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Emergency personnel work at the scene of a fiery multi-vehicle crash along westbound Interstate 70, at the intersection of Interstate 270, Wednesday morning, Jan. 25, 2017, in Frederick, Md. Maryland State Police spokeswoman Elena Russo said the multiple-vehicle crash, which claimed at least one life, occurred as state police were assisting U.S. Capitol Police with a motorcade traveling from Washington, D.C., to West Virginia. (Bill Green/The Frederick News-Post via AP)
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Firefighters extinguish a car that caught fire after a multi-vehicle crash along westbound Interstate 70, at the intersection of Interstate 270, Wednesday morning, Jan. 25, 2017, in Frederick, Md. Maryland State Police spokeswoman Elena Russo said the multiple-vehicle crash, which claimed at least one life, occurred as state police were assisting U.S. Capitol Police with a motorcade traveling from Washington, D.C., to West Virginia. (Bill Green/The Frederick News-Post via AP)
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A pickup truck dangles over the edge of a sinkhole the swallowed parts of two residential yards Wednesday morning, Jan. 25, 2017, in the Philadelphia suburb of Glenside, Pa. Officials in Cheltenham Township say the hole, which appears to be about 20 feet deep, opened up about 4 a.m. Wednesday. Authorities say nobody's been hurt and there was no obvious, immediate cause for the sinkhole to develop. (Emily Casher Loomis via AP)
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Illustration on hidden dangers of Obama's spending legacy by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Dennis Rogers stands next to a flooded trail along Los Gatos Creek after a series of storms Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in Los Gatos, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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A shovel prepares to dump a load of coal into a 320-ton truck at the Arch Coal Inc.-owned Black Thunder mine in Wright, Wyo., on April 30, 2007. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Thomas Yoxall, the man who fatally shot a suspect beating an Arizona state trooper, explains during his recounting how he killed Leonard Pennelas-Escobar who was beating Trooper Edward Andersson "in a savage way" during a news conference at the Department of Public Safety Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Thomas Yoxall, the man who fatally shot a suspect beating an Arizona state trooper, talks about his efforts of how he killed Leonard Pennelas-Escobar who was beating Trooper Edward Andersson "in a savage way" during a news conference at the Department of Public Safety Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Thomas Yoxall, left, the man who fatally shot a suspect beating an Arizona state trooper, leaves a news conference after explaining his account of how he killed Leonard Pennelas-Escobar who was beating Trooper Edward Andersson "in a savage way" as Department of Public Safety Director Frank Milstead continues with the news briefing at DPS headquarters Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Department of Public Safety Director Frank Milstead, right, arrives for a news conference, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in Phoenix, with good samaritan Thomas Yoxall, left, the man who fatally shot a suspect beating an Arizona state trooper. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Thomas Yoxall, left, the man who fatally shot a suspect beating an Arizona state trooper, explains the events of how he killed Leonard Pennelas-Escobar who was beating Trooper Edward Andersson "in a savage way", as Department of Public Safety Director Frank Milstead, right, looks on during a news conference at DPS headquarters, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Thomas Yoxall, the man who fatally shot a suspect beating an Arizona state trooper, explains how he killed Leonard Pennelas-Escobar who was beating Trooper Edward Andersson "in a savage way", during a news conference at the Department of Public Safety, Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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Thomas Yoxall, the man who fatally shot a suspect beating an Arizona state trooper, pauses as he is overcome with emotion as he explains his recounting how he killed Leonard Pennelas-Escobar who was beating Trooper Edward Andersson "in a savage way" during a news conference at the Department of Public Safety Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
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ADDS DATE - Debris lies scattered on a lawn on Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, next to a house destroyed by severe weather over the weekend in Cook County, Ga. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency in several counties, including Cook, that have suffered deaths, injuries and severe damage from weekend storms and expanded it Monday to include additional counties in southern Georgia. (AP Photo/Brendan Farrington)
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ADDS DATE - Mobile homes lie Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, destroyed by severe weather in Cook County, Ga. Gov. Nathan Deal declared a state of emergency in several counties, including Cook, that have suffered deaths, injuries and severe damage from weekend storms and expanded it Monday to include additional counties in southern Georgia. (AP Photo/Brendan Farrington)
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In an Oct. 22, 2015 photo, David A. Roden, owner of Mountain View Estates, speaks about a tornado shelter that he built for his mobile home park residents in Rossville, Ga. Experts have long warned that people in mobile homes face a greater risk of death from tornadoes, yet laws requiring storm shelters in trailer parks or public spaces such as schools are few and far between. Roden believes he is the first park owner in the southeast to offer residents a storm shelter. (Dan Henry/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP) /Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
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An Oct. 22, 2015 photo shows a tornado shelter built by David A. Roden, owner of Mountain View Estates in Chattanooga, for his mobile home park residents in Rossville, Ga. Experts have long warned that people in mobile homes face a greater risk of death from tornadoes, yet laws requiring storm shelters in trailer parks or public spaces such as schools are few and far between. Roden believes he is the first park owner in the southeast to offer residents a storm shelter. (Dan Henry/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP) /Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
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In an Oct. 22, 2015 photo, David A. Roden, owner of Mountain View Estates, speaks about a tornado shelter that he built for his mobile home park residents in Rossville, Ga. Experts have long warned that people in mobile homes face a greater risk of death from tornadoes, yet laws requiring storm shelters in trailer parks or public spaces such as schools are few and far between. Roden believes he is the first park owner in the southeast to offer residents a storm shelter. (Dan Henry/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
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In an Oct. 22, 2015 photo, David A. Roden, owner of Mountain View Estates, speaks about a tornado shelter that he built for his mobile home park residents in Rossville, Ga. Experts have long warned that people in mobile homes face a greater risk of death from tornadoes, yet laws requiring storm shelters in trailer parks or public spaces such as schools are few and far between. Roden believes he is the first park owner in the southeast to offer residents a storm shelter. (Dan Henry/Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP) /Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
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FILE -- In this June 3, 2016, file photo, a worker sweeps a material at the scene of a school bus collision, in Renton, Wash. A bill that would require school buses to have seat belts is being considered by lawmakers in Washington, one of more than a dozen states where school seat belt measures are on the legislative agenda this year. Senate Bill 5054 would mandate that all public and private school buses purchased after the bill takes effect have a safety belt for each rider. (Mike Siegel/The Seattle Times via AP, File)
