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A worker rolls up barricade tape in July 2010 after marking where a manhole exploded in Rio's Copacabana district, severely burning two American tourists. Similar explosions and the collapse of a 20-story building are increasing concerns. (Associated Press)
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An emergency worker in October 2011 looks over a restaurant in downtown Rio de Janeiro destroyed by an explosion that blew the bodies of three workers across the street. Accidents involving neglected infrastructure are causing growing concern about the city's readiness to host the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Winter Olympics. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** Marine Sgt. Benjamin Johns walks to a courtroom at the Legal Services Center at Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. (AP Photo/Kent Nishimura, File)
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**FILE** Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (center) listens April 8, 2008, to a technician during his visit of the Natanz Uranium Enrichment Facility, located about 200 miles (322 kilometers) south of Tehran. (Associated Press/Iranian President's office)
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Filipinos rush to higher ground following tsunami rumors because of a magnitude-6.9 earthquake that hit the Philippine island province of Cebu on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo)
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** FILE ** The USS Bonhomme Richard steams off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, while conducting humanitarian assistance in June 2005. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-e, File)
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K. Hovnanian Homes is building 41 single-family homes on quarter-acre sites at Belmont Crest in Upper Marlboro. The Delaware model, with 3,021 square feet, is priced from $415,990.
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Protesters outside the British Embassy in Buenos Aires sit in front of a wall that includes images of the Falkland Islands with the declaration "They are Argentina's. Argentina is trying to get Britain to negotiate Falklands sovereignty at the United Nations, but instead, Britain is sending more military support to the archipelago. (Associated Press)
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A scene from the History Channel's "Swamp People." Since the show's 2010 premiere, about a dozen other Louisiana-based reality shows have come to TV. (History Channel via Associated Press)
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Sean Penn (left) raises a glass with Haiti's President Michel Martelly (right) and Foreign Minister Laurent Lamothe in Port-au-Prince after Mr. Penn was named ambassador at large because of his humanitarian work since the 2010 earthquake. (Associated Press)
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Greek Finance Minister Evangelos Venizelos speaks during a news conference in Athens on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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Former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, a Republican presidential candidate, speaks during a campaign stop at the Lone Tree Golf Club in Lone Tree, Colo., on Tuesday. (Associated Press)
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Randy Edsall was 2-10 in his first season. It was just the second 10-loss season in Maryland history. (Associated Press)
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** FILE ** International Atomic Energy Agency experts Jozef Misak (third from right) and Charles Casto (second from right) walk past an emergency air-cooled power generator as they inspect the Ohi nuclear power plant in Ohi, Fukui prefecture, Japan, on Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi, File)
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** FILE ** Steam vapor rises from the cooling towers of Exelon Corp.'s nuclear plant in Byron, Ill, in March 2011. (AP Photo/Robert Ray, File)
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Courtesy of Topps, here's the image that will appear on Michael Morse's trading card for the 2012 season.
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Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a Republican presidential candidate, and his wife, Callista, campaign at the Villages in Lady Lake, Fla., on Sunday. (Associated Press)
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President Barack Obama waves as he walks off of Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Jan. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue, here at a Freightliner plant in Cleveland, N.C., has announced she will not run for re-election. Her approval ratings have been around 40 percent, and she faced a tough rematch against her 2008 opponent. (Associated Press)
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Residents retrieve belongings in December after authorities demolished their unauthorized houses in northeastern Delhi, which contains India's most crowded neighborhoods. Some homes are made of a single layer of brick, with extra floors added without support for the weight. Below, narrow streets are lined by buildings jammed together. Experts say a major earthquake is likely to hit the city, but next to nothing has been done to prepare for it, in part because of poverty. (Associated Press)
