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In this map provided on Wednesday, April 23, 2014, by the Joint Agency Coordination Centre, details are presented in the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the southern Indian Ocean. The hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet will likely soon deploy more powerful sonar equipment that can delve deeper as the current search of the most likely crash site in the Indian Ocean has failed to yield any clues, Australia's defense minister said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Joint Agency Coordination Centre) EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Material on Australian shore examined in jet hunt

By Rod MgGuirk - Associated Press

In this April 10, 2014 photo, baseball player Chris Lane’s locker is seen at East Central University in Ada, Okla. Twenty-two-year Lane, of Melbourne, Australia, was preparing to enter his senior season at East Central University when he was gunned down last August. Lane’s death has left a void for his college team. (AP Photo/Kristi Eaton)

Death of Australian player weighs heavy on team

By KRISTI EATON - Associated Press

State seeks details on overseas Linc allegations

By MEAD GRUVER - Associated Press

Angelique Kerber of Germany plays a shot in her match against Samantha Stosur of Australia during the Fed Cup semifinals between Australia and Germany in Brisbane, Australia, Sunday, April 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)

Fed Cup: Germany beat Australia in semifinal

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Mariners beat Adelaide 1-0 in elimination final

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Montana men sign post player from Australia

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Andrea Petkovic, center, of Germany celebrates with her teammates after winning 6-1, 7-6, in her semifinal match against Samantha Stosur of Australia during the Fed Cup semifinals between Australia and Germany in Brisbane, Australia, Saturday, April 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard)

Fed Cup: Germany leads Australia 2-0 in semifinal

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FILE - In this April 7,2014 file photo, the chief coordinator of the Joint Agency Coordination Center retired Chief Air Marshall Angus Houston listens to a question from the media during a press conference about the ongoing search operations for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in Perth, Australia. Houston has become the global face of the massive monthlong search operation off Australia's west coast to find the missing Boeing 777, which is believed to be resting somewhere on the silt-covered bottom of the Indian Ocean in a patch the size of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)

Australia’s Houston: Calm face of Flight 370 hunt

By MARGIE MASON - Associated Press

NY Air National Guard unit headed to Australia

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** FILE ** In this April 1, 2014, file photo, provided by the U.S. Navy, the Bluefin 21 autonomous sub is hoisted back on board the Australian Defense Vessel Ocean Shield after successful buoyancy testing in the Indian Ocean, as search efforts continue for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. (AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Specialist 1st Class Peter D. Blair, File)

Robotic sub deployed in search for missing jet near Australia

By Margie Mason - Associated Press

This image provided by the Joint Agency Coordination Centre on Monday, April 7, 2014, shows a map indicating the locations of search vessels looking for signs of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the southern Indian Ocean. An Australian official overseeing the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane said underwater sounds picked up by equipment on an Australian navy ship are consistent with transmissions from black box recorders on a plane. (AP Photo/Joint Agency Coordination Centre) EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Another possible signal heard in Flight 370 search

By ROB GRIFFITH and KRISTEN GELINEAU - Associated Press

A traveler takes an escalator at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Thursday, April 10, 2014. With hopes high that search crews are zeroing in on the missing Malaysian jetliner's crash site, ships and planes hunting for the aircraft intensified their search efforts on Thursday after equipment picked up sounds consistent with a plane's black box in the deep waters of the Indian Ocean. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)

Possible 5th underwater signal heard in Malaysia jet search

By Kristen Gelineau and Nick Perry - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 18, 2013, file photo, Australia's Josh Kennedy celebrates after scoring against Iraq during their World Cup soccer Asian qualifying match at the Sydney Olympic Stadium in Sydney, Australia. Australia won the match 1-0 and qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)

5 Australia players to watch at the World Cup

By DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2013, file photo, Australia's head coach Ange Postecoglou answers journalists' questions after the draw ceremony for the 2014 soccer World Cup in Costa do Sauipe near Salvador, Brazil. Australia won one of its group games in South Africa four years ago, but will find it difficult to repeat that feat with an inexperienced squad that is being groomed for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Australia coach looking for positive play at WCup

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2013 file photo, Australia soccer team poses prior to the start their international soccer friendly match between France and Australia at the Parc Des Princes stadium in Paris, France. Background from left: Rhys Williams, Robbie Kruse, Mitchell Langerak, James Holland, Mile Jedinak and Mark Bresciano. Foreground from left: David Carney, Lucas Neill, Tim Cahill, Matty McKay and Luke Wilkshire. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

Australia faces difficult task at World Cup

By DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 11, 2013, file photo, Netherlands' Robin van Persie celebrates scoring 4-1 during the Group D World Cup qualifying soccer match between Netherlands and Hungary, in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben continue to spark the Oranje, but Van Persie must seize the opportunity after the Manchester United striker has scored only once at the last two major tournaments, the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Spain, Netherlands, Chile headline Group B at WCup

By PAUL LOGOTHETIS - Associated Press