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Travelers wait at Schoenefeld airport outside Berlin, Germany, Monday, March 13, 2017. Ground staff at Berlin's two airports went on strike Monday for the second time in four days, forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights. (Ralf Hirschberger/dpa via AP)
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FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2006 file photo, firefighters battle a blaze onboard a UPS cargo plane at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia. The International Civil Aviation Organization, a U.N. agency that sets global aviation safety standards, decided last year to ban shipments of lithium ion batteries on international passenger flights and require that the batteries be no more than 30 percent charged on cargo flights. As a result, countries around the world have been adopting the new international safety standard for their domestic flights as well. The United States is a notable exception. (AP Photo/Joseph Kaczmarek, File)
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FILE - In this April 2014 file image frame grab from video, provided by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a test at the FAAs technical center in Atlantic City, N.J. The International Civil Aviation Organization, a U.N. agency that sets global aviation safety standards, decided last year to ban shipments of lithium ion batteries on international passenger flights and require that the batteries be no more than 30 percent charged on cargo flights. As a result, countries around the world have been adopting the new international safety standard for their domestic flights as well. The United States is a notable exception. (FAA via AP, File)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 file photo, a DC-10 airplane tanker drops fire retardant to battle a wildfire in the San Gabriel Mountains in Azusa, Calif. AP Photographer Nick Ut will be retiring from the AP in March 2017 after 51 years of taking photographs from the front lines of the Vietnam War to the red carpets of Hollywood. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009 file photo, a Los Angeles firefighter looks under a fire truck stuck in a sinkhole in the Valley Village neighborhood of Los Angeles. Four firefighters escaped injury early Tuesday after their vehicle sunk into the hole caused by a burst water main in the San Fernando Valley, authorities said. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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Illustration on new coal technology by Linas GArsys/The Washington Times
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FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2017, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington. President Donald Trump and Republican leaders say drastic action is needed because “Obamacare” is a disaster, with soaring premiums and insurers headed for the exits. But while major parts of the 2010 health care law are clearly troubled, others are working fairly well. The risk is that the GOP’s “rescue mission” will inflict collateral damage on what’s working and create new problems. Or that promised solutions might disappoint. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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The HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington, in this Feb. 9, 2017, file photo. President Donald Trump and Republican leaders say drastic action is needed because “Obamacare” is a disaster, with soaring premiums and insurers headed for the exits. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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Ottawa Senators left wing Ryan Dzingel, right, is congratulated as he passes the team box after scoring a goal against the Colorado Avalanche in the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 11, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Ottawa Senators left wing Tom Pyatt, left, congratulates goalie Craig Anderson after stopping the Colorado Avalanche in the third period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 11, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Frederik Andersen (31), of Denmark, blocks Carolina Hurricanes' Jeff Skinner (53) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Saturday, March 11, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Colorado Avalanche right wing Rene Bourque, center, pursues the puck with Ottawa Senators left wing Viktor Stalberg, left, of Sweden, and defenseman Marc Methot in the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 11, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Ottawa Senators defenseman Chris Wideman, left, looks to pass the puck as Colorado Avalanche defenseman Fedor Tyutin, of Russia, drops back to cover in the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 11, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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As referee Mike Leggo, left, looks on, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Francois Beauchemin, center, checks Ottawa Senators left wing Mike Hoffman as he drives along the boards in the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 11, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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Ottawa Senators defenseman Fredrik Claesson, of Sweden, reacts after scoring a goal against the Colorado Avalanche in the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, March 11, 2017, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
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FILE - In this Friday, March 10, 2017 file photo, a woman walks through a winter snow storm in Philadelphia. On Saturday, March 11, 2017, meteorologists at the National Weather Service forecasted a blizzard watch for coastal regions including New York City and Boston for Monday night, March 13, 2017, into Tuesday and a winter storm watch for a larger area that includes much of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, upstate New York and New England. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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In this Friday, March 10, 2017 photo, Pendleton firefighter/paramedics Craig Murstig, left, and Marc Proctor give first-aid oxygen to an iguana rescued from a burning house on Southwest Goodwin Ave. in Pendleton, Ore. Although the home was damaged, the family - and their 20-pound iguana - were not hurt. (Kathy Aney/East Oregonian via AP)
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This March 5, 2017 photos shows the three flood-damaged historic homes that were relocated to the 300 block of East State Street in Mason City, Iowa. The houses had been slated to be demolished have instead but relocated. An additional dozen homes on intersecting First Street have been razed to make way for a condo development. (Chris Zoeller/Globe-Gazette via AP)
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FILE - In this July 1, 2013, file photo, smoke rises from the Colstrip Steam Electric Station, a coal burning power plant in Colstrip, Mont. Montana lawmakers are considering propping up a troubled coal-fired power plant by offering low-interest loans of up to $10 million a year from the state's $1 billion coal tax trust fund to one of the plant's owners. Talen Energy, which owns 50 percent of the two Colstrip power plant units slated for closure by July 2022, has warned that the shutdown could come sooner if it does not receive tax relief or state assistance. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
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A U.S. Coast Guard boat patrols on Boston Harbor as snow falls, Friday morning, March 10, 2017, in Boston. Southeastern Massachusetts, most of Rhode Island and southeastern Connecticut are under winter storm warnings for much of Friday. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
