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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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Lingerie shop worker in Saudi Arabia

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in April 2011 shows a male sales clerk working at a women's lingerie shop in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. A law allowing only women to work in female lingerie and clothing shops took effect in the Islamic country on Jan. 5, 2012, according to Arab media reports.

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Japan's ex-envoy to U.N. appointed undersec'y general

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken April 5, 2010, shows U.N. Security Council President Yukio Takasu speaking to reporters at the United Nations headquarters in New York. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon on April 25, 2012, announced the appointment of Takasu, former Japanese ambassador to the United Nations, as new undersecretary general for management to succeed Angela Kane.

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3 years after earthquake in Italy

L'AQUILA, Italy - Photo taken in L'Aquila, central Italy, on April 5, 2012, shows a cathedral damaged by a magnitude 6.3 earthquake on April 6, 2009. The building has yet to be repaired.

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Darvish hamburger

ARLINGTON, United States - Photo taken in Arlington, Texas, on April 5, 2012, shows a huge hamburger named ''Darvicious burger'' after Yu Darvish, a Japanese right-hander who has joined the Texas Rangers, and sold at a sports bar in the city.

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Darvish hamburger

ARLINGTON, United States - Robert Cluck, mayor of Arlington, Texas, holds a huge hamburger in the city on April 5, 2012. The hamburger named ''Darvicious burger'' after Yu Darvish, a Japanese right-hander who has joined the Texas Rangers, is sold at a sports bar in the city.

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Toyota's Avalon at N.Y. auto show

NEW YORK, United States - Toyota Motor Corp. unveils the 2013 Toyota Avalon, its U.S.-designed flagship sedan, at the New York International Auto Show in New York on April 5, 2012.

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Nissan's EV LE concept at N.Y. auto show

NEW YORK, United States - Nissan Motor Co. unveils its Infiniti LE concept, the luxury brand's first electric vehicle, at the New York International Auto Show in New York on April 5, 2012.

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Hydroelectric power station in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Kim Yong Nam (far L), president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, gives a speech at a ceremony for the completion of the Huichon power station in Jagang Province, northern North Korea, on April 5, 2012. Construction of the hydroelectric power station began in March 2009.

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Hydroelectric power station in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A ceremony is held for the completion of the Huichon power station in Jagang Province, northern North Korea, on April 5, 2012. Construction of the hydroelectric power station began in March 2009.

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Ishikawa at Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa gets off to a bad start after bogeying the first hole during the first round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 5, 2012.

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Japan beat Brazil to win Kirin Challenge Cup

KOBE, Japan - Aya Miyama (far L) celebrates after scoring Japan's third goal during the second half of a Kirin Challenge Cup women's international soccer friendly game against Brazil in Kobe, Japan, on April 5, 2012. Japan won 4-1 to capture the three-nation cup title.

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Matsuyama at Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Japan's Hideki Matsuyama responds to cheers from spectators after birdying on the ninth hole during the first round of the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 5, 2012.

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Japan beat Brazil to win Kirin Challenge Cup

KOBE, Japan - Japan women's soccer team players celebrate after beating Brazil 4-1 in Kobe, Japan, on April 5, 2012 to capture the three-nation Kirin Challenge Cup title.

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Big Three at Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - (From L to R) Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player appear as honorary starters before the first round of the 2012 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 5, 2012.

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Japan beat Brazil to win Kirin Challenge Cup

KOBE, Japan - Aya Miyama (far L) scores Japan's third goal during the second half of a Kirin Challenge Cup women's international soccer friendly game against Brazil in Kobe, Japan, on April 5, 2012. Japan won 4-1 to capture the three-nation cup title.

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Rocket interceptor deployed in Okinawa

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Photo taken April 5, 2012, shows a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor deployed in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture. Japan completed the same day the deployment of its PAC-3 interceptors in Okinawa to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch sometime next week.

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Rocket interceptor deployed in Okinawa

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Photo taken April 5, 2012, shows a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor (in the back) deployed in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture. Japan completed the same day the deployment of its PAC-3 interceptors in Okinawa to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch sometime next week.

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Japan beat Brazil to win Kirin Challenge Cup

KOBE, Japan - Yuika Sugasawa (20) scores Japan's fourth goal during the second half of a Kirin Challenge Cup women's international soccer friendly game against Brazil in Kobe, Japan, on April 5, 2012. Japan won 4-1 to capture the three-nation cup title.

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Japan beat Brazil to win Kirin Challenge Cup

KOBE, Japan - Yuki Nagasato (17) heads home to score Japan's second goal during the second half of a Kirin Challenge Cup women's international soccer friendly game against Brazil in Kobe, Japan, on April 5, 2012. Japan won 4-1 to capture the three-nation cup title.

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Japan's rare metal probe

TOKYO, Japan - The Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology unveils the Yumeiruka (dream dolphin), an unmanned underwater vehicle, in Yokosuka, near Tokyo, on April 5, 2012. The vessel will be used to probe the seafloor near Japanese coasts for rare metals and other resources.

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U.S. Sen. Webb in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - U.S. Sen. Jim Webb, chairman of the Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on April 5, 2012.

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Nuclear fuel storage facility in Aomori

AOMORI, Japan - Photo shows a facility to temporarily store spent nuclear fuel under construction in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, on April 5, 2012.

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New server fills cup with beer from bottom

OSAKA, Japan - A woman fills cups with beer from the bottom in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 5, 2012, using a new Asahi Breweries Ltd. server.

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New Sony President Hirai

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Hirai, the new president of Sony Corp., speaks at a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on April 5, 2012. Hirai assumed the post April 1 in promotion from the post of executive deputy president.

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Honda's new Stepwagon

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. unveils the new Stepwagon at its headquarters in Tokyo on April 5, 2012. The minivan will be put on sale April 12.

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PAC-3 deployment completed to intercept N. Korean rocket

ISHIGAKI, Japan - Vehicles carrying a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor arrive at reclaimed land on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 5, 2012, for its deployment. Japan completed the deployment of the ground-based interceptors in the prefecture the same day to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch sometime following week.

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PAC-3 deployment completed to intercept N. Korean rocket

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor is unloaded from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force transport ship Kunisaki at Ishigaki port on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 5, 2012. Japan completed the deployment of the ground-based interceptors in the prefecture the same day to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch sometime in the following week.

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PAC-3 deployment completed to intercept N. Korean rocket

ISHIGAKI, Japan - A vehicle carrying a ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor heads for its deployment site on Ishigaki Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 5, 2012. Japan completed the deployment of the ground-based interceptors in the prefecture the same day to prepare for North Korea's planned rocket launch sometime following week.

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Ishinomaki soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show a street in the city of Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 5, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 4, 2012.

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Yamamoto soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show an area in the town of Yamamoto, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 10, 2011 (top), shortly after the area was devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same location on March 5, 2012 (bottom). The bath tub of a house, the rest of which was destroyed by the tsunami, remained.

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Elementary school soon after quake, now

TOKYO, Japan - Photos show the gymnasium at Yuriage Elementary School in the city of Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on April 9, 2011 (top), with items retrieved from areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and the same gymnasium on March 5, 2012 (bottom), in which items are still left without being picked up.

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Ishikawa given special invitation to Masters

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Japanese golfer Ryo Ishikawa. Ishikawa, 20, currently ranked 53rd in the world, has received a special invitation to the Masters Tournament starting April 5, 2012.