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Space-X's Falcon 9 rocket with 10 satellites launches at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. The two-stage rocket lifted off to place 10 satellites into orbit for Iridium Communications Inc. About nine minutes later, the first stage returned to Earth and landed successfully on a barge in the Pacific Ocean south of Vandenberg. (Matt Hartman via AP)
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This photo provided by Bellevue, Wash., Fire Department shows damage to the Islamic Center of the Eastside after a fire in Bellevue, Wash., on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. Police say a man is in custody after a suspicious fire severely damaged the mosque overnight. Authorities say that as firefighters doused the flames, police found a 37-year-old man near the building and arrested him for investigation of arson. Police spokesman Seth Tyler says investigators believe the man is the sole suspect. His name was not immediately released. The mosque was unoccupied at the time and no injuries were reported. (Bellevue, Wash., Fire Department via AP)
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This photo provided by Bellevue, Wash., Fire Department, a fire burns at the Islamic Center of the Eastside in Bellevue, Wash., on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2017. Police say a man is in custody after a suspicious fire severely damaged the mosque overnight. Authorities say that as firefighters doused the flames, police found a 37-year-old man near the building and arrested him for investigation of arson. Police spokesman Seth Tyler says investigators believe the man is the sole suspect. His name was not immediately released. The mosque was unoccupied at the time and no injuries were reported. (Bellevue, Wash., Fire Department via AP)
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In a Nov. 17, 2016 photo, David Nelms of the US Geological Service is working with a drilling team to drill down to bedrock to install a land subsidence-measuring instrument called an extensometer in northern Suffolk, WV. (Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
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In this Dec. 16, 2016 photo, David Nelms, a hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, gestures to an extensometer that's being installed in Suffolk, Virginia. The gauge, under the black plastic trash bag, reaches 2,000 feet into the ground and measures ground levels. The local sanitation department plans to inject treated wastewater into the aquifer, which could cause ground levels to rise and serve as a tool against sea-level rise. (AP Photo/ Ben Finley)
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In a Nov. 17, 2016 photo, a drilling team for the U.S. Geological Survey adds 40 feet of drilling rod to a rig as they drill down to bedrock to install a land subsidence-measuring instrument called an extensometer in northern Suffolk, WV. (Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
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In a Nov, 17, 2016 photo, a drilling rig operated by the U.S. Geological Survey drills down to bedrock to install a land subsidence-measuring instrument called an extensometer in northern Suffolk, WVa.. (Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
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In this image made from video, a plume of smoke and fire rises from the site where a fighter jet crashed during and airshow, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2017, in Hat Yai, southern Thailand. A Thai air force pilot died when the JAS Gripen fighter jet crashed during an air show celebrating the country's Children's Day. (AP Photo)
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Buffalo Sabres' Nicolas Deslauriers (44) is blocked by Carolina Hurricanes' Justin Faulk (27) and goalie Cam Ward (30) during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Buffalo Sabres' Taylor Fedun (38) and Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Staal (11) chase the puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Buffalo Sabres' William Carrier (48) shoots and scores as Carolina Hurricanes goalie Cam Ward (30) and Brett Pesce (22) defend during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Friday, Jan. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, file photo, West Virginia coach Bob Huggins yells out after a foul during an NCAA college basketball game against Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. Even for the most low-key coaches, emotions can rise during a college basketball game. For some, those emotions flow like lava in the form of shouting, stomping and scowling along the sideline. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via AP, File)
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FILE - This Dec. 10, 2016, file photo, provided by the North Dakota Department of Health shows an oil spill from the Belle Fourche Pipeline that was discovered Dec. 5, 2016 in Ash Coulee Creek, a tributary of the Little Missouri River, near Belfield, N.D. President Barack Obama's administration has scaled back new safety measures for the sprawling network of fuel pipelines that crisscross the United States after complaints from industry over the potential cost. The administration on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, finalized new regulations for almost 200,000 miles of pipelines that transport crude oil, gasoline and other hazardous liquids. A proposed requirement for companies to immediately repair problems discovered on their lines was dropped. (Scott Stockdill/North Dakota Department of Health via AP, File)
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FILE - In this Monday, April 1, 2013, file photo, oil covers the ground around a slide in Mayflower, Ark., days after a pipeline ruptured and spewed oil over lawns and roadways. Exxon Mobil denied claims from plaintiffs in an oil spill lawsuit that it made all information about the maintenance and repair of an oil pipeline secret. President Barack Obama's administration has scaled back new safety measures for the sprawling network of fuel pipelines that crisscross the United States after complaints from industry over the potential cost. The administration on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, finalized new regulations for almost 200,000 miles of pipelines that transport crude oil, gasoline and other hazardous liquids. A proposed requirement for companies to immediately repair problems discovered on their lines was dropped. (AP Photo/Jeannie Nuss, File)
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Jon Egger takes a picture of the retaining wall that fell down the hillside on the back of his Echo HIll Way home in Orange, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. Egger said the hill is not in of risk of falling and he plans to remove the wall tomorrow. Flooded roads and freeways along with low fog and clouds made for a hazardous commute Thursday as another round of heavy rain moved through Southern California, raising fresh fears of possible mudslides in wildfire burn areas. (Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP)
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Visitor to the Huntington Beach Pier try to keep dry in the rain in Huntington Beach, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017. Flooded roads and freeways along with low fog and clouds made for a hazardous commute Thursday as another round of heavy rain moved through Southern California, raising fresh fears of possible mudslides in wildfire burn areas. (Jeff Gritchen/The Orange County Register via AP)
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A truck going northbound on Pacific Coast Highway in Sunset Beach goes through some deep water on the roadway to due a high tide and storms that moved into Orange County Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, in Huntington, Calif. Flooded roads and freeways along with low fog and clouds made for a hazardous commute Thursday as another round of heavy rain moved through Southern California, raising fresh fears of possible mudslides in wildfire burn areas. (Mark Rightmire/The Orange County Register via AP)
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A jeep makes its way through water flooding on Pacific Coast Highway in Sunset Beach due a high tide and storms that moved into Orange County Thursday morning, Jan. 12, 2017, inHuntington Beach, Calif. Flooded roads and freeways along with low fog and clouds made for a hazardous commute Thursday as another round of heavy rain moved through Southern California, raising fresh fears of possible mudslides in wildfire burn areas. (Mark Rightmire/The Orange County Register via AP)
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A sail boat and freight ship sail along the bay past Alcatraz Island and a fog covered city scape Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in San Francisco. Sunshine and fog returned to some areas of Northern California after a series of storms which caused flooding in various cities. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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A tower from the Golden Gate Bridge is seen over a blanket of fog Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in San Francisco. Sunshine and fog returned to some areas of Northern California after a series of storms which caused flooding in various cities. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
