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EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy said Wednesday she doubts the EPA will be found guilty of criminal action in relation to the Gold King Mine toxic water spill. (Associated Press)

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A police officer stands in the street to flag down buses for people to take home after an earthquake in Santiago, Chile on Wednesday. A powerful magnitude-8.3 earthquake hit off Chile's northern coast Wednesday night, causing buildings to sway in Santiago and other cities and sending people running into the streets. (Associated Press)

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FILE - In this Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015 file photo, Rutgers head coach Kyle Flood listens to a question as he addresses the media after his team defeated Norfolk State, 63-13 in an NCAA college football game in Piscataway, N.J. Rutgers has suspended football coach Kyle Flood for three games after he contacted a faculty member over a player’s status. Rutgers President Robert Barchi announced the punishment Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 16, 2015, a day after he said he received an internal investigative report. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File) **FILE**

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A woman looks at a damaged vehicle swept away during a flash flood Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Hildale, Utah. The floodwaters swept away vehicles in the Utah-Arizona border town, killing several people. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

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Pope's Concern on Family Issues Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

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Doug Gray (Dave Kapp)

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Police and emergency responders stand outside a McDonald's located inside Union Station in Washington, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015, after a security guard shot a suspect who attacked a worker with a knife at the restaurant. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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A worker shovels coal into a locomotive's steam engine before its departure from the Vatican's train station, Friday, Sept. 11, 2015. With a deafening whistle and a plume of smoke, an antique train departed from the Vatican rail station Friday to inaugurate a weekly train service to the papal summer estate in Castel Gandolfo now that Pope Francis has decided to open it to the public. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

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President Obama is making the case that Republican opponents of the Iran nuclear deal — which is designed to limit Tehran's ability to acquire a nuclear weapon in exchange for relief from some economic sanctions — essentially want war with Iran. He argues American casualties are all but certain if the deal is not implemented. (Associated Press)

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Big Red is one of four official mascots for which team?

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People inside houses wait to be rescued as the houses are submerged in water flooded from a river in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. Heavy rain is pummeling Japan for a second straight day, overflowing rivers and causing landslides and localized flooding in the eastern part of the country. (Kyodo News via AP)

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A United Airlines passenger plane lands at Newark Liberty International Airport Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, in Newark, N.J. Oscar Munoz, a railroad executive and head of United's audit committee, was named CEO and president. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Casinos along the Las Vegas Strip can be seen behind a plane that caught fire at McCarren International Airport, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, in Las Vegas. An engine on the British Airways plane caught fire before takeoff. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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United Airlines CEO Jeff Smisek addresses a gathering at Newark Liberty International Airport, in Newark, N.J., in this Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, file photo. Smisek, the chairman and CEO of United Airlines is stepping down in connection with an investigation into dealings with the agency that operates New York-area airports. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, file)

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Firefighters stand by a plane that caught fire at McCarran International Airport on Tuesday in Las Vegas. An engine on the British Airways plane caught fire before takeoff, forcing passengers to escape on emergency slides. (Associated Press)

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U.S. health authorities have worked feverishly with drug companies to come up with an Ebola vaccine after last year's outbreak. (Associated Press)

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This Aug, 31, 2005, file photo shows a man pushing his bicycle through flood waters near the Superdome in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina left much of the city underwater. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)