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In this image made off Japan's NHK TV video footage, vehicles are washed away by a tsunami in the coastal area of eastern Japan after the country was struck Friday by a magnitude 8.9 earthquake off its northeastern coast. (Associated Press/NHK TV)
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A Los Angeles County lifeguard scoops up dead fish Tuesday in King Harbor in Redondo Beach, Calif. Tons of fish washed up dead, puzzling officials and triggering ongoing cleanup efforts. (Associated Press)
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NV Homes is building estate homes in Hunting Crest near Wolf Trap in Vienna. The homes range from 3,790 to 5,618 square feet and are base-priced from $1,324,990 to $1,489,990.
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The finished lower level features space for casual entertaining, including a wet bar and a wood-burning fireplace.
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Ryland Homes is building town homes at the Towns at Oak Hill in Gaithersburg. Construction on the three-level homes, which will have approximately 1,800 square feet, is set to begin in April.
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Craftmark Homes is building 118 single-family homes on sites of 8,005 to 17,945 square feet at the Meadows at Morris Farm in Gainesville. The homes have 2,654 to 4,275 finished square feet, with base prices from $434,900 to $504,900.
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The Chevy Chase model at the Meadows at Morris Farm has almost 3,000 finished square feet on two levels and can be expanded with a finished attic level, a finished lower level, a sunroom, a conservatory and room extensions.
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In this photo taken on Friday, March 4, 2011, pedestrians walk past a swiftlet farm building which is converted from a heritage building in Penang island, northwestern Malaysia. Tens of thousands of birds cultivated for their edible nests are being banned from the capital of the Malaysian tourist island after the U.N.'s cultural agency warned that the business endangered efforts to preserve decades-old buildings. (AP Photo/Gary Chuah)
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Rescue workers search for victims after an earthquake jolted Yingjiang County in southwestern China's Yunnan province on Thursday, March 10, 2011. The earthquake toppled houses and damaged a hotel and supermarket, killing at least 22 people and injuring more than 200, officials and state media said. (AP Photo)
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In this image provided by NASA the space shuttle Discovery is seen from the International Space Station as the two orbital spacecraft accomplish their relative separation on March 7, 2011 after an aggregate of 12 astronauts and cosmonauts worked together for over a week. The area below is the southwestern coast of Morocco in the northern Atlantic. During a post undocking fly-around, the crew members aboard the two spacecraft collected a series of photos of each other's vehicle. Discovery ended its nearly 27-year flying career when it landed Wednesday. (AP Photo/NASA)
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In this image provided by NASA the space shuttle Discovery is seen from the International Space Station as the two orbital spacecraft accomplish their relative separation on March 7, 2011 after an aggregate of 12 astronauts and cosmonauts worked together for over a week. The area below is the southwestern coast of Morocco in the northern Atlantic. During a post undocking fly-around, the crew members aboard the two spacecraft collected a series of photos of each other's vehicle. Discovery ended its nearly 27-year flying career when it landed Wednesday. (AP Photo/NASA)
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In this image provided by NASA the space shuttle Discovery is seen from the International Space Station as the two orbital spacecraft accomplish their relative separation on March 7, 2011, after an aggregate of 12 astronauts and cosmonauts worked together for over a week. During a post undocking fly-around, the crew members aboard the two spacecraft collected a series of photos of each other's vehicle. Discovery ended its nearly 27-year flying career when it landed Wednesday. (AP Photo/NASA)
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In this image provided by NASA the International Space Station is seen from Discovery backdropped against clouds over Earth, as the two orbital spacecraft accomplish their relative separation on March 7, 2011, after an aggregate of 12 astronauts and cosmonauts worked together for over a week. During a post undocking fly-around, the crew members aboard the two spacecraft collected a series of photos of each other's vehicle. Discovery ended its nearly 27-year flying career when it landed Wednesday. (AP Photo/NASA)
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An emergency vehicle stands by near the runway as space shuttle Discovery lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, March 9, 2011. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Space shuttle Discovery makes its final landing Wednesday after a mission to the International Space Station, its last flight after nearly 27 years of service. It will become a museum exhibit. (Associated Press)
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In this Jan. 22, 2010 photo, a ground-level flare roars at a well site in western Wyoming's Upper Green River Basin, where ozone levels last week exceeded the worst days in major U.S. cities last year. Local residents complain of runny eyes, nosebleeds and shortness of breath and say the air is hazy. Gas industry officials say they're taking steps to reduce air pollution. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)
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In this Jan. 22, 2010 photo, antelope graze not far from gas drilling rigs in western Wyoming's Upper Green River Basin, where ozone levels last week exceeded the worst days in major U.S. cities last year. Local residents complain of runny eyes, nosebleeds and shortness of breath and say the air is hazy. Gas industry officials say they're taking steps to reduce air pollution. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)
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A home is flooded in Washingtonville, N.Y., early Monday, March 7, 2011. Flooding has closed several roads in Ulster County and other areas south of Albany. Parts of upstate New York are buried under more than 2 feet of heavy snow, with freezing rain, sleet and 30-mph winds added to the mix, closing scores of schools and knocking out power to more than 40,000 utility customers. (AP Photo/Paul Kazdan)
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"There is now a good atmosphere in China-U.S. relations," said Yang Jiechi, China's foreign minister. (Bloomberg)
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Jeremy Trimm plays with his pet ferret, Trouble, at his home near Vacaville, Calif., last month. California ferret owners have been pushing for legalization for more than 20 years, but so far have failed to convince state wildlife regulators and lawmakers to take ferrets off the list of prohibited wild animals. (Associated Press)
