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Construction is under way on Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, along railroad lines linking tracks in Rason in far northeastern North Korea with Russian rail lines. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)

On Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, Syrians Bassem Kharfani (left) and Mahmoud Jikar sit at the door of Mr. Jikar's house, one of more than a dozen homes destroyed in a Syrian government bombardment last week that killed more than 40 people in Azaz, Syria. (AP Photo/Ben Hubbard)

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Firefighter Chuck Mitchell hoses down a hot spot of the Ponderosa fire near Viola, Calif., Aug. 20, 2012. The fire, which destroyed seven homes and burned 23 square miles, was just 5 percent contained since beginning two days earlier. (Associated Press)

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The scene from the police vehicle-involved crash on I-95. Photo from Prince George's County fire department spokesman Mark Brady's Twitter feed.

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Nationals ground crew members roll up the tarp to dump pooling water during a rain delay for the start of the game. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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**FILE** A firefighter walks along a burnout line along a large wildfire in the Gila National Forest in New Mexico on May 29, 2012. (Associated Press/U.S. Forest Service)

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Men carry parts of a crashed plane that was carrying Philippine Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo in Masbate, Philippines, on Sunday, Aug. 19, 2012. About 300 rescuers were searching for Mr. Robredo and his two pilots after their small plane crashed into the sea while attempting an emergency landing Saturday. (AP Photo/Malacanang Photo Bureau, Jay Morales)

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Because of poor visibility and health concerns, Elmore County sheriff's deputies issued mandatory evacuation orders to residents of Featherville, Idaho, as the Trinity Ridge fire continued to burn on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Idaho Statesman, Katherine Jones)

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** FILE ** Vendors that were caught unprepared try to recover their chairs after high waves dragged their beach stalls into the sea in Veracruz, Mexico, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012. Tropical Storm Ernesto headed into Mexico's southern Gulf coast as authorities in the flood-prone region prepared shelters, army troops and rescue personnel for drenching rains. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)