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The Island, situated in the middle of Cove Palisades State Park in central Oregon, is home to the best known, least disturbed example of native juniper and sagebrush in the region. Designated as a National Natural Landmark, The Island is off-limits to the public. (Jamie Hale/The Oregonian via AP)
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Surf from the Banana River crashes up on a dock at Sunset Grill in Cocoa Beach, Fla., as Hurricane Matthew hits Florida's east coast, Friday, Oct. 7, 2016. (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
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In this Sept. 30, 2016 photo, Miyu Nakajima, left, and Nina Arakawa, right, pet a snake at Tokyo’s Snake Center, in Tokyo. Cat cafes where customers sip lattes while petting resident kitties are just opening their doors around the U.S. and Europe. But in Asia, where the first one opened more than a decade ago, the concept has moved well beyond felines. At Tokyo’s Snake Center, visitors pay 1,100 yen (about $11) for a cup of coffee and a slithery friend to wind around their arm; a plate of curry bread snacks or a really big snake costs extra. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
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FILE - In this April 5, 1990 file photo, Donald Trump raises his fist during ceremonies for the opening the Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. The man who is now the Republican presidential nominee has been mostly gone from Atlantic City since 2009, when a well-publicized decline was starting its third year. And early Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, the last vestige of Donald J. Trump will vanish from Atlantic City when the new owner of the Trump Taj Mahal casino shuts it down. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)
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ADVANCE FOR THE WEEKEND OF OCT. 8-9 AND THEREAFTER - In a Friday, Sept. 30, 2016 photo, Scott Capener, who served in the Army and Marines, rides a horse during a trail ride for veterans in Wellsville, Utah. The trail rides are provided through Utah State University Extension and USU’s new Equine Activities and Therapies Program. After the ride, a discussion with a certified mental health expert is typically held. (Eli Lucero/Herald Journal via Ap)
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In this Aug. 21, 2016 photo, people hike the Castle Divide Trail in the Chamberlain Basin, near Stanley, Idaho. Chamberlain Basin boasts some of the most striking views in the White Cloud Range and it’s a hike that’s doable for most people of reasonable fitness. (Luke Ramseth/The Post Register via AP)
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In this Monday, Sept. 26, 2016 photo, a golden eagle rides the thermal updrafts over the Big Belt Mountains near Townsend, Mont. Golden eagles, hawks and falcons utilize the powerful updraft winds along tall mountain ridges during their annual fall migration to warmer climates. (Rion Sanders/The Great Falls Tribune via AP)
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CAPTION CORRECTS THE NAME FROM DAVID TO ALEX Sweden's Alex Noren gestures, on the 18th green during day one of the Dunhill Links Championship, at Carnoustie Golf Links, in Scotland, Thursday Oct. 6, 2016. (Jane Barlow/PA via AP)
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Screen shot of rapper Vanilla Ice's Twitter feed. In this tweet, he tells fans he's decided to ride out Category 4 Hurricane Matthew as it bears down on his Palm Beach, Fla., home.
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Michael Blackman, left, and Sam Titus board up a bar a few blocks off the beach Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, in Daytona Beach, Fla. Hurricane Matthew continues to churn its way toward Florida's east coast. The bar is planning on staying open during Matthew. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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This artist rendering provided by the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation shows a design for a new free-standing Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island. The groundbreaking ceremony Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, markes the start of construction for the 20,000-square-foot building, slated to open in 2019 across the circular plaza from the statue. (Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation via AP)
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FILE - In this July 4, 2015 file photo, Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Ind. The Rolling Stones will perform at the Desert Trip music festival, kicking off Friday, Oct. 7, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP, File)
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Workers start before dawn removing umbrellas and the colorful rocking chairs that line the Cocoa Beach Pier, moving them to a safer location as Hurricane Matthew approaches, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, in Cocoa Beach, Fla. (Malcolm Denemark/Florida Today via AP)
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FILE - In this April 21, 2011 file photo, a Ride The Ducks tour splashes into the Delaware River, in Philadelphia. A company that uses amphibious sightseeing vehicles to show tourists the sights on land and water says it’s suspending operations in Philadelphia “indefinitely.” Ride the Ducks announced on its website Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, that it has suspended operations due to financial reasons, including a 330 percent hike in insurance premiums. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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FILE- In this Wednesday, May 27, 2015 file picture taken from a cell phone video, hotel employees hold a blanket to hide the identity of a person led out of a side entrance of the Baur au Lac hotel to a waiting car in Zurich, Switzerland. FIFA is no longer hosting its executives at the waterside super-luxurious, lake-side hotel where Swiss police launched dawn raids last year. (AP Photo/Rob Harris, File)
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Actors David Oyelowo and Rosamund Pike pose for photographers at the photo call for the film 'A United Kingdom', which opens the London Film Festival in London, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016. The festival runs from Oct. 5 until Oct. 16. (Photo by Grant Pollard/Invision/AP)
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Contractors attach a resin replica of the original statue of St. Paul to a crane as they prepare to install it in the tympanum of St. Paul's Chapel, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2016, in New York. Manhattan's oldest church is getting ready to celebrate its 250-year history, which includes worshippers ranging from George Washington to those who searched for victims following the Sept. 11 attacks. St. Paul's Chapel in Lower Manhattan is best known today as the "Little Church that Stood," having survived unscathed as the World Trade Center towers came down across the street. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)