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A typical day on the Rhine River, passing medieval villages and lonely castles. (Photo by Lark Gould)
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In this Sunday, June 7, 2015 photo, rescuers work on the raised capsized ship Eastern Star on the Yangtze River in Jianli county of southern Chinas Hubei province. China has assembled a 60-strong team to probe last week's river cruise ship sinking following orders from President Xi Jinping to find the cause of the country's worst maritime disaster in nearly seven decades. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Top picks from recent home theater releases include The Last Ship: The Complete First Season from Warner Home Video and Project Almanac from Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment.
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Claire Harrison, of Alpharetta, Ga., protests the Environmental Protection Agency during a July 29, 2014, rally in Atlanta in response to an EPA hearing on tougher pollution restrictions. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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National Edition News cover for June 9, 2015 - Obama bashes U.S. courts deciding major legacy laws: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a media conference at the conclusion of the G-7 summit at Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, Monday, June 8, 2015. The two-day summit addressed such issues as climate change, poverty and the fight against terrorism. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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Republican presidential candidate and former Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during a campaign stop at the South Carolina Military Museum, Monday in Columbia, South Carolina.
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Dark storm clouds are seen over the White House in Washington on Oct. 15, 2014. (Associated Press) **FILE**
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In this May 27, 2015 photo provided by the Wildlife Conservation Society, a southern pudu fawn walks in its enclosure at the Queens Zoo in New York. The male southern pudu fawn, the world's smallest deer species, was born May 12 at the Queens Zoo. Southern pudus tend to be around a foot tall at the shoulder. When they're born, they're only 6 inches high, and weigh less than a pound. (Julie Larsen Maher/Wildlife Conservation Society via AP)
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a media conference at the conclusion of the G-7 summit at Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, Monday, June 8, 2015. The two-day summit addressed such issues as climate change, poverty and the fight against terrorism. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) ** FILE **
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a media conference at the conclusion of the G-7 summit at Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, Monday, June 8, 2015. The two-day summit addressed such issues as climate change, poverty and the fight against terrorism. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a media conference at the conclusion of the G-7 summit at Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, Monday, June 8, 2015. The two-day summit addressed such issues as climate change, poverty and the fight against terrorism. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) ** FILE **
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U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a media conference at the conclusion of the G-7 summit at Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, southern Germany, Monday, June 8, 2015. The two-day summit addressed such issues as climate change, poverty and the fight against terrorism. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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Duke right-handed pitcher Michael Matuella delivers a pitch in a game during the 2014 season. (Courtesy of Duke Photography)
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National Edition News cover for June 8, 2015 - Investors, utilities fleeing energy source: As environmentalists and government regulators have pushed for “clean” coal and alternate energy sources to take over for America’s dependence on coal, vocal opponents say that thousands of jobs would be lost. (Associated Press)
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National Edition News cover for June 8, 2015 - Investors, utilities fleeing energy source: As environmentalists and government regulators have pushed for “clean” coal and alternate energy sources to take over for America’s dependence on coal, vocal opponents say that thousands of jobs would be lost. (Associated Press)
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As environmentalists and government regulators have pushed for "clean" coal and alternate energy sources to take over for America's dependence on coal, vocal opponents say that thousands of jobs would be lost. (Associated Press)
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The Environmental Protection Agency says coal's share of U.S. power generation will drop by nearly 25 percent over the next 15 years if proposed regulations go into effect as scheduled. The final version of the EPA's Clean Power Plan is expected to call for a 30 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030. (Associated Press)
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie answers a question during Rick Scott's Economic Growth Summit in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on June 2, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**
