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In this Aug. 1, 2017 photo, visitors get a tour of Valley Dream Farm before sitting down to eat a weekly farm dinner there in Cambridge, Vt., featuring produce from the farm and other Vermont made products. From California to food-loving Vermont, farmers are drawing customers to feast on foods raised in nearby fields. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)
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In this Aug. 1, 2017 photo, diners attend a weekly farm dinner at Valley Dream Farm in Cambridge, Vt., featuring produce from the farm and other Vermont made products. From California to food-loving Vermont, farmers are drawing customers to feast on foods raised in nearby fields. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)
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In this Aug. 1, 2017 photo, Jacki O'Connor serves new potatoes at a weekly farm dinner at Valley Dream Farm in Cambridge, Vt., featuring produce from the farm and other Vermont made products. From California to food-loving Vermont, farmers are drawing customers to feast on foods raised in nearby fields.(AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)
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In this Aug. 1, 2017 photo, diners attend a weekly farm dinner at Valley Dream Farm in Cambridge, Vt., featuring produce from the farm and other Vermont made products. From California to food-loving Vermont, farmers are drawing customers to feast on foods raised in nearby fields. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)
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In this Aug. 1, 2017 photo, diners attend a weekly farm dinner at Valley Dream Farm in Cambridge, Vt., featuring produce from the farm and other Vermont made products. From California to food-loving Vermont, farmers are drawing customers to feast on foods raised in nearby fields. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)
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From left, U.S. Coast Guard Meritorius Public Service Medal citations are held by Jason Dixon, Brandon Barrett,14, and Robbie Reynold, after they were presented medals for their service by U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Dave Callahan, Commander of the USCG Eighth District headquartered in New Orleans, on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017 in Baton Rouge, La. The Coast Guard awarded the medals to the four people for rescuing a woman and her dog from a sinking car during historic flooding in Louisiana last summer, a dramatic scene captured on video. ( Travis Spradling/The Advocate via AP)
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This Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017 aerial image made from video provided by KABC-7 shows a motorist being airlifted from his truck after a flash flood hit in Acton, Calif. The Southern California desert community is cleaning up on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017 after thunderstorms unleashed muddy torrents through streets, threatened a commuter rail line and forced a rescue of the trapped motorist. The downpours struck Thursday afternoon north of Los Angeles in semi-rural Acton as monsoonal flow of extremely moist air streaming across the region boiled up into huge thunderheads. (KABC-7 via AP)
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This Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017 aerial image made from video provided by KABC-7 shows a motorist stuck in his truck after a flash flood hit in Acton, Calif. He was later rescued by helicopter. Downpours struck Thursday afternoon north of Los Angeles in semi-rural Acton as monsoonal flow of extremely moist air streaming across the region boiled up into huge thunderheads. (KABC-7 via AP)
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In this Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017 aerial image made from video provided by KABC-7 shows a motorist being airlifted from his truck after a flash flood hit in Acton, Calif. The Southern California desert community is cleaning up on Friday, Aug. 4, 2017 after thunderstorms unleashed muddy torrents through streets, threatened a commuter rail line and forced a rescue of the trapped motorist. The downpours struck Thursday afternoon north of Los Angeles in semi-rural Acton as monsoonal flow of extremely moist air streaming across the region boiled up into huge thunderheads. (KABC-7 via AP)
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FILE - In this June 19, 2015, file photo, Iowa farmer Chris Soules, a former star of ABC's "The Bachelor," speaks during a news conference before a NASCAR event in Newton, Iowa. Court documents posted online Friday, Aug. 4, 2017, show that Soules is scheduled to go on trial Jan. 18, 2018, for leaving the scene of a fatal accident in April 2017. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
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President Trump's White House said it was preparing a first installment of perhaps $6 billion in emergency aid and will come back later with a bigger relief package to help Houston and other areas damaged by Harvey. Watchdogs, however, say just as important as the price tag is how the money is spent by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. (Associated Press/File)
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This video image courtesy of Andy Villalobos shows flooding in Acton, Calif. Moist, monsoonal air is causing storms and forecasters say they could dump up to an inch of rain per hour. The National Weather Service has issued flood watches for the mountains and the Antelope Valley through the evening. (Andy Villalobos via AP)
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Thunderheads tower over the San Gabriel Mountains, northeast of Los Angeles on Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. The National Weather Service says a very moist and unstable air mass hanging over Southern California is continuing to bring the threat of flash flooding to inland areas. (AP Photo/John Antczak)
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Materials are brought in to restore power to Hatteras Island, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, in Rodanthe, N.C. Workers building the replacement Bonner Bridge over the Oregon Inlet accidentally severed two underground power lines on July 27. Utility officials say they expect to restore power to two North Carolina islands by the weekend. (Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
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The beach in Avon, N.C., on Hatteras Island is nearly empty, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017. Workers building the replacement Bonner Bridge over the Oregon Inlet accidentally severed two underground power lines on July 27, that led to the mandatory evacuation of vacationers at the height of the tourist season. Utility officials say they expect to restore power to two North Carolina islands by the weekend. (Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
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Washington Redskins free safety D.J. Swearinger, left, talks with linebacker Junior Galette (58) during practice at the Washington Redskins NFL training camp in Richmond, Va., Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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FILE - In this June 14, 2013 file photo, Oak Creek police Lt. Brian Murphy applauds during his retirement ceremony at the Oak Creek Police Department in Oak Creek, Wis. Murphy, was struck with 12 bullets while responding to a fatal shooting rampage at a Sikh temple in 2013. In the five years since a white supremacist fatally shot six worshippers at the Milwaukee-area Sikh temple, those affected by the tragedy have remained united by a mission to push back against hatred. (Mark Felix /Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via AP, File)
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Houston Astros relief pitcher Francisco Liriano delivers a pitch during the seventh inning of the team's baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
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Kayakers paddle in view of downtown Seattle, cloaked in a haze of smoke from fires raging in British Columbia that swept down into the Puget Sound region, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, in Seattle. An excessive heat warning for the area continues through Friday evening, as unusually hot weather will bring temperatures in the 90's. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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People float on inflatable beach toys in Lake Washington, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2017, in Seattle. An excessive heat warning for the area continues through Friday evening, as unusually hot weather will bring temperatures in the 90's. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
