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**FILE** A copper weather vane shaped like a witch on a broom sits atop a house in St. Georgen in the Black Forest region in southwestern Germany on January 21, 1997. (Associated Press)

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The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force patrols the Senkaku Islands, which China calls the Diaoyu Islands, in the East China Sea. China is trying to strengthen its claim on tiny, uninhabited, Japanese-controlled islands by raising questions about the much larger Okinawa chain that is home to more than 1 million Japanese along with major U.S. military installations. Tokyo has issued a "stern protest." (Associated Press)

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The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force patrols the Senkaku Islands, which China calls the Diaoyu Islands, in the East China Sea. China is trying to strengthen its claim on tiny, uninhabited, Japanese-controlled islands by raising questions about the much larger Okinawa chain that is home to more than 1 million Japanese along with major U.S. military installations. Tokyo has issued a "stern protest." (Associated Press)

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The Grand wildfire burns into the Los Padres National Forest near Gorman, Calif., where the blaze charred more than 3,000 acres on Wednesday, May 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Los Angeles Times, Luis Sinco)

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Britain's Prince Harry shakes hands with Mantoloking, N.J., residents as he and N.J. Gov. Chris Christie tour areas of Ocean County that suffered extensive damage during Hurricane Sandy on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (AP Photo/The Star-Ledger, Andrew Mills, Pool)

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Johnny Ortiz, left, and James South, right, carry Miguel Morales, center, who was injured in a tornado, to an ambulance in Granbury, Texas, on Wednesday May 15, 2013. Officials report the tornado caused "multiple fatalities" as it tore through two neighborhoods of a North Texas town. (AP Photo/Mike Fuentes)