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Washington Nationals manager Matt Williams walks to the dugout during the ninth inning of an interleague baseball game, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015, in Washington. Washington Nationals relief pitcher Jonathan Papelbon was ejected for hitting batter Baltimore Orioles' Manny Machado. The Orioles won 4-3. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
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The Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, erupted in flames after the Saturday airstrike. Army Gen. John Campbell said Afghan forces were taking fire and radioed for air support. (Associated Press)
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President Barack Obama speaks during the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service at Mount St. Mary's University. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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A road closed barricade blocks a flooded street in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. Numerous roads in Brunswick and New Hanover counties in southeastern North Carolina are impassable as a storm system that inundated South Carolina moves north. (Mike Spencer/The Star-News via AP) LOCAL TELEVISION OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT; MANDATORY CREDIT
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National Edition Opinion cover for October 5, 2015 - The Secret Service’s rotten culture (Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times)
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Illustration on the deteriorating Secret Service by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Jordan Bennett, of Rock Hill, S.C., paddles up to a flooded store in Columbia, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. The rainstorm drenching the U.S. East Coast brought more misery Sunday to South Carolina, cutting power to thousands, forcing hundreds of water rescues and closing many roads because of floodwaters. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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Members of Norfolk Fire-Rescue pull a man from his car stranded because of flooding in Norfolk, Va., on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. (AP Photo/Jason Hirschfeld)
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Family, union and company officials wait outside the Seafarer's International Union hall, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015, in Jacksonville, Fla., as an intensive search resumed Sunday in the southeastern Bahamas for a U.S. cargo ship with 33 people on board. The ship has not been heard from since it lost power and was taking on water as it was battered in fierce seas churned up by Hurricane Joaquin. (AP Photo/Jason Dearen)
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A woman walks down a flooded sidewalk toward an open convenience store in Charleston, S.C., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2015. President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in South Carolina and ordered federal aid to bolster state and local efforts as flood warnings remained in effect for many parts of the East Coast through Sunday. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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New York Giants free safety Landon Collins (21) tackles Washington Redskins wide receiver Andre Roberts (12) during the first half an NFL football game Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, in East Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Anna Wilson, center, laughs as she plays with friends Madi Kois, left, and Wesli Jones on a flooded street in Charleston, S.C., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015. Rain pummeling parts of the East Coast showed little sign of slackening Saturday, with record-setting precipitation prolonging the soppy misery that has been eased only by news that powerful Hurricane Joaquin will not hit the U.S. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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The Doctors Without Borders trauma center is seen in flames, after explosions near their hospital in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz. (Doctors Without Borders via Associated Press)
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National Edition News cover for October 2, 2015 - College shooting leaves 10 dead, 7 injured: Hannah Miles, center, is reunited with her sister Hailey Miles, left, and father Gary Miles, right, after a shooting at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore., on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang)
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This satellite image taken Thursday at 9:37 a.m. EDT shows Hurricane Joaquin. Forecasters said the powerful Category 4 hurricane could grow more intense while following a path that would near the U.S. East Coast by the weekend. (NOAA via AP)
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie addresses a gathering as he says the state is preparing for a possible weekend rainstorm Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015, in Trenton, N.J. Governors up and down the East Coast are warning residents to prepare for drenching storms as flooding killed one person Thursday in South Carolina. The rains could cause power outages and close roads in a region already walloped by rain. Hurricane Joaquin's approach could intensify the damage, but rain is forecast across the region regardless of the storm's path. Listening in the background are John Hoffman, left, acting Attorney General of the State of New Jersey, and Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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This NOAA satellite image taken Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at 9:45 AM EDT shows a cold front stretching from the Northeast into the central US. A long the front is a developing low pressure over New England. This is producing heavy rain and thunderstorms. Behind the storm system is an are of high pressure, producing clear skies for the Northern Plains. In the Caribbean region is Hurricane Joaquin. The storm is expected to start heading north and could possibly effect the east coast later in the week. (Weather Underground via AP)
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A broken umbrella is seen after a storm in Portland, Maine, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. Heavy rain has been moving through northern New England and a flood warning was issued for parts of Maine and New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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A motorist drives through flooding water in Portland, Maine, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. Heavy rain has been moving through northern New England and a flood warning was issued for parts of Maine and New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)