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FILE - In a Nov. 28, 2012 file photo, David Rainey, center,a former BP vice president during the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion, leaves Federal Court after being arraigned on obstruction of a federal investigation in New Orleans. Jury selection in a federal trial is set to begin Monday, June 1, 2015, in New Orleans for Rainey, who is accused of obstructing a congressional investigation into the 2010 Gulf oil spill. Rainey has pleaded not guilty to charges. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)
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Rescue personnel search for victims as they traverse the flooded city of New Orleans after the onslaught of Hurricane Katrina in this Aug. 30, 2005, file photo. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File)
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Nepalese students wait for their school bus in front of a collapsed house as thousands of schools across the districts worst hit by two major earthquakes in Nepal reopened Sunday, in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, May 31, 2015. With most school buildings damaged or unsafe, the Education Ministry ordered that classes be held in temporary classrooms. According to a UNICEF statement, 32,000 classrooms were destroyed and 15,352 classrooms were damaged after the two major earthquakes in Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha) ** FILE **
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An Anheuser-Busch plant in northwest Georgia has temporarily halted its production of beer in order to supply thousands of cans of drinking water to flood-ravaged Texas and Oklahoma. (Anheuser-Busch)
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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)
