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This photo taken Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, shows erosion caused when overflow water cascaded down the emergency spillway, right, of the Oroville Dam in Oroville, Calif. Water flowed over the emergency spillway Sunday morning when Lake Oroville reached capacity, and engineers determined the hillside was eroding faster then expected, undermining the concrete wall. Officials fearing it was about to collapse ordered thousands of residents downstream to evacuate. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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Buffalo Sabres Marcus Foligno (82) is stopped by Colorado Avalanche goalie Calvin Pickard (31) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
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Colorado Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie (4) carries the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Buffalo Sabres, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
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Buffalo Sabres' Ryan O'Reilly (90) and Colorado Avalanche's Nathan Mackinnon (29) take the draw during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
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Buffalo Sabres' Rasmus Ristolainen (55) and Colorado Avalanche's Gabriel Landeskog (92) battle for position during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
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Buffalo Sabres goalie Robin Lehner (40) watches the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
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Buffalo Sabres forward Sam Reinhart (23) celebrates his goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Colarado Avalanche, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
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Alaska Gov. Bill Walker holds a news conference on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska, that focused on the state's response to widespread opioid abuse. Walker this week issued a public health disaster declaration stemming from the abuse of opioids in Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
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Alaska state medical officer Jay Butler addresses reporters during a news conference on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, in Juneau, Alaska, that focused on the state's response to widespread opioid abuse. Gov. Bill Walker this week issued a public health disaster declaration stemming from the abuse of opioids in Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
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Kevin Enloe, director of McAlester/Pittsburg County Emergency Management, left, speaks to the media as Brett Brewer McAlester Fire Department chief, right, listens near the scene of an oil field explosion near Quinton, Okla., in Pittsburg County, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. (Kevin Harvison/The McAlester News-Capital via AP)
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Kevin Enloe, director of McAlester/Pittsburg County Emergency Management, left, stands near the scene of an oil field explosion near Quinton, Okla., in Pittsburg County, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. (Kevin Harvison/The McAlester News-Capital via AP)
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The burned remains of vehicles parked near the Royal Suite Lodge in Anchorage, Alaska, are shown Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, after a deadly fire. The fire's cause is under investigation.. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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The burned remains of the Royal Suite Lodge in Anchorage, Alaska, are shown Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, after an early morning fire. Officials said several were injured in the deadly fire. The fire's cause is under investigation. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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The burned remains of the Royal Suite Lodge in Anchorage, Alaska, are shown Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, after an early morning fire. Officials said several were injured in the deadly fire. The fire's cause is under investigation. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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FILE- In this Oct. 14, 2016, file photo, a rainbow arches over the Little Valley Fire, in Washoe Lake, Nev. An investigation into a prescribed burn that sparked a northern Nevada wildfire that destroyed 23 homes found several questionable practices on the part of the Nevada Division of Forestry, including understaffing despite an understanding that unstable weather conditions made for a potentially dangerous situation. (Andy Barron/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, File)
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FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2016, file photo, a firefighter hoses down the area on Mount Rose Highway and Edmonton Drive in Reno, Nev. An investigation into a prescribed burn that sparked a northern Nevada wildfire that destroyed 23 homes found several questionable practices on the part of the Nevada Division of Forestry, including understaffing despite an understanding that unstable weather conditions made for a potentially dangerous situation.(Mike Higdon/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, File)
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Alexis Ramirez, center left, looks out the door of her home, which has been reinforced with sandbags, alongside her friend Kye Bruhn Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in Oroville, Calif. Many Oroville residents returned home to pack an emergency bag, fill their cars with family valuables and leave. Authorities say the immediate danger has passed and allowed people living downstream of the Oroville Dam to go back home Tuesday after ordering an evacuation Sunday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Chantel Ramirez packs as she readies to evacuate Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in Oroville, Calif. Many Oroville residents returned home to pack an emergency bag, fill their cars with family valuables and leave. Authorities say the immediate danger has passed and allowed people living downstream of the Oroville Dam to go back home Tuesday after ordering an evacuation Sunday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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Matthew Prumm walks in his garden shortly before evacuating Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2017, in Oroville, Calif. Many Oroville residents returned home to pack an emergency bag, fill their cars with family valuables and leave. Authorities say the immediate danger has passed and allowed people living downstream of the Oroville Dam to go back home Tuesday after ordering an evacuation Sunday. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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In this Feb. 13, 2017, photo, rescue crews search the frigid waters of Conesus Lake in Livonia, N.Y., for two missing snowmobilers who are believed to have fallen through the ice. Not-so-frozen lakes have claimed the lives of several snowmobilers across the Northeast so far in a relatively mild winter. (Max Schulte/Democrat & Chronicle via AP)
