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Inmate firefighters walk along state Highway 120 as firefighters continue to battle the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park in Northern California on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2013. Fire crews are clearing brush and setting sprinklers to protect two groves of giant sequoias as a massive week-old wildfire rages along the remote northwest edge of the park. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Washington Nationals relief pitcher Tanner Roark (59) during a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Friday, Aug. 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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The National Shooting Sports Foundation is issuing "Proud to Be a Firearms Owner" pocket cards to arm gun owners with 13 "bullet points" about their identities as law-abiding, safety-minded citizens. (National Sports Shooting Foundation)
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Washington Redskins free safety Brandon Meriweather (31) before the Washington Redskins play the Pittsburgh Steelers in NFL preseason football at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Monday, August 19, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins strong safety Reed Doughty (37) stands on the sideline as the Washington Redskins play the Pittsburgh Steelers in NFL preseason football at FedEx Field, Landover, Md., Monday, August 19, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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In one of the worst crashes in recent European history, scores were killed and many others were wounded when a train speeding around a curve derailed in Spain. American regulators are examining the accident to help improve rail safety in the United States. (associated press)
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Spanish investigators — and U.S. regulators — are examining the July 24 accident in northwestern Spain in which scores of people were killed after a speeding train left the tracks. The determination was operator error, perhaps the most significant danger on railways worldwide. (Associated Press)
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The Federal Railroad Administration established new safety guidelines for trains carrying hazardous materials as a direct result of the July 6 crash in Quebec. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** The tail end of a SUV is perched on top of a postal mailbox in the aftermath of floods from Hurricane Sandy in Coney Island, N.Y., on Oct. 30, 2012. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** A traffic police officer stands in a marked area in the middle of the principle intersection in Kaesong, North Korea, on Sept. 11, 2012. (Associated Press)
