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US: North Dakota Sees Powerful Winds Amid Tornado-Producing Storm

Severe weather swept across the upper Midwest on Friday, June 20, bringing powerful winds and leaving at least 3 dead in North Dakota as a tornado ripped through the area.

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N. Korean unmanned air vehicle

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows a North Korean unmanned air vehicle shown for the first time during a military parade in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012. North Korea on March 20, 2013, staged unmanned combat air vehicle and anti-cruise missile "rocket" exercises in the presence of the country's leader Kim Jong Un, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported.

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N. Korean unmanned air vehicle

PYONGYANG, North Korea - File photo shows a North Korean unmanned air vehicle shown for the first time during a military parade in Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012. North Korea on March 20, 2013, staged unmanned combat air vehicle and anti-cruise missile "rocket" exercises in the presence of the country's leader Kim Jong Un, the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported.

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Record exists on China's shipment of missile transporters to N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows what appears to be a new ballistic missile and a launch-pad vehicle during a military parade held at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of North Korea's state founder Kim Il Sung. Records from a cargo ship have revealed that China shipped to North Korea around August 2011 vehicles used to transport the new ballistic missile, Japanese government officials said June 13, 2012. China's action could constitute a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions banning member states from exporting to North Korea any materials or equipment that could contribute to North Korea's ballistic missile program.

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Record exists on China's shipment of missile transporters to N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows what appears to be a new ballistic missile and a launch-pad vehicle during a military parade held at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of North Korea's state founder Kim Il Sung. Records from a cargo ship have revealed that China shipped to North Korea around August 2011 vehicles used to transport the new ballistic missile, Japanese government officials said June 13, 2012. China's action could constitute a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions banning member states from exporting to North Korea any materials or equipment that could contribute to North Korea's ballistic missile program.

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"Jellyfish aquarium" in Yamagata

YAMAGATA, Japan - Tatsuo Murakami, director of Kamo Aquarium, observes jellyfish Chrysaora helvola at the aquarium in Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, on April 15, 2012. The aquarium was designated the same year by the Guinness World Records as having the largest number of different jellyfish species in captivity.

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Analysts say 'missiles' paraded by N. Korea fakes

BEIJING, China - Photo taken April 15, 2012, in Pyongyang, shows the head of a new ''missile'' during a military parade. German analysts have dismissed the supposed intercontinental missiles that North Korea paraded as ''poor mockups,'' after their close study of photographs taken then revealed a number of inconsistencies and anomalies.

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Ex-BOJ chief Mieno dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in March 1995 shows former Bank of Japan Governor Yasushi Mieno. Mieno, known for his uncompromising fight against the economic bubble, died of cardiac arrest at a Tokyo hospital on April 15, 2012, his family said April 18. He was 88.

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Fireworks in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Fireworks light up the sky over Pyongyang on the night of April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Jong Un, senior military officer Choe

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 15, 2012, shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (R) and Choe Ryong Hae, director of the General Political Department of the Korean People's army, on a balcony during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung, Kim Jong Un's grandfather.

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Fireworks in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Fireworks light up the sky over Pyongyang on the night of April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Evacuation order partially lifted for Minamisoma

MINAMISOMA, Japan - Police officers remove a sign banning entry on a national road in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, at 11:56 p.m. on April 15, 2012. The Japanese government lifted an evacuation order the following day for some parts of the city that was issued around a year earlier in the wake of the nuclear crisis at the nearby Fukushima Daiichi power complex.

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N. Korea missile

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows what appears to be a new ballistic missile during a military parade held at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Foreign journalists in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Foreign journalists cover a military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square to commemorate the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung on April 15, 2012.

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N. Korea missile

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows what appears to be a new ballistic missile during a military parade held at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Crowd cheers for Kim Jong Un

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A crowd yells ''manse'' - a Korean word meaning live long - in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un leaves a balcony after reviewing a military parade on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung, his grandfather.

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Foreign journalists in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Foreign journalists cover a military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square to commemorate the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung on April 15, 2012.

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Attack on Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - A member of security forces in Afghanistan responds to an attack by insurgents in Kabul on April 15, 2012. Three insurgents holed up in a building under construction in the Afghan capital fired rocket-propelled grenades toward the central diplomatic area where Western embassies are located.

