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A man walks on a flooded street Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, in Salinas, Calif. Forecasters issued flash flood warnings Monday throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and elsewhere in Northern California as downpours swelled creeks and rivers in the already soggy region. (Nic Coury/Monterey County Weekly via AP)
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Ice floats on a pond in New York's Central Park after several teenagers were rescued when they fell through the ice into the off-limits pond Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, in New York. Police say the 15- and 16-year-olds were on the ice when it gave way. A nearby sign said, "Danger Thin Ice Keep Off." (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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An ice rescue ladder station sits beside an area in New York's Central Park after several teenagers were rescued when they fell through the ice into the off-limits pond Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, in New York. Police say the 15- and 16-year-olds were on the ice when it gave way. A nearby sign said, "Danger Thin Ice Keep Off." (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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A television cameraman films a pond in New York's Central Park after several teenagers were rescued when they fell through the ice into the off-limits pond Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, in New York. Police say the 15- and 16-year-olds were on the ice when it gave way. A nearby sign said, "Danger Thin Ice Keep Off." (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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A pile of clothing remains in New York's Central Park after several teenagers were rescued when they fell through the ice into an off-limits pond Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, in New York. Police say the 15- and 16-year-olds were on the ice when it gave way. A nearby sign said, "Danger Thin Ice Keep Off." (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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A member of Cal Fire, right, talks to workers on the Oroville Dam project in front of the main spillway in Oroville, Calif., Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. Forecasters issued flash flood warnings Monday throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and elsewhere in Northern California as downpours swelled creeks and rivers in the already soggy region. (Hector Amezcua/The Sacramento Bee via AP)
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Water flows into the iconic Glory Hole spillway at Monticello Dam on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, in Lake Berryessa, Calif. Water is flowing for the first time in over a decade into the 72-foot diameter hole due to the recent storms in California. The unique spillway operates similarly to a bathtub drain. Heavy downpours are swelling creeks and rivers and bringing threats of flooding in California's already soggy northern and central regions. The National Weather Service map shows floods, snow and wind advisories for the northern part of the state. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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A sign warns motorists of flooding on northbound Highway 101, Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, in Corte Madera, Calif. Heavy downpours are swelling creeks and rivers and bringing threats of flooding in California's already soggy northern and central regions. The National Weather Service map shows floods, snow and wind advisories for the northern part of the state.(AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
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Neighbors survey damage after a storm swept through in North Central San Antonio on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. Severe storms pushed at least two tornadoes through parts of San Antonio, damaging dozens of homes. (John Davenport/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)
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Debris scatters an alley after severe storms moved though the Camelot subdivision of Northeast Bexar County, Texas, Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. (Jerry Lara/The San Antonio Express-News via AP)
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FILE – In this Feb. 20, 1962, file photo, U.S. astronaut John Glenn climbs inside the capsule of the Mercury spacecraft Friendship 7 before becoming the first American to orbit the Earth, at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla. John Glenn is continuing to inspire 55 years after becoming the first American to orbit Earth. The anniversary of the flight is Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. (AP Photo/File)
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An Iraqi army helicopter fires at Islamic State militant positions outside the town of Abu Saif, Monday, Feb. 20, 2017. Iraqi forces continued their advance towards western Mosul on Monday, battling Islamic State militants at a strategic hill south of the city's airport. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
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FILE- In this June 9, 2014 file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese naval soldiers stand on China's missile destroyer Haikou at a naval port in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province. Just as the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier strike group begins its deployment in the South China Sea and the Western Pacific, China dispatched its own fleet for scheduled drills. The missile destroyers Changsha and Haikou and the supply ship Luomahu wrapped up weeklong exercises. The fleet includes three helicopters and marines on board. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zheng Wenhao, File)
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The Climate Leadership Council proposes a $40-per-ton levy on carbon emissions, and that money would go directly back to taxpayers. (Associated Press)
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Jay North starred as "Dennis the Menace" in the late '50s and early '60s. (Wikipedia)
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The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (foreground), a "medium" icebreaker, and the Polar Star (background), a "heavy" plow, are the only two American military vessels sailing the Arctic. Russia has deployed nearly 40 icebreakers in the increasingly busy and contested region. (Associated Press)
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Employees of the Environmental Protection Agency are publicly questioning new administrator Scott Pruitt's (seated) ties to the energy sector, worried that such links may affect his ability to do the job. (Associated Press)
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Johanna Klein, of Brookline, Mass., an internal medical doctor, center, holds a placard and chants during a demonstration by members of the scientific community, environmental advocates and supporters, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, in Boston. The scientists at the event said they want President Donald Trump's administration to recognize evidence of climate change and take action on various environmental issues. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
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Neuroscientist Shruti Muralidhar, front left, and microbiologist Abhishek Chari, front right, hold placards and chant during a demonstration by members of the scientific community, environmental advocates, and supporters, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, in Boston. The scientists at the event said they want President Donald Trump's administration to recognize evidence of climate change and take action on various environmental issues. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
