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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)
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In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, rescuers work at a tourist site in Zhangzha 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. (Zheng Lei/Xinhua via AP)
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In this undated photo, artist Ron Hunt talks in Lake City, Minn. The mustachioed artist, known for his trademark black beret, has had to put away the brushes and paint. Four years ago, Hunt was diagnosed with macular degeneration — an incurable eye disease that causes vision loss. (Elizabeth Nida Obert/The Rochester Post-Bulletin via AP)
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A motorists drives through floodwaters on West Mount Houston Road near Interstate 45 North, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Houston. Torrential rains have brought more flooding to the Houston area as emergency officials urge motorists to stay home until the water recedes. (Godofredo A. Vasquez/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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Alexis Obregon drives his ATV through high water on West Mount Houston Road, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Houston. Torrential rains have brought more flooding to the Houston area as emergency officials urge motorists to stay home until the water recedes. (Godofredo A. Vasquez/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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FILE - In this April 13, 2006, file photo, an underground train at the entrance of Yucca Mountain in Nevada. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has begun work to prepare for the Trump administration’s bid to revive the long-dormant nuclear waste dump at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain. The nuclear agency says it will spend up to $110,000 from its current budget to gather documents and other information from an administrative hearing suspended six years ago after the Obama administration abandoned plans for the Yucca Mountain site. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)
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In this Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 photo, emergency personnel work at the Owens-Illinois glass plant in Zanesville, Ohio. Authorities said tons of molten glass spilled from a ruptured tank at the Ohio plant, oozing like lava from a small hole that quickly grew several feet wide. (Chris Crook/Times Recorder via AP)
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In this Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 photo, fire trucks sit at the Owens-Illinois glass plant in Zanesville, Ohio. Authorities said tons of molten glass spilled from a ruptured tank at the Ohio plant, oozing like lava from a small hole that quickly grew several feet wide. (Chris Crook/Times Recorder via AP)
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FILE - In this Nov., 20, 2013, file photo, radioactive waste, sealed in large stainless steel canisters, are stored under a five-feet of concrete in a storage building at the Savannah River Site near Aiken, S.C. South Carolina says it's filed its largest lawsuit ever against the federal government, seeking to force the U.S. Department of Energy to make good on a deal over removing plutonium from the state. The lawsuit, filed Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, seeks to recover $100 million from the agency over failing to comply with an agreement to remove one metric ton of weapons-grade materials from the Savannah River Site. (AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton, File)
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FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2016, file photo, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney shouts to officials in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, N.C. The Tigers enter 2017 as the reigning national champion and a contender for the Atlantic Coast Conference title. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
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A man slips into a flooded area of Studemont Street near Interstate 10, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Houston. Torrential rains have brought more flooding to the Houston area as emergency officials urge motorists to stay home until the water recedes. (Godofredo A. Vasquez/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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A flooded vehicle is submerged along Studemont Street near Interstate 10, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017, in Houston. Torrential rains have brought more flooding to the Houston area as emergency officials urge motorists to stay home until the water recedes. (Godofredo A. Vasquez/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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A large generator is moved down the Hudson River as seen from Fort Lee, N.J., Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. The 130-foot-(40-meter)-tall steam generator built along the Hudson River outside Albany is on a barge heading south for a New Jersey power plant. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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A large generator passes under the George Washington Bridge as seen from Fort Lee, N.J., Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. A 130-foot-(40-meter)-tall steam generator built along the Hudson River outside Albany is on a barge heading south for a New Jersey power plant. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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A large generator passes under the George Washington Bridge as seen from Fort Lee, N.J., Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. The 130-foot-(40-meter)-tall steam generator built along the Hudson River outside Albany is on a barge heading south for a New Jersey power plant. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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A large generator passes under the George Washington Bridge as seen from Fort Lee, N.J., Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2017. The 130-foot-(40-meter)-tall steam generator built along the Hudson River outside Albany is on a barge heading south for a New Jersey power plant. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
