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Van Metre Homes is building 14 homes from its Marquis Custom Estate Collection on sites of 3 to 8 acres at Fox Knoll of Middleburg. The Avery model is base-priced from $729,990.

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** FILE ** Emergency workers tend to a JetBlue captain that had a "medical situation" during a Las Vegas-bound flight from JFK International airport, Tuesday, March 27, 2012, in Amarillo, Texas. Passengers said the pilot screamed that Iraq or Afghanistan had planted a bomb on the flight, was locked out of the cockpit, and then tackled and restrained by passengers. (AP Photo/Steve Douglas)

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A trail of slurry is deposited by a bomber during a run over a smoldering ridge in the Lower North Fork Wildfire burning in the foothills community of Conifer, Colo., southwest of Denver on Tuesday, March 27, 2012. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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Emergency workers tend to a JetBlue captain that had a "medical situation" during a Las Vegas-bound flight from JFK International airport, Tuesday, March 27, 2012, in Amarillo, Texas. (AP Photo/Steve Douglas)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Emergency workers tend to a JetBlue captain who was locked out of the cockpit by crew members during a New York-to-Las Vegas flight on Tuesday because of his behavior. Passengers said the pilot ranted about a possible bomb onboard.

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Authorities use explosive sniffing dogs dogs to search luggage after an emergency landing at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport in Amarillo, Texas, after a "medical situation" involving the pilot.

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This map, released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, shows the likely effects from a 10-kiloton nuclear device set off a few blocks north of the White House. (AP Photo/FEMA)

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A fast-moving wildfire tops out trees as the blaze just about comes over the ridge on Monday, March 26, 2012, near Reynolds Ranch in Conifer, Colo. (AP Photo/Denver Post, John Leyba)

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This map, released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is contained in a report from a study that analyzed the likely effects from terrorists setting off a 10-kiloton nuclear device a few blocks north of the White House. The map shows a summary of severe, moderate and light damage zones, and types of damage or injuries likely to be encountered by responders. (AP Photo/FEMA)

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Rescue workers arrive at the crash site where two Metro trains collided head-on near the Fort Totten Metro Station in June 2009. "When the accident happened in 2009, I called a supervisor and said, 'Is this the one we all dreaded?' " said Christine Townsend, who sued Metro for discrimination and won. (The Washington Times)

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An oil container, a bucket and a bag of trash litter a gully near Highway 85, a key route for truckers in North Dakota's oil country. Some of the industrial rubbish blows from unsecured truckloads, but the most frustrating trash is discarded urine. (Associated Press)

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Investigators sift through debris of a house in Charleston, W.Va., where nine people were killed in a fire early Saturday. Charleston Assistant Fire Chief Bob Sharp said the fire appears to have started in the middle of the home's main level. (Associated Press)

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In this photo provided by Jerry Waters, Charleston, W.Va., firefighters and city officials look over the scene of a house fire on Saturday, March 24, 2012, in Charleston. Authorities say a fire broke out at the two-story wood frame home, killing six children and two adults. (AP Photo/Jerry Waters)

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**FILE** Tugboats pull the crippled tanker Exxon Valdez towards Naked Island in Prince William Sound, Alaska, on April 5, 1989, after the ship was pulled from Bligh Reef. (Associated Press)

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Buddhist nun Palden Choetso set herself on fire on a street in Tawu, in China's Sichuan Province, in November to protest China's rule of Tibet

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EYA is building 112 town homes at the Townhomes at Mosaic District in Fairfax. The homes have 1,848 to 2,566 finished square feet, with base prices from $597,400 to the $800,000s.

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Workers and residents gather at the Angel de la Independencia Square after evacuating buildings following a long, strong earthquake in Mexico City on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

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** FILE ** Airline passengers go through the Transportation Security Administration security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta on Aug. 3, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Bryce Harper, 19, is expected to patrol center field in Washington for perhaps the next decade once the Nationals summon him from Triple-A Syracuse. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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This photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA shows a damaged building after an explosion ripped through a residential neighborhood in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on March 18, 2012. The state news agency said it was a "terrorist bombing." (Associated Press/SANA)