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Attack on Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - A rocket-propelled grenade fired by insurgents hits a hotel in Kabul on April 15, 2012. Three insurgents holed up in a building under construction in the Afghan capital fired rocket-propelled grenades toward the central diplomatic area where Western embassies are located.

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Military parade in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Soldiers march during a military parade at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Jong Un at military parade

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un applauds the crowd as he leaves a balcony after reviewing a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung, his grandfather.

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Attack on Kabul

KABUL, Afghanistan - Security forces in Afghanistan respond to an attack by insurgents in Kabul on April 15, 2012. Three insurgents holed up in a building under construction in the Afghan capital fired rocket-propelled grenades toward the central diplomatic area where Western embassies are located.

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Military parade in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo taken April 15, 2012, shows cavalry taking part in a military parade in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square to commemorate the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung the same day.

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MSDF helicopter crashes into sea off Aomori

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 15, 2012, shows the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Matsuyuki in Mutsu Bay in Aomori Prefecture. An MSDF patrol helicopter with seven crew members aboard crashed into the bay the same day after hitting the destroyer, leaving the captain of the aircraft missing.

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Military parade in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Soldiers march during a military parade at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Crowd cheers for Kim Jong Un

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A crowd yells ''manse'' - a Korean word meaning live long - in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un leaves a balcony after reviewing a military parade on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung, his grandfather.

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Military parade in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Fighter planes, believed to be MiG-29s, fly over Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square during a military parade to commemorate the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung on April 15, 2012.

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Kim Jong Un at military parade

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un applauds from a balcony after reviewing a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung, his grandfather.

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Kim Jong Un at military parade

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un acknowledges the crowd from a balcony during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung, his grandfather.

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Gold Ship wins Satsuki-sho

FUNABASHI, Japan - Gold Ship jockeyed by Hiroyuki Uchida gallops to victory in the Satsuki-sho, the opening race of the Japanese Triple Crown, at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on April 15, 2012.

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Kim Jong Un speaks publicly for 1st time

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives a speech on a balcony during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung, his grandfather. The 20-minute address marked the first time he had spoken publicly.

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Crowd cheers for Kim Jong Un

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A crowd yells ''manse'' - a Korean word meaning live long - in Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square as North Korean leader Kim Jong Un leaves a balcony after reviewing a military parade on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung, his grandfather.

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MSDF helicopter crashes into sea off Aomori

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 15, 2012, shows the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Matsuyuki in Mutsu Bay in Aomori Prefecture. An MSDF patrol helicopter with seven crew members aboard crashed into the bay the same day after hitting the destroyer, leaving the captain of the aircraft missing.

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Kim Jong Un at military parade

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un salutes from a balcony during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung, his grandfather.

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Military parade in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Soldiers march during a military parade at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Military parade in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A military parade is staged at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Military parade in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Female soldiers march during a military parade at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Jong Un at military parade

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un speaks publicly at a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Military parade in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Fighter planes, believed to be MiG-29s, fly over Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square during a military parade to commemorate the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung on April 15, 2012.

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N. Korea's new ballistic missile

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows what appears to be a new ballistic missile during a military parade held at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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N. Korea missile

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Photo shows what appears to be a new ballistic missile during a military parade held at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Jong Un at military parade

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un salutes from a balcony during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung, his grandfather.

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MSDF helicopter crashes into sea off Aomori

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 15, 2012, shows the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Matsuyuki in Mutsu Bay in Aomori Prefecture. An MSDF patrol helicopter with seven crew members aboard crashed into the bay the same day after hitting the destroyer. Damage believed to have been caused by the helicopter hitting the vessel is seen around the hangar on the port side (C left).

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Military parade in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A military parade is staged at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Jong Un at military parade

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (C top) waves to the crowd from a balcony during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung, his grandfather.

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Kim Jong Un at military parade

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un waves during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Military parade in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Female soldiers march during a military parade at Pyongyang's Kim Il Sung Square on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Kim Jong Un at military parade

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un waves during a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung. To the left is Kim Yong Nam, president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly.

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Kim Jong Un at military parade

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korea's new leader Kim Jong Un speaks publicly at a military parade at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang on April 15, 2012, the centennial of the birth of state founder Kim Il Sung.

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Jones wins Token Homemate Cup

KUWANA, Japan - Australia's Brendan Jones hoists the trophy after winning the JGTO season-opener Token Homemate Cup with a 15-under 269 total at Token Tado Country Club in Mie Prefecture on April 15, 2012.