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Alyssa Bell, 9, of Riddle, Ore. participates in a candlelight vigil for the victims of a house fire at a Riddle home earlier in the day, Wednesday night, March 1, 2017, in Riddle, Ore. Several children died in a house fire Wednesday in an Oregon timber town and their mother, her husband and a 13-year-old sibling were critically injured, a sheriff's official said. The cause of the blaze did not appear suspicious, but an investigation was continuing, authorities said. (Michael Sullivan/The News-Review via AP)
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FILE - In this Feb.28, 2017 file photo, firefighters carry a woman from a float during the performing of the Unidos da Tijuca samba school for the Carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After two float accidents at the Sambadrome revelers started speaking of a curse because Rio de Janeiro Mayor Marcelo Crivella skipped the opening Carnival ceremony. Crivella said that during the festivities, he was focused on the safety of the city, and that his team had met to revise regulations so there are not future accidents during parades. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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Debbie Loughridge's damaged home and car are seen among debris in Naplate, Ill., Wednesday, March 1, 2017. Loughridge and her son rode out the storm in the bathtub. "All I heard was the wind and the breaking glass. Like an explosion of glass," she said. In the small community of Naplate, next to Ottawa, about a quarter of the roughly 200 homes were damaged, Fire Chief John Nevins said. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)
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FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2017, file photo, cars are partially submerged and covered in mud from receding floodwaters in San Jose, Calif. California billionaire Kieu Hoang donated $5 million to flood relief efforts on March 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)
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Garry Gourley helps with the recovery effort at Curtis and Dawn McCoy's home after Tuesday's storms in the area, in Owensville, Ind., Wednesday, March 1, 2017. (Denny Simmons/Evansville Courier & Press via AP)
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In this Feb. 2, 2017 photo, children play inside a church in Kapi Cruz Grande, a community on the shores of Lake Titicaca in the Puno region of Peru. Many living on the 4,000-meter (13,100-feet) high plain surrounding the lake contaminated with toxic levels of lead and mercury feel government leaders have neglected them. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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In this Feb. 4, 2017 photo, Lilian Avila Diaz lights her firewood stove to cook lunch for her family in Coata, a small village on the shore of Lake Titicaca, in the Puno region of Peru. The amount of mercury consumed by Titicaca residents is “unacceptable,” according to Dr. Jane M. Hightower, who specializes in internal medicine at the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco and author of the book “Diagnosis: Mercury: Money, Politics & Poison,” after reviewing a 2014 study on fish caught from Lake Titicaca. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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In this Feb. 4, 2017 photo, Naty Lugano Quispe cleans fish nets in Kapi Cruz Grande, a village on the shore of Lake Titicaca, in the Puno region of Peru. A 2014 study suggested officials limit some fish consumption, but area inhabitants said they weren’t informed about the study or told they could be consuming fish containing mercury, cadmium, zinc and copper at levels higher than those advised for human consumption. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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In this Feb. 4, 2017 photo, trapped birds and caught trout lay out to dry on the thatched roof of a home in Kapi Cruz Grande, a village on the shore of Lake Titicaca in the Puno region of Peru. A government-sponsored study conducted in 2014 found mercury, cadmium, zinc and copper in four types of fish that form part of local population's diet at levels higher than those advised for human consumption. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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In this Feb. 2, 2017 photo, cousins from the Avila family search for discarded toys on the shores of Lake Titicaca, in Coata in the Puno region of Peru. The shores of South America's largest lake are littered with dead frogs, discarded paint buckets and bags of soggy trash. Less visible threats lurk in the water itself: highly toxic levels of lead and mercury. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
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Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Noah Hanifin (5) pumps his fist after scoring against the Tampa Bay Lightning during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy (88) makes a blocker save on a shot by the Carolina Hurricanes during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Tampa Bay Lightning center Tyler Johnson (9) and Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Jaccob Slavin (74) battle for a loose puck in front of goalie Eddie Lack (31) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Tampa Bay Lightning center Brayden Point (21) crashes into the boards trying to avoid hitting Carolina Hurricanes goalie Eddie Lack (31) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Carolina Hurricanes center Jordan Staal (11) knocks down Tampa Bay Lightning center Tyler Johnson (9) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Victor Hedman (77) passes the puck from his knees in front of Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Klas Dahlbeck (6) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Carolina Hurricanes goalie Eddie Lack (31) makes a save on a shot by the Tampa Bay Lightning during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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Hydraulic fracturing operations like this one near Mead, Colorado, have been blamed for a surge in earthquakes, but the U.S. Geological Survey says most of the shakes are not caused by fracking. (Associated Press)
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FILE - This undated file photo provided by the Whittier, Calif., Police Department shows Officer Keith Boyer. On Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, Boyer was answering a report of a traffic accident when he was shot and killed. Michael Mejia, 26, a recently paroled gang member, has been charged with killing Boyer, wounding Boyer's partner, and earlier, killing Mejia's own cousin. He was charged Wednesday, March 1, 2017, with murder with special circumstances, making him eligible for the death penalty. (Whittier Police Department via AP, File)
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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks at news conference standing in front of the Angels Flight railway in Los Angeles on Wednesday, March 1, 2017. The tiny funicular that hauled people 298 feet up and down the city's steep Bunker Hill was shut down in 2013 after a series of safety problems. Garcetti said those issues are being resolved and the railroad's antique wooden cars should be back in service by Labor Day. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
