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People stand by flowers offered for the victims of a suicide attack at a concert by Ariana Grande that killed more than 20 people Monday night in central Manchester, Britain, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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This undated photo provided by Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology shows a seismic station installed at Anaktuvak Pass in Alaska's Brooks Range. The station sends out earthquake information in real time. A seismometer rests at the bottom of a borehole and a fiberglass hut equipped with solar panels protects the station power system, electronics and radio telemetry equipment. (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology via AP)
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Hunter Saussy the III and and his son Hunter Saussy the IV along with Tyler Bell lay a tarp over their friend's home on Wilmington Island, Ga., after a severe storm passed through the area causing heavy damage to several houses Tuesday evening, May 23, 2017. The threat of flooding continues across several southern states as heavy rain soaked the area and prompted new flood watches in the Carolinas while a massive storm system swept eastward. (Josh Galemore/Savannah Morning News via AP)
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Trees lie in the front yard of a home after a severe storm passed through the area causing heavy damage to several houses Tuesday evening, May 23, 2017, in Wilmington Island, Ga. The threat of flooding continues across several southern states as heavy rain soaked the area and prompted new flood watches in the Carolinas while a massive storm system swept eastward. (Josh Galemore/Savannah Morning News via AP)
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A tree trimmer kicks a log off the roof of a home after a severe storm passed through the area Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in Wilmington Island, Ga. The threat of flooding continues across several southern states as heavy rain soaked the area and prompted new flood watches in the Carolinas while a massive storm system swept eastward. (Josh Galemore/Savannah Morning News via AP)
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Tree trimmers begin removing branches from a tree that fell on a home after a severe storm passed through the area causing heavy damage to several houses Tuesday evening, May 23, 2017, on Wilmington Island, Ga. The threat of flooding continues across several southern states as heavy rain soaked the area and prompted new flood watches in the Carolinas while a massive storm system swept eastward. (Josh Galemore/Savannah Morning News via AP)
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Hunter Saussy the IV hammers in nails to hold a tarp in place over a hole in his friend's roof on Wilmington Island, Ga., after a severe storm passed through the area causing heavy damage to several houses Tuesday evening, May 23, 2017. The threat of flooding continues across several southern states as heavy rain soaked the area and prompted new flood watches in the Carolinas while a massive storm system swept eastward. (Josh Galemore/Savannah Morning News via AP)
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Illustration on mankind's friend, carbon dioxide by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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FILE – In this Sept. 29, 2016, file photo, afternoon rush hour commuters, following a morning train crash that killed one person and injured more than 100 others in Hoboken, N.J., enter the New Jersey Transit entrance at Penn Station in New York. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie unveiled a plan Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to limit the impact of this summer's emergency track repair project at New York City's Penn Station, while New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo cautioned commuters to prepare for a "summer of hell." Christie said New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex Midtown Direct lines will end in Hoboken, with PATH trains and ferries honoring NJ Transit fares. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
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FILE – In this March 4, 2016, file photo, a commuter runs to catch a train at the Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, N.J. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie unveiled a plan Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to limit the impact of this summer's emergency track repair project at New York City's Penn Station, while New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo cautioned commuters to prepare for a "summer of hell." Christie said New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex Midtown Direct lines will end in Hoboken, with PATH trains and ferries honoring NJ Transit fares. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
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FILE – In this April 19, 2017, file photo, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie stands in front of a train schedule during a news conference at Newark Penn Station in Newark, N.J. Christie unveiled a plan Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to limit the impact of this summer's emergency track repair project at New York City's Penn Station, while New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo cautioned commuters to prepare for a "summer of hell." Christie said New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex Midtown Direct lines will end in Hoboken, N.J., with PATH trains and ferries honoring NJ Transit fares. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
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New York's Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during his announcement of plans to improve the Metropolitan Transportation Authority transit system to resolve chronic commuter train delays, Tuesday May 23, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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FILE – This Sept. 29, 2016, file photo shows the skyline of New York City's Manhattan borough across the Hudson River from the Hoboken Terminal transit hub, following that morning's train crash at the terminal that killed one person and injured more than 100 others in Hoboken, N.J. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie unveiled a plan Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to limit the impact of this summer's emergency track repair project at New York City's Penn Station, while New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo cautioned commuters to prepare for a "summer of hell." Christie said New Jersey Transit's Morris and Essex Midtown Direct lines will end in Hoboken, with PATH trains and ferries honoring NJ Transit fares. (AP Photo/Joe Epstein, File)
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FILE – In this April 4, 2017, file photo, commuters, who faced delays due to a minor derailment at New York City's Penn Station involving a New Jersey Transit train and other rail issues, wait to enter the PATH station at Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, N.J. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie unveiled a plan Tuesday, May 23, 2017, to limit the impact of this summer's emergency track repair project at New York City's Penn Station, while New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo cautioned commuters to prepare for a "summer of hell." Christie said NJ Transit's Morris and Essex Midtown Direct lines will end in Hoboken, with PATH trains and ferries honoring NJ Transit fares. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
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In this aerial photo taken Monday, May 22, 2017 provided by John Madonna showing a massive landslide along California's coastal Highway 1 that has buried the road under a 40-foot layer of rock and dirt. A swath of the hillside gave way in an area called Mud Creek on Saturday, May 20, covering about one-third of a mile, half a kilometer, of road and changing the Big Sur coastline. (John Madonna via AP)
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In this aerial photo taken Monday, May 22, 2017 provided by John Madonna showing a massive landslide along California's coastal Highway 1 that has buried the road under a 40-foot layer of rock and dirt. A swath of the hillside gave way in an area called Mud Creek on Saturday, May 20, covering about one-third of a mile, half a kilometer, of road and changing the Big Sur coastline. (John Madonna via AP)
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Chicago Bears quarterback Mike Glennon talks to the media after NFL football practice Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in Lake Forest, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky (10) looks to pass as quarterback Mike Glennon (8) and offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains, right, watch during NFL football practice Tuesday, May 23, 2017, in Lake Forest, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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In this May 19, 2017 photo, traffic makes its way along Route 66, while the highway is going through heavy construction in Albuquerque, N.M.. Route 66, the American Mother Road that once connected motorists from Illinois to California, may lose its place in a National Park Service's preservation program, ending years of efforts aimed at reviving old tourist spots in struggling towns. A federal law authorizing the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program is set to expire in two years. (AP Photo/Russell Contreras)
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FILE - In this Dec. 2, 2014, file photo, raindrops dot the Jeep emblem on a Grand Cherokee SUV at a dealership lot, in San Diego. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, May 23, 2017, the U.S. government is suing Fiat Chrysler, alleging that some diesel pickup trucks and Jeeps cheat on emissions tests. The Justice Department lawsuit alleges that nearly 104,000 Ram pickups and Jeep Grand Cherokees from the 2014 to 2016 model years have software that allows them to emit lower amounts of pollutants during lab tests by the Environmental Protection Agency than during normal driving conditions. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
