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Rescuers clear snow and rubble from a house flattened by an avalanche in Restelica, Kosovo, on Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. (Associated Press Television News)
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The two-story family room has a floor-to-ceiling stone wood-burning fireplace and two skylights. A triple window overlooks the backyard.
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Beazer Homes is developing the Gatherings at Wellington, which includes 81 condominium homes in three buildings in Manassass. The two-bedroom, two-bath homes have 1,448 to 1,886 square feet and are priced from $209,990 to $292,990. Monthly condominium fees start at $219.
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The Pemberton model, priced from $384,900, has an open family room, breakfast area and center-island kitchen at the back of the home.
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Winchester Homes is building 134 town homes at Stratshire Crossing in Aldie. The homes have approximately 2,100 to 2,600 finished square feet, with base prices from $316,900 to $384,900.
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Wreckage is seen inside a room damaged by shelling by Syrian government forces in Homs. Activists reported at least 50 people were killed in military assaults targeting government opponents on Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Washington D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Chief Kenneth B. Ellerbe (Rod Lamkey Jr/ The Washington Times)
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Nigerians gather around a minibus struck by an apparent explosion near a highway overpass in Kaduna on Tuesday. Two larger explosions struck near army and air force bases on the outskirts of the city. (Associated Press)
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Washington Capitals center Brooks Laich controls the puck against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the third period of the Lightning's 4-3 home win on Jan. 31, 2012. (Associated Press)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS A fire investigator works his way through charred rubble on at the home where Josh Powell and his two sons were killed Sunday, in Graham, Wash., in what police said appeared to be a deliberately set fire.
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D.C Fire Department spokesman Lon Walls has said on his personal Facebook and Twitter accounts that a firefighters' walkout from Chief Kenneth Ellerbe's Jan. 24 State of the Department speech was racist. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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A fire investigator works his way through charred rubble on at the home where Josh Powell and his two sons were killed Sunday, in Graham, Wash., in what police said appeared to be a deliberately set fire. (Associated Press)
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A worker rolls up barricade tape in July 2010 after marking where a manhole exploded in Rio's Copacabana district, severely burning two American tourists. Similar explosions and the collapse of a 20-story building are increasing concerns. (Associated Press)
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An emergency worker in October 2011 looks over a restaurant in downtown Rio de Janeiro destroyed by an explosion that blew the bodies of three workers across the street. Accidents involving neglected infrastructure are causing growing concern about the city's readiness to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Winter Olympics. (Associated Press)
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**FILE** President Obama leaves Feb. 3, 2012, after speaking about the economy during an event at Fire Station #5 in Arlington, Va. Fire Station No. 5 was one of the first stations to respond to the 9/11 attack at the Pentagon. (Associated Press)
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Filipinos rush to higher ground following tsunami rumors because of a magnitude-6.9 earthquake that hit the Philippine island province of Cebu on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo)
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** FILE ** The USS Bonhomme Richard steams off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, while conducting humanitarian assistance in June 2005. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-e, File)
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Kayma Pence walks along N street during a snowstorm in Lincoln, Neb. on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012. A winter storm warning was issued for parts of western Nebraska and northeastern Kansas and into southwestern Iowa. A band of heavy snow stalled over Nebraska, dumping nearly 13 inches in some spots. (AP Photo/The Journal-Star, Jacob Hannah)
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A traveler treks into Denver International Airport during a snowstorm, Friday, Feb. 3, 2012, in Denver. A powerful winter storm swept across Colorado on Friday as it headed east, bringing blizzard warnings to eastern Colorado and winter storm warnings for southeast Wyoming, western Kansas and western Nebraska. The storm stretched as far south as New Mexico, where Department of Transportation reported difficult driving conditions on several state highways because of the winter weather, leaving highways snow packed and icy. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, Cyrus McCrimmon)
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Sean Taylor's girlfriend, Jackie Garcia, holds their daughter, Jackie, during a pregame tribute to the slain Washington Redskins safety in November 2008. Taylor (right) was fatally shot the year before. (The Washington Times)
