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Tim Scott
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John Stonestreet photographed in his home office, Colorado Springs, CO, for World Magazine interview assignment from Genesis Photo agency.
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File - In this April 4, 2013, file photo, a dragline excavator moves rocks above a coal seam at the Spring Creek Mine in Decker, Mont. U.S. officials have approved a 117 million-ton expansion of a Montana coal mine after concluding that burning the fuel would have a minor impact on the nation’s overall greenhouse gas emissions. Federal mining officials said in documents made public Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, that burning coal from the Spring Creek Mine would generate roughly 160 million tons of carbon dioxide over the next five years. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
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In this Monday, Sept. 26, 2016 photo, a golden eagle rides the thermal updrafts over the Big Belt Mountains near Townsend, Mont. Golden eagles, hawks and falcons utilize the powerful updraft winds along tall mountain ridges during their annual fall migration to warmer climates. (Rion Sanders/The Great Falls Tribune via AP)
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CORRECTS DAY OF WEEK TO THURSDAY, NOT WEDNESDAY - This GOES East satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows Hurricane Matthew moving northwest of Cuba towards the Atlantic coast of southern Florida, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016. Matthew was upgraded to a Category 4 hurricane late Thursday morning, with top sustained winds of 140 mph. The storm was blamed for more than 100 deaths in Haiti alone, and officials in Florida urged residents of the Sunshine State to prepare for what could be widespread and massive damage. (NOAA via AP)
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FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2015 file photo, airplane contrails are reflected in a building as they cross the early morning sky above Pennsylvania Ave. in Washington. The United Nations' aviation arm has ratified an agreement to control global warming emissions from international airline flights. It is the first climate-change pact to set limits on a single, global industry. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO of Theranos, speaks at the Fortune Global Forum in San Francisco on Nov. 2, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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In this Sept. 13, 2016 photo, farmer Sam McCullough uses his combine to harvest quinoa near Sequim, Wash. Quinoa, a trendy South American grain, barely has a foothold in American agriculture, but a handful of farmers and university researchers are working toward changing that. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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FILE - In this April 25, 2014, file photo, Bryant Gobble, left, embraces his wife, Sherry Gobble, right, as they look from their yard across an ash pond full of dead trees toward Duke Energy's Buck Steam Station in Dukeville, N.C. Duke Energy has agreed to remove millions of tons of coal ash containing toxic heavy metals from a power plant in North Carolina. The nation’s largest electricity company announced Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016 that it would dig up three huge pits of water-logged ash at the Buck Steam Station near Salisbury. The ash will be dried and either offered for use in making concrete or moved to lined landfills elsewhere. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
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A heavily damaged duplex home is seen after an explosion Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, in Trenton, N.J. Authorities say an apparent explosion damaged the duplex home, but it's not yet clear what caused the blast. Authorities say two people were taken to a hospital for evaluations, but further details on their conditions were not immediately available. The blast came one day after a similar incident in Paterson, N.J. Two multifamily houses were destroyed in that explosion, which officials say may have been caused by a gas leak. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
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In this Monday, Aug. 19, 2013, photo, Associated Press journalist Sarah Rankin poses for a picture, in Chicago. Rankin, based in Chicago, will join the cooperative's bureau in Richmond, Va., on Nov. 2, 2016. Rankin will work as a general assignment reporter, with some environmental beat responsibilities, and will report to Mid-Atlantic news editor Steve McMillan. For the past three years, Rankin has worked as an editor and late supervisor for AP’s Central Region, handling editing, reporting and writing duties for the 14-state region. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
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In this Sept. 28, 2016 photo provided by the United States Geological Survey, the lava lake atop Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii’s Big Island. Federal officials have released new high definition video of the lava lake atop the active volcano, providing a rare close-up glimpse of the powerful summit eruption. (USGS via AP)
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FILE - In this May 18, 2015 file photo, irrigation pipes sit along a dry irrigation canal on a field farmed by Gino Celli, who relies on senior water rights to water his crops, near Stockton, Calif. New research published on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016 found that increasing temperatures will greatly increase the risk of megadroughts in the Southwest region of the U.S. Oppressive dry spells lasting at least two decades have gripped the Southwest before, but scientists said future megadroughts would be hotter and more severe, putting a strain on water resources. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
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FILE--In this April 20, 2013 file photo, male greater sage grouse perform mating rituals for a female grouse, not pictured, on a lake outside Walden, Colo. Scientists have completed an assessment of mineral resources on 10 million acres in six Western states that the federal government is considering withdrawing from potential mineral extraction to protect habitat for the greater sage grouse. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)
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In this Friday, Sept. 30, 2016 photo, grapes are ready for harvesting at Fresh Tracks Farm Vineyard & Winery in Berlin, Vt. The dry summer weather was ideal for growing grapes in some spots in the Northeast, but the drought in southern New England and parts of New York may have decreased the crop. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)
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FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2009, file photo debris lies along the Passaic River near the stadium for the MLS New York Red Bulls soccer team in Harrison, N.J. The Environmental Protection Agency has secured a $165 million agreement with Occidental Chemical to start the cleanup of one of the nation's most seriously contaminated bodies of water. The deal announced Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, covers the lower 8 miles of New Jersey's Passaic River, where the sediment contains dioxin, PCBs, heavy metals, pesticides and other contaminants. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
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South Carolina National Guard vehicles head east on U.S. Highway 378 after leaving their headquarters on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, near Columbia, S.C. Guard units are helping with traffic and other preparations for Hurricane Matthew. South Carolina authorities are preparing to evacuate more than 1 million people, or about a quarter of the state's population, from low-lying coastal areas as Hurricane Matthew threatens. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
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Farmer Jeremy Cannon checks his combine as he gets ready to rush the harvest of his soybean crop on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, at his farm in Turbeville, S.C. Cannon and other farmers are worried Hurricane Matthew could flood fields and knock down crops. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins)
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In this Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016 photo, a woman walks past an anti-pangolin trafficking billboard in an underground walkway in Beijing. Although a global wildlife summit banned all trade of pangolins, an anteater with a distinctive coat of hard scales, doubts remain whether that will stop the illegal traffic of pangolins in Africa fueled by a growing demand from Asian consumers, particularly Chinese. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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In this Monday, Sept. 26, 2016 photo, Edgar Buhanga, deputy director of planning for the Uganda Wildlife Authority, stands in their offices in Kampala, Uganda. Although a global wildlife summit banned all trade of the pangolin, an anteater with a distinctive coat of hard scales, doubts remain whether that will stop the illegal traffic of pangolins in Africa fueled by a growing demand from Asian consumers, particularly Chinese. (AP Photo/Helene Franchineau)
