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Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman signed for six-years and $100 million after missing 60 games last season because of abdominal surgery. (Associated Press)

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A home lifted from its foundation sits next to a flooded yard in St. Pete Beach, Fla., on Monday. Gov. Rick Scott has declared a statewide emergency as an estimated 35,000 homes and businesses have lost electricity due to the slow-moving storm. (Tampa Bay Times photographs via Associated Press)

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Jim Hall, 56, (left) and Dan Stephenson, 50, help an Imperial Estates neighbor salvage valuables from a home south of Brooksville, Fla., on Monday, after Tropical Storm Debby dumped heavy rain on the area. At least one person was killed Sunday by a tornado spun off by Debby in Florida. (Tampa Bay Times via Associated Press)

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Elvis Presley's crypt in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Memphis, Tenn., was pulled from an auction due to fan outcry. (Associated Press)

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Jeneba Tarmoh (right), shown with Carmelita Jeter, finished in a dead heat with Allyson Felix in the 100 at the U.S. trials on Saturday. Tarmoh and Felix will be competing for spots in the 200 meters starting Thursday. (Associated Press)

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Iowa farmer Matt Danner stands among the corn on his farm near Templeton. The state, which is enjoying a booming farm economy, could be crucial in deciding who will win the presidency of a country still reeling from recession. (Associated Press)

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Utility crews work to fix damage equipment in Bladensburg, Md. (Raymond Thompson/The WashingtonTimes)

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Lam Jibola, right, pulls a plastic sheet over the broken back window of a car in Bladensburg, Md. A mircoburst, a small concentrate downdraft, struck the area on Friday evening. (Raymond Thompson/The WashingtonTimes)

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Clean up crews work to clear debris from the area near Newton St. and 54th Avenue that was hit by a storm on Friday evening. (Raymond Thompson/The WashingtonTimes)

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The roof of an apartment building near was destroyed in Bladensburg, Md after a storm on Friday evening. (Raymond Thompson/The WashingtonTimes)

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Rubble smolders Sunday from a home consumed by fire a day earlier in Estes Park, Colo. Eight wildfires are burning across Colorado, with temperatures near 100 degrees and gusty winds fueling flames in tinder-dry conditions. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** In this image made from the monitor at the Beijing Aerospace Flight Control Center and released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng (center), Liu Wang (left) and Liu Yang celebrate aboard the Shenzhou-9 spacecraft after a successful manual docking between the spacecraft and the Tiangong-1 lab module on Sunday, June 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Beijing Aerospace Control Center via Xinhua)