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Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen (88) runs against Houston Texans free safety Kurtis Drummond (23) during the first half of an NFL preseason football game, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Jason E. Miczek)
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FILE - This combination of photos show North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on April 15, 2017, in Pyongyang, North Korea, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on April 29, 2017. Threatening language between the U.S. and North Korea is flaring. After Trump vowed to respond with “fire and fury” if Pyongyang continued to threaten the U.S., the North’s military said it is finalizing a plan to fire four midrange missiles to hit waters near the strategic U.S. territory of Guam. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E, Pablo Martinez Monsivais, Files)
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Kids play in the sand in Tumon, Guam on Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017. The small U.S. territory of Guam has become a focal point after North Korea's army threatened to use ballistic missiles to create an "enveloping fire" around the island. The exclamation came after President Donald Trump warned Pyongyang of "fire and fury like the world has never seen." (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa)
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This Aug. 9, 2017 photo provided by the Arkansas Department of Transportation shows Arkansas highway Interstate 30, a cross-country route that was shut down in both directions for a time Wednesday, after an 18-wheeler was sliced open during an accident and spilled frozen pizzas across the road south of Little Rock, Ark. The interstate, was closed for several hours while crews cleaned up the mess. (Rusty Hubbard, Arkansas Department of Transportation via AP)
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This Aug. 9, 2017 photo provided by the Arkansas Department of Transportation shows Arkansas highway Interstate 30, a cross-country route that was shut down in both directions for a time Wednesday, after an 18-wheeler was sliced open during an accident and spilled frozen pizzas across the road south of Little Rock, Ark. The interstate, was closed for several hours while crews cleaned up the mess. (Rusty Hubbard, Arkansas Department of Transportation via AP)
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An insurance company investigator walks around the front of a 1940's era car Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017, at Country Classic Cars on Interstate-55 near the town of Staunton, Illinois. A fire, which broke out late Tuesday night, destroyed perhaps as many as 100 classic antique cars which were housed in two buildings on the property. (John Badman /The Telegraph via AP)
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FILE - This Friday, Aug. 4, 2017 file photo shows a large sinkhole in the Lake Padgett Estates community in Land O' Lakes, Fla. Florida officials say more homes could possibly be condemned due to a massive sinkhole that has already made seven homes unlivable, including two that were consumed entirely by the collapsing hole. The sinkhole opened July 14. It now stretched about 260 feet at its widest point. (Luis Santana Tampa Bay Times via AP, File)
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FILE -In this June 22, 2017, file photo, beachgoers enter the water even though double-red flags are flying, warning of dangerous conditions and extremely rough surf in the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy, in Seaside, Fla. U.S. government forecasters gave coastal residents more reasons Wednesday to worry and prepare for disaster: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's updated hurricane season forecast predicts 14 to 19 named storms, with five to nine hurricanes. Two to five hurricanes are expected to be "major" with sustained winds of at least 111 mph (178 kph). (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
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File-In this June 22, 2017 file photo, strong southerly winds from Tropical Depression Cindy lash the lakefront in Mandeville, La. U.S. forecasters say an Atlantic hurricane season that started off strong shows no signs of slowing down. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's updated hurricane season forecast predicts 14 to 19 named storms, with five to nine hurricanes. Two to five hurricanes are expected to be "major" with sustained winds of at least 111 mph (178 kph). (David Grunfeld/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP, File)/NOLA.com The Times-Picayune via AP)
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Texas Dept. Public Safety Honor Guard members escort the casket from the memorial service for former Texas Governor Mark White at Second Baptist Church, in Houston, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. ( Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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Texas Dept. Public Safety Honor Guard members escort the casket into the memorial service for former Texas Governor Mark White at Second Baptist Church, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017 in Houston. White, who battled kidney cancer, died Saturday at age 77. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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This December 2013 photo provided by Monica Charette shows her late daughter, Cassidy Charette, who was killed in an October 2014 hayride crash in Mechanic Falls, Maine. The family has settled a lawsuit against the farm owner who operated the Halloween attraction, the family lawyer said Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. (Monica Charette via AP)
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Clouds hang over the beach in Tulum, Quintana Roo state, Mexico, ahead of the arrival of Tropical Storm Franklin, Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. A weakened Tropical Storm Franklin chugged across Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula Tuesday, dumping heavy rain after coming ashore on the Caribbean coast.(AP Photo/Israel Leal)
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FILE - In this Aug. 25, 1992, file photo, rows of damaged houses sit between Homestead and Florida City, Fla. Almost 25 years after Hurricane Andrew struck south of Miami, a new insurance underwriters' analysis says the city's vulnerability to another Category 5 hurricane has grown exponentially. (AP Photo/Mark Foley, File)
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FILE - This file photo distributed by the North Korean government shows what was said to be the launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile, ICBM, in North Korea's northwest, Tuesday, July 4, 2017. Donald Trump’s threat to unleash “fire and fury” on North Korea might have been written by Pyongyang’s propaganda mavens, so perfectly does it fit the North’s cherished claim that it is a victim of American aggression. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
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Rescue workers assist an injured woman onto a hospital bed in the aftermath of an earthquake in Jiuzhaigou county in southwestern China's Sichuan province Wednesday Aug. 09, 2017. A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in southwestern China near a famous national park, killing people and knocking out power and phone networks. (Chinatopix Via AP)
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In this May 11, 2017, file photo, cars enter Naval Base Guam near Hagatna, Guam. Security and defense officials on Guam said on Aug. 9, 2017, that there is no imminent threat to people there or in the Northern Mariana Islands after North Korea said it was examining its operational plans for attack. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)
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In this May 11, 2017, file photo, cars enter Naval Base Guam near Hagatna, Guam. Security and defense officials on Guam said on Aug. 9, 2017, that there is no imminent threat to people there or in the Northern Mariana Islands after North Korea said it was examining its operational plans for attack. (AP Photo/Haven Daley, File)
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Tourists stand outside of a hotel after being evacuated following an earthquake in Ruo'ergai in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in southwestern China near a famous national park, killing people and knocking out power and phone networks. (Chinatopix via AP)
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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, medical personnel treat an injured man at the People's Hospital in Jiuzhaigou county in southwestern China's Sichuan province, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2017. A strong earthquake shook a mountainous region in southwestern China near a famous national park, killing people and knocking out power and phone networks. (Liu Kun/Xinhua via AP)
