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**FILE** Shirley Ristau (right) coaches Johanna O'Neill (center) through a balance obstacle course while O'Neill's sister, Mary O'Neill (left), looks on during a fall prevention demonstration class at the Manchester Senior Center in Manchester, Conn., on April 25, 2007. As deaths from fall-related injuries have skyrocketed nationwide, officials from several states, universities and hospitals are doing more help elderly people avoid falling. (Associated Press)
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Things have been dead around here since the new road went in. (Illustration by Dana Summers of the Tribune Media Services)
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In this Sept. 24, 2012 file photo shows a couple parasailing off Miami Beach, Fla. Parasailing is risky and should be better regulated by the Coast Guard and other entitites, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a report issued Tuesday, July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Tony Winton, File)
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Carolina Hurricanes goalie Justin Peters (35) catches a shot in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Carolina Hurricanes goalie Justin Peters (35) deflects a shot on goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, April 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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Tropical Storm Arthur has formed off the central Florida coast, becoming the first named storm of the 2014 Atlantic hurricane season, the National Hurricane Center said Tuesday. (My Fox Hurricane)
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Storm clouds hang over the downtown Chicago skyline Monday, June 30, 2014, as rain and high winds move into Illinois from Iowa. Flights were canceled at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport as northern Illinois braced for severe weather. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
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National Edition Opinion cover for June 30, 2014 - Presidential snow job on global warming (Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times)
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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2013, file photo, a BNSF Railway train hauls crude oil near Wolf Point, Mont. The U.S. Department of Transportation ordered railroads last month to give state officials specifics on oil train routes and volumes so emergency responders can better prepare for accidents. North Dakota's State Emergency Response Commission unanimously voted to release the state's information Wednesday June 25, 2014. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
