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Texas law enforcement officials are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Israel Aguirre. Mr. Aguirre is listed as "white" on the Texas Department of Public Safety's "10 Most Wanted" list. (Texas Department of Public Safety)

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This photo provided by the Boulder County Sheriff's Office shows Zackary Ryan Kuykendall. Kuykendall and another man from Alabama have been arrested in connection with a wildfire that has destroyed at least three homes and three buildings north of Nederland in Boulder County. (Boulder County Sheriff's Office via AP)

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Currently in its third phase, Metro's "SafeTrack" will make track repairs between Braddock Road Station and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

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TV Azteca reporter Lydia Cumming is out of a job after a photo surfaced on social media showing locals carrying her down a flooded street. (Twitter)

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Illustration on Clarence Thomas by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Under current law in the District, cyclists can collect nothing in an accident with a motor vehicle if they are even 1 percent at fault. (Associated Press)

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"Lives are being lost, the public's safety is at risk, and American families are suffering," Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley wrote to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson. "It cannot continue." (Associated Press)

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In this March 4, 2016, file photo, U.S. Sen. James Inhofe stands next to a plaque bearing his name after a dedication ceremony for the new air traffic control town at Vance Air Force Base in Enid, Oklahoma. Severe weather forced Inhofe to land an airplane at a small airport in Oklahoma, his spokeswoman said Sunday night, July 3, 2016. (Billy Hefton/The Enid News & Eagle via AP, File)

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The kitchen at Ben's Chili Bowl churns out its take on the iconic capital food known as a half-smoke, often smothered in chili. (The Washington Times)

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Half-smoke graphic. (TWT)

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In this undated photo, cookie dough clings to the beaters of a standing mixer. The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning on June 28, 2016, that people shouldn't eat raw dough due to an ongoing outbreak of illnesses related to a strain of E. coli bacteria found in some batches of flour. (AP Photo/Larry Crowe, File) **FILE**

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Passengers embrace at the entrance to Istanbul's Ataturk Airport after evacuating during Tuesday's attack. (Associated Press)

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In this Tuesday, June 28, 2016 photo, burnt rubble lies on a staircase of a home destroyed by a fire in Detroit. Several houses owned by a church, which were recently renovated to house homeless people, were destroyed by the fire. (Salwan Georges/Detroit Free Press via AP) DETROIT NEWS OUT; TV OUT; MAGS OUT; NO SALES; MANDATORY CREDIT DETROIT FREE PRESS

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The Pakistan International Airlines plane on a flight between Islamabad and Manchester, England, that was forced to make an emergency landing because of a bomb threat over Bulgaria, sits on the tarmac at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011. Turkish authorities quickly evacuated all 378 passengers from the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft after it was parked at a remote corner of the International Ataturk Airport, and bomb squads began searching the plane with sniffer dogs, Anatolia reported. (AP Photo) **FILE**

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Three crew members were missing and one was hurt Tuesday, June 28, 2016, after a head-on train collision in Panhandle, Texas, that caused several box cars to erupt in flames and led authorities to evacuate residents in the area. (Sean Steffen/Amarillo Globe-News via AP) ** FILE **

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With two Ikea dressers displayed at right, Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Chairman Elliot Kaye speaks during a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington, Tuesday, June 28, 2016. Ikea is recalling 29 million chests and dressers after six children were killed when the furniture toppled over and fell on them. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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The American Red Cross has apologized for a pool safety poster that social media users deemed racist. (American Red Cross)