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A Korean Air Boeing 777 is parked on the runway at Canadian Forces Base Comox on British Columbia's Vancouver Island after an emergency landing on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Canadian Press, Richard Warrington)

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People wait as they are evacuated from a shopping mall after a strong earthquake was felt in Medan, Sumatra island, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 11, 2012. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)

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In this image made from Indonesian television TV One, people on motorcycles and cars flee after a strong earthquake hit in Aceh in Indonesia, Wednesday, April 11, 2012. (AP Photo/TV One via AP Video)

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Hal Uhrig (right) and Craig Sonner withdrew as defense attorneys for George Zimmerman, the man who claims self-defense in the fatal shooting of black teenager Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. "We're concerned for his emotional and physical safety," Mr. Uhrig said at a Tuesday news conference, saying that their client had cut off all contact and that he had left the state. (Associated Press)

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Ryu Kum-chol, of North Korea's Committee for Space Technology, says the rocket launch will be a peaceful effort to put a weather-and-research satellite into orbit. (Associated Press)

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Hal Uhrig (right) and Craig Sonner withdrew as defense attorneys for George Zimmerman, the man who claims self-defense in the fatal shooting of black teenager Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla. "We're concerned for his emotional and physical safety," Mr. Uhrig said at a Tuesday news conference, saying that their client had cut off all contact and that he had left the state. (Associated Press)

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Raymond Allen Brown, 20, is facing charges in connection with the death of a 6-year-old boy who on Monday fatally shot himself. (Photo courtesy of Prince George's County Police Department)

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Ryu Kum-chol, deputy director of space exploration in the Department of Space Technology of North Korea, speaks to the international media in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. (AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)

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Flames pour from the windows of an abandoned warehouse in Philadelphia as crews douse it with water from all sides. Hot embers from the main fire blew to nearby structures, causing small fires that damaged six homes. (Associated Press)

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Firefighters greet each other in the aftermath of a fire Monday morning in a warehouse in Philadelphia that killed two firefighters. (Associated Press)

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Part of the railing of the Titanic lies in 12,600 feet of water, about 400 miles east of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. (Photo: AP/Discovery Channel)

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Relatives mourn for Ali Shaaban, a cameraman for the Al Jadeed television station who was filming in Lebanon's northern Wadi Khaled area when he was fatally shot in the chest by Syrian government forces. (Associated Press)

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Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (second from right), Pakistan's army chief, talks to soldiers on Sunday, April 8, 2012, during a visit to the site of an avalanche that buried more than 120 soldiers in Siachen, Pakistan, on Saturday. (AP Photo/Pakistani Inter Services Public Relations)

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Firefighters view the aftermath of a fire in a warehouse on York Street near Kensington Avenue in Philadelphia on Monday, April 9, 2012. Two firefighters died after a wall collapsed on them while they fought the massive early-morning blaze. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

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The burning fuselage of an F/A-18 Hornet lies smoldering after crashing into a residential building in Virginia Beach, Va., Friday, April 6, 2012. The Navy did not immediately return telephone messages left by The Associated Press, but media reports indicate the two aviators were able to eject from the jet before it crashed. They were being treated for injuries that were not considered life threatening. (AP Photo/Kandice Angel)

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In this image made from video and provided by WVEC-TV, smoke billows near an apartment complex where a Navy jet crashed in Virginia Beach, Va., on April 6, 2012. The F/A-18 Hornet crashed into the apartment building, officials said, and the two-member crew ejected safely. There were no immediate reports of injuries on the ground. (Associated Press/WVEC-TV)

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Washington Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth (30) comes out of the game after being injured when Florida Panthers left wing Marco Sturm (16) crashes into him in the second period as the Washington Capitals take on the Florida Panthers in National Hockey League hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Semin (28) slams into the glass after scoring late in the third period to bring the score to 4-2 as the Washington Capitals take on the Florida Panthers in National Hockey League hockey at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth leaves the game after being injured when Florida Panthers left wing Marco Sturm crashes into him in the second period in Washington on Thursday, April 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Washington Capitals goalie Michal Neuvirth (30) comes out of the game after being injured when Florida Panthers left wing Marco Sturm (16) crashes into him in the second period at the Verizon Center, Washington, D.C., Thursday, April 5, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)