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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)
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Angels Flight railway is seen in the Bunker Hill section of 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. At a news conference Wednesday, March 1, Los Angeles Mayor Eric 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)
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This photo provided by the Kansas Highway Patrol shows an overturned vehicle at the scene following a police chase that ended in a fiery crash Wednesday, March 1, 2017, near Wilson, Kan. The driver, Alex Bridges Deaton, was arrested after the crash. Authorities say Deaton is a suspect in the of shooting of a Kansas convenience store clerk and the kidnapping of two hikers in New Mexico while on the run after his girlfriend was killed and a jogger was shot in Mississippi. (Kansas Highway Patrol via AP)
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FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2017, file photo, Colorado Avalanche forward Jarome Iginla (12) looks on prior to an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres in Buffalo, N.Y. The 20-year veteran was dealt to the Los Angeles Kings, a playoff contender, on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, by the league-worst Avalanche. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes, File)
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Philadelphia Flyers' Steve Mason, left, catches a shot as Colorado Avalanche's Matt Duchene looks for the rebound during the third period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 4-0. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Angels Flight railway is seen in the Bunker Hill section of 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. At a news conference Wednesday, March 1, Los Angeles Mayor Eric 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)
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In this Jan. 17, 2017, photo pedestrians walk along a stairway next to Angels Flight Railway in Los Angeles. 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. At a news conference Wednesday, March 1, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said those issues are being resolved and the railroad's antique wooden cars should be back in service by Labor Day. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
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FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2017, file photo visitors walk past Angels Flight Railway in Los Angeles. 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. At a news conference Wednesday, March 1, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said those issues are being resolved and the railroad's antique wooden cars should be back in service by Labor Day. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel, File)
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Firefighters and police respond at a house fire in Riddle, Ore. on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, after a fire gutted the home overnight. Multiple serious injuries and fatalities were both initially confirmed by law enforcement officials. (Chelsea Duncan/The News-Review via AP)
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Firefighters and police respond at a fatal house fire in Riddle, Ore. on Wednesday March 1, 2017, after a fire gutted the home overnight. Multiple serious injuries and fatalities were both initially confirmed by law enforcement officials. (Chelsea Duncan/The News-Review via AP)
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The remains of a house are seen after a fatal overnight fire in Riddle, Ore. on Wednesday March 1, 2017. Multiple serious injuries and fatalities were both initially confirmed by law enforcement officials. (Dan Bain/The News-Review via AP)
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A shopper looks at prepared food during the grand opening of the Whole Foods supermarket, Wednesday, March 1, 2017, in Newark, N.J. Whole Foods anchors the renovated Hahne's building, which opened a month earlier after being closed for 30 years. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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In this image provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, the USGS's 2107 earthquake forecast map. Federal scientists forecast that Oklahoma will continue to have the nation's biggest man-made earthquake problem but it probably won't be as shaky as recent years. In its annual national earthquake outlook, the USGS reported Wednesday, March 1, 2017, that a large portion of Oklahoma and parts of central California have the highest risk for a damaging quake this year: between 5 and 12 percent. The outlook is published in the journal Seismological Research Letters.(U.S. Geological Survey via AP)