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FILE - This Nov. 20, 2012 file photo shows a dried pond, the outcome of drought, in Waterloo, Neb. There are varying degrees of drought conditions in the Plains region, but a National Weather Service hydrologist says predicted above-normal rain for spring 2014 might ease some of the problem. Some people in the agriculture industry and with municipal water supplies are still wary. Nathan Fields with the National Corn Growers Association says that during the 2012 drought, he learned how quickly it can set in and affect crop production. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
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Carolina Hurricanes coach Kirk Muller, center, talks to his team during a timeout in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings in Detroit, Friday, April 11, 2014. The Hurricanes won 2-1. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
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Rescue helicopters fly over a sinking South Korean passenger ferry that was carrying more than 450 passengers, mostly high school students, Wednesday, April 16, 2014, off South Korea's southern coast. Hundreds of people are missing despite a frantic, hours-long rescue by dozens of ships and helicopters. At least four people were confirmed dead and 55 injured. (AP Photo/Yonhap) KOREA OUT
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A person walks along the beach Wednesday, April 16, 2014, near where the 751-foot bulk carrier Ornak ran aground Tuesday night in the lower Chesapeake Bay near First Landing State Park, in Virginia Beach, Va. There were no reports of injuries, damage or pollution from the grounding, and the vessel was not blocking other water traffic, said Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer First Class Brandyn Hill. (AP Photo/The Virginian-Pilot, Steve Earley) MAGS OUT