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In this Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, file photo, volcanic material from the eruption of Mount Barujari is seen from Bayan, Lombok Island, Indonesia. The volcano erupted without warning on Tuesday afternoon, delaying flights from airports on the islands of Lombok and Bali. (AP Photo/Denda Wiyana Putri)
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Violence in Aleppo surged as a U.S.- and Russia-brokered cease-fire collapsed after only one week. The Syrian government and its Russian allies resumed intense airstrikes, and a ground offensive may be imminent. (Associated Press)
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Washington Capitals center Lars Eller (20), of Denmark, skates with the puck during the third period of an NHL preseason hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, in Washington. The Hurricanes won 2-1 in overtime. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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FAA Air Traffic Controllers work in the Dulles International Airport Air Traffic Control Tower in Sterling, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. Data Comm is now operational at the Dulles International Airport and gives air traffic controllers and pilots the ability to transmit flight plans, clearances, instructions, advisories, flight crew requests, and reports via a digital message service. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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Emergency service personnel work at the scene of a house explosion, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, in the Bronx borough of New York. New York City firefighter Michael Fahy, who responded to a report of a gas leak at the home was killed Tuesday morning when the residence exploded shortly after authorities discovered a possible drug lab there, officials said. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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In this photo taken Monday, Sept. 27, 2016, the Loma Fire rages on the Santa Cruz Mountains summit beyond the Giant Dipper Roller Coaster in Santa Cruz, Calif. More California residents were ordered from their homes Tuesday as a growing wildfire threatened remote communities in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The blaze in a rugged area about 30 miles south of San Jose destroyed one home and charred more than 1.5 square miles of dry brush and timber, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. (Shmuel Thaler /The Santa Cruz Sentinel via AP)
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In this Sept. 26, 1976 photo, survivors of an Air Force KC-135 tanker that crashed near Hubbard Lake, Mich., fold an American flag from a memorial commemorating the crash site. They presented the flag to Julie Warren-Cook of Texas, whose husband died in the crash. From left are survivor John R. Harrison, first responders Daryl Kauffman and Al Ratz, survivors Dwain Crane, Cliff Call and Fred Anderson. (Diane Speer/The Alpena News via AP)
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In this Sept. 13, 2016 photo, Mike Williams, center, an electrician and survivor on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, poses with Peter Berg, left, director of the film "Deepwater Horizon," and cast member Mark Wahlberg at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Toronto. Berg's film is not about the environmental disaster of the Gulf of Mexico oil leak, nor an exploration of BP's responsibility for the accident. Instead, it's squarely focused on oil rig workers and the 11 who died in the explosion. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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The 500 acre Loma Fire burning near Loma Prieta Mt. off Loma Prieta Rd and Loma Chiquita Rd in Santa Clara County on Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (Vern Fisher/The Monterey County Herald via AP)
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This photo provided by FDNY shows New York City firefighter Michael Fahy, who was killed in a house explosion Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, in the Bronx borough of New York. Authorities said they were responding to a report of a gas leak when the residence exploded and Fahy was struck by debris. (FDNY via AP)
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In this frame from video provided by WABC-TV, smoke rises from a house that exploded in the Bronx borough of New York on Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. Authorities said firefighters responded to a report of a gas leak right before the house exploded. (WABC-TV via AP)
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"The Republicans are essentially saying the disasters in our states are more important than the disasters in your state," Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said. (Associated Press)
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Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Justin Faulk (27) skates with the puck against Washington Capitals forward Riley Barber (24) during the first period of an NHL preseason hockey game, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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Miami Marlins players wearing a jersey in honor of pitcher Jose Fernandez (16) gather around the pitching mound before a baseball game against the New York Mets, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, in Miami. Fernandez died in a boating accident Sunday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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Miami Marlins president David Samson wipes a tear as he talks about Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez before a baseball game between the Marlins and the New York Mets, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, in Miami. Fernandez was killed in a boating accident early Sunday. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
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In this Sept, 24, 2016 photo, rescuers work the scene of an accident after a tour bus carrying students from China hit a tree near Yosemite National Park outside the Sierra Nevada town of Oakhurst, Calif. The California Highway Patrol said Sunday at least one passenger was killed and more than 10 were injured in the accident, the Fresno Bee reports. (Craig Kohlruss/The Fresno Bee via AP)
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In this Sept, 24, 2016 photo, rescuers work the scene of an accident after a tour bus carrying students from China hit a tree near Yosemite National Park outside the Sierra Nevada town of Oakhurst, Calif. The California Highway Patrol said Sunday at least one passenger was killed and 11 were injured in the accident, the Fresno Bee reports. (Craig Kohlruss/The Fresno Bee via AP)
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FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2016, file photo, Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury cheers after Jonathan Giles scored a touchdown during an NCAA college football game against Louisiana Tech in Lubbock, Texas. With all the non-conference games completed, there will be only head-to-head matchups in the Big 12 over the last 10 weekends of the regular season. “That’s the fun that's the fun part about conference. It doesn’t matter what you do those first three games,” Kingsbury said Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. (Brad Tollefson/Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, File)
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Kevin Lane, left, and Kenny Eaves take part in a vigil for the victims of the Thomas & Betts plant shooting, Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, in Athens, Tenn. Ricky Swafford who fatally shot two supervisors and then killed himself at an electrical components plant in eastern Tennessee had a state-issued permit to carry handguns in public, law enforcement officials said Friday. (Paul Efird/Knoxville News Sentinel via AP)
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Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly struggles with his emotions as he speaks during the team's press conference about the death of Jose Fernandez, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, after the announcement of the death of their star pitcher in an early morning boat accident Sunday, in Miami Beach. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP)
