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South Korean President Moon Jae-in talks on phone with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, May 11, 2017. Moon told Abe that their countries must not let their difficult histories hamper co-operation in dealing with North Korea's nuclear program. (Yonhap via AP)
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Fired FBI Director James B. Comey is likely to stay away from interference in an ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the November presidential election. (Associated Press/File)
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James McDaniel, an Indiana father, is shown here in a screen capture from a WXIN-TV report. He was ticketed by local authorities for using a plastic bat to defend his son from a wild goose.
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Nevada Department of Transportation crews replace a 75 mph speed limit sign with an 80 mph one Monday, May 8, 2017, along U.S. Interstate 80 near Fernley, Nev., about 40 miles east of Reno. Nevada joins South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah and Texas as the only states that now allow speeds in excess of 75 mph on parts of rural highways and interstates. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)
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Nevada Department of Transportation crews prepare to replace a 75 mph speed limit sign with an 80 mph one Monday, May 8, 2017, along U.S. Interstate 80 near Fernley, Nev., about 40 miles east of Reno. Nevada joins South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah and Texas as the only states that now allow speeds in excess of 75 mph on parts of rural highways and interstates. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)
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Nevada Department of Transportation crews prepare to replace a 75 mph speed limit sign with an 80 mph one Monday, May 8, 2017, along U.S. Interstate 80 near Fernley, Nev., about 40 miles east of Reno. Nevada joins South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah and Texas as the only states that now allow speeds in excess of 75 mph on parts of rural highways and interstates. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)
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This Friday, May 5, 2017 photo, shows the The Great Lakes Water Authority NEFCO Biosolids Dryer Facility in Detroit. The $143 million facility that converts human waste into fertilizer has exceeded its permitted emission levels of toxins, adding harmful pollutants to an area that already has the dirtiest air in metro Detroit, according to data reviewed by the Detroit Free Press. (Ryan Garza/Detroit Free Press via AP)
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In this Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016 photo, a sign warns of contaminated land at the site of the Callahan Mine in Brockville, Maine. The former open pit mine, now a federal Superfund site, has caused elevated levels of toxic heavy metals in the Goose Pond estuary, according to a study. Mining companies that once pursued precious metals, copper, iron and other ores have abandoned half a million mines across the country and, thanks to decades of lax regulations, left the bill to taxpayers. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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In this Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2016 photo, a sign warns of contaminated land at the site of the Callahan Mine in Brockville, Maine. The former open pit mine, now a federal Superfund site, has caused elevated levels of toxic heavy metals in the Goose Pond estuary, according to a study. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
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In this May 4, 2017 photo, Aaron Babcock, left, field coordinator with the Siskiyou Mountain Club, and Jason Middleton, sales manager with REI, use a cross-cut saw while clearing down trees from a trail in the Sky Lakes Wilderness area in the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, about 50 miles east of Medford, Ore. Members of the Siskiyou Mountain Club are embarking on an ambitious task of reclaiming a historic 27-mile hiking loop through the Sky Lakes Wilderness Area in the southern Cascade Range of Oregon that is blocked with an estimated 15,000 blown-down trees, including thousands within 2008′s Middle Fork fire zone. ( Jamie Lusch/The Medford Mail Tribune via AP)
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FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2017 file photo, a man drives a car through the flooded street along West Bellfort following thunderstorms in Houston. Despite public service announcements, signs at hundreds of low-water crossings around the country, electronic billboards and constant reminders from elected officials and travel experts, dozens of Americans die each hear when their cars, trucks, vans and SUVs venture onto flooded roads. Exasperated authorities aren't sure what else they can do to convince people to stay off flooded roads. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2017 file photo, Syed Ali waits with his stranded car after it flooded in Houston. Flash flood warnings are in effect for the Houston region, where torrential rains prompted officials to close some schools and delay opening many others on Wednesday. Public transportation has been delayed or suspended in the area. Despite public service announcements, signs at hundreds of low-water crossings around the country, electronic billboards and constant reminders from elected officials and travel experts, dozens of Americans die each hear when their cars, trucks, vans and SUVs venture onto flooded roads. Exasperated authorities aren't sure what else they can do to convince people to stay off flooded roads. (Melissa Phillip/Houston Chronicle via AP)
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FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2017 file photo, Terry Howard, left, pushes his stalled car from a flooded street with the help of his wife Janie in Felton, Calif. Despite public service announcements, signs at hundreds of low-water crossings around the country, electronic billboards and constant reminders from elected officials and travel experts, dozens of Americans die each hear when their cars, trucks, vans and SUVs venture onto flooded roads. Exasperated authorities aren't sure what else they can do to convince people to stay off flooded roads. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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FILE - In this June 24, 2016 file photo, Jay Bennett, left, and step-son Easton Phillips survey the damage to a neighbors car in front of their home damaged by floodwaters as the cleanup begins from severe flooding in White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. Despite public service announcements, signs at hundreds of low-water crossings around the country, electronic billboards and constant reminders from elected officials and travel experts, dozens of Americans die each hear when their cars, trucks, vans and SUVs venture onto flooded roads. Exasperated authorities aren't sure what else they can do to convince people to stay off flooded roads. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
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FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2015 file photo, a car is submerged in floodwaters in Florence, S.C., after steady rain left many roads impassable, while flooding continues in many parts of the state. Despite public service announcements, signs at hundreds of low-water crossings around the country, electronic billboards and constant reminders from elected officials and travel experts, dozens of Americans die each hear when their cars, trucks, vans and SUVs venture onto flooded roads. Exasperated authorities aren't sure what else they can do to convince people to stay off flooded roads.(AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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FILE- In this May 26, 2015 file photo, cars remain stranded along a flooded section of Interstate 45 after heavy rains overnight in Houston. Despite public service announcements, signs at hundreds of low-water crossings around the country, electronic billboards and constant reminders from elected officials and travel experts, dozens of Americans die each hear when their cars, trucks, vans and SUVs venture onto flooded roads. Exasperated authorities aren't sure what else they can do to convince people to stay off flooded roads. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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A plaque commemorating the planting of 44 Indiana-native trees on the Indiana Statehouse lawn sits ready to be placed near Washington Street on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Indianapolis. The plaque was presented during a dedication ceremony on Friday, in honor of the tree planting done through a partnership between the Indiana Bicentennial Commission, Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the Ricker's Replenish program. The tree dedication ceremony marks the final Indiana Bicentennial event. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
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A newly planted serviceberry tree sits on the west lawn of the Indiana Statehouse during a dedication ceremony on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Indianapolis. It is one of 44 Indiana-native trees planted through a partnership between the Indiana Bicentennial Commission, Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the Ricker's Replenish program. The tree dedication ceremony marks the final Indiana Bicentennial event. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
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Perry Hammock, executive director of the Indiana Bicentennial Commission, speaks on the west lawn of the Indiana Statehouse during a tree dedication ceremony on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Indianapolis. The 44 Indiana-native trees were planted on the Statehouse's lawn through a partnership between the Indiana Bicentennial Commission, Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the Ricker's Replenish program. The tree dedication ceremony marks the final Indiana Bicentennial event. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
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Indiana Sen. Jim Merritt, Indiana Bicentennial commissioner, speaks on the west lawn of the Indiana Statehouse during a tree dedication ceremony on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Indianapolis. The 44 Indiana-native trees were planted on the Statehouse's lawn through a partnership between the Indiana Bicentennial Commission, Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the Ricker's Replenish program. The tree dedication ceremony marks the final Indiana Bicentennial event. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
