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National Edition Opinion cover for May 29, 2015 - California’s loony warning labels (Illustration by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times)

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President Obama speaks after receiving a briefing at the National Hurricane Center in Miami on Thursday to draw attention to preparedness in advance of the annual storm season that formally begins June 1. Mr. Obama linked hurricanes to climate change. (Associated Press)

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A cleanup crew collects balls of tar that washed ashore in Manhattan Beach, Calif. on Thursday, May 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)

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President Barack Obama, with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate, participate in a briefing at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Thursday, May 28, 2015, to draw attention to preparedness in advance of the annual storm season that formally begins June 1. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Flood waters overrun the banks of the bayou in downtown Houston, Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Floodwaters kept rising Tuesday across much of Texas as storms dumped almost another foot of rain on the Houston area, stranding hundreds of motorists and inundating the famously congested highways that serve the nation’s fourth-largest city. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

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Alaena Tate, a member of a search and rescue team, looks through debris for people who were still missing after heavy flooding Wednesday, May 27, 2015, around Umphery Ranch located between Wimberley and San Marcos, Texas. (Gabe Hernandez/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)

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President Barack Obama is greeted by Miami Beach, Fla. Mayor Philip Levine upon his arrival on Air Force One at Miami International Airport, Wednesday, May 27, 2015, in Miami, Fla. Obama traveled to Miami to raise money for the Democratic National Committee at a pair of events at the homes of well-heeled political donors and tomorrow he will visit the National Hurricane Center to draw attention to preparedness in advance of the annual storm season that formally begins June 1. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Innovations in Flight Family Day and Outdoor Aviation Display – Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum - Mark your calendars for the chance to let your kids see more than 50 visiting aircraft up close! The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum will host its Innovations in Flight Family Day and Outdoor Aviation Display on Saturday, June 20 from 10 am to 3 pm at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. For more information, visit: http://innovationsinflight.si.edu/

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Courtesy of the Smithsonian National Zoo **FILE**

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President Barack Obama walks up the stairs of Air Force One before his departure from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, May 27, 2015, en route to Miami. Obama is traveling to Miami to raise money for the Democratic National Committee at a pair of events at the homes of well-heeled political donors and tomorrow he will visit the National Hurricane Center to draw attention to preparedness in advance of the annual storm season that formally begins June 1. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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President Barack Obama walks up the stairs of Air Force One before his departure from Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Wednesday, May 27, 2015, en route to Miami. Obama is traveling to Miami to raise money for the Democratic National Committee at a pair of events at the homes of well-heeled political donors and tomorrow he will visit the National Hurricane Center to draw attention to preparedness in advance of the annual storm season that formally begins June 1. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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In this Aug. 7, 2014, file photo, clouds hang over Honolulu as Hurricane Iselle approaches. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Central Pacific Hurricane Center says the 2015 hurricane season in the region will see more storms than average from June 1 through Nov. 30. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)

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Members of the Houston and Webster Fire departments help residents evacuate through the floodwaters surrounding their homes in Houston, Tuesday, May 26, 2015. Heavy rain overnight caused flooding and closure of sections of highways in the Houston area. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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President Barack Obama speaks to members of the media during his meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Tuesday, May 26, 2015, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Obama began with commenting on flooding in Texas and calling on Senate to act on USA Freedom Act. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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President Barack Obama speaks to members of the media during his meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Tuesday, May 26, 2015, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Obama began with commenting on flooding in Texas and calling on Senate to act on USA Freedom Act. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

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Residents clear away debris from their home after a powerful tornado swept past in Ciudad Acuna, northern Mexico, Monday, May 25, 2015. A tornado raged through the city on the U.S.-Mexico border Monday, destroying homes and flinging cars like matchsticks. At least 13 people were killed, authorities said. The twister hit a seven-block area, which Victor Zamora, interior secretary of the northern state of Coahuila, described as "devastated." (AP Photo)

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FILE - In this Oct. 11, 1994 file photo, Princeton University professor John Nash speaks during a news conference at the school in Princeton, N.J., after being named the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for economics. Nash, whose struggle with schizophrenia was chronicled in the 2001 movie "A Beautiful Mind,” died in a car crash along with his wife in New Jersey on Saturday, May 23, 2015, police said. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

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In this March 24, 2002, file photo, John Nash, left, and his wife Alicia, arrive at the 74th annual Academy Awards, in Los Angeles. Nash, the Nobel Prize-winning mathematician whose struggle with schizophrenia was chronicled in the 2001 movie "A Beautiful Mind,” died in a car crash along with his wife in New Jersey on Saturday, May 23, 2015, police said. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch, File)