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FILE - In thi Nov. 4, 2014, file photo, visitors to the 16th China International Industry Fair (CIIF) look at a prototype of what a Chinese Mars rover would look like in Shanghai, China. Head of the China National Space Administration Xu Dazhe said Friday, April 22, 2016 at a rare news conference that plans are being drawn up for the project that was formally announced in January and that it has the government's full support. (Chinatopix Via AP, File) CHINA OUT
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About 160 countries are expected to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change on Friday in a symbolic triumph for a landmark deal that once seemed unlikely but now appears on track to enter into force years ahead of schedule. (Associated Press)
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In this Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015 photo, US President Barack Obama speaks about the Paris climate agreement from the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. About 160 countries are expected to sign the Paris Agreement on climate change Friday, April 22, 2016, in a symbolic triumph for a landmark deal that once seemed unlikely but now appears on track to enter into force years ahead of schedule. The U.S. and China, which together account for nearly 40 percent of global emissions, have said they intend to formally join the agreement this year. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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Republican presidential candidate Ohio Gov. John Kasich speaks during a campaign stop. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on green energy and poverty by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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Good and Bad on Earth Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Prosperity of the Offshore Energy Industry Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette reportedly will target two to four individuals connected with the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and the City of Flint. (Associated Press)
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The Competitive Enterprise Institute is warning about government regulations imposed on the sly. (Image from CEI)
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Illustration on proposed government prosecution of climate change skeptics by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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Kim Jong-un. (Associated Press)
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Pam, Jim, Michael, Dwight, Phyllis:
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Japan's Ground Self Defense Force and U.S. military members load relief goods onto MV-22 Osprey which arrived in their Takayubaru vice camp in earthquake-hit Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan, Monday, April 18, 2016. U.S. airlifts were delivering water, bread, ready-to-eat food and other emergency supplies Monday to a remote area of southern Japan stricken by two powerful earthquakes, as local rescuers searched for 10 people still reported missing. (AP Photo/Koji Ueda)
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Rescue workers stand behind rubble after an earthquake in Portoviejo, Ecuador, Sunday, April 17, 2016. Rescuers pulled survivors from the rubble Sunday after the strongest earthquake to hit Ecuador in decades flattened buildings and buckled highways along its Pacific coast on Saturday night. The magnitude-7.8 quake killed hundreds of people. (AP Photo/Carlos Sacoto)
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Houses are seen destroyed after an earthquake in Mashiki, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan Saturday, April 16, 2016. A powerful earthquake struck southern Japan early Saturday, barely 24 hours after a smaller quake hit the same region. (Ryosuke Uematsu/Kyodo News via AP)
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This aerial view shows damaged houses in Mashiki town, Kumamoto prefecture, southern Japan on April 15, 2016, a day after a magnitude-6.5 earthquake. More than 100 aftershocks from the first earthquake continued to rattle the region as businesses and residents got a fuller look at the widespread damage from the unusually strong quake, which also injured about 800 people. (Koji Harada/Kyodo News via AP)
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Protesters wave flags on March 24 outside the North Carolina Executive Mansion in Raleigh, N.C. North Carolina passed a law that bans cities and counties from passing anti-discrimination ordinances. (Associated Press)
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Stranded people gather outside a town hall of Mashiki, after an earthquake in Kumamoto, southern Japan, Thursday, April 14, 2016. A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.4 has struck southern Japan, collapsing walls and a number of houses. (Kyodo News via AP)
