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This image provided by the Great Basin National Park shows a Winchester Model 1873 rifle found in Nevada. The gun made in 1882 was found propped against a juniper tree in Great Basin National Park in November during an archaeological survey. Park spokeswoman Nichole Andler says officials may never know how long the rifle had been standing there, but it’s possible it had been left there in the 1880s. (AP Photo/National Park Service)
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Marine Infantry Officer Course students await a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter fast rope drill on the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Ariz., Auxiliary Landing Field 2, Wednesday, August 18, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps) FILE **
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Residents protest what high electricity prices in Ekangala, located near the South African capital of Pretoria. South Africans are unhappy about electricity cuts that have plagued the country since early December, and the rolling blackouts could spell trouble for the ruling African National Congress at the ballot box. (Associated Press)
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In his State of the State address New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said the U.S.' image has suffered under President Obama.
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The Embassy of FInland in the nation's capital has won a coveted Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification for it site design and practices. The embassy interior is shown here. (Embassy of FInland)
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A subway train arrives Jan. 13, 2015, at the L'Enfant Metro Station in Washington, D.C., which is part of the region's public mass transit network. (Associated Press) ** FILE **
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The Coast Guard has increased its patrols in response to a surge of Cubans trying to cross illegally to the U.S. Officials say many of the boats were put together hastily, making the perilous journey even more dangerous. (Associated Press)
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A group walks across the lawn on the campus of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C. (Associated Press)
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Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visits the Bushehr nuclear power plant. (Associated Press/File)
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Reynaldo Hernandez holds a cloth over his face after being evacuated from a smoke filled Metro subway tunnel Monday that left one dead and sent dozens to the hospital. Authorities say the source of the smoke is unknown. (Associated Press)
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This undated photo provided by Kristin Laidre shows a pod of narwhals swimming off the coast of northern Canada. They thrive in ice-choked seas where humans can rarely venture. Biologist Kristin Laidre and her colleagues at the Polar Science Center at the UW's Applied Physics Laboratory have tagged three of the creatures with satellite transmitters that track the animals' movements and measure water temperatures in a region where researchers believe rapid warming is taking place. (AP Photo/APL/University of Washington, Kristin Laidre) ** NO SALES **
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Former Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney met with donors Friday, which was seen as a signal that he's ready to compete for the big donors and the key fundraisers who power the establishment wing of the GOP. (Associated Press)
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HAZARDOUS: Fort McClellan in Alabama was the site of the only military facility in the U.S. to use live chemical weapons such as sulfur mustard and nerve agents. (Associated Press)
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Bruce Willis is selling his Sun Valley ski estate, built in 1984 on Flying Heart Lake in Hailey, Idaho, for $7 million. (Associated Press)
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U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro (left) announces that nearly $60 million in grants have been awarded to tribal communities across the nation during a news conference Oct. 6 in Anchorage, Alaska. Sen. Mark Begich, Alaska Democrat, listens at right. (Associated Press)
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This June 26, 2007 file photo shows a sign depicting U.S. Forest mascot Smokey Bear on a fire danger sign in South Lake Tahoe, Calif., as smoke from a wildfire rises behind it. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
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Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is one of many Republicans slated to attend the inaugural Iowa Freedom Summit later this month in Des Moines. (Associated Press)
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Shoppers look at the windows of a leather goods shop in central Athens. The deep recession has devastated Greece's commercial sector.
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California Gov. Jerry Brown (center) is greeted by lawmakers on the floor of the Assembly Chambers before his inauguration at the state Capitol Monday. He laid out ambitious 2030 goals for combating global warming, led by a 50 percent drop in petroleum use by cars and trucks. (Associated Press)
