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In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber, left, drops a bomb over the Korean Peninsula, South Korea Saturday, July 8, 2017. Two U.S. bombers flew to the Korean Peninsula to join fighter jets from South Korea and Japan for a practice bombing run as part of a training mission in response to North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear programs, officials said Friday. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)
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File - In this Aug. 26, 2013 file photo, a fire truck drives past burning trees as firefighters continue to battle the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, Calif. California's emergency services director says the federal government has failed to reimburse $18 million for fighting fires on federal lands in the state. Mark Ghilarducci said in a sharply worded letter to the U.S. Forest Service chief this week that the federal agency had ignored its financial responsibility and raised the possibility the state might stop responding to fires in national forests, Friday, July 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2013 file photo, firefighter A.J. Tevis watches the flames of the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park, Calif. California's emergency services director says the federal government has failed to reimburse $18 million for fighting fires on federal lands in the state. Mark Ghilarducci said in a sharply worded letter to the U.S. Forest Service chief this week that the federal agency had ignored its financial responsibility and raised the possibility the state might stop responding to fires in national forests, Friday, July 7, 2017. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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RETRANSMISSION TO CHANGE TERMINOLOGY FROM PUP TO CALF - In this Wednesday, June 21, 2017, photo provided by Alaska SeaLife Center shows a walrus calf in a quarantined pen as it's cared for at the Alaska SeaLife Center, in Seward, Alaska. The calf was found on a mining barge in Nome, Alaska, and transported to the SeaLife Center, which is the only facility in Alaska that holds permits to care for stranded marine mammals. Center officials estimate the calf was two weeks old when it was found. (Jennifer Gibbins/Alaska SeaLife Center via AP)
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CORRECTS DATE - In this Friday July 7, 2017, photo provided by Alaska SeaLife Center, Dr. Kathy Woody, veterinarian at the Alaska SeaLife Center, left, and Brett Long, husbandry director, examine a walrus calf currently in the Center's I.Sea.U critical care unit in Seward, Alaska. The calf was found on a mining barge in Nome, Alaska, and transported to the SeaLife Center, which is the only facility in Alaska that holds permits to care for stranded marine mammals. Center officials estimate the calf was two weeks old when it was found. (Jennifer Gibbins/Alaska SeaLife Center via AP)
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A truck drives through the flooded Marathon station at Indiana 67 and County Road 100 South in Madison County Ind. after heavy rain on Thursday, July 6, 2017. Several roads were covered by high water in Union Township after 3 inches of rain fell in the area around Chesterfield Ind. according to the Madison County Emergency Management Agency. (Don Knight/The Herald-Bulletin via AP)
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In this Wednesday, June 21, 2017, photo provided by Alaska SeaLife Center shows a walrus pup in a quarantined pen as it's cared for at the Alaska SeaLife Center, in Seward, Alaska. The pup was found on a mining barge in Nome, Alaska, and transported to the SeaLife Center, which is the only facility in Alaska that holds permits to care for stranded marine mammals. Center officials estimate the pup was two weeks old when it was found. (Jennifer Gibbins/Alaska SeaLife Center via AP)
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Storm damage at Lake Forest Cemetery in Grand Haven on Friday, July 7, 2017. (Cory Morse /The Grand Rapids Press via AP)
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Storm damage at Lake Forest Cemetery in Grand Haven on Friday, July 7, 2017. (Cory Morse /The Grand Rapids Press via AP)
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Travelers walk to a train in the New Jersey Transit portion of New York's Pennsylvania Station, Friday, July 7, 2017. New Jersey Transit says trains are operating on or close to schedule after one of its trains was involved in a "minor," slow-speed derailment at Penn Station, the nation's busiest train station. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Commuters arrive in the New Jersey Transit portion of New York's Pennsylvania Station, Friday, July 7, 2017. New Jersey Transit says trains are operating on or close to schedule after one of its trains was involved in a "minor," slow-speed derailment at Penn Station, the nation's busiest train station. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Commuters arrive in the New Jersey Transit portion of New York's Pennsylvania Station, Friday, July 7, 2017. New Jersey Transit says trains are operating on or close to schedule after one of its trains was involved in a "minor," slow-speed derailment at Penn Station, the nation's busiest train station. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Commuters arrive in the New Jersey Transit portion of New York's Pennsylvania Station, Friday, July 7, 2017. New Jersey Transit says trains are operating on or close to schedule after one of its trains was involved in a "minor," slow-speed derailment at Penn Station, the nation's busiest train station. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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FILE - In this Oct. 1, 2016, file photo, rhinos graze in the bush on the edge of Kruger National Park in South Africa. A spokesman for South African National Parks told the AP on July 3, 2017, that a story claiming four rhinos killed five poachers at the park was a hoax. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell, File)
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Demonstrators turn waste bins on the first day of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, Friday, July 7, 2017. The leaders of the group of 20 meet July 7 and 8. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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Demonstrators turn waste bins on the first day of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, northern Germany, Friday, July 7, 2017. The leaders of the group of 20 meet July 7 and 8. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
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A helicopter makes water drops on a wildfire near the Peak 2 as it continues to burn in the White River National Forest between Breckenridge and Frisco, Colo., Thursday, July 6, 2017. Firefighters were working Thursday to keep the wildfire that's forced the evacuation of hundreds of people from spreading toward homes near Colorado's Breckenridge Ski Resort and the nearby historic town. (Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via AP)
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A wildfire burns north of State Bridge on Thursday, July 6, 2017, near Vail, Colo. More than 30 fires are currently active around the western U.S. (Chris Dillmann/Vail Daily via AP)
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Illustration on the relative efficiency of American energy sources by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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People in pedal-powered boats take advantage of a breeze creating cooling spray from fountains in Echo Park Lake near downtown Los Angeles, Thursday, July 6, 2017. A heat wave blanketing the U.S. Southwest has toppled temperature records, raised wildfire danger and sent residents to pools, beaches and even fountains for cool relief. Officials warned people to avoid strenuous activity during the day on Friday, when the worst heat was expected across Southern California. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
