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US: Brush Fire Erupts In Del Mar Heights, San Diego 3

A brush fire erupted in the Del Mar Heights neighborhood in San Diego on Tuesday morning, June 25. The fire near Mira Montana Drive off Del Mar Heights Road prompted the mandatory evacuation of 2,500 residents from the area. The fire's forward progress was stopped by about 5:30 p.m. and all evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted by 7:20 p.m.

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Cruise liner docks as 'floating hotel' at Sochi port

SOCHI, Russia - The cruise liner Thomson Spirit anchors at Imeritinsky port in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 29, 2014, as one of seven "floating hotels" for accommodating visitors to the Winter Olympic Games to be held in the Black Sea resort city from Feb. 7 to 23.

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Kyoto Tower to be remodeled

OSAKA, Japan - The 131-meter-tall Kyoto Tower, a landmark in the ancient Japanese capital, is shown in this file photo taken in November 2014 from a Kyodo News helicopter. Keihan Electric Railway Co. announced on Jan. 7, 2015, plans to remodel the tower near Kyoto Station and build a new hotel nearby to meet an expected rise in visitors from abroad.

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Award-winning novelist Tomiko Miyao dies at 88

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in July 2008 shows award-winning novelist Tomiko Miyao. Miyao, who is known for her autobiographical and historical novels, died of natural causes on Dec. 30, 2014, her family said on Jan. 7, 2015. She was 88.

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'Station master' Tama lights up Xmas illumination

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Tama, the calico cat "station master" at Wakayama Electric Railway Co.'s Kishi Station in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, attends the station's illumination ceremony on Dec. 7, 2014. The light-up attraction runs through Jan. 9, 2015.

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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer

NEW YORK, United States - Marissa Mayer, chief executive officer of Yahoo! Inc., speaks in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 7, 2014.

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Stray dogs termination in Sochi ahead of Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Stray dogs are pictured on Jan. 16, 2014, near the Fisht Olympic Stadium, the venue of the opening and closing ceremonies for the Sochi Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. Exterminators contracted by the city government said the plan to eradicate stray dogs in the area is nearly complete, ahead of the Feb. 7 opening of the Games.

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Security tightened in Sochi before Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Police officers stand guard at a hand luggage security check area at Sochi train station in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 28, 2014, ahead of the Feb. 7 opening of the Winter Olympic Games in the Black Sea resort.

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Shopping mall in Sochi before Winter Games

SOCHI, Russia - A shopping mall in Sochi, Russia, is seen on Jan. 28, 2014. The city is on alert against terrorism ahead of the Winter Olympic Games that will begin Feb. 7, 2014.

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Snowboarding site getting ready for Sochi Games

SOCHI, Russia - Final preparations are underway near the finishing line of a track for snowboarding events at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 28, 2014, ahead of the Feb. 7 opening of the Sochi Olympic Games.

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Snowboarding site prepared for opening of Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Preparations using heavy machinery are underway near the finishing line of a track for snowboarding events at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 28, 2014, ahead of the Feb. 7 opening of the Sochi Olympic Games.

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Countdown to Sochi Olympics: Snowboarding site

SOCHI, Russia - Preparations are underway at a track for snowboarding events at the Rosa Khutor Extreme Park in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 28, 2014, ahead of the Feb. 7 opening of the Sochi Olympic Games.

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Countdown to Winter Games: Sochi Olympic Park

SOCHI, Russia - Workers prepare for the Feb. 7 opening of the Winter Games at the Sochi Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 28, 2014. The Bolshoy Ice Dome, the venue for ice hockey games, can be seen in the background.

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Sochi Olympic Park being readied for Winger Games opening

SOCHI, Russia - Facilities at the Sochi Olympic Park, including the Medals Plaza (C), where victory ceremonies will be held, and the Iceberg Skating Palace (R) for figure skating and short track speed skating events, are almost complete ahead of the Feb. 7 opening of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 28, 2014. In the background is the Mountain Cluster area where outdoor events will take place.

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Countdown to Sochi Olympics: Workers take a break

SOCHI, Russia - Workers take a break near the Fisht Olympic Stadium (back), the venue of the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 28, 2014. The event will be held from Feb. 7 to 23.

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Japan's Ishikawa 7th at Farmers Insurance Open

LA JOLLA, United States - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa competes in the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open on Jan. 26, 2014, to finish in a tie for seventh place with a 7-under-par 281 at the Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, California. American Scott Stallings won the tournament with a 9-under total.

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Wakakusa Yamayaki in Nara

NARA, Japan - The grass of the hillside of Mt. Wakakusa in the city of Nara is burning during an annual festival on Jan. 25, 2014, as fireworks preceded it. The Wakakusa Yamayaki festival is held on the fourth Saturday in January every year and has been taking place for hundreds of years. At front is the five-story pagoda of Kofukuji, a Buddhist temple. Photo was taken by multiple-exposure from 6:18 p.m. to 7:05 p.m.

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Wakakusa Yamayaki in Nara

NARA, Japan - The grass of the hillside of Mt. Wakakusa in the city of Nara is burning during an annual festival on Jan. 25, 2014, as fireworks preceded it. The Wakakusa Yamayaki festival is held on the fourth Saturday in January every year and has been taking place for hundreds of years. At front is the five-story pagoda of Kofukuji, a Buddhist temple. Photo was taken by multiple-exposure from 6:18 p.m. to 7:05 p.m.

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Factory worker arrested over alleged frozen food poisoning

MAEBASHI, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 25, 2014, shows a factory operated by Aqlifoods Co., a subsidiary of Maruha Nichiro Holdings Inc., in the town of Oizumi, Gunma Prefecture. Police arrested Toshiki Abe, a 49-year-old worker at the factory, the same day on suspicion of poisoning food products four separate times between last Oct. 3 and Oct. 7. More than 2,800 people have reported falling ill in possible connection with the poisoning.

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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken Jan. 7, 2014, shows the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building.

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Sochi Olympic Park

SOCHI, Russia - The lit-up Sochi Olympic Park in southern Russia is seen on Jan. 21, 2014, before the start of the Sochi Olympic Games from Feb. 7 to 23.

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Hakuho remains unbeaten on day 7 of New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho of Mongolia (back) throws down No. 3 maegashira Toyohibiki at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 18, 2014, day seven of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Hakuho maintained his lead with a perfect 7-0 record.

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Akutagawa award winner Oyamada

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Jan. 7, 2014, shows Hiroko Oyamada. The 30-year-old Oyamada won the Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming writers for her novel "Ana" (Hole), it was announced Jan. 16.

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Maker of "3-D ads" in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 7, 2014 shows a green dragon sculpture in Osaka's Chuo Ward above a ramen shop in the Dotombori district, the first so-called "3-D" ad created by Masahide Nakamura, president of Pop Kougei Co.

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Rodman in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman (C) practices basketball with North Korean and American players in Pyongyang on Jan. 7, 2014. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the following day attended an exhibition basketball game between players from the two countries, organized by Rodman, to mark his birthday.

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Rodman in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman (front R) practices basketball with North Korean and American players in Pyongyang on Jan. 7, 2014. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the following day attended an exhibition basketball game between players from the two countries, organized by Rodman, to mark his birthday.

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Rodman in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former U.S. basketball star Dennis Rodman (R) practices basketball with North Korean and American players in Pyongyang on Jan. 7, 2014. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the following day attended an exhibition basketball game between players from the two countries, organized by Rodman, to mark his birthday.

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Nishikori off to winning start in Aussie Open warm-up event

MELBOURNE, Australia - Kei Nishikori of Japan returns a ball to Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria during their match on the first day of the non-tour AAMI Kooyong Classic exhibition in Melbourne, Australia, on Jan. 8, 2014. World No. 17 Nishikori beat 23rd-ranked Dimitrov 7-6, 6-4 in his final lead-up event to the Australian Open that begins on Jan. 13.

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International CES

LAS VEGAS, United States - Sony Corp. President Kazuo Hirai delivers a keynote address during the International CES, a global consumer electronics and consumer technology tradeshow, in Las Vegas on Jan. 7, 2014.

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International CES

LAS VEGAS, United States - Sony Corp. President Kazuo Hirai delivers a keynote address during the International CES, a global consumer electronics and consumer technology tradeshow, in Las Vegas on Jan. 7, 2014.

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Japan, Spanish foreign minister meet

MADRID, Spain - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo hold hands before their talks in Madrid on Jan. 7, 2014.

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S. Korean foreign minister in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung Se (L) and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hold a joint press conference after their talks in Washington on Jan. 7, 2014. (Pool photo)

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A month before Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - Men and a child pose for photos at an Olympic monument in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 7, 2014, a month before the opening of the winter Olympics in the Black Sea resort.

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Osako unveiled by new club in Germany

MUNICH, Germany - Japanese forward Yuya Osako holds his jersey during a press conference in Munich, Germany, on Jan. 7, 2014. Osako has joined German second-division club TSV 1860 Munich from J-League first-division side Kashima Antlers.

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TV personality Takajin Yashiki

TOKYO, Japan - A November 2008 file photo shows Takajin Yashiki, a popular TV personality and singer well known around the Kansai region in western Japan. A TV station official and other sources said on Jan. 7, 2014, that he died at the age of 64.

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Japan's business leaders

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Hiromasa Yonekura, chairman of the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or Keizai Doyukai, shake hands during a joint press conference at a Tokyo hotel on Jan. 7, 2014.

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Turkish prime minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan after a joint press conference at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Turkish prime minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold a joint press conference after their talks at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Tokyo gubernatorial candidate

TOKYO, Japan - Former Air Self-Defense Force chief Toshio Tamogami tells a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2014, that he will run as an independent in the Feb. 9 Tokyo gubernatorial election.

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Ex-JFE Holdings chief Sudo to become TEPCO chairman

TOKYO, Japan - Fumio Sudo, former president of steelmaker JFE Holdings Inc., answers reporters' questions after meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2014. Sudo will become chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co. on April 1, replacing Kazuhiko Shimokobe.

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Tokyo gubernatorial candidate

TOKYO, Japan - Former Air Self-Defense Force chief Toshio Tamogami (L) shakes hands with former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2014, after Tamogami announced his candidacy in the Feb. 9 Tokyo gubernatorial election. Ishihara, now a House of Representatives lawmaker, attended the press conference to express his "personal" support for Tamogami.

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A month before Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - The main press center opens at the Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 7, 2014, a month before the Winter Games opens in the Black Sea resort.

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A month before Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - The main press center opens at the Olympic Park in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 7, 2014, a month before the Winter Games opens in the Black Sea resort.

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Turkish prime minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) receives a gift from Tomoaki Nakao, mayor of Shimonoseki, Istanbul's sister city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2014.

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A month before Sochi Olympics

SOCHI, Russia - People pose for a photo at an Olympic countdown board in Sochi, Russia, on Jan. 7, 2014, a month before the Winter Games opens in the Black Sea resort.

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Turkish prime minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) receives a gift from Katsumasa Tashima, mayor of Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2014. When the Ottoman Navy frigate Ertugrul sank off the coast of Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, in September 1890, people from the coastal town of Kushimoto rescued 69 sailors, while 587 died, in an incident described by Erdogan as the one that serves as the most important event in the two countries' shared history.

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Turkish prime minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (far L) holds talks with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan (2nd from R) at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Turkish prime minister in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) shakes hands with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of their talks at the State Guest House in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Japan's business leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Akio Mimura, chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, attends a joint press conference at a Tokyo hotel with leaders of two other major business organizations on Jan. 7, 2014.

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Japan's business leaders

TOKYO, Japan - Yasuchika Hasegawa, chairman of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, or Keizai Doyukai, attends a joint press conference at a Tokyo hotel with leaders of two other major business organizations on Jan. 7, 2014.