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Kyle Larson (32) goes airborne and into the catch fence in a multi-car crash involving Dale Earnhardt Jr. (88), Parker Kligerman (77), Justin Allgaier (31) and Brian Scott (2) during the final lap of the NASCAR Nationwide Series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Smoke rises from heavy shelling in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013. (Associated Press/Aleppo Media Center AMC)
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President Obama speaks on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, at the White House about the sequester as he stands with emergency responders, a group of workers the White House says could be affected if state and local governments lose federal money as a result of budget cuts. (Associated Press)
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Gas prices at an Exxon Mobil station at New York Avenue and Bladensburg Road in Northeast Washington and elsewhere rapidly continue their upward march. (Andrew S. Geraci/The Washington Times)
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Fancy Beads, a small business in a Miami strip shopping mall, is seen on Feb. 21, 2013, after a fire the previous night destroyed the business and damaged other stores sharing the same roof. Several doors down at Beverly Hills Puppies, 30 English bulldogs suffered fatal smoke inhalation. (Associated Press/The Miami Herald)
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Law enforcement personal in Las Vegas investigate the scene of a multi-vehicle accident on Las Vegas Blvd. and Flamingo Road on Feb. 21, 2013. Authorities say a Range Rover opened fire on a Maserati at a stoplight, sending it crashing into a taxi that went up in flames, leaving three people dead and at least six injured. (Associated Press/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Fire and smoke rise at an upscale shopping district in Kansas City, Mo., where a city official said a gas explosion sparked a block-engulfing blaze, Tuesday evening, Feb. 19, 2013. (AP Photo/The Kansas City Star, Keith Myers)
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Russian youths launch paper lanterns in St. Petersburg. Popular in many countries, the “sky lanterns” have raised safety concerns. The state of Maryland prohibits their use. “Who’s left with cleaning up, what is in danger when they come back down, and then, who’s going to accept responsibility” are concerns, said Deputy State Fire Marshal Bruce Bouch. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** The International Space Station is photographed by a thermal imaging camera aboard the SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft as it approaches the station on Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/NASA)