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Police officers watch protesters as smoke fills the streets in Ferguson, Mo., after a grand jury's decision in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, in this Nov. 25, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
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Houston fire officials now say an accelerant was used in a fire that broke out at the Quba Islamic Institute early Friday, prompting the Council on American-Islamic Relations for call on state and federal authorities to investigate a possible hate crime. (KTRK)
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Under a newly reported Scouting policy, effective Sept. 1, 2105, big vans used to transport Scouts must be no older than a 2005 model and meet other safety requirements. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)
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Officials survey the scene of a fatal collision that killed longtime "60 Minutes" correspondent Bob Simon, Wednesday, Feb,. 11, 2015, in New York. Simon, who was 73, covered riots, Academy Award-nominated movies and wars and was held captive for more than a month in Iraq two decades ago. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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Attorney General Eric Holder speaks to law enforcement officers and guests before a Medal of Valor ceremony, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015, in the Old Executive Office Building on the White House Complex in Washington. Medals are awarded to public safety officers who have exhibited exceptional courage, regardless of personal safety, in the attempt to save or protect others from harm. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush released a flood of emails Tuesday from his time in office, saying he wanted to make a statement on transparency. (Associated Press)
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An American flag flies over the rubble of the collapsed World Trade Center buildings in New York on Sept. 13, 2001. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies investigate the scene of a collision involving three vehicles in Malibu, Calif. on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015. Officials said former Olympian Bruce Jenner was a passenger in one of the cars involved in the Pacific Coast Highway crash that killed one person. Mr. Jenner's publicist, Alan Nierob, says Jenner was unhurt. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
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An American flag flies over the rubble of the collapsed World Trade Center buildings in New York in this Sept. 13, 2001, file photo. (AP Photo/Beth A. Keiser, File) ** FILE **
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Gov. Jerry Brown responds to a question concerning the announcement by U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, left, that the federal government is offering up to $50 million for drought relief in western states during a news conference at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Friday, Feb. 6, 2015. The additional funding includes about $20 million for California's Central Valley Water Project for efforts such as water transfers, drought monitoring for endangered species and diversifying water supplies.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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FILE - This Sept. 11, 2012 file image released by Starpix shows Brian Williams at the Cantor Fitzgerald Charity Day event in New York. NBC "NBC "Nightly News" anchor Williams has admitted he spread a false story about being on a helicopter that came under enemy fire while he was reporting in Iraq in 2003. Williams said on "Nightly News" on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015, he was in a helicopter following other aircraft, one of which was hit by ground fire. His helicopter was not hit. (AP Photo/Starpix, Andrew Toth, File)
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A passenger who was injured in the Jan. 12 Metro fire claims that three transit officers saw smoke coming from the tunnel and went to investigate before the train became disabled. (Associated Press)
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A passenger plane crosses the Full Moon as it passes on its way to the Los Angeles International Airport in Whittier, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
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Jordan responded to the Islamic State's burning execution of pilot Lt. Muath al-Kaseasbeh by hanging at least two convicted terrorists at dawn Wednesday. (Associated Press)
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National Edition Opinion cover for February 4, 2015 - Aggressors posing as victims (Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times)
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A Metro-North Railroad passenger train smolders after hitting a vehicle in Valhalla, N.Y., Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2015. (AP Photo/The Journal News, Frank Becerra Jr)
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In this Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, photo, oil pump jacks are seen McKenzie County, in western North Dakota. Roughly 60 rigs are drilling in surrounding McKenzie County, 40 percent of the rigs statewide. But now that those prices have tumbled, the shifting oil market threatens to put the industry and local governments on a collision course. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
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FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2015 file photo, a firefighter attends to people on a bus to assess triage needs after people were evacuated from a smoke filled Metro subway tunnel in Washington. The sons of a woman who died after smoke filled a Washington subway train are suing the Metro transit agency for $50 million. Attorney Patrick Regan filed the lawsuit Friday on behalf of Marcus and Anthony Glover, the adult sons of Carol Glover. The lawsuit accuses Metro of negligence that led directly to the 61-year-old Glover's death. It says she was trapped on the smoke-filled train near the L'Enfant Plaza station for 45 minutes before rescuers arrived. At that point, the lawsuit says she had no pulse. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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Pro-Gadhafi supporters chant in support of the Libyan Leader at the scene of a fuel-tanker explosion, which security forces at the scene said was due to a road accident, in Tripoli, Libya Wednesday, March 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) (credit)
