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Dan Lang, Lang Farms, near Eden Valley, Minn., speaks about the vandals that dismantled a fence and released late Sunday or early Monday mink from the farm into the wild, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Authorities say they believe animal rights activists set free from a pelt farm in central Minnesota about 35,000 mink incapable of surviving in the wild. (Jason Wachter/St. Cloud Times via AP)
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Merced and Mariposa County Sheriff's Office members gather during a wildfire in Mariposa County, Calif., Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Tall grass from a deluge of winter rains is fueling wildfires throughout the Western U.S., damaging more than a dozen homes in Nevada and threatening hundreds more structures in California. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection on Tuesday ordered evacuations for some residents living southwest of Yosemite National Park. (Merced County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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Merced and Mariposa County Sheriff's Office members attend a briefing during a wildfire in Mariposa County, Calif., Tuesday, July 18, 2017. Tall grass from a deluge of winter rains is fueling wildfires throughout the Western U.S., damaging more than a dozen homes in Nevada and threatening hundreds more structures in California. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection on Tuesday ordered evacuations for some residents living southwest of Yosemite National Park. (Merced County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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Susan Collings, of Boston, jumps backwards into the Charles River, Tuesday, July 18, 2017, in Boston. For the fifth year in a row, intrepid swimmers get a rare chance to beat the summer heat with a dip in the once notoriously filthy Charles River, where conservationists are working to build a permanent swim park. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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FILE - In this Feb. 5, 2015 file photo the logo of a Mercedes car is photographed during an annual press conference of Daimler AG in Stuttgart, Germany. German automaker Daimler says Tuesday, July 18, 2017 it is voluntarily recalling 3 million diesel cars in Europe to improve their emissions performance. The Stuttgart-based company, which makes Mercedes-Benz luxury cars, says it is taking the step to reassure drivers and strengthen confidence in diesel technology. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, File)
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Cmdr. Bill Woityra, manager for domestic and polar icebreaking for the U.S. Coast Guard, looks out to sea while passing the American island of Little Diomede, Alaska, left, and the Russian island of Big Diomede, right, as the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica sails along the international date line through the Bering Strait, Friday, July 14, 2017. The international date line divides the two islands, so Little Diomede is sometimes referred to as Yesterday Isle and Big Diomede as Tomorrow Island. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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A bird's wake is cast on the water as the American island of Little Diomede, Alaska, left, and behind it on the right, the Russian island of Big Diomede, are seen from the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica in the Bering Strait, Friday, July 14, 2017. The international date line divides the two islands, putting them currently 20 hours apart despite roughly 2.4 miles (3.8 kilometers) between them. Due to this time difference, Little Diomede is sometimes referred to as Yesterday Isle and Big Diomede as Tomorrow Island. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Researcher Daria Gritsenko looks out toward the American island of Little Diomede, Alaska, near left, and behind it on the right, the Russian island of Big Diomede, as the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica sails along the international date line through the Bering Strait, Friday, July 14, 2017. The international date line divides the two islands, with Little Diomede sometimes referred to as Yesterday Isle and Big Diomede as Tomorrow Island. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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Researcher Ari Laakso shields his eyes from the midnight sun while approaching the American island of Little Diomede, Alaska, and the Russian island of Big Diomede, as the Finnish icebreaker MSV Nordica sails along the international date line through the Bering Strait, Friday, July 14, 2017. The international date line divides the two islands, putting them currently 20 hours apart despite roughly 2.4 miles (3.8 kilometers) between them. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
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A new initiative in Boston will use 50 signs at bus stops across the city to teach citizens how to deal with "Islamophobia" on public transit. (Image: City of Boston)
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FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2006, file photo, Heon-Cheol Chi, director of the Korea Earthquake Research Center explains about the concerns of a possible nuclear test growing in North Korea in front of a real time event map at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources in Daejon, some 165 kilometers (100 miles) south of Seoul, South Korea. Heon-Cheol Chi was convicted Monday, July 17, 2017, of taking more than $1 million in bribes from companies in Pasadena, Calif., and England and funneling proceeds through U.S. banks. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
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FILE - In this Aug. 28, 2006, file photo, Heon-Cheol Chi, director of the Korea Earthquake Research Center explains about the concerns of a possible nuclear test growing in North Korea in front of real time event map at the Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources in Daejon, some 165 kilometers (100 miles) south of Seoul, South Korea. Heon-Cheol Chi was convicted Monday, July 17, 2017, of taking more than $1 million in bribes from companies in Pasadena, Calif., and England and funneling proceeds through U.S. banks. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)
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One of two smoke stacks at former Sappi paper mill property, standing over 200-feet-tall crumbles to the ground after it was imploded on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in Muskegon, Mich. City officials were concerned that the "Power House Stack No. 1" was a public safety risk after large cracks developed in the stack. Public safety officials set up a 1,000-foot perimeter around the site to keep onlookers safe from asbestos-laden dust from the towering stack's debris. (Joel Bissell/Muskegon Chronicle via AP)
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An air tester near the site where one of two smoke stacks at former Sappi paper mill property was imploded on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in Muskegon, Mich. City officials were concerned that the "Power House Stack No. 1" was a public safety risk after large cracks developed in the stack. Public safety officials set up a 1,000-foot perimeter around the site to keep onlookers safe from asbestos-laden dust from the towering stack's debris. (Joel Bissell/Muskegon Chronicle via AP)
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One of two smoke stacks at former Sappi paper mill property, standing over 200-feet-tall will be imploded on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at 7 a.m. in Muskegon, Mich. City officials were concerned that the "Power House Stack No. 1" was a public safety risk after large cracks developed in the stack. Public safety officials set up a 1,000-foot perimeter around the site to keep onlookers safe from asbestos-laden dust from the towering stack's debris. (Joel Bissell/Muskegon Chronicle via AP)
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One of two smoke stacks at former Sappi paper mill property, standing over 200-feet-tall crumbles to the ground after it was imploded on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in Muskegon, Mich. City officials were concerned that the "Power House Stack No. 1" was a public safety risk after large cracks developed in the stack. Public safety officials set up a 1,000-foot perimeter around the site to keep onlookers safe from asbestos-laden dust from the towering stack's debris. (Joel Bissell/Muskegon Chronicle via AP)
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One of two smoke stacks at former Sappi paper mill property, standing over 200-feet-tall crumbles to the ground after it was imploded on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in Muskegon, Mich. City officials were concerned that the "Power House Stack No. 1" was a public safety risk after large cracks developed in the stack. Public safety officials set up a 1,000-foot perimeter around the site to keep onlookers safe from asbestos-laden dust from the towering stack's debris. (Joel Bissell/Muskegon Chronicle via AP)
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One of two smoke stacks at former Sappi paper mill property, standing over 200-feet-tall crumbles to the ground after it was imploded on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in Muskegon, Mich. City officials were concerned that the "Power House Stack No. 1" was a public safety risk after large cracks developed in the stack. Public safety officials set up a 1,000-foot perimeter around the site to keep onlookers safe from asbestos-laden dust from the towering stack's debris. (Joel Bissell/Muskegon Chronicle via AP)
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In this Wednesday, May 3, 2017, file photo, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., is pictured on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
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Passengers navigate the New Jersey Transit area in New York's Penn Station, Tuesday, July 18, 2017. New Jersey Transit says some trains have been canceled this week because engineers are choosing not to work under the terms of their contract amid the summer-long repair work at Penn Station. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
