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Sandbags are in place Thursday, July 13, 2017 at the businesses along Old Grand Avenue in Gurnee, Il. Flood waters from the Des Plaines river continue to rise to near record levels.(Paul Valade/Daily Herald via AP)
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Floodwaters continued to impact Gurnee, Ill. on Thursday, July 13, 2017 as seen in this drone photo. Officials said Lake County Emergency Operations Center is actively monitoring river levels and weather forecasts, and coordinating with local jurisdictions to ensure resources are getting to where they need to go. (Mark Welsh/Daily Herald via AP)
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Floodwaters continued to impact Gurnee, Ill. on Thursday, July 13, 2017 as seen in this drone photo. Officials said Lake County Emergency Operations Center is actively monitoring river levels and weather forecasts, and coordinating with local jurisdictions to ensure resources are getting to where they need to go. (Mark Welsh/Daily Herald via AP)
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Floodwaters continued to impact Gurnee, Ill. on Thursday, July 13, 2017 as seen in this drone photo. Officials said Lake County Emergency Operations Center is actively monitoring river levels and weather forecasts, and coordinating with local jurisdictions to ensure resources are getting to where they need to go. (Mark Welsh/Daily Herald via AP)
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FILE - In this May 11, 2017, file photo, a rainbow pops out under dark rain clouds over the Willamette River in downtown Portland, Ore. Portland is well-known as a tree-hugging, outdoorsy city, but the river that powers through its downtown has never been part of that green reputation. For decades, residents have been repulsed by the idea of swimming in the Willamette River because of weekly sewage overflows that created a bacterial stew. Now, the recent completion of a $1.4 billion sewage pipe has flushed those worries - and the river once shunned by swimmers is enjoying a rapid renaissance. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
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In this Thursday, July 6, 2017 photo, water enthusiasts stand on a dock on the Willamette River in downtown Portland, Ore. Portland is well-known as a tree-hugging, outdoorsy city, but the river that powers through its downtown has never been part of that green reputation. For decades, residents have been repulsed by the idea of swimming in the Willamette River because of weekly sewage overflows that created a bacterial stew. Now, the recent completion of a $1.4 billion sewage pipe has flushed those worries - and the river once shunned by swimmers is enjoying a rapid renaissance. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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In this Thursday, July 6, 2017 photo, a group of swimmers head upstream in the Willamette River in downtown Portland, Ore. Portland is well-known as a tree-hugging, outdoorsy city, but the river that powers through its downtown has never been part of that green reputation. For decades, residents have been repulsed by the idea of swimming in the Willamette River because of weekly sewage overflows that created a bacterial stew. Now, the recent completion of a $1.4 billion sewage pipe has flushed those worries - and the river once shunned by swimmers is enjoying a rapid renaissance. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
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FILE - In this July 6, 2015, file photo, people, pets and sailors use the Willamette River to cool off in Portland, Ore. Portland is well-known as a tree-hugging, outdoorsy city, but the river that powers through its downtown has never been part of that green reputation. For decades, residents have been repulsed by the idea of swimming in the Willamette River because of weekly sewage overflows that created a bacterial stew. Now, the recent completion of a $1.4 billion sewage pipe has flushed those worries - and the river once shunned by swimmers is enjoying a rapid renaissance. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
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FILE - In this July 6, 2015 file photo, Justine Hicks floats with her dog, Kiana, on the Willamette River in Portland, Ore. Portland is well-known as a tree-hugging, outdoorsy city, but the river that powers through its downtown has never been part of that green reputation. For decades, residents have been repulsed by the idea of swimming in the Willamette River because of weekly sewage overflows that created a bacterial stew. Now, the recent completion of a $1.4 billion sewage pipe has flushed those worries - and the river once shunned by swimmers is enjoying a rapid renaissance. (AP Photo/Don Ryan, File)
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Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant tells reporters that he has declared a state of emergency in the area surrounding the crash site of a Marine KC-130 during a news conference Thursday, July 13, 2017, in Itta Bena, Miss. Bryant said the step will allow the state to continue to provide security at the crash site "as long as they need us" as crews work to catalog and remove debris. (Lauren Randall/The Commonwealth via AP)
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In this July 11, 2017 photo, smoke rises from a warehouse storing stolen fuel near Tepeaca, Puebla state, Mexico. Authorities couldn't enter the area to fight the blaze because they risked a confrontation with local villagers. "They usually try to put the fires out themselves," said Assistant Public Safety Secretary Jose Tlachi. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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Cara Fleischer, a Florida mom and Democratic advocate for anti-pollution regulation, said her family moved from Atlanta due to poor air quality. Emma Ayers / The Washington Times
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The Pascagoula River floods streets as Tropical Storm Cindy drops heavy rains, Saturday, June 24, 2017, near Escatawpa, Miss. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)
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In this Thursday, July 6, 2017 photo, Angie Ambourn, an entomologist with the Department of Agriculture, inspects an insect caught in a trap in Sibley Park in Mankato, Minn. In addition to trying to find invasive insects, Ambourn said she also documents species that haven't previously been identified in Minnesota. (Jackson Forderer/The Free Press via AP)
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In this Thursday, July 6, 2017 photo, Patrick Walrath, an industry inspector with the Department of Agriculture, lowers an insect trap in Sibley Park in Mankato, Minn. The traps use different pheromones to attract different kinds of insect. (Jackson Forderer/The Free Press via AP)
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Wake Forest head coach Dave Clawson speaks to the media during the Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college football media day in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday, July 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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This photo provided by Janssen Biotech, Inc. shows the drug Tremfya. On Thursday, July 13, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration approved the new drug Tremfya, from Johnson & Johnson, for people with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. (Janssen Biotech, Inc. via AP)
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FILE - In this May 4, 2004, file photo, a Mormon cricket crosses Pyramid Highway north of Sparks, Nev. Farmers in the U.S. West face a creepy scourge every eight years or so: Swarms of ravenous insects that can decimate crops and cause slippery, bug-slick car crashes as they march across highways and roads. The 2017 swarms are affecting Idaho, Oregon, and other Western states. (Andy Barron/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, File)
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FILE - In this June 10, 2003, file photo, Jeff Knight, an entomologist with the Nevada Department of Agriculture, holds a female Mormon cricket north of Reno, Nev. Farmers in the U.S. West face a creepy scourge every eight years or so: Swarms of ravenous insects that can decimate crops and cause slippery, bug-slick car crashes as they march across highways and roads. The 2017 swarms are affecting Idaho, Oregon, and other Western states. (AP Photo/Debra Reid, File)
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U.S Energy Secretary Rick Perry embraces Mexico's Secretary of Energy Pedro Joaquin Coldwell, after they made a joint statement in Mexico City, Thursday, July 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
