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Prince George's County firefighters work to extinguish a fire caused by a malfunctioning boiler at Gaywood Elementary School. Photo from Prince George's County Fire/EMS news blog.

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Investigators stand outside an Independence, Mo., house where, police say, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher fatally shot his girlfriend before driving to the NFL football team's training facility and shooting himself on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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**FILE** A rebel fighter walks Nov. 2, 2012, among the debris of damaged residential buildings after several days of intense fighting between rebel fighters and the Syrian army in the Karm al-Jebel neighborhood in Aleppo, Syria. (Associated Press)

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Fire Chief Kenneth Ellerbe touts his changes for EMS service as a way to provide better service, denying that it is for staffing or budgetary reasons. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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The waters in Tewkesbury turn a bicyclist into a pedestrian. Rain and winds battered areas of Britain in late November, flooding 800 homes, officials said. With more storms on the way, the government and the insurance industry are engaged in finger-pointing about who should pay. (Associated Press)

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A property stands surrounded by floodwater near the River Severn in Tewkesbury, England, last week as heavy rain continued to fall across Britain, growing the concerns of homeowners and businesses about the cost and availability of flood insurance. (Associated Press)

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Police officers and firefighters gather at the entrance to the Sasago Tunnel on the Chuo Expressway in Otsuki, Yamanashi Prefecture, in central Japan, on Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. Parts of the tunnel collapsed, trapping an unknown number of vehicles, as smoke from a fire inside prevented rescuers from approaching. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

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Wisconsin running back Montee Ball (28) is tackled by Nebraska safety P.J. Smith (13) during the first half of the Big Ten championship NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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Emergency personnel attend to injured passengers after a bus accident at Miami International Airport on Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, in Miami. (AP Photo/El Nuevo Herald, Roberto Koltun)

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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, center, departs from a press conference after discussing New York's request for federal disaster relief at the U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 28, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Officials work the scene of derailed freight train tank cars in Paulsboro, N.J., Friday, Nov. 30, 2012. People in three southern New Jersey towns were told Friday to stay inside after a freight train derailed and several tanker cars carrying hazardous materials toppled from a bridge and into a creek. At least one tanker car may contain vinyl chloride, Gloucester County Emergency Management director J. Thomas Butts told WPVI-TV. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)