Environment

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine agents patrol along the Rio Grande on the Texas-Mexico border on Feb. 24, 2015, near Rio Grande City, Texas. (Associated Press)

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Donald Trump used the Colorado outcome to fire up his backers by blasting the state GOP for its "crooked" and "totally unfair" process. (Associated Press)

Heavy clouds and rain pass over downtown Los Angeles on Friday, April 8, 2016. The first of two weather systems has brought showers to Southern California but rainfall has been scattered and mostly light. The National Weather Service says radar shows showers running across the region early Friday but not much of the rain is reaching the ground. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

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Illustration on misdirected Republican energy by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican (Associated Press/File)

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Illustration on the environmental advocate targeting of the energy industries by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

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U.S. and Russian troops meet on the wrecked bridge over the Elbe River at Torgau, Germany, on April 26, 1945. The historic rendezvous will be celebrated on its 71st anniversary when the Elbe River Memorial is dedicated. (Associated Press)

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According to the American Farm Bureau Federation, what was the average cost of a classic Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people in 2015?

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Glenn Close

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FILE - In this March 5, 2004 file photo, a man walks along a path lined with elm trees in Princeton, N.J.. The recent spring-like weather has a big downside for allergy sufferers: Tree buds, the first being elms and maples, have begun releasing pollen ahead of the normal time. A report issued Monday, April 4, 2016, by the Obama Administration listed how global warming will make the air dirtier, water more contaminated and food more tainted. It warned of diseases, such as those spread by ticks and mosquitoes, longer allergy seasons, and thousands of heat wave deaths. (AP Photo/Daniel Hulshizer, File)

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In this picture taken Friday, April 1, 2016, damage is seen in the ancient city of Palmyra in the central city of Homs, Syria. Explosions rocked the ancient town of Palmyra on Friday and on the horizon, black smoke wafted behind its majestic Roman ruins, as Syrian army experts carefully detonated hundreds of mines they say were planted by Islamic State militants before they fled the town. (AP Photo)

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This NOAA satellite image taken Friday, April 1, 2016 at 12:45 AM EDT shows a cold front extending from the Great Lakes southward into the Gulf of Mexico. Severe storms will sweep across the Southeast along this cold front. Some tornadoes are possible. (NOAA/Weather Underground via AP)

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General view shows a partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, India, Friday, April 1, 2016. The overpass spanned nearly the width of the street and was designed to ease traffic through the densely crowded Bara Bazaar neighborhood in the capital of the east Indian state of West Bengal. About 100 meters (300 feet) of the overpass fell, while other sections remained standing. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)

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American Tactical Omni-Hybrid AR-15 Pistol chambered in 5.56 mm. The new Omni-Hybrid Pistol design utilizes the Omni-Hybrid lower receiver; a fiberglass-composite polymer over a zinc metal insert. Designed to give extra strength in the high-pressure sections, the Omni-Hybrid surpasses military pressure testing. The new pistol comes complete with an Omni-Hybrid polymer lower receiver, 7" buffer tube, 7" free float quad rail, 7.5" barrel and weighs just 4.75lbs.