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Ben Fisk hammers a tap and collection tube into the trunk of a maple tree at a timber stand in Newbury, N.H. An unusually mild winter across much of the Northeast has raised some concerns about the maple syrup harvest. (Associated Press)
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Houses are seen Feb. 20, 2012, destroyed by Syrian government forces shelling, at Baba Amr neighborhood in Homs, Syria. An opposition group said several people have been killed in heavy shelling of a district in central Syria, a day after the army sent reinforcements ahead of a possible ground assault. (Associated Press/Local Coordination Committees in Syria)
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Carolina Hurricanes' Eric Staal (12) gets taken down to the ice by Washington Capitals' Mike Green (52) but slides the puck under goalie Michal Neuvirth (30) for a goal during the second period of an NHL game in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. The Hurricanes won 5-0. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)
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With cherry-blossom time less than a month away, tiny buds are forming on the 1,678 cherry trees around the Tidal Basin. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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**FILE** The Odyssey Explorer's 8-ton Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) ZEUS, is seen on Feb. 1, 2009. (Associated Press/Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc.)
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**FILE** Murray (left) and Kelly James look at their destroyed house in central Christchurch, New Zealand, on Feb. 23, 2011, a day after a magnitude-6.1 earthquake. (Associated Press)
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Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos arrives at a meeting of European Union finance ministers at the European Council building in Brussels on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)
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South Koreans gather in an underground shelter on Baengnyeong Island as the country's military began live-fire drills from front-line islands near its disputed sea border with North Korea on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Yonhap)
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Former Sen. John Glenn (left) and Scott Carpenter, the last surviving Mercury astronauts, speak at the Kennedy Space Center on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012, in Cape Canaveral, Fla., during an event marking the 50th anniversary of Mr. Glenn's launch into orbit. (AP Photo/Michael Brown)
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** FILE ** In this Tuesday, April 3, 2007, file photo, technicians work at the reactor building of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, some 750 miles (1,245 kilometers) south of the capital Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo/ISNA, Sot Akbar, File)
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"We recognize that vehicle manufacturers want to build vehicles that include the tools and conveniences expected by today's American drivers," said National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Administrator David Strickland. (Associated Press)
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Holly Kuhn (left), and Misty Niemeyer attempt to help dolphins stranded on a mud flat during low tide in Wellfleet, Mass. A total of 178 dolphins have been stranded in the area since Jan. 12 and 53 have been rescued and released. (Associated Press)
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Joan Miro painted some of his most famous works at his farm. Tourist officials for the town and region where it is located say they can't afford to restore and maintain it, and the Joan Miro Foundation says the same. It is up for sale. (Associated Press)
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The cosmetically clean Wildcat only needed a rebuilt drivetrain to be whole. Note the cornering lights.
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The Valencia model has an open kitchen and breakfast area with a center island, granite counters, stainless steel appliances and 42-inch raised-panel cabinets. The breakfast area is adjacent to a two-story family room.
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Steuart-Kret Homes is building 12 single-family homes on 1-acre sites at Meriwether Farm in Glenelg. The Valencia model, with 3,937 square feet, is priced from $826,900.
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**FILE** Maryland's Terrell Stoglin (12) shoots over Duke's Seth Curry during the Terps' 73-55 loss at Duke on Feb. 11, 2012. (Associated Press)
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NBC "I'm happy to just be a petrified tree stump where I get a laugh because a bird lands on me and picks an insect out of my hair," actor Nick Offerman says of his "Parks and Recreation" character Ron Swanson, a masculine role model plagued by no breach of confidence.
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Soldiers scramble during clashes Wednesday with relatives of inmates after a deadly prison fire in Comayagua, Honduras. As many as 350 inmates are missing and presumed dead and at least 21were injured in the blaze, authorities said. (Associated Press)
