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Jared Frank, with the Army Corps Of Engineers, works a long metal pole trying to gradually un-jam the ice dam that built up behind a metal bridge on Mill Creek in Walla Walla, Wash., Thursday morning, Jan. 19, 2017. The creek which runs in a concrete channel was built and maintained by the Corps years ago for flood control. (Greg Lehman/Walla Walla Union-Bulletin via AP)
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Army Corps Of Engineers employees try to gradually un-jam an ice dam that built up behind a metal bridge on Mill Creek in Walla Walla, Wash., Thursday morning, Jan. 19, 2017. The creek which runs in a concrete channel was built and maintained by the Corps years ago for flood control. (Greg Lehman/Walla Walla Union-Bulletin via AP)
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FILE - This March 18, 2003 aerial file photo shows the Millstone nuclear power facility in Waterford, Conn. As low energy prices put strains on operators of U.S. nuclear plants, some Connecticut lawmakers want in January 2017 to reduce any risk the Millstone Power Station will close by allowing it to sell power directly to the state. (AP Photo/Steve Miller, File)
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Pollution is seen over south east London through a window in a viewing area of the 95-storey skyscraper The Shard, the tallest building in Britain at 309.6 metres, in London, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. Eight London boroughs issued high pollution warnings Thursday. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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People take pictures as pollution is seen through windows over the 30 St Mary Axe building nicknamed "the Gherkin" from a viewing area of the 95-storey skyscraper The Shard, the tallest building in Britain at 309.6 metres, in London, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. Eight London boroughs issued high pollution warnings Thursday. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Pollution haze over South East London, through a window in a viewing area of the 95-storey skyscraper The Shard, the tallest building in Britain, in London, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. The London mayor's office says the city is experiencing a period of air pollution with pollution readings moderate to high across the city. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
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Heavy traffic is seen along Interstate 880 during a rain storm on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Oakland, Calif. The San Francisco Bay Area is being hit with a new series of rain storms. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
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An Italian firefighters helicopter flies during rescue operations in the area where an hotel was hit by an avalanche in Farindola, Italy, early Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. A hotel in the mountainous region hit again by quakes has been covered by an avalanche, with reports of dead. Italian media say the avalanche covered the three-story hotel in the central region of Abruzzo, on Wednesday evening. (Matteo Guidelli/ANSA via AP)
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An Italian firefighters helicopter flies during rescue operations in the area where an hotel was hit by an avalanche in Farindola, Italy, early Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. A hotel in the mountainous region hit again by quakes has been covered by an avalanche, with reports of dead. Italian media say the avalanche covered the three-story hotel in the central region of Abruzzo, on Wednesday evening. (Matteo Guidelli/ANSA via AP)
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This Aug. 9, 2015 photo provided by the University of Hawaii shows the interior of the domed structure that will house six researchers for eight months in an environment meant to simulate an expedition to Mars, on Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. The group will enter the dome Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, and spend eight months together in the 1,200 square foot research facility in a study called Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS). They will have no physical contact with any humans outside their group, experience a 20-minute delay in communications and are required to wear space suits whenever they leave the compound. (Sian Proctor/University of Hawaii via AP)
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This June, 2015 photo provided by the University of Hawaii shows the domed structure that will house six researchers for eight months in an environment meant to simulate an expedition to Mars, on Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. The group will enter the geodesic dome Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, and spend eight months together in the 1,200 square foot research facility in a study called Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS). They will have no physical contact with any humans outside their group, experience a 20-minute delay in communications and are required to wear space suits whenever they leave the compound. (Sian Proctor/University of Hawaii via AP)
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This April 25, 2013 photo provided by the University of Hawaii shows the domed structure that will house six researchers for eight months in an environment meant to simulate an expedition to Mars, on Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. The group will enter the geodesic dome Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, and spend eight months together in the 1,200 square foot research facility in a study called Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS). They will have no physical contact with any humans outside their group, experience a 20-minute delay in communications and are required to wear space suits whenever they leave the compound. (Sian Proctor/University of Hawaii via AP)
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This undated file image provided by NASA shows the agency's outline for a journey to Mars. A group of NASA-funded researchers are entering an isolated geodesic dome perched on a remote Hawaii volcano to study human behavior for future long-term space exploration, including voyages to Mars. The six crew members will enter the structure on the Big Island's Mauna Loa Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, and will spend eight months together in the research facility without physical contact with any other human beings. (NASA via AP, File)
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This image provided by NASA shows the planet Mars. A group of NASA-funded researchers are entering an isolated geodesic dome perched on a remote Hawaii volcano to study human behavior for future long-term space exploration, including future trips to Mars. The six crew members entered a dome structure on the Big Island's Mauna Loa Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, and will spend eight months together in the research facility without physical contact with any other human beings. (NASA via AP)
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In this May 23, 2014 photo provided by the University of Hawaii, Lucie Poulet, right, uses a geotechnical tool while Annie Caraccio records the data during a previous study outside the domed structure that will house six researchers for eight months in an environment meant to simulate an expedition to Mars, on Mauna Loa on the Big Island of Hawaii. The group will enter the dome Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, and spend eight months together in the 1,200-square-foot research facility in a study called Hawaii Space Exploration Analog and Simulation (HI-SEAS). They will have no physical contact with any humans outside their group, experience a 20-minute delay in communications and are required to wear space suits whenever they leave the compound. (Ross Lockwood/University of Hawaii via AP)
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An electric vehicle charging station awaits a vehicle in the parking lot at the Hawaii State Legislature on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017 in Honolulu. Renewable energy advocates in Hawaii are pushing a bill to urge the transportation sector to get all its energy from renewable sources in 2045. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz)
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An electric vehicle charging station awaits a vehicle in the parking lot at the Hawaii State Legislature on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017 in Honolulu. Renewable energy advocates in Hawaii are pushing a bill to urge the transportation sector to get all its energy from renewable sources in 2045. (AP Photo/Cathy Bussewitz)
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In this Dec. 15, 2016 photo, a Teddy bear sits on a pile of fur coats in the home of Susan McLoughlin in Beloit, Wis. McLoughlin creates Teddy bears and other stuffed animals out of recycled fur coats. (Erica Pennington/The Beloit Daily News via AP)
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In this Dec. 15, 2016 photo, Susan McLoughlin sews in her Beloit, Wis., home. McLoughlin creates Teddy bears and other stuffed animals out of recycled fur coats. (Erica Pennington /The Beloit Daily News via AP)
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Contractors work on a sinkhole Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, in Orinda, Calif. The city council of Orinda declared a State of Emergency Tuesday night because of the large sinkhole caused by last week's wet weather, which ruptured sewer lines. Repairs will take weeks, as the San Francisco Bay Area is being hit with a new series of rain storms. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
