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Shells fired by the Syrian army explode in the Syrian village of Bariqa (top) on Monday. Israeli tanks (above) get into firing position in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights overlooking the Syrian village. Israel said it responded to stray mortar fire from Syria. Israel has promised a tough response if the fire continues. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Workers use heavy machinery spread sand in Harvey Cedars on Long Beach Island, N.J. A nor'easter smacked the storm-ravaged Jersey shore a week and half after Superstorm Sandy wrecked many of its beaches, dunes and boardwalks, and left low-lying communities newly vulnerable to flooding, wind damage and power outages. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Patrons are directed away from the Long Island Railroad as service is suspended on Nov. 7, 2012, due to an approaching nor'easter sweeping the same regions hit by Superstorm Sandy more than a week ago. (Associated Press)

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Smoke rises after shells fired by the Syrian army explode in the Syrian village of Bariqa on Nov. 12, 2012. The Israeli military says "Syrian mobile artillery" was hit after responding to stray mortar fire from its northern neighbor. The incident marked the second straight day that Israel has responded to fire from Syria that does not appear to be aimed at Israeli targets, nonetheless Israel has promised a tough response if the fire continues. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** Israeli tanks in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights overlook the Syrian village of Bariqa on Nov. 12, 2012. The Israeli military says "Syrian mobile artillery" was hit after the Israelis responded to stray mortar fire from its northern neighbor. The incident marked the second straight day that Israel has responded to fire from Syria that does not appear to be aimed at Israeli targets; nonetheless, Israel has promised a tough response if the fire continues. (Associated Press)

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An explosion after shells fired by the Syrian army hit the Syrian village of Bariqa on Nov. 12, 2012. The Israeli military says "Syrian mobile artillery" was hit after responding to stray mortar fire from its northern neighbor. The incident marked the second straight day that Israel has responded to fire from Syria that does not appear to be aimed at Israeli targets, nonetheless Israel has promised a tough response if the fire continues. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** A front loader works to remove sand and debris Nov. 11, 2012, as night falls on the Rockaway neighborhood in the Queens borough of New York in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. (Associated Press)

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This aerial view shows two homes that were leveled and numerous neighboring homes that were damaged by a massive explosion that sparked a huge fire and killed two people late Saturday night into Sunday in Indianapolis. The blast shattered windows, crumpled walls and could be felt at least three miles away. (Associated Press)

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Pagodas in Kyaukmyaung, east of Shwebo, Myanmar, are seen destroyed after a strong earthquake on Nov. 11, 2012. The magnitude-6.8 quake struck northern Myanmar, collapsing a bridge and a gold mine, damaging several old Buddhist pagodas and leaving as many as 12 people feared dead. (Associated Press/Weekly Eleven News)

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A loud explosion Nov. 10, 2012, in the Richmond Hill subdivision in Indianapolis killed two people and damaged more than a dozen homes, authorities said. (Associated Press/The Indianapolis Star)

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Lysya Fridlin, 76, a resident of the Sand Castle houses, speaks to volunteers who are delivering food and supplies as she continues to live without power in the Far Rockaways section of the Queens borough of New York, Saturday, Nov. 10, 2012. Despite power returning to many neighborhoods in the metropolitan area, residents of the Far Rockaways continue to live without power and heat due to damage caused by Superstorm Sandy.(AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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**FILE** Volunteer Jamie d'Amico, 25, of Fort Lee, helps sort through donations at Hoboken High School in Hoboken, N.J., on Nov. 4, 2012, as surrounding neighborhoods remain without power due to damage caused by Superstorm Sandy. (Associated Press)