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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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China's 2013 economic growth

BEIJING, China - Photo taken Jan. 13, 2014, shows a site where a high-rise building is being built in central Beijing, China. China said Jan. 20 that the country's economy grew 7.7 percent in 2013 from the previous year, exceeding the government's target of 7.5 percent.

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Nobel laureate Yamanaka

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) holds the medal for the 2012 Nobel Prize in medicine won by Shinya Yamanaka (L) at the premier's office in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2013.

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Abe in Southeast Asia

BANGKOK, Thailand - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is about to board a government plane at an airport in Bangkok, Thailand, to head to Jakarta, Indonesia, on Jan. 13, 2013. Behind Abe is his wife Akie.

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Golf's Sony Open

HONOLULU, United States - Photo shows American Russell Henley, who set a tournament scoring record in his PGA debut on Jan. 13, 2013, at the Sony Open in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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Golf's Sony Open

HONOLULU, United States - American Russell Henley holds the winner's trophy on Jan. 13, 2013, after setting a tournament scoring record in his PGA debut to win the Sony Open in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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Takanashi earns 4th win of season

HINTERZARTEN, Germany - Japan's Sara Takanashi (R) is pictured after winning a women's ski jumping World Cup competition, her fourth World Cup victory of the season, in Hinterzarten, Germany, on Jan. 13, 2013. To the left is Sarah Hendrickson of the United States, who finished second.

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Taiwanese protest to gov't

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Su Tseng-chang (man wearing headband, 2nd from R front row), chairman of Taiwan's main opposition Democratic Progressive Party, and former DPP leader Tsai Ing-wen (4th from R in front row) take part in an antigovernment demonstration in Taipei on Jan. 13, 2013.

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U.N. governmental talks for treaty against mercury poisoning

GENEVA, Switzerland - Slides on Minamata disease in Japan are shown Jan. 13, 2013, during government-level talks at the United Nations that began the same day in Geneva to form a treaty to regulate mercury trading and help prevent environmental pollution and damage to health from the toxic substance.

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Takanashi earns 4th win of season

HINTERZARTEN, Germany - Japan's Sara Takanashi is pictured after winning a women's ski jumping World Cup competition, her fourth World Cup victory of the season, in Hinterzarten, Germany, on Jan. 13, 2013.

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Opening day of New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Harumafuji (back) pushes komusubi Tochiozan out of the ring on Jan. 13, 2013, the opening day of the 2013 New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.

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U.N. governmental talks for treaty against mercury poisoning

GENEVA, Switzerland - Government-level talks at the United Nations commence in Geneva on Jan. 13, 2013, to form a treaty to regulate mercury trading and help prevent environmental pollution and damage to health from the toxic substance.

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Former Defense Agency chief Kawara dies

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in September 2008 shows Tsutomu Kawara, the former director general of the Defense Agency. Kawara died of pneumonia on Jan. 13, 2013, at a hospital in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture. He was 75.

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U.N. governmental talks for treaty against mercury poisoning

GENEVA, Switzerland - The Japanese delegation (front) attends government-level talks on Jan. 13, 2013, at the United Nations that began the same day in Geneva to form a treaty to regulate mercury trading and help prevent environmental pollution and damage to health from the toxic substance.

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Opening day of New Year sumo

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna Hakuho (back) pushes down komusubi Shohozan on Jan. 13, 2013, the opening day of the 2013 New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo.

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Japanese Foreign Minister Kishida in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (L) and Australian counterpart Bob Carr are pictured prior to their talks in Sydney on Jan. 13, 2013.

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Japanese Foreign Minister Kishida in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Australian counterpart Bob Carr shake hands after holding a news conference following their talks in Sydney on Jan. 13, 2013.

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Japanese Foreign Minister Kishida in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (R) and Australian counterpart Bob Carr hold a news conference after their talks in Sydney on Jan. 13, 2013.

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Japanese Foreign Minister Kishida in Australia

SYDNEY, Australia - Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (far L) and Australian counterpart Bob Carr (far R) hold talks in Sydney on Jan. 13, 2013.

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Take wins record 3,500th career race

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese jockey Yutaka Take acknowledges cheers from spectators after steering Curren Che Carina to victory in the fifth race of a meet at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Jan. 13, 2013, winning a record 3,500th Japan Racing Association career race.

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Take wins record 3,500th career race

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese jockey Yutaka Take holds flowers after steering Curren Che Carina to victory in the fifth race of a meet at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Jan. 13, 2013, winning a record 3,500th Japan Racing Association career race.

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Take wins record 3,500th career race

KYOTO, Japan - Japanese jockey Yutaka Take acknowledges cheers from spectators after steering Curren Che Carina to victory in the fifth race of a meet at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Jan. 13, 2013, winning a record 3,500th Japan Racing Association career race.

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Take wins record 3,500th career race

KYOTO, Japan - Curren Che Carina (L), ridden by Japanese jockey Yutaka Take, gallops in the fifth race of a meet at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Jan. 13, 2013. Take steered the horse to victory in the race, winning a record 3,500th Japan Racing Association career race.

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Abe visits Meiji Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shakes hands with a girl at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2013. Abe became the first prime minister to visit the Shinto shrine with strong imperial connections since January 2007, when he offered prayers during his previous stint as premier.

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Archery event at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - Young women who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 wearing traditional attire take aim in the "Toshiya" archery event at Sanjusangendo temple in Kyoto on Jan. 13, 2013. Around 1,500 people from across the country, including those celebrating their coming of age, took part in the event.

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Abe visits Meiji Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signs a book at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2013. Abe became the first prime minister to visit the Shinto shrine with strong imperial connections since January 2007, when he offered prayers during his previous stint as premier.

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Coming-of-age ceremony in disaster-hit northeast

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Young men and women offer silent prayers during a ceremony on Jan. 13, 2013, in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, which was devastated by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, ahead of the Coming-of-Age Day national holiday on Jan. 14.

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Abe visits Meiji Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) waves to visitors at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2013. Abe became the first prime minister to visit the Shinto shrine with strong imperial connections since January 2007, when he offered prayers during his previous stint as premier. His wife Akie (3rd from L) accompanied him.

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Abe visits Meiji Shrine

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe waves to visitors at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2013. Abe became the first prime minister to visit the Shinto shrine with strong imperial connections since January 2007, when he offered prayers during his previous stint as premier. To the left is his wife Akie.

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Archery event at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - Young women who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 wearing traditional attire take aim in the "Toshiya" archery event at Sanjusangendo temple in Kyoto on Jan. 13, 2013. Around 1,500 people from across the country, including those celebrating their coming of age, took part in the event.

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Take wins record 3,500th career race

OSAKA, Japan - File photo shows Japanese jockey Yutaka Take. Take steered Curren Che Carina to victory in the fifth race of a meet at Kyoto Racecourse in Kyoto on Jan. 13, 2013, winning a record 3,500th Japan Racing Association career race.

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Archery event at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - Young women who are or will turn 20 years old as of April 1 wearing traditional attire take aim in the "Toshiya" archery event at Sanjusangendo temple in Kyoto on Jan. 13, 2013. Around 1,500 people from across the country, including those celebrating their coming of age, took part in the event.

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IAEA chief in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 13, 2013.