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The 13th annual Porcupine Freedom Festival - "PorcFest" - begins June 19 in northern New Hampshire. (Image from The Free State Project)
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U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch addresses reporters following a meeting with Alaska Native leaders Friday, June 10, 2016, in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)
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George Washington (Image: The White House) ** FILE **
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From the series "Conceal Project: Aesthetics."
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Particulates from an inversion fill the Salt Lake valley, as seen from the mountains southeast of Salt Lake City. (Associated Press)
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In this June 4, 2016, file photo, a woman, at right, takes photos of the flooded banks of the Seine river in Paris. An international team of scientists has found that man-made climate change nearly doubled the likelihood of last month's devastating French flooding. In a quick but not peer-reviewed analysis, the World Weather Attribution team of climate scientists used past rainfall data and computer simulations to look for global warming's fingerprints in the heavy downpours in France and Germany. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
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Ohio Gov. John Kasich delivers an annual State of the State address at the Peoples Bank Theatre in Marietta, Ohio. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)
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Illustration on China's relationship with a nuclear North Korea by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Screen shot from a Facebook posting by KenGen explaining the cause of a nationwide power outage on June 7, 2016.
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The maintenance work, which kicked off Saturday, encountered its first rush hour on Monday, and Metro officials said the transit system saw a 1 percent decline in the number of riders for a typical morning commute.
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Indian Prime Minister India Narendra Modi said India, whose participation was considered critical to a successful climate accord, would ratify the Paris climate agreement this year, helping to push the pact over the threshold for implementation. (Associated Press)
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Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in Ridgecrest, Calif. (Wikimedia Commons)
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Tensions in the South China Sea are rising, pitting China against smaller and weaker neighbors that all lay claim to a string of isles, coral reefs and lagoons, rich in fish and potential gas and oil reserves. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Illustration for China's influence in U.S. movie productions by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Hank Green. (Audrey Valcourt)
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Congressional Republicans say IRS Commissioner John Koskinen, who was brought in by President Obama to clean up the agency after the targeting scandal, has failed — and even misled Congress during the investigation. (Associated Press)
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Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican, speaks during a news conference in Doral, Fla., on June 3, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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A cyclist photographs the flooding Seine river in front of the Musee d' Orsay in Paris, France Friday June 3, 2016. Both the Louvre and Orsay museums were closed as the Seine, which officials said was at its highest level in nearly 35 years, was expected to peak sometime later Friday. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
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"The plan will affect every single commuter. Even repairs outside of the District will affect us," D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser said Thursday at a press event at the Eastern Market Metro station, which will be affected by the second phase of the transit agency's "SafeTrack" plan. "We believe Washington, D.C., will be affected by all 15 surges." (Associated Press)
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As the battle being climate change activists and deniers continues, with neither side giving ground, Virgin Islands Attorney General Claude E. Walker issues subpoenas to ExxonMobil of its communications with universities, scientists and think tanks. (Associated Press)
