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Frank Forgione (center) of the West Harrison (N.Y.) Fire Department removes branches from a fallen tree to free a damaged vehicle on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Xavier Mascarenas)
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A rare October snow storm blankets Clarksburg, Md., on Saturday. The storm is expected to move through the region by late afternoon (Matthew Cella / The Washington Times)
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A woman struggles to walk as floodwaters gush through a marketplace Thursday in a riverside neighborhood near Bangkok's Grand Palace, built in the 18th century. Clamoring aboard bamboo rafts and army trucks, residents living on the heavily inundated outskirts of Bangkok fled waterlogged homes as floodwaters moved closer to the heart of the Thai capital. (Associated Press)
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License plates taken from drivers who owe traffic fines are stored in a warehouse in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Associated Press)
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Residents collect their morning ration of fresh water made from desalinated sea water in Funafuti, the capital of Tuvalu. The group of atolls situated north of Fiji and northwest of Samoa are suffering a severe drought and water shortage, coupled with contaminated groundwater due to rising sea levels. (Associated Press)
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In this Oct. 13, 2011 photo, Funafuti, the main island of the nation state of Tuvalu, is seen from a Royal New Zealand airforce C130 aircraft as it approaches at Funafuti, Tuvalu, South Pacific. Funafuti is the capital of Tuvalu, a group of atolls situated north of Fiji and northwest of Samoa, in the South Pacific ocean. The atolls are suffering a severe drought and water shortage, coupled with contaminated ground water due to rising sea levels. The governments of Australia, New Zealand and the United States are providing desalination plants to alleviate the critical water shortage for some 10,000 islanders. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
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Miller & Smith is building 256 town homes and town-home-style condominium homes at Gallery Park in Clarksburg. The homes have approximately 1,226 to 1,862 finished square feet, with base prices from $239,990 to $309,990.
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Safety George Wilson says fan support the Bills receive in Toronto doesn't compare with that they are afforded at Ralph Wilson Stadium. (Associated Press)
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British singer Amy Winehouse was found dead in her home on July 23. A coroner said she died of accidental alcohol poisoning when she resumed drinking after weeks of abstinence. (Associated Press)
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Turkish rescuers carry Azra Karaduman, a 2-week-old baby girl they have saved from under debris of a collapsed building in Ercis, Van, eastern Turkey, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2011. The baby's mother, Semiha, was still alive, pinned next to a sofa. (AP Photo)
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Women wait as rescuers work to save people from debris of their collapsed buildings in Ercis, eastern Turkey, Monday, Oct. 24, 2011. More than 200 people were killed after a powerful quake struck in eastern Turkey with dozens of people are still trapped in debris, but authorities hope the death toll may not rise as high as initially feared. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
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Rescue workers evacuate a victim after pulling her from earthquake rubble in the town of Ercis in Van province, Turkey. The 7.2-magnitude quake Sunday killed an estimated 300 people in eastern Turkey. (Associated Press)
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett on Monday said that his declaration of a fiscal emergency in the debt-ridden state capital, Harrisburg, “ensures that vital services will continue and public safety will be protected.” (Associated Press)
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People walk by the debris of collapsed buildings in Ercis, Turkey, on Monday, Oct. 24, 2011, after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake the day before. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)
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Rescuers look for people trapped under debris in Tabanli village near the city of Van after a powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011. (AP Photo/Anatolia, Abdurrahman Antakyali)
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IndyCar drivers Tony Kanaan, left, of Brazil, Scott Dixon, of New Zealand, third from left, and Dario Franchitti, of Scotland, right, carry the coffin of fellow driver Dan Wheldon after funeral services Saturday, Oct 22, 2011, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Wheldon was killed Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, in a fiery 15-car crash at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Workers ride on their vehicle through a flooded road in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011. Thailand's catastrophic floods may take up to six weeks to recede, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Saturday. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)
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D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray Oct. 20, 2011, surveys damage to the Washington National Cathedral from the Aug. 23 earthquake (Andrew Harnik / The Washington Times)
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In 1988, investigators sift through Pan Am Flight 103 wreckage in Lockerbie, Scotland. Moammar Gadhafi's reported death resonated with the families who had loved ones on the airliner and who held Col. Gadhafi responsible for approving the bombing that killed 270 people.
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Host Ty Pennington and the "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" crew's latest project is to build seven homes in seven days in Joplin, Mo. The community was devastated by a May 22 tornado that killed 162 people. (Waterloo Courier via Associated Press)
