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Police examine the scene of a minivan crash near Turangi, New Zealand, that killed three Boston University students and hurt five others on Saturday. The students were studying in New Zealand and were on their way to a hiking destination when the driver lost control and the van rolled over. (Associated Press)

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A worker prepares a tomato field for planting at K&D Farmers near Oneonta, Ala., on Thursday. The farm is among the operations in Alabama where farmers are cutting back on production because of labor uncertainties. (Associated Press)

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, men run between dead and injured people May 10, 2012, at the scene where two bombs exploded in the Qazaz neighborhood in Damascus, Syria. The large explosions ripped through the Syrian capital, heavily damaging a military intelligence building and leaving blood and human remains in the streets. (Associated Press/SANA)

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This Nov. 17, 2010 photo provided by the U.S. Air Force shows an aerial view of the F-22 crash site located approximately 100 miles north of Anchorage, Alaska. An Air Force official says evidence found at the remote, rugged Alaska site where an F-22 Raptor crashed indicates the pilot died, Friday, Nov. 19, 2010. (AP Photo/U.S. Air Force,Master Sgt. Jeremiah Erickson)

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British humanitarian worker Khalil Dale, seen here in an undated family photo issued by the British Red Cross on April 29, 2012, was killed in Pakistan after being kidnapped in January. (Associated Press/Family handout via Red Cross)

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Mid-Atlantic Builders is building 566 single-family homes on sites of a quarter-acre or larger at the Villages of Savannah in Brandywine. The Somerset model, with 3,421 square feet, is priced from $454,990.

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Besides the in-ground pool, the backyard features multilevel decks, a three-season gazebo and a pool house.

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In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian fire fighter extinguishes burned cars after two bombs exploded, at Qazaz neighborhood in Damascus, Syria, on Thursday, May 10, 2012. (AP Photo/SANA)

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Relatives weep as they wait for news on the missing Russian airplane at Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, May 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

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**FILE** Sudanese armed forces ride a military vehicle April 24, 2012, at the oil-rich border town of Heglig, Sudan. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** The Sukhoi Superjet-100 is displayed outside the aviation factory in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, about 6200 kilometers (3,900 miles) east of Moscow, Russia's, in this Sept. 26. 2007, file photo. An official says air controllers have lost contact with the Russian-made plane similar to this one shown May 9, 2012, carrying 46 people in western Indonesia. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Ruslan Krivobok, File)

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Paul Lindemann (left) with the U.S. Capitol Police plays "Taps" following the reading of the names of the officers who were killed in the line of duty in 2011 during the annual Blue Mass honoring law enforcement and public safety officials on May 8, 2012 at St. Patrick's in the City in D.C. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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Prince George's County Sheriff Melvin High prays following communion at the annual Blue Mass honoring law enforcement and public safety officials Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at St. Patrick's in the City in Northwest Washington, D.C. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)