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A hot air balloon that crashed on Saturday, June 8, 2013, in Arvada, Colo., was one of several that authorities said were downed by gusty winds sweeping through the Denver area. (AP Photo/Arvada Fire Department, Scott Pribble)
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Sean Benschop, 42, who also goes by the name Kary Roberts, was allegedly high while operating demolition equipment when a downtown building collapsed and killed six people, will be charged with involuntary manslaughter, a top city official said Friday, June 7, 2013. (Associated Press)
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A makeshift memorial for Kimberly J. Finnegan is located near the scene of a building collapse, Thursday, June 6, 2013, in Philadelphia. On Wednesday, a building under demolition collapsed onto a neighboring thrift store, killing six people including Finnegan and injuring several more, including one who was pulled from the debris nearly 13 hours later. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Frager's Hardware, a gathering place on Capitol Hill and indispensable source of all things for DIY-ers, was destroyed by fire Wednesday evening. It's charred Pennsylvania Avenue Southeast facade was a magnet the next day for neighbors to chat about their loss. No cause of the fire has been determined. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)
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New Zealand's oldest driver Bob Edwards sits in his home as he reminisces about his life in Ngataki, New Zealand, May 26, 2013.. Edwards, 105-year-old, got his first license 88 years ago and has no plans to stop driving.
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Washington Redskins strong safety Reed Doughty (37) signs autographs following a NFL football organized team activity at Redskins Park, Ashburn, Va., Thursday, June 6, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins strong safety Reed Doughty (37) signs autographs following a NFL football organized team activity at Redskins Park, Ashburn, Va., Thursday, June 6, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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Washington Redskins strong safety Reed Doughty (37) leaves the field following a NFL football organized team activity at Redskins Park, Ashburn, Va., Thursday, June 6, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
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The swank Grove Hotel, site of the 2013 Bilderberg Conference, some 20 miles northeast of London. (image from the Grove Hotel)
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A three-alarm fire burns Frager's Hardware store on Capitol Hill on June 5. (Meredith Somers/The Washington Times)
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**FILE** A plane of the Saudi Arabian Airlines (foreground) and a plane of Tam Airlines are seen on the tarmac at Roissy Airport in Paris on April 18, 2010. (Associated Press)
