air China Boeing 777 jetliner (center) taxis to a gate after landing at Beijing International Airport in Beijing on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. Boeing Co. said it expects China’s airlines to triple the size of their fleets over the next two decades, driven by strong economic growth and rising tourism spending. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)

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Emergency vehicles attend the scene of a major accident on the Sheppey Bridge Crossing near Sheerness in Kent, south England, following a multi-vehicle collision earlier Thursday morning, Sept. 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Gareth Fuller, PA)

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Washington Nationals catcher Jhonatan Solano dives to tag Phillies second baseman Chase Utley as Craig Stammen tries to avoid a collision. (Associated Press photo)

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Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times "Every member of [the fire department] is held to a standard of performance, and those standards are universal," says Paul Quander, the District's deputy mayor for public safety and justice.

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New Jersey employs a system called Public Safety Assessment to help judge's determine which defendants should be granted bail. Advocates say the algorithm PSA depends on eliminates racial bias from the process. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

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In this photo taken on Monday, Sept. 2, 2013, provided by the Bay Area Toll Authority, a phalanx of police officers cross the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge after leading a procession marking the east span's opening, in San Francisco. At the modest inaugural ceremony, the new, self-anchored suspension bridge with its looming, single white tower was praised as a dramatic safety upgrade over its predecessor. (AP Photo/Bay Area Toll Authority, Noah Berger)

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The Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station will shut down by end of 2014. Much like coal, nuclear power — once heralded as the future of U.S. energy — now is fighting to compete with natural gas prices near record lows. (Associated Press)