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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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Monkeys in hot spring

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese macaques soak in an outdoor hot spring at the Jigokudani monkey park in the town of Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, on Jan. 15, 2014. The sight "snow monkeys" soaking in an outdoor hot spring is popular among tourists from Japan and abroad.

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Monkeys in hot spring

TOKYO, Japan - A young Japanese macaque touches a tourist's camera at the Jigokudani monkey park in the town of Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, on Jan. 15, 2014. The sight of monkeys soaking in an outdoor hot spring is popular as "snow monkeys" among tourists from Japan and abroad.

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Monkeys in hot spring

TOKYO, Japan - Tourists take photos of Japanese macaques soaking in an outdoor hot spring at the Jigokudani monkey park in the town of Yamanouchi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, on Jan. 15, 2014. The sight is popular "snow monkeys" among tourists from Japan and abroad.

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Ramen shop in Vladivostok

VLADIVOSTOK, Russia - Ramen shop owner Aleksandr Garkushenko (R) and Japanese businessman Atsushi Sano (L) sit at a table with bowls of Japanese ramen at Garkushenko's shop IKI in Vladivostok, Russia, on Jan. 15, 2014. Business has picked up since Garkushenko improved his self-taught recipes, thanks to Sano's advice and help with securing ingredients from Japan.

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Kuroda to join Hiroshima Carp in mid-Feb.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Hiroki Kuroda, who will play for Japanese Central League baseball club Hiroshima Carp this season after seven seasons in the majors, speaks to reporters during voluntary training in Carson, California, on Jan. 15, 2014. Kuroda, who had been the most reliable member of the New York Yankees' rotation, will join Hiroshima's training camp in mid-February.

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Kuroda to join Hiroshima Carp in mid-Feb.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Hiroki Kuroda, who will play for Japanese Central League baseball club Hiroshima Carp this season after seven seasons in the majors, is seen during voluntary training in Carson, California, on Jan. 15, 2014. Kuroda, who had been the most reliable member of the New York Yankees' rotation, will join Hiroshima's training camp in mid-February.

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Kuroda to join Hiroshima Carp in mid-Feb.

LOS ANGELES, United States - Hiroki Kuroda, who will play for Japanese Central League baseball club Hiroshima Carp this season after seven seasons in the majors, speaks to reporters during voluntary training in Carson, California, on Jan. 15, 2014. Kuroda, who had been the most reliable member of the New York Yankees' rotation, will join Hiroshima's training camp in mid-February.

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BOJ holds branch managers meeting

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda (2nd from R) attends the central bank's branch managers meeting at its headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2015. They will examine how the yen's rapid decline and the consumption tax hike in April 2014 have affected regional economies.

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Poland's Stoch wins men's ski jumping large hill

SOCHI, RUSSIA - Kamil Stoch of Poland is lifted on the shoulders of his compatriot jumpers Maciej Kot (L) and Jan Ziobro after winning the men's ski jumping large hill individual final of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Feb. 15, 2014. Stoch won his second gold following his one in the normal hill event.

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Ice cream vendor in Bangkok street

BANGKOK, Thailand - An ice cream street vendor (R) serves a customer on Jan. 15, 2014, at a crossing occupied by antigovernment protesters in Bangkok.

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Jordanian women's soccer players wear headscarves

AMMAN, Jordan - Some members of the Jordanian women's national soccer team wear Muslim headscarves while practicing in the country's capital Amman on Jan. 15, 2014.

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Jordanian women's soccer player wears headscarf

AMMAN, Jordan - A member of the Jordanian women's national soccer team wears a Muslim headscarf while practicing in the country's capital Amman on Jan. 15, 2014.

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Japanese coach instructs Jordanian women's soccer team

AMMAN, Jordan - Masahiko Okiyama, a Japanese who coaches the Jordanian women's national soccer team, gives instructions to team members during practice in Amman, Jordan, on Jan. 15, 2014.

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White tiger in Shirotori Zoo in Kagawa Pref.

TAKAMATSU, Japan - A white tiger stands in a cage at Shirotori Zoo in Higashikagawa, Kagawa Prefecture, on Jan. 15, 2014. The zoo in western Japan keeps eight white tigers, the largest number of the rare animal in Japanese zoos. Around 40 white tigers are kept in Japan.

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Supporting typhoon-hit island through power of song

TOKYO, Japan - Members of a citizens' choir on Izu Oshima Island practice songs from the opera "The Lady of Camellias" on Jan. 15, 2014, in the town of Oshima in preparation for their performance at a camellia festival. The members hope their singing will help lift spirits and build momentum for reconstruction on the island, which was hit by a powerful typhoon last year.

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Monkey lures drinkers to pub in Utsunomiya

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Japanese monkey Fuku-chan takes out a hand towel from a cooler box for a customer at a pub in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, on Jan. 15, 2014.

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Monkey lures drinkers to pub in Utsunomiya

UTSUNOMIYA, Japan - Masked Japanese monkey Fuku-chan sits on the shoulder of a customer at a pub in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, on Jan. 15, 2014.

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Tanks abandoned inside Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Tanks remain abandoned on a road near the ocean inside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 15, 2014.

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Workers prepare for fuel removal at Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO, Japan - Workers get ready ahead of removing nuclear fuel rods from the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 15, 2014.

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TEPCO employees work at emergency center of Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Employees of Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, work at an emergency response center inside the firm's seismic-isolated building at the plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 15, 2014.

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Removal of spent fuel continues at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - The removal of spent fuel continues at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's No. 4 reactor building in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 15, 2014.

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Tanks for storing contaminated water at Fukushima nuke plant

TOKYO, Japan - Tanks for storing contaminated water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are shown during a press tour of the crippled facility in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 15, 2014. The tanks have been fortified with steel flanges.

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Tsunami-damaged vehicle lies at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - A vehicle damaged by the 2011 tsunami remains unattended outside a turbine building of the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Jan. 15, 2014.

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Demonstration in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - T-shirts for a "shutdown rally," in which tens of thousands of antigovernment protesters blocked main roads and intersections in Bangkok, are sold at a stall at an intersection in the Thai capital on Jan. 15, 2014.

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Demonstration in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Various merchandise is on sale for antigovernment demonstrators, on the streets of Bangkok on Jan. 15, 2014.

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Demonstration in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - An antigovernment demonstrator receives a massage near an intersection in Bangkok on Jan. 15, 2014.

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Demonstration in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Merchandise for antigovernment demonstrators is on sale at an intersection in Bangkok on Jan. 15, 2014.

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Demonstration in Bangkok

BANGKOK, Thailand - Antigovernment demonstrators take souvenir pictures in Bangkok on Jan. 15, 2014.

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North American International Auto Show

DETROIT, United States - Photo shows the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 unveiled by General Motors Co. at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, on Jan. 15, 2014.

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Diplomats visit ski resort in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Liu Hongcai (far R), Chinese ambassador to North Korea, is pictured during a visit with other diplomats residing in Pyongyang and their families to the Masik Pass ski resort in Kangwon Province, North Korea, on Jan. 15, 2014. The resort was completed the previous month.

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Diplomats visit ski resort in N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Diplomats residing in Pyongyang visit the Masik Pass ski resort with their families in Kangwon Province, North Korea, on Jan. 15, 2014. The resort was completed the previous month.

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Steinbrenner on Tanaka

PARADISE VALLEY, United States - New York Yankees principal owner Hal Steinbrenner speaks with the Japanese media in Paradise Valley, Arizona, on Jan. 15, 2014, about Japanese pitcher Masahiro Tanaka. A number of major league teams are interested in signing the winningest pitcher ever in Japanese pro baseball.

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World Cup moguls

LAKE PLACID, United States - Justine Dufour-Lapointe of Canada performs in the air in the World Cup freestyle skiing mogul event in Lake Placid, New York, on Jan. 15, 2014. Dufour-Lapointe won the women's title.

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World Cup moguls

LAKE PLACID, United States - Alexandre Bilodeau of Canada performs in the air in the World Cup freestyle skiing mogul event in Lake Placid, New York, on Jan. 15, 2014. Bilodeau won the men's title.

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Honda scores at AC Milan

MILAN, Italy - New AC Milan player Keisuke Honda shoots to score the team's third goal against Spezia during their Italian Cup soccer match in Milan on Jan. 15, 2014. AC Milan won 3-1.

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Honda scores at AC Milan

MILAN, Italy - New AC Milan player Keisuke Honda acknowledges supporters after scoring the team's third goal against Spezia during their Italian Cup soccer match in Milan on Jan. 15, 2014. AC Milan won 3-1.

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Honda scores at AC Milan

MILAN, Italy - Teammates congratulate new AC Milan player Keisuke Honda (R front) after he scores the team's third goal against Spezia during their Italian Cup soccer match in Milan on Jan. 15, 2014. AC Milan won 3-1.

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Conference on aid for Syrian people

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - Japan's Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister Takao Makino (C) attends the International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria in Kuwait City on Jan. 15, 2014.

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Gov't OKs new business turnaround plan for TEPCO

TOKYO, Japan - Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (R) meets with Naomi Hirose (L), president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., and other TEPCO executives at the ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2014. Motegi gave them government approval for a new business turnaround plan for the utility, saddled with a huge financial burden following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

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Gov't OKs new business turnaround plan for TEPCO

TOKYO, Japan - Naomi Hirose, president of Tokyo Electric Power Co., saddled with a huge financial burden following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, speaks at a news conference at TEPCO's head office in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2014, after the government approved the company's new business turnaround plan.

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Burnt float for Gion Festival almost rebuilt

KYOTO, Japan - "Ofunehoko," a Gion Festival float under restoration since 2010 after it was nearly lost in fire 150 years ago, is unveiled Jan. 15, 2014, in Kyoto before completion. The float is one of the "Yamahoko" floats used during the annual Gion Festival in Kyoto.

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Minister presents vision for Olympic national revitalization

TOKYO, Japan - Education and sports minister Hakubun Shimomura, who is in charge of hosting the Olympics, speaks at a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2014. Shimomura presented a vision for the 2020 Tokyo Games that sees the Olympic year as a target for revitalizing Japanese society.

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Japanese lawmaker Inoki holds talks with senior N. Korean official

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese opposition lawmaker Antonio Inoki (L) talks with Kim Yong Il, director of the International Department of the Workers' Party of (North) Korea, in Pyongyang on Jan. 15, 2014. The professional wrestler-turned member of the House of Councillors is in Pyongyang on a four-day stay from Jan. 13.

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Japanese lawmaker Inoki holds talks with senior N. Korean official

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Japanese opposition lawmaker Antonio Inoki (R) is greeted by Kim Yong Il, director of the International Department of the Workers' Party of (North) Korea, in Pyongyang on Jan. 15, 2014. The professional wrestler-turned member of the House of Councillors is in Pyongyang on a four-day stay from Jan. 13.

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Continued political disorder in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Anti-government protesters march on a street in Bangkok on Jan. 15, 2014, as Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra insisted the same day that the general election scheduled for Feb. 2 will be held as scheduled.

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Continued political disorder in Thailand

BANGKOK, Thailand - Anti-government protesters continue their sit-in on a busy street in central Bangkok on Jan. 15, 2014, as Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra insisted the same day that the general election scheduled for Feb. 2 will be held as scheduled.

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Day 4 of New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Yokozuna (grand champion) Hakuho (L) pulls down second-ranked maegashira Chiyotaryu on Jan. 15, 2014, day four of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. The Mongolian yokozuna, the tournament favorite, remained undefeated and tied for the lead at 4-0 with sekiwake Goeido.

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Day 4 of New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

TOKYO, Japan - Ozeki Kisenosato (back) forces No.1 maegashira Okinoumi out of the ring on the fourth day of the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 15, 2014.

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Conference on aid for Syrian people

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (far L) chairs the International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria in Kuwait City on Jan. 15, 2014.