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FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2015 file photo, a car is submerged in floodwaters in Florence, S.C., after steady rain left many roads impassable, while flooding continues in many parts of the state. Despite public service announcements, signs at hundreds of low-water crossings around the country, electronic billboards and constant reminders from elected officials and travel experts, dozens of Americans die each hear when their cars, trucks, vans and SUVs venture onto flooded roads. Exasperated authorities aren't sure what else they can do to convince people to stay off flooded roads.(AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
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FILE- In this May 26, 2015 file photo, cars remain stranded along a flooded section of Interstate 45 after heavy rains overnight in Houston. Despite public service announcements, signs at hundreds of low-water crossings around the country, electronic billboards and constant reminders from elected officials and travel experts, dozens of Americans die each hear when their cars, trucks, vans and SUVs venture onto flooded roads. Exasperated authorities aren't sure what else they can do to convince people to stay off flooded roads. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)
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A plaque commemorating the planting of 44 Indiana-native trees on the Indiana Statehouse lawn sits ready to be placed near Washington Street on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Indianapolis. The plaque was presented during a dedication ceremony on Friday, in honor of the tree planting done through a partnership between the Indiana Bicentennial Commission, Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the Ricker's Replenish program. The tree dedication ceremony marks the final Indiana Bicentennial event. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
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A newly planted serviceberry tree sits on the west lawn of the Indiana Statehouse during a dedication ceremony on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Indianapolis. It is one of 44 Indiana-native trees planted through a partnership between the Indiana Bicentennial Commission, Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the Ricker's Replenish program. The tree dedication ceremony marks the final Indiana Bicentennial event. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
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Perry Hammock, executive director of the Indiana Bicentennial Commission, speaks on the west lawn of the Indiana Statehouse during a tree dedication ceremony on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Indianapolis. The 44 Indiana-native trees were planted on the Statehouse's lawn through a partnership between the Indiana Bicentennial Commission, Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the Ricker's Replenish program. The tree dedication ceremony marks the final Indiana Bicentennial event. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
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Indiana Sen. Jim Merritt, Indiana Bicentennial commissioner, speaks on the west lawn of the Indiana Statehouse during a tree dedication ceremony on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Indianapolis. The 44 Indiana-native trees were planted on the Statehouse's lawn through a partnership between the Indiana Bicentennial Commission, Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the Ricker's Replenish program. The tree dedication ceremony marks the final Indiana Bicentennial event. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
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Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch speaks on the west lawn of the Indiana Statehouse during a tree dedication ceremony on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Indianapolis. The 44 Indiana-native trees were planted on the Statehouse's lawn through a partnership between the Indiana Bicentennial Commission, Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the Ricker's Replenish program. The tree dedication ceremony marks the final Indiana Bicentennial event. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
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Indiana Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch speaks on the west lawn of the Indiana Statehouse during a tree dedication ceremony on Friday, May 12, 2017, in Indianapolis. The 44 Indiana-native trees were planted on the Statehouse's lawn through a partnership between the Indiana Bicentennial Commission, Indiana Department of Natural Resources and the Ricker's Replenish program. The tree dedication ceremony marks the final Indiana Bicentennial event. (Mykal McEldowney/The Indianapolis Star via AP)
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Chicago Bears running back Tarik Cohen works out during NFL football rookie minicamp in Lake Forest, Ill., Friday, May 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Chicago Bears fullback Freddie Stevenson holds a ball during NFL football rookie minicamp in Lake Forest, Ill., Friday, May 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Chicago Bears head coach John Fox listens to questions after the team's NFL football rookie minicamp in Lake Forest, Ill., Friday, May 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Dowell Loggains speaks after team's NFL football rookie minicamp in Lake Forest, Ill., Friday, May 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky speaks after team's NFL football rookie minicamp in Lake Forest, Ill., Friday, May 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky smiles as he runs on the field during NFL football rookie minicamp in Lake Forest, Ill., Friday, May 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Chicago Bears head coach John Fox watches quarterback Mitchell Trubisky during NFL football rookie minicamp in Lake Forest, Ill., Friday, May 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky throws a ball during NFL football rookie minicamp in Lake Forest, Ill., Friday, May 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Chicago Bears quarterback Mitchell Trubisky looks to pass during NFL football rookie minicamp in Lake Forest, Ill., Friday, May 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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FILE - In this July 13, 2007 file photo, a worker with the Pebble Mine project digs in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska near the village of Iliamma, Alaska. The Trump administration settled a lawsuit Friday, May 12, 2017, over the proposed development of a massive copper and gold deposit near the headwaters of a world-premier salmon fishery in southwest Alaska. (AP Photo/Al Grillo,File)
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In this photo provided by the Georgia Port Authority, six Georgia Ports Authority neo-panamax ship-to-shore cranes work the container ship Cosco Development at the Port of Savannah, Friday, May 12, 2017, in Garden City, Ga. The ship is the largest vessel ever to call on the U.S. East Coast. (AP Photo/Georgia Port Authority, Stephen Morton)
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In this photo provided by the Georgia Port Authority, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal speaks in front of the container ship COSCO Development at the Port of Savannah, Friday, May 12, 2017, in Garden City, Ga. The ship is the largest vessel ever to call on the U.S. East Coast. (AP Photo/Georgia Port Authority, Stephen Morton)
