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In this photo provided by the Washington State Patrol, emergency personnel work the scene of a crash involving a school bus and semi-truck Friday, April 14, 2017, near Colville, Wash. A student was taken to a hospital and several others suffered none life-threatening injuries in a crash involving a semi-truck and a school bus in eastern Washington state. Washington State Patrol Trooper Jeff Sevigney said that there were 25 elementary school students and a driver on the bus. (Washington State Patrol via AP)
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In this Feb. 22, 2017 file photo, Medical Assistant Lona Coleman demonstrates the process for the intake of drug screen specimens at Excela Health WORKS Occupational Health Center in Irwin, Pa. Companies drug test in the workplace, either before offering jobs to candidates or after accidents. Advocates say it boosts safety and productivity and cuts personnel problem costs, but business leaders say it complicates the already difficult task of hiring good people. (Christian Tyler Randolph/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review via AP)
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This photo provided by the Arizona Department of Public Safety shows the mangled remains of cars involved in a fatal accident on the Northbound Interstate 17 in Phoenix, Ariz. on Friday, April 14, 2017. Northbound Interstate 17 is closed following the wrong-way crash that authorities say involved two vehicles and killed three people. (Arizona Department of Public Safety via AP)
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Firefighters inspect fire damage at the Bellagio hotel and casino along the Las Vegas Strip, Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Firefighters respond to the scene of a fire at the Bellagio hotel and casino along the Las Vegas Strip, Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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Firefighters respond to the scene of a fire at the Bellagio hotel and casino along the Las Vegas Strip, Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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A firefighter walks onto the roof near the area of a fire at the Bellagio hotel and casino along the Las Vegas Strip, Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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In this undated photo distributed on Friday, April 14, 2017, by the North Korean government, North Korean soldiers take part in a demonstration at an undisclosed location in North Korea. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this photo, distributed via the Korean Central News Agency and the Korea News Service. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
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Firefighters respond to the scene of a fire at the Bellagio hotel and casino along the Las Vegas Strip, Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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In this image made from a video provided by the Prince George’s County Fire Department, firefighters respond to the scene after over a dozen people became stuck when a roller coaster stalled at Six Flags on Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Largo, Md. (Prince George’s County Fire Department via AP)
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In this image made from a video provided by the Prince George’s County Fire Department, firefighters respond to the scene after over a dozen people became stuck when a roller coaster stalled at Six Flags on Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Largo, Md. (Prince George’s County Fire Department via AP)
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In this image made from a video provided by the Prince George’s County Fire Department, firefighters respond to the scene after over a dozen people became stuck when a roller coaster stalled at Six Flags on Thursday, April 13, 2017, in Largo, Md. (Prince George’s County Fire Department via AP)
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FILE - In this Feb. 28, 2017, file photo, construction crews clear rocks away from Oroville Dam's crippled spillway in Oroville, Calif. With stormy weather approaching, California plans to resume releasing water down the damaged spillway at the nation's tallest dam. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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FILE - In this April 6, 2017, file photo, crews work near the Oroville Dam spillway in Oroville, Calif. With stormy weather approaching, California plans to resume releasing water down the damaged spillway at the nation's tallest dam. (Dan Reidel/The Chico Enterprise-Record via AP, File)
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FILE - This Feb. 27, 2017, file image provided by KCRA shows Oroville Dam's crippled spillway in Oroville, Calif. With stormy weather approaching, California plans to resume releasing water down the damaged spillway at the nation's tallest dam.(KCRA via AP, File)
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A group of coal miners listen to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt during his visit to Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company's Harvey Mine in Sycamore, Pa., Thursday, April 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt, left, shakes hands with coal miners during a visit to Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company's Harvey Mine in Sycamore, Pa., Thursday, April 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
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A group of coal miners listen to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt during his visit to Consol Pennsylvania Coal Company's Harvey Mine in Sycamore, Pa., Thursday, April 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) ** FILE **
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With Portage Mayor James Snyder at his side, Branch Chief from the EPA Emergency Response team Sam Borries, right, takes questions from reporters about the chemical spill in Lake Michigan. Federal officials are awaiting more test results to determine whether a potentially carcinogenic chemical entered Lake Michigan during a wastewater spill at a U.S. Steel plant in northern Indiana. (John J. Watkins /The Times via AP)
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The National Park Service has closed beaches around a chemical spill on Lake Michigan Thursday, April 13, 2017. Federal officials are awaiting more test results to determine whether a potentially carcinogenic chemical entered Lake Michigan during a wastewater spill at a U.S. Steel plant in northern Indiana. (John J. Watkins /The Times via AP)