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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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Site of New Year's Eve stampede in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - A man walks down the steps in Shanghai on Jan. 1, 2015, where over 30 people were killed in a New Year's Eve stampede of people seeking to view a midnight light show in a famed waterfront area.

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New Year's Day in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A slogan stressing the importance of a military-first policy is set up in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, on Jan. 1, 2015.

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People walk by frame of building damaged by 2011 disaster

MINAMISANRIKU, Japan - People on Jan. 1, 2015, walk by the iron frame of public disaster prevention building in the town of Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, damaged by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The prefectural government is considering taking ownership of the frame until the town office's final decision on whether to preserve it as a disaster monument.

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People stage sit-in to call for elimination of nukes

NAGASAKI, Japan - People observe a moment of silence in front of the Peace Statue amid the falling snow in Nagasaki City, Japan, on Jan. 1, 2015, during a sit-in to call for the elimination of nuclear weapons. Following Hiroshima, Nagasaki was hit by an atomic bomb in the closing days of World War II in 1945.

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Sumo wrestlers entertain tourists with "mochitsuki" performance

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo wrestler Asanoshima (C) performs traditional "mochitsuki" rice cake-making with a foreign tourist during a New Year event at the Park Hotel Tokyo in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2015. Standing behind them is Asanojo.

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1st sunrise of 2015 near Mt. Fuji

KOFU, Japan - Tourists by Lake Motosu in Yamanashi Prefecture view the rise of the sun from the slope of Mt. Fuji at around 7:20 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2015.

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New Year's Day in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Fireworks are set off in central Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, in the early hours of Jan. 1, 2015, to celebrate the new year.

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New Year ceremony at Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan - (From front, L side) Princess Kiko, her daughters Princess Mako and Princess Kako, and other female members of the imperial family enter the Matsu-no-Ma room of the Imperial Palace on Jan. 1, 2015, to attend a ceremony in which the emperor and empress receive New Year's greetings. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Toyota wins 2nd corporate ekiden title

MAEBASHI, Japan - Tsubasa Hayakawa of Toyota Motor Corp. crosses the finish line of the annual corporate ekiden race in Gunma Prefecture on Jan. 1, 2015. Toyota completed the seven-leg, 100-kilometer road relay in 4 hours, 51 minutes, 41 seconds for its second crown in the competition.

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Rose Parade in California

PASADENA, United States - Japanese American veterans who fought in World War II ride a float in the annual Parade of Roses in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 1, 2015.

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Rose Parade in California

PASADENA, United States - The Koriyama Honor Green Band from Yamatokoriyama in the western Japanese prefecture of Nara takes part in the annual Parade of Roses in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 1, 2015.

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Rose Parade in California

PASADENA, United States - A float carrying students from Japan's northeastern prefecture of Miyagi and U.S. soldiers takes part in the annual Parade of Roses in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 1, 2015.

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35 dead, 43 injured in stampede in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Photo taken Jan. 1, 2015, shows stairs leading to Chen Yi Square in the Bund waterfront area of Shanghai, where a stampede occurred the previous night, killing 35 people and injuring 43 others.

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35 dead, 43 injured in stampede in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Photo taken Jan. 1, 2015, shows the Bund waterfront area of Shanghai, where a stampede occurred the previous night, killing 35 people and injuring 43 others. Large crowds had gathered for the New Year countdown and other festivities.

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Seibu Ikebukuro main store starts New Year sale

TOKYO, Japan - A man shows off a carpet of lambs' wool, priced at 20.15 million yen, at the Seibu Ikebukuro main store in Tokyo on Jan. 1, 2015, as the department store began its New Year sale the same day.

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New Year shopping in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Customers grab "lucky bags," containing unknown random merchandise, at the Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on Jan. 1, 2015.

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N Korean leader says open to summit talks with S. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is shown giving a New Year's address in this photo released Jan. 1, 2015. In the nationally televised speech, Kim said he is open to a summit meeting with South Korea.

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New Year ceremony at Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (C) and Empress Michiko leave the Matsu-no-Ma room of the Imperial Palace on Jan. 1, 2015, after a ceremony in which the emperor and empress receive New Year's greetings from other members of the imperial family and lawmakers. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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New Year ceremony at Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (L) speaks next to Empress Michiko during a ceremony at the Matsu-no-Ma room of the Imperial Palace on Jan. 1, 2015, in which the emperor and empress receive New Year's greetings from other members of the imperial family and lawmakers. (Pool photo By Kyodo New)

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New Year ceremony at Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (far L), Empress Michiko (2nd from L) and other members of the imperial family attend a ceremony at the Matsu-no-Ma room of the Imperial Palace on Jan. 1, 2015, in which the emperor and empress receive New Year's greetings. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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New Year ceremony at Imperial Palace

TOKYO, Japan - Emperor Akihito (far L), Empress Michiko (2nd from L) and other members of the imperial family enter the Matsu-no-Ma room of the Imperial Palace on Jan. 1, 2015, to attend a ceremony in which the emperor and empress receive New Year's greetings. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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1 person dies after jumping into river

OSAKA, Japan - A man dives into the Dotombori River in central Osaka in the early hours of Jan. 1, 2015 amid the New Year festivities. A man (not the person in this photo) carrying the passport of an 18-year-old traveler from South Korea died after jumping into the river, the police said. A total of about 60 men and women jumped into the river.

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Trial planned to ship fresh fish with saltwater ice

TOKYO, Japan - A box of fish chilled by ice, made with seawater-like saltwater and in the consistency of snow to keep seafood fresh longer, is shown in Tokyo on Dec. 26, 2014, by supermarket chain Daiei Inc. ahead of the start of a trial from Jan. 1, 2015, using the method to transport fresh fish from Otaru on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido to one of its stores in Chiba Prefecture east of the Japanese capital.

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Shinkansen bullet train crew carries iPads

OSAKA, Japan - A Shinkansen bullet train crew carries iPad tablet computers along with a written operating manual and a collection of regulations (foreground) in Osaka on Dec. 25, 2014, in preparation for a West Japan Railway Co. rule taking effect on Jan. 1, 2015. The written documents are incorporated into iPads